News
Greater Migration and Regional Economic Cooperation in Black Sea Area
Closer cooperation in protecting the human
rights of migrants and the need to address the dangers of irregular
migration are the focus of an agreement being signed today in
Bucharest between the Organization of the Black Sea Economic
Migration Health Book Launch
IOM and the Spanish Foundation, Paulino
Torras Domènech are launching a book today on
‘Migration and Health' on the fringes of an IOM seminar
currently taking place in Geneva on the challenges posed by the
migration of health workers.
New Nias School Construction Project Launched
School-aged children on Indonesia's
earthquake-ravaged Nias island are the latest to benefit from IOM's
post-tsunami construction services programme.
Global Fund and Soros Foundation Support Migrant Health Programme
A new pilot migration and health project
funded by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria and the
Soros Foundation has been launched in Moldova aimed at addressing
the health concerns of Moldovan migrants such as HIV.
Another Group of Children Rescued From Forced Labour
Twenty-six more children have been rescued
by IOM from forced labour at a fishing community near Yeji on the
northern shores of Ghana's Lake Volta.
IOM Launches Safe Journey Road Show
IOM has launched a travelling roadshow as
part of its "Safe Journey" multi-media information campaign, aimed
at reducing risks for potential migrants and informing citizens on
HIV prevention and the dangers of irregular migration.
Second Group of Congolese Refugees to Depart for the United Kingdom
On Thursday (23/3), a second group of 50
Congolese refugees will leave Lusaka for Britain under the UK's
pilot Gateway Programme.
Seminar on Migration and Human Resources for Health
IOM is organizing a seminar on Migration
and Human Resources for Health at the International Conference
Center in Geneva, on 23-24 March.
Families Return Home Despite Rain and Mud
More than 110 families voluntarily returned
to their homes today with IOM providing free transportation and
medical screening for those willing to brave the cold weather and
rain that is hampering the return process across Pakistan's
Training for Central American Journalists
Some 30 journalists from Central America
and Mexico will gather in Costa Rica this week to discuss ways to
better report on the issue of human trafficking.
IOM and Moroccan Government Sign Partnership Agreement to Promote Migrants' Rights
The Minister in Charge of the Moroccan
Community Residing Abroad Mrs. Nouzha Chekrouni and IOM Director
General Brunson McKinley have signed a partnership agreement to
promote the work of the Migrants' Rights Resource Centre in
Rabat.
Launch of IOM's International Migration Law Online Database
IOM today launched its online database of
international, regional and national migration law aimed at
providing government officials, researchers, migrants and the
general public easy access through the internet of international