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44 Dead after Smuggler's Boat Capsizes off the Coast of Djibouti
Obock, Djibouti (updated on 15/04/2021) – At least 44 people have died after a boat operated by people smugglers, transporting approximately 60 migrants escaping conflict in Yemen, capsized on its way to Djibouti in the early hours of Monday morning.
Ethiopian Migrants Return Home from Yemen with IOM Support in Wake of Tragic Boat Sinking
Aden/Addis Ababa – One hundred and sixty Ethiopian migrants have returned home safely from Yemen today with the assistance of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), just one day after a perilous journey across the Gulf of Aden...
IOM, Harvard Launch Research on Migration Flows in West and Central Africa
Geneva – The International Organization for Migration (IOM), together with the François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University, are launching a joint research “SEE MIGRATION LIKE WATER: An Analysis of IOM Flow Monitoring Survey Data on Migration...
Communities Displaced by Recent Violence in Mozambique Offered Respite, Assistance at New Transit Centre
Pemba – Hundreds of people displaced by recent attacks in Palma, northern Mozambique, have found temporary shelter this week in a transit centre established in Pemba City by the Government of Mozambique with support from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and...
IOM Calls for Action to Support Families of Missing Migrants
Berlin – Tens of thousands of people live with the pain and uncertainty of not knowing the fate of their relatives and loved ones who went missing or died during migration journeys around the world. Besides the emotional toll, their lives may be forever marked by the many...
First Comprehensive Global Analysis of COVID-19 Travel Restrictions, Border Closures Weighs Future Impacts on Mobility
GENEVA/WASHINGTON – While the overall picture of cross-border human mobility in 2020 is of movement dramatically curtailed as a result of measures imposed by governments since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report shows a varying reality over time and by region, with...
Iraq: IOM, USAID and Nadia Murad Partner to Support Yazidi Survivors of the Kocho Massacre
Erbil — The International Organization for Migration (IOM), Nadia’s Initiative (NI) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are working together to scale up support to Yazidi survivors of genocide.
IOM Denounces Reprehensible Attacks on Civilians in Mozambique, Delivers Assistance to Thousands
Pemba – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is deeply concerned about reports of continuing violence in Northern Mozambique that has displaced thousands of people, the majority of whom are women and children, from Palma to neighbouring districts.
IOM Requires Greater Funding to Provide Relief to 2.3 Million Syrians Suffering from a Decade of Conflict
Geneva – Civilians in Syria face extraordinary levels of displacement and humanitarian need after nearly a decade of conflict. On the final day of the fifth Brussels conference for Syria (30/03), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) joins UN partners to call for...
EU-IOM Joint Initiative Marks 4 Years of Supporting Thousands of Migrants Across the Horn of Africa
Nairobi – A partnership between the European Union (EU) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is marking four years of supporting over 12,000 vulnerable migrants, including children, to voluntarily return and re-establish their homes across the Horn of Africa...
IOM Nigeria Joins Authorities to Launch New “Blue Bus” Project to Fight Human Trafficking
Abuja – The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in collaboration with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), launched a new project in Abuja, Nigeria, to raise awareness of the scourge of human trafficking among populations at...
IOM Opens New Facility to Promote Wellbeing and Protection of Conflict-Affected Women and Girls in North-East Nigeria
Yola – A USD 2 million project –the largest ever funding from the Republic of Korea to IOM Nigeria– gained some important visibility last week (24/03) when the International Organization for Migration (IOM) kicked off a new project in Yola, Adamawa State.