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Remote Allai Valley Targeted For More Shelter Material
Tons of shelter material destined for the Allai valley in
Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province have been unable to
get through as roads have become impassable due to road slides,
snow and ice.
Capacity Building in Labour Migration Management
A labour migration project launched today, will provide support to
the Haitian government to strengthen its capacity to provide
support and protection to Haitian migrants that regularly take up
short-term labour opportunities in neighbouring countries. The
Reducing Irregular Migration
The British government has signed an agreement with the IOM Mission
in Afghanistan to fund a US$ 283,000 public information campaign to
reduce irregular migration.
Temperatures Plunge Across Earthquake Zone
Many communities in Pakistan’s earthquake-affected areas
still remain cut off despite the resumption of helicopter flights
on Wednesday and the clearing of some main roads. Bad weather and
snow last weekend that caused landslides had severely affected
relief work.
IOM Provides Assistance to Slave Fishermen
IOM Kiev is currently providing assistance, including medical and
psychological support, to Ukrainian nationals forced to work in
slave-like conditions aboard an old Russian fishing vessel. The
vessel was crab poaching off the island of Sakhalin in the North
Pacific
New IDP Assessments in the North
Two new IOM assessments of internally displaced communities in
northern and northeastern Uganda have begun in order to better
understand their situation and their needs.
Winter Storm Collapses Tents and Slows Earthquake Aid Efforts
Winter Storm Collapses Tents and Slows Earthquake Aid Efforts-
Heavy snow and rainfall has triggered many landslides in
Pakistan-administered Kashmir and NWFP, cutting off rural road
access and grounding helicopters since Sunday. Many tents