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After Crisis, Community Resource Centres Foster Reintegration and Rehabilitation in Iraq
Jalawla – During the ISIL crisis in Iraq, 3.5 million people were displaced from their homes. Since Iraq declared victory over ISIL in December 2017, nearly 1.5 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) have returned to their locations of origin.
New IOM Data Collection Reveals Latest Migratory Trends in Mauritania
Nouakchott – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Mauritania presented a research study this week (17/09) revealing Mauritania, a country of 3.9 million people in West Africa, as both a transit country on the Western Mediterranean Route, and a...
Protecting Unaccompanied and Separated Children in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa – The number of children who return in Ethiopia has been on the increase in recent years. Since the start of 2019, over 2,100 cases have been assisted by IOM. This is nearly double the over 1,000 cases recorded in the whole of 2018.
Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 63,417 in 2019; Deaths Reach 953
Geneva – IOM reports that 63,417 migrants and refugees have entered Europe by sea through 18 September, roughly a 20 per cent decrease from the 78,372 arriving during a similar period last year.
IOM Deplores Death of Migrant, Killed Thursday upon Disembarkation in Tripoli
Geneva - A Sudanese Migrant died from a bullet wound Thursday, hours after being returned to shore by the Libyan Coast Guard. The International Organization for Migration (IOM), whose staff witnessed the tragedy, strongly condemns the migrant's death.
African Countries Jointly Address Land Degradation and Migration Nexus
New Delhi – The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in partnership with the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) on 6 September 2019 unveiled their new report titled, Addressing the Land Degradation-Migration Nexus, which explains how land degradation...
IOM Launches Manual on Community-Based Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergencies and Displacement
Geneva— Mental health and psychosocial support are increasingly considered an essential element of humanitarian responses for populations displaced due to wars and conflicts, natural disasters, famine and poverty, and those torn by emergencies.
Survivors of Shipwreck off Cameroon Return to Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou – Fifty-nine Burkinabe migrants who survived a shipwreck off Kribi, Cameroon in late July, finally returned home last week (12/09). The migrants who flew out of Douala, Cameroon, were welcomed at the international airport in Ouagadougou by the International...
IOM’s African Capacity Building Centre Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Geneva – The International Organization for Migration’s African Capacity Building Centre for Migration Management (ACBC) celebrated its 10th Anniversary in Geneva last week (13/09).
Job Fair in Côte d’Ivoire Promotes Reintegration of 350 Returned Migrants
Abidjan – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has assisted over 5,250 stranded Ivorians to voluntarily return to Côte d’Ivoire over the past three years, from countries such as Libya, Niger and Morocco. Despite the logistical difficulties, the journey home turned...
IOM Strengthens Engagement of Diaspora Organizations in Disaster Response, Preparedness and Recovery
Washington, DC – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) last week (13-14/09) held training sessions for Bangladeshi, Haitian and Filipino diaspora organizations during which participants focused on safer shelter in disaster response, preparedness and recovery.
Child Immigration Detention is Not Only Wrong, It Is Ineffective
Today, the United Nations Network on Migration strongly reiterates its position that child immigration detention must be ended in every region of the world.