News
Migration and Human Resources for Health
More than 160 public health officials,
representatives of intergovernmental organizations, NGOs, the
private sector and civil society from 63 countries called for more
investment in human resource development at a two-day IOM seminar
Families Return to Mountain Homes from Muzaffarabad
Khushal and his family of four watch as
their tent, belongings and bags of food are loaded onto an IOM
truck for the short 14-kilometer trip to their home in Dub Gali.
Overlooking Muzaffarabad City from a height of 7,000ft, the village
Sustainable Security Workshop
IOM Italy and the NATO Defense College are
co-organizing a workshop entitled ‘Exit Strategies: Promoting
Sustainable Security' in Rome on Friday 31 March 2006.
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