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Study Finds Acehnese Suffer High Rates of Conflict Trauma
Almost two years after the Helsinki peace accord was signed,
Acehnese civilians continue to suffer a high rate of combat trauma,
according to a study of conflict-related trauma and depression
carried out by IOM and Harvard researchers.
IOM's Schools and Clinics Construction Project Completed
IOM has handed over to officials the Funduqestan Girls High School
in Sia Gerd district, Parwan province, the last of the 502 schools
and health facilities IOM has either built or refurbished
throughout Afghanistan.
Post Conflict Rehabilitation Continues
In the latest of its efforts to help communities in South Lebanon
and the Bekaa Valley recover from the conflict in Lebanon nearly a
year ago, IOM will today start a four-month course to help 15 women
from three villages near Baalbeck to receive training allowing them
Guidelines for the Safe Returns of Minors Victims of Trafficking
The National Committee Against Human Trafficking, with support from
IOM, is today presenting a procedures manual for the return of
children and adolescents victims of trafficking.
Famous Acehnese Actors Help to Highlight Conflict Related Mental Illness
Famous Acehnese actors Gense and Burhan performed in a drama about
conflict-related mental illnesses this weekend in Aceh as part of
an IOM campaign to raise awareness about mental health in the
province.
Agreement on Centres for Irregular Migrants
The Italian Ministry of the Interior's Department for Civil
Liberties and Immigration has signed an agreement with IOM, the
Italian Red Cross (CRI) and the United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees (UNHCR) which will allow for better services at
Safe Mobility Campaign Launched in Mekong Region
IOM today launched a video series designed to protect tens of
thousands of migrant workers in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS)
from HIV and AIDS.
Regional Network to Combat Human Trafficking
Experts and government officials from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil,
Chile, Paraguay and Peru have agreed to create a regional network
to combat human trafficking and migrant smuggling.
IOM and Saudis to Build Model City for Tsunami Victims
IOM and the Saudi Charity Campaign (SCC) have signed a USD10
million joint cooperation agreement to build a model housing
development in Akkaraipattu in Ampara district on the eastern coast
of Sri Lanka.
IOM - Kuwait Ties Strengthen
IOM Director General Brunson McKinley on Tuesday met Mr. Najeeb
A.A. Al – Bader, the Deputy of the Kuwaiti Permanent
Representative in Geneva at the organization's headquarters. During
the meeting, Mr. Najeeb A.A. Al – Bader handed over a cheque
Keeping the Drinking Water Safe in the Northern Border Region
IOM, the Ecuadorian Ministries of Health and Urban Development and
Housing, the Pan American Health Organization and the World Health
Organization are commemorating World Environment Day today with an
agreement to carry out a Surveillance and Control Plan in all 122
Assistance to Irregular Migrants Returning from the United States
So far this year IOM has provided assistance to more than 7,100
irregular migrants who have been returned to their country from the
United States.