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Kandahar Violence Upsurge Displaces Families
Between 2,000-3,000 thousand people have
been forced to flee their villages and camps in Panjwayi district,
32 kilometres west of Kandahar city, according to IOM
Kandahar-based programme officer Abdul Basir.
Resource Centre Provides Training for Immigration Officers
IOM has opened East Africa's first Training
and Resource Centre to provide comprehensive and up-to-date
training to immigration officials in Uganda.
Counter-Trafficking Awareness Campaign Reaches Remote Rural Communities
After promoting counter-trafficking
awareness among thousands of earthquake survivors in tented camps,
IOM is now reaching out to remote rural communities to support
local anti-trafficking networks in identifying vulnerable groups
Officials Receive Training on Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling
Inspectors of the Directorate of Migration
are taking part in a two-day training seminar aimed at
strengthening their capacity to deal with human trafficking ad
migrant smuggling.
Migration and Development: Opportunities and Challenges for Policymakers
In the latest of its Migration Research
Series, Migration and Development: Opportunities and Challenges for
Policymakers, IOM warns that the migration-development nexus, which
involves increasingly complex flows of people, money and linkages,
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Travelling Storyteller Brings Messages of Peace to Aceh
A travelling road show featuring Aceh's
best known storyteller is scheduled to leave the provincial capital
Banda Aceh Saturday morning on a two-week long tour to spread
messages of peace to dozens of rural villages healing after years
Voluntary Return of IDPs in Somali Region Ends
IOM has completed the voluntary return of
more than 5,500 internally displaced people (IDPs) within the
Ethiopian Somali regional state (SRS), which has an estimated IDP
population of 80,000.
Training for Consular Officials on Human Trafficking
Moldovan consular officials based in the 10
main destination countries for Moldovan victims of trafficking have
received training from IOM on identifying and helping victims of
trafficking.
Workshop on Information Sharing in Insecure Environments
IOM and the Deputy Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Stability Operations of the US Department of Defense,
are co-sponsoring an in-depth workshop on "Information Sharing in
Insecure Environments".
Launching of Handbook on Labour Migration
A handbook on how to establish successful
labour migration policies in countries of origin and destination is
launched today on the second day the 14th OSCE Economic Forum in
Prague.
Counter Trafficking Documentary Gets a Premiere
UNSC Resolution 1244-Administered Kosovo - A documentary following the story of two trafficked Kosovan girls, which is part of an information campaign aimed at raising awareness on the risks of human trafficking and addressing the stigma and...
Agreement to Help Address Health Issues
An agreement has been signed between the
Angolan government and IOM to strengthen cooperation on providing
displaced populations and recently returned vulnerable persons
better access to basic health and sanitation.