Migration

International Organization for Migration (IOM), in coordination with the Ministries of Humanitarian Action and Disaster Managemen and of Public Health in Niger, is starting a six-month emergency response project aimed at assisting displaced persons. The project...

The government has invested heavily in infrastructure development to accommodate 1 lakh Rohingyas in Bhasan Char. After the monsoon season, Bangladesh wants to start relocating Rohingyas to Bhasan Char Island under the “Go and Visit” program....

UNHCR, the refugee agency of the United Nations, called for renewed assistance today and solutions for the relocated and stateless Rohingya communities both within and outside Myanmar. “The international community must not only maintain support for...

IOM, the International Organization for Migration, is giving COVID-19 testing to thousands of truck drivers on Kenya’s borders. It’s part of a regional and national effort to fight the global COVID-19 pandemic and reopen trade across...

Swiss project Ashshash, implemented by Winrock International, in collaboration with BRAC Migration Program, has conducted a virtual discussion on “Combating Human Trafficking: Scope and Challenges of Promoting Safe Migration and Protecting Trafficking Survivors” on 29 July...

Between the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, handwashing remains among the most difficult preventive actions for millions of Sierra Leoneans to serve. In fact, access to clean water is yet a challenge for many crowded urban settlements across...

Despite borders closed during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 124 stranded Cameroon citizens in Niger safely returned home last week with the help of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). IOM chartered a flight for the 124...

The UK has promised new funds to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) to give vital assistance to Palestinian refugees, the UK’s Minister for the Middle East, James Cleverly, stated today. UK support will...

IOM (UN migration agency) is launching an online training course on Countering Human Trafficking in Humanitarian Settings. The course, which has been developed by IOM experts in partnership with the US Department of State’s Office to...

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is helping the voluntary return home of hundreds of Tajik migrants stranded at the Kazakhstan/Uzbekistan border due to restrictions inflicted in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. The group of 650...