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Agreement To Help Strengthen Efforts to Protect Migrant Rights
Ten years after reaching a cooperation agreement, IOM and UNFPA,
the United Nations Population Fund, have endorsed an updated
agreement to address current global challenges on migration issues.
Iberoamerican Conference on Migration
As the debate on migration intensifies, officials from the 22
member states of the Iberoamerican Secretariat and international
organizations are meeting next week in Madrid to discuss primarily
how to manage migration flows from, through and to member states.
Denmark Grants IOM Privileges and Immunities
Marie-Louise Overvad, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of
Denmark to United Nations Office and other International
Organizations in Geneva and the Director General of IOM, Brunson
McKinley, have signed an agreement on July 13, 2006, granting IOM
Regional Workshop on Travel and Identity Document Security and Issuance Systems
IOM and the OAS/Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism are this
week holding a workshop for government officials from 14 Caribbean
nations.
During the three-day workshop, IOM and international experts will
Euro-African Conference on Migration and Development
Ministers and representatives from 60 EU and African countries, as
well as regional and international organizations, are meeting on
10-11 July in Rabat to discuss migration and development issues.
Third Cycle of Rice Distribution Begins
This week IOM started a third distribution cycle of government rice
that will include deliveries to 66 camps in Dili and the districts
of Baucau, Liquisa, and Bobonaro.
Yesterday, at the start of the two-week delivery plan, IOM trucks
New Report Reveals Widespread Human Trafficking in Kaliningrad
A study carried out by IOM in the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad
has discovered disturbing evidence of human trafficking and
concludes the region is at risk of greater numbers of human
trafficking unless efforts are made to raise awareness of the
IOM Steps Up IDP Camp Coordination and Management
An easing of tensions following last week’s demonstrations,
street violence and gang attacks on several IDP camps around Dili
has allowed IOM to resume its camp management and food delivery
operations.
Counter Trafficking Seminar
Governmental and non-governmental organizations are meeting today
in Port au Prince in a bid to raise-awareness on the
characteristics of human trafficking and migrant smuggling in Haiti
and in the region, and to exchange ideas and create conditions for
New Report on Remittances to Least Developed Countries
More needs to be done to enhance the development impact of
remittances to Least Developed Countries (LDCs), according to a new
report jointly published by IOM, the government of Benin and the
UN’s Office of the High Representative for the Least
Action Plan on the Political Rights of Internally Displaced Nepalese
Following an assessment trip to Nepal, a report and action plan
regarding the political rights of Nepalese internally displaced
persons (IDPs) and refugees is being released by IOM today.
The release of the action plan comes after a successful colloquium...
Sitara-i-Eisaar Award for IOM Relief Work in Quake Zone
The government of Pakistan today awarded the
‘Sitara-i-Eisaar’ (Star of Sacrifice) to IOM in
recognition of untiring services rendered during relief operations
in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and NWFP following the October
2005 earthquake.