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IOM Returns Quake Survivors From the Eastern Province of Punjab
Striving to help internally displaced
persons (IDPs) affected by last year's devastating earthquake, IOM
has expanded its return process to Punjab, the eastern province of
Pakistan, which accommodated quake survivors.
IOM opens Office in Tripoli
IOM Director General, Brunson McKinley is
today starting a three-day official visit to Libya during which he
will meet members of the government and open an office in
Tripoli.
Convoy No. 432 Marks End of IOM Overland Service
Sixteen months after establishing the
crucial post-tsunami land-bridge into Aceh, IOM's final truck
convoy arrived today in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
Medical Camps Aid Tsunami-Affected Communities
IOM Sri Lanka will today start a ten day
mobile medical camp for tsunami-affected and low income families in
Kalutara district, 35 km south of Colombo.
Displaced Dinkas Return Home from South Darfur
In response to a request from the Sudanese
government and in coordination with the UN, IOM is to organise over
the next six weeks the voluntary, safe and orderly return of some
10,000 internally displaced Dinkas from three sites in South Darfur
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UNHCR Funds IOM To Help Earthquake Victims Leave Camps, Return Home
UNHCR is to provide US$2.25 million to
support IOM's operations to facilitate the voluntary, safe and
dignified return of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from relief
camps in Pakistan's earthquake-affected areas to their home
Afghans Train to Combat Human Trafficking
Government officials from each of
Afghanistan's 34 provinces today concluded a two-day IOM workshop
in Kabul aimed at coordinating the fight against human trafficking
in one of Asia's poorest countries.
Improving Access to Water and Sanitation Along the Northern Border
As a founding member of the
Inter-institutional Committee for Ecuador's Water and Sanitation
Sector (CIASE, by its Spanish acronym), IOM has signed a Letter of
Commitment to help promote inter-institutional cooperation and
New Efforts in Migration and Development
A two-year IOM programme aimed at helping
migrant diasporas contribute to the reconstruction and development
of several post-war countries in Africa, Europe and South Asia has
just begun.
Difficult Journey For Displaced Dinkas Returning Home from South Darfur
Concern is growing at the fate of thousands
of displaced Dinka tribes people attempting to return to their
homes in Sudan's Northern Bahr El Ghazal province from South
Darfur.
IOM and General Secretariat for Iberian-American Countries (SEGIB) Sign Agreement
IOM Director General Brunson McKinley and
the Iberian-American Secretary, Enrique Iglesias, signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen technical
cooperation on migration issues in the Iberian-American
countries.
Temporary Labour Migration Agreement
IOM has signed an agreement with the
Salvadorian Ministry of Labour aimed at strengthening, expediting
and providing increased security to all temporary labour migration
programmes.