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IOM plans 3 flights in March to repatriate stranded Bangladeshis from Libya
Mar 4, 2025To repatriate trapped Bangladeshis from Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has scheduled three special flights this month. A flight is scheduled to depart from Misrata on March 12 and two further flights will depart... -
Japan-IOM signed $3.2m aid to flood response, recovery in Bangladesh
Feb 24, 2025The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has received $3.2 million from the Japanese government as part of a comprehensive plan to aid the displaced and impacted population in three of the nation’s most flood-affected districts: Noakhali,... -
IOM reaffirms commitment to support Rohingya repatriation
Sep 17, 2024Today, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reiterated its pledge to assist in the Rohingyas’ return to Myanmar. The pledge was made during a goodbye visit to Foreign Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain at the foreign ministry... -
More than 10 million displaced in war-torn Sudan: IOM
Jun 12, 2024The International Organization for Migration released data on Tuesday that showed more than 10 million people had been internally displaced within the war-torn country of Sudan. According to the IOM, 7.26 million individuals have left their... -
49 Migrants Died and 140 Missing in Yemeni Coast Shipwreck
Jun 11, 2024A boat capsized off the coast of Yemen, leaving at least 49 migrants dead and 140 more missing. Yesterday, June 10, the boat carrying 260 migrants overturned close to Alghareef Point in the Shabwah governorate. Thirty-one... -
PM of Bangladesh asks IOM to provide funding for the Rohingyas
May 7, 2024As its Director General (DG), Amy Pope, made her a courtesy call today, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to raise additional finances from newer sources for help of the Rohingyas... -
Half a million Afghans return from Pakistan: IOM
Jan 23, 2024The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Monday that more than 500,000 Afghans had left Pakistan in the four months after Islamabad issued an order for unregistered migrants to depart or risk being arrested. The... -
IOM Delivers Vital Aid to Ukraine’s Newly Accessible Areas
Oct 11, 2022The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is providing life-saving support to communities shut off from humanitarian aid for the first time since the commencement of the war in Ukraine. IOM sent approximately 30,000 aid goods in... -
Joining hands to make migration work for the benefit of all in Chad
Aug 19, 2022In Chad, insecurity and climate change have resulted in the forced displacement of more than 1 million people. One of the top organizations, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), protects vulnerable migrants throughout the vast, landlocked... -
IOM helps nearly 50,000 migrants return home voluntarily in 2021
Aug 4, 2022According to the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) 2021 Return and Reintegration Key Highlights, about 50,000 migrants received assistance in voluntarily returning to their home countries, and more than 113,000 reintegration activities were supported internationally. Global...
