Development
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Detained Ethiopian migrants return home from Zambia
Jul 2, 2016News Hour: IOM has helped 39 Ethiopian migrants stranded in Zambia en route to South Africa to return home. The migrants included 24 adults and 15 unaccompanied minors, who were intercepted by the Zambian authorities and... -
ADB loan to help revive ecosystems, curb flooding in Qihe river basin
Jul 2, 2016News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $150 million dollar loan for a comprehensive project to restore degraded ecosystems and improve water resource management in the flood-prone and polluted Qihe River Basin, which... -
IOM promotes dialogue on recovery and IDP integration in Ukraine
Jul 2, 2016News Hour: Over 100 internally displaced persons (IDPs), community members from the East of Ukraine, and representatives of state authorities, the international community and civil society gathered on Thursday, 30 June, in Kyiv, to discuss needs... -
NASA awards grants to nine informal learning institutions
Jul 2, 2016News Hour: NASA has awarded almost $10 million in grants to informal education organizations in seven states to help inspire the next generation of scientists and explorers. The organizations include two botanical gardens, five museums, one... -
Landslide in China left 20 people missing
Jul 2, 2016News Hour: Heavy rain unleashed a landslide on Friday that killed one person and left 20 others missing in China, state media said. The landslide hit early morning and buried 29 people in the village of Pianpo,... -
Kenya’s Makueni county allocates 2 Million dollar to family planning
Jul 2, 2016News Hour: In April 2016, the Executive arm of Makueni County Government allocated US $200,000 to its 2016/17 budget. This is the first time the county is allocating a specific budget for family planning. Advocacy efforts... -
The Girls Education Forum will bring together governments and civil society to achieve quality education
Jul 2, 2016News Hour: The UK government is joining forces with Global Citizen + CHIME FOR CHANGE to bring global attention to the issue of girls’ education. On 7 July, UK Gov will host the Girls’ Education Forum... -
volunteers unite to clean-up Ha Long bay
Jul 2, 2016News Hour: As part of the USAID-funded Ha Long-Cat Ba Alliance (HLCBA), a clean-up day was organized by IUCN and Au Co Cruises on 14th of June in Ha Long Bay with over 100 volunteers from... -
IOM aids agricultural recovery in drought-hit areas of Papua New Guinea
Jul 2, 2016News Hour: IOM and the National Agriculture Research Institute (NARI), with support from the US, EU, and the Australian Governments, have launched a seed distribution programme across drought-hit areas of Papua New Guinea (PNG), benefiting almost... -
IOM, Peru strengthen cooperation to combat human trafficking
Jul 2, 2016News Hour: IOM Peru and the Peruvian Ministry of Interior have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen cooperation in matters of trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants. The MoU was signed by IOM Peru...
