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817,000 Rohingyas living in Bangladesh
Oct 29, 2017News Hour A total of 817,000 Rohingya people are now living in Cox’s Bazar, the southernmost district of Bangladesh, an IOM release said. “Since 25 August, some 604,000 people have crossed the border, having fled violence... -
Two months on from outbreak of violence, number of rohingya refugees in Bangladesh reaches 817,000
Oct 28, 2017News Hour A total of 817,000 Rohingya refugees are now living in the southern most district of Bangladesh. Since 25 August, some 604,000 people have crossed the border, having fled violence in Myanmar. This is in... -
Zimbabwe holds high-level meeting on migration governance
Oct 24, 2017News Hour On 19 October 2017, the Government of Zimbabwe held the inaugural meeting of its Sector Policy Review Committee, which comprises representatives of ministries with migration mandates, and provides oversight and strategic direction to the... -
UN Migration Agency launches second simulation exercise for cross-border crises in Niger
Oct 23, 2017News Hour More than 650 members of communities, authorities, civil society and security forces participated in a crisis simulation exercise organized by IOM, the UN Migration Agency on 17 October in Zinder, Niger, close to border... -
15,000 eritrean refugees relocated in Ethiopia by UN Migration agency
Oct 21, 2017News Hour IOM, the UN Migration Agency has relocated over 15,000 Eritrean refugees in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia since 1 March 2017. In close partnership with the Government of Ethiopia’s Administration for Refugee and Returnee... -
IOM responding to urgent shelter needs for people affected by Hurricane Maria in Dominica
Oct 12, 2017News Hour Three weeks after the devastating crossing of Category 5 Hurricane Maria over Dominica, islanders are in dire need of water, electricity, food and other supplies. However, the most urgent need for the long term... -
EUR 5 million for UN migration agency livelihood programme in Ukraine
Oct 5, 2017News Hour IOM, the UN Migration Agency, and KfW Development Bank, on behalf of the German Government, signed an agreement in Kyiv to implement a two-year project that will support some 2,000 conflict-affected Ukrainians develop new... -
UN Migration Agency appeals for $ 119.77 million for Rohingya
Oct 4, 2017News Hour The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has appealed to the international community for 119.77 million US dollars to provide desperately needed aid as over 500,000 newly arrived Rohingya are now living in dire state... -
Kilimanjaro International Airport to use facial matching systems to facilitate cross-border mobility
Oct 3, 2017News Hour IOM, the UN Migration Agency, has donated four Facial Matching Systems (FMS), including one to the Tanzania Immigration Services Department (TISD) at the Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA) on 29 September. The FMS are used... -
At least 15 dead including 9 children as boat carrying over 100 rohingya capsizes in Bay of Bengal
Sep 30, 2017News Hour A boat packed with approximately 100 Rohingya desperately escaping violence in Myanmar capsized in the rough seas of the Bay of Bengal this evening (28/09), while en route to Bangladesh. The remains of 15...
