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IOM Podcast Series, #9: Migrant Rights and Your Rights
New York – Migration is one of the great challenges of our time. The worldwide numbers have increased by almost 50 per cent since 2000.
Grim Milestone as Migrant Deaths, Disappearances Top 4,000 for Fifth Consecutive Year
Berlin - For the fifth consecutive year more than 4,000 people are believed to have died or gone missing on migratory routes across the globe, IOM's Missing Migrants Project reports.
Statement by UN Network on Migration on the Formal Endorsement of the Global Compact for Migration
New York/Geneva — The new United Nations Network on Migration welcomes the formal endorsement, on 19 December 2018, by the General Assembly, of the outcome of the Marrakech Conference.
Bamboo Treatment Plant Races to Repel Beetles Attacking Bangladesh Refugee Camps
Cox’s Bazar — Work has begun on one of the largest bamboo treatment plants ever installed in an emergency response, as IOM experts tackle a tiny insect that is devastating structures in the world’s biggest refugee settlement.
Defending Migrants Rights and Dignity in Albania for 25 Years
Tirana – International Migrants Day (18 December) in Albania was celebrated with a high-level function attended by the country’s President, senior ministers and diplomats, who joined Regional Director Argentina Szabados to mark 25 years of IOM’s presence in the Balkan country....
GMDAC Study: Better Evidence Needed to Inform Design and Implementation of Information Campaigns on Migration
Berlin – A new report by IOM’s Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC) reveals the limited evidence base for information campaigns related to migration.
IOM, UNICEF, Release Results of New Flow Monitoring Exercise of Venezuelans in Perú
Lima – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) released the results of the fourth round of the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) about refugees and migrants from Venezuela in Perú this week (18/12).
World Renowned Film Director Sissako Joins IOM Mauritania For International Migrants Day
Nouakchott – On 18 December, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Mauritania commemorated International Migrants’ Day in four transit migration-prone cities simultaneously.
Over 16,000 Cinephiles Visit CinemArena in Nigeria
Benin City – Wednesday (19/12) marked the official end of the CinemArena movie caravan in Nigeria. A total of 16,700 people attended 28 shows across the country, in Lagos, Benin and Delta States — the first-ever screenings organized by the caravan in Nigeria.
Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 113,145 in 2018; Deaths Reach 2,242
Geneva – IOM, the International Organization for Migration, reports that 113,145 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2018 through 19 December.
Global Mayors Unite in Support of Human Mobility, Migration and Development
New York – On 17 December, the Marrakech Mayoral Declaration “Cities Working Together for Migrants and Refugees” was presented to the United Nations General Assembly to adopt the Global...
IOM Opens New Office in Mogadishu
Mogadishu – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) this week (19/12) opened a new main office in Mogadishu, constructed after the request of the Government of Somalia to support ongoing migration management programmes in the country.