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Migration and Development
As governments gather in the Belgium capital to participate in a
Global Forum on Migration and Development (July 9-11), a group of
Ghanaian migrants living in Italy are showing that with support
from the international community, migrants can play a powerful
Migration, Development and Natural Disasters: Insights from the Indian Ocean Tsunami
A new IOM report says the recent Asian tsunami highlights the need
to take migrant communities, both regular and irregular, into
account when planning for natural disasters in order to ensure they
are treated in accordance with the core principles of international
IOM Scales up Emergency Assistance for Afghan Returnees from Iran
IOM has received USD 2.8 million from the United Nations Central
Emergency Response Fund to scale up its emergency relief effort for
Afghan returnees from Iran.
IOM assistance will be provided mainly in the form of non-food
7th South American Conference on Migration
The Venezuelan government, in cooperation with IOM in its role of
Technical Secretariat, is hosting the Seventh South American
Conference in Caracas.
The two-day conference ending today has brought together officials
Chili Peppers Provide Income for Colombia’s Demobilized and Vulnerable Populations
Forty-seven hectares of Hacienda Nápoles, famous for having
once belonged to Pablo Escobar, the late leader of the Medellin
drug cartel, will now be used for an income-generating project
benefiting 120 families of demobilized persons and vulnerable
Reaping the Fruits of Migration and Development Now Online
The July issue of Migration is now online at www.iom.int
Report on Trafficking Finds Child Domestic Workers at High Risk of Abuse
Child domestic workers in Cambodia are at high risk of physical and
sexual abuse according to a new report released in Phnom Penh.
Raising Awareness to Combat Child Trafficking
The plight of the estimated 173,000 Haitian children trafficked for
domestic work, known in Creole as Restavek, will be the focus of
IOM's awareness-raising campaign to be presented this weekend in
New York.
Director General Visits Reception Facility on Island of Lampedusa
IOM's Director General, Brunson McKinley, is today visiting a
reception centre for migrants on the Mediterranean island of
Lampedusa, where IOM works alongside the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Italian Red Cross to
Repatriation of Congolese Refugees Gathers Momentum
IOM's efforts to provide repatriation assistance to Congolese
refugees who wish to return from the Republic of Zambia to their
homes in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(DRC) have been stepped up this week with the opening of a new land
route.
Qualified Afghan Expatriates to Help Ministry of Education's Reform Efforts
IOM this week received funding from the Danish government to assist
in the temporary and voluntary return of qualified Afghan
expatriates to fill crucial human resources and technical gaps
within the Ministry of Education (MoE).
Otros Cielos: Migration Stories
Otros Cielos, Cuentos de Migrantes (Other Skies: Stories of
Migrants), 16 short stories based on the real life experiences of
migrants, has been unveiled in San José.