News
Compiling Migration Data in Mesoamerica
To continue compiling reliable data on
migration trends in Mesoamerica, IOM's Regional Office in San
José has received financial support from the Mexican
government through its National Migration Institute.
Regional Project to Prevent Child Trafficking
IOM, the Inter American Development Bank
and the offices of the First Ladies of Bolivia, Colombia, El
Salvador and Paraguay, are launching a regional project on 1st
March to combat child trafficking in those countries.
Workshops on Global Migration Policies
As part of an international forum on the
nexus between policies and social science, IOM's Regional Office in
Buenos Aires is this week hosting a series of workshops in the
cities of Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Montevideo and Rosario on
Italian Banks Support Migration Development Initiative
The Italian cooperative banking system has
decided to support an IOM migration and development programme by
looking at new ways of providing immigrants with banking services
and of reducing the transfer costs of remittances.
Strengthening Prosecution Efforts Against Traffickers
A two-day conference organized by IOM and the Bosnia Herzegovina State Coordinator for Anti-Trafficking and Illegal Immigration began yesterday in Sarajevo aimed at strengthening regional cooperation among prosecutors in dealing with human trafficking.
IOM Wraps Up Successful Regional Counter-Trafficking Conference
A unanimous declaration adopted at the end
of a three-day multi-regional conference on human trafficking
organized by IOM called for a rights-based and gender sensitive
approach to tackling the issue.
Signing of Agreement between IOM and NATO
IOM and NATO's Supreme Headquarters Allied
Powers, Europe (SHAPE) have signed an agreement to increase
cooperation in natural disasters, complex emergencies and post
conflict environments.
Expanding Eye Care Assistance To Tsunami
IOM has signed an agreement with the Sri Lankan government to
provide eye care services to people in seven tsunami-affected
districts of the country.
First Lady Visits IOM Project
Colombia's First Lady, Doctor Lina Maria Moreno de Uribe, is today
visiting a school refurbished under the Plan Padrino, or Godfather
Programme, an alliance headed by the President's Office that is
making education accessible to vulnerable children, particularly
IOM and Asian Development Bank Back National Anti Trafficking Plan
The government of Bangladesh has drafted a National
Anti-Trafficking Strategic Plan of Action with technical assistance
from IOM and financial support from the Asian Development Bank
(ADB).
Outbreak of Acute Watery Diarrhoea Brings IOM Return Operation to a Standstill
An IOM operation to assist 4,000 vulnerable
displaced Dinkas return home from Juba to Bor on board an IOM
chartered ferry up the White Nile has been temporarily suspended
because of an outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea in the regional
Campaign to Promote Safe Migration Launches New Website
IOM has launched a new website in Zimbabwe as part of its on-going
information campaign to promote safe migration.