Migration
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Counter trafficking, smuggling and human rights training for Puntland educators
Jan 10, 2017News Hour: IOM, with support from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief), held a training on human trafficking, smuggling and human rights for migrants for 25 officials from Puntland’s education sector. The training... -
KSrelief supports puntland officials training on counter-trafficking, human rights of migrants
Jan 3, 2017News Hour: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) has supported IOM in rolling out the first of six trainings on counter-trafficking, smuggling, and human rights of migrants, returnees, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and... -
Born without fanfare, baby Mona’s life is cut short during desperate flight from Mosul
Dec 28, 2016News Hour: In emergency centers, tents are filling with people who speak of leaving Mosul at night under the cover of darkness to avoid the militants’ wrath. It’s a tough slog, many say, with trenches militants... -
140 stranded Nigerian migrants return home from Libya
Dec 27, 2016News Hour: IOM assisted 140 stranded Nigerian migrants, including 83 women and 57 men, three migrants in need of medical assistance, and six unaccompanied child migrants to return home to Nigeria from Libya. The IOM charter... -
Revamped migrant information website Egypt launched
Dec 27, 2016News Hour: IOM Egypt this week organized a soft launch of the revamped version of “http://www.bosla-egypt.infoBosla” – a migrant information-sharing website that provides information on services available to migrants in Egypt. Meaning “compass” in Arabic, Bosla... -
Ethiopian migrants stranded in Mozambique return home
Dec 26, 2016News Hour: A group of Ethiopians who became stranded in Mozambique en route to South Africa returned home yesterday with the assistance of IOM. The 34 migrants began their five-month journey in the southern region of... -
Nearly 1.8 million people still displaced in North-East Nigeria
Dec 21, 2016News Hour: IOM has identified 1,770,444 people as displaced across Nigeria through its Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM). This is a decrease from the 1,822,541 recorded in late October, reflecting the continuing trend of internally displaced persons... -
Socio-economic survey of Afghan returnees from Pakistan launched
Dec 19, 2016News Hour: IOM has launched a socio-economic survey of undocumented Afghan families returning from Pakistan in order to better understand and respond to their needs and intentions. The survey highlights key questions including where returnees plan... -
2016 International Migrants Day Campaign, Sculpture Expo Launched Seoul
Dec 14, 2016News Hour The number of migrants currently residing in South Korea hit a record high of two million this year. “As the countries of origin of these migrants diversify, the need for an awareness-raising activities has... -
Project launched to engage communities in border management
Dec 10, 2016News Hour IOM Niger’s border management team earlier this week (5/12) launched the Community Engagement on Border Management Mechanism in Niger project in the capital, Niamey. The USD 990,000 project, funded by the United States, will...
