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Modern Hospital Replaces Bamboo Clinic in Bangladesh Refugee Camp
Cox’s Bazar – Health services for people affected by the Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh received a boost this week with the launch of two major new health facilities inside the world’s largest refugee settlement.
“Migrants’ Rights are Human Rights” IOM Regional Director Tells Asian Human Rights Forum
Samarkand – Dignity, protection and the promotion of the human rights of all migrants, at all stages of their journeys, were stressed by IOM Regional Director Argentina Szabados.
IOM Receives Human Rights Award for Its Assistance to Venezuelans in Brazil
Brasilia – IOM was awarded the National Human Rights Prize from the Government of Brazil for its humanitarian work assisting Venezuelans in the country’s northern border region.
IOM’s Three-Week Global Migration Film Festival Kicks Off Next Wednesday in 100 Countries
Geneva – The United Nations Migration Agency (IOM) will next Wednesday (28/11) launch its annual Global Migration Film Festival (GMFF).
IOM Supports Governments of Burundi, Tanzania to Strengthen Humanitarian Border Management
Bujumbura/Dar es Salaam – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, is working with the governments of Burundi and the United Republic of Tanzania to strengthen the capacities of border institutions in the two countries to effectively manage mass border-crossings through a humanitarian...
Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 104,506 in 2018; Deaths Reach 2,075
Geneva – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 104,506 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2018 through 18 November.
IOM Backs Royal Thai Police Training in Counter Trafficking, Border Management
Bangkok – IOM this week (21/11) handed over a new online learning portal to The Royal Thai Police Cadet Academy to improve police training in specialized fields including migrant smuggling, trafficking in persons and transnational organized crime.
UN Migration Agency, Government of Chile Organize a Job Fair for Venezuelans, Others
Santiago – The United Nations Migration Agency (IOM), and the Government of Chile this week (21/11) organized a job fair in Talca, a city in southern Chile.
UN Agencies Join Up to Provide Opportunities in Turkey
Istanbul – “Opportunities for Lives” was launched on Monday in Istanbul, aiming to provide greater entrepreneurship opportunities for Syrians under temporary protection and Turkish citizens in nine Turkish provinces.
US Airlift Targets 70,000 Afghans Displaced by Drought
Herat – USAID’s Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance is responding to the crisis with a major airlift of aid, including plastic sheeting, blankets and kitchen sets, to help 10,000 families.
Real-time IOM Crisis Communications System Deployed to Help Save Lives During Ebola Response in DR Congo
Geneva – The World Health Organization is now using IOM’s innovative Security Communications and Analysis Network (SCAAN) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to support the security of its staff fighting the Ebola epidemic.
IOM Creates Emergency Safe Havens for Bangladesh’s Rohingya Refugees
Cox’s Bazar – Dozens of community buildings in Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camps have been upgraded by IOM to provide temporary accommodation for refugees in emergency situations.