IOM responds to the COVID- 19 outbreak in Greece after 150 people have tested positive in a temporary accommodation facility in Peloponnese.
 

Border officials are on the frontline in the fight against COVID-19, working with their communities and with the international community at large. Our response to the pandemic should not leave them behind.

IOM estimates that there are 2.6 million internally displaced people (IDPs) living in over 2,000 different sites across Somalia.

The impact of COVID-19 could be catastrophic for these vulnerable communities.  Lack of information, an already stretched health system, poor sanitation and overcrowded settlements could mean a much higher transmission rate of the virus. 

IOM supports over 50 health centres in Somalia and points of entry to contain the pandemic and mitigate the effects among local populations.

Despite global mobility being severely restricted for migrants in need, IOM continues to support the most vulnerable. Here’s the story of one family who are supported to depart Ireland and travel to Brazil to care for older, vulnerable relatives during the Covid-19 emergency and lockdown.

A town crier in Baga Sola (Lake Chad) informs communities in remote areas about COVID-19.

Senegal and The Gambia share a long history of vibrant cross-border trade along their 749 km land borders.

As COVID-19 continues to spread, border communities are on the frontline of the fight to curb #COVID19.

IOM is working with over 1,500 Gambian community leaders in over 120 communities to prevent the spread of the pandemic.