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Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 89,997 in 2019; Deaths Reach 1,090
Geneva – IOM reports that 89,997 migrants and refugees have entered Europe by sea through 6 November, roughly an 11 per cent decrease from the 101,185 arriving during the same period last year.
Joint Statement IOM, UNHCR and UNICEF - 60,000 young refugees and migrants who arrived in Italy alone need ongoing support through transition to adulthood – UN Agencies
Key challenges include discrimination, difficulty finding work, administrative bottlenecks and lack of legal information
IOM Launches Reintegration Handbook
Geneva - In 2018, over 80,000 migrants returned to their countries of origin with IOM’s assistance.
IOM: USD 54 Million Needed to Assist 113,000 Vulnerable Migrants in Horn of Africa, Yemen
Nairobi – An estimated 113,000 vulnerable migrants are in transit or stranded in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia and Yemen in need of life-saving assistance, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said today.
Cyclone Idai Affected Communities Desperate for Permanent Shelter, Livelihoods
Harare – Over eight months after Cyclone Idai devastated Sourthern Africa, the affected communities in Zimbabwe are desperate for permanent shelter and the resumption of livelihoods.
Combatting Trafficking in Persons Focus of Côte d’Ivoire-Tunisia Bilateral Co-operation
Abidjan – The number of victims of trafficking from Côte d’Ivoire in Tunisia has increased significantly since 2012, according to official figures.
Expert Workshop Calls for Better Data to Prevent Deaths During Migration in Africa
Dakar – Africa is thought to be the source of the most migrant deaths worldwide, yet data collection on the reasons, frequency and details of migrant mortality remains elusive.
With Park Rehabilitation, IOM Promotes Integration of Migrant Families in Costa Rica
San José – Two parks abandoned to the sale and consumption of drugs and alcohol have been revitalized with colourful murals and a skatepark for children by a project that brought together the local community and migrant population.
IOM Calls for Immediate, Unconditional Release of Abductees in South Sudan
Juba – The International Organization for Migration continues to call for the unconditional release of a female volunteer and a four-year-old child abducted in South Sudan during gun-battle on Sunday morning that claimed the lives of three IOM humanitarian workers.
IOM Appeals for Urgent Humanitarian Assistance as Flash Floods Displace Thousands in Somalia
Mogadishu - The International Organization for Migration is appealing for urgent humanitarian support to thousands of flood-affected people in Somalia.
Ethiopia commemorative event stresses need for economic inclusion of refugee and migrant women in Africa
Addis Ababa –A quarter century after the Beijing Conference on women, delegates gathered this week in the Addis Ababa headquarters of the African Union (AU) to call for economic inclusion of forcibly displaced and migrant women in Africa and reflect on their situation since that...
IOM Partners with NGOs to Broaden Humanitarian Access in Middle East and North Africa
Istanbul – Armed conflicts and crises around the worldhave left millions of civilians unable to access critical aid. Furthermore, an alarming trend of attacks on aid workers and other non-lethal obstacles to sustained humanitarian access has led to one development: humanitarian...