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Public/Private Sector Initiative Generates Jobs for Demobilized Combatants
A cooperation agreement signed this week in Colombia will generate
1,500 jobs in the ethanol production industry for demobilized
combatants and vulnerable people.
Temporary Labour Migration to Canada
A first group of 10 Honduran migrants are today travelling to
Canada to participate in a six-month temporary labour migration
project.
The group was hired to perform seasonal agricultural work at the
El Dorado Farm in the province of Alberta.
New Funds to Help Displaced and Refugees
Renewed funding from the European Agency for Reconstruction (EAR)
to IOM programmes in Serbia will allow for hundreds of internally
displaced people (IDPs) and refugees to be given much needed
assistance in a bid to find durable solutions for post-conflict
Resolving Psychosocial Issues Relating to Displacement
IOM has teamed up with the Lebanese University to offer a masters
degree course to professionals currently providing psychosocial
assistance to war-affected communities.
Air Operations to Return Displaced Commence
A flight carrying nearly 100 internally displaced people (IDPs)
will today leave Khartoum for Yambio in Western Equatoria, marking
the start of air operations in a joint plan between the Government
of National Unity (GoNU), the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS)
Malian Migrants To Be Helped
Fifteen Malian migrants rescued at sea in mid-June by a Spanish
fishing vessel will be flying home tomorrow after the Libyan
government asked IOM to assist them in returning to their home
country.
Rescued Gambian Migrants Assisted Home
A group of 63 stranded Gambians trying to reach European shores but
who had been rescued at sea by the Moroccan Royal Navy has been
assisted by IOM to return home voluntarily in response to a growing
number of requests for help.
Assisted Voluntary Return of Haitian Migrants
IOM has provided voluntary return assistance under its humanitarian
assistance programme to help stranded and distressed migrants to a
group of 120 Haitian migrants who were washed ashore in Cuba in
May.
South American Countries Call for Comprehensive Approach to Migration
South American delegates who met in Caracas for the VII South
American Conference on Migration are this week presenting the
Caracas Declaration at the Global Forum on Migration and
Development in Brussels.
New Report on Trafficking in Cambodia Finds Virginity Selling Fuels Abuse
The virginity trade and the loss of virginity are still fuelling
patterns of trafficking and entry into commercial sexual
exploitation, a new report released by the International
Organization for Migration has found.
Strengthening Efforts to Tackle Human Traffickers in Georgia
A new IOM programme aimed at strengthening the capacity of Georgian
officials in tackling human trafficking and smuggling has begun
with a particular focus on targeting the perpetuators of the crime.