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IOM addresses protection needs of internally displaced Somalis
Jan 14, 2019Tens of thousands of drought and conflict displaced Somalis received shelter materials and non-food item (NFI) kits distributed by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Somalia last month. The distribution of basic necessities like kitchen... -
Bamboo treatment plant races to repel beetles attacking rohingya refugee camps
Jan 5, 2019Work has begun on one of the largest bamboo treatment plants ever installed in an emergency response, as IOM experts tackle a tiny insect that is devastating structures in the world’s biggest refugee settlement. An infestation... -
UNHCR and IOM appeal to European leaders to tackle Mediterranean deaths
Oct 20, 2018Ahead of this week’s meeting of European Union (EU) Heads of State and Government, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and IOM, the UN Migration Agency, are together appealing to European leaders to urgently take steps to... -
Afghanistan promotes regional cooperation on combating human trafficking
Sep 7, 2018The UN Migration Agency (IOM) has co-organized a second regional forum bringing together non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to discuss cross-border cooperation to combat human trafficking in Central and South Asia.... -
IOM supports new legal pathway for Haitians in Chile
Sep 3, 2018At the request of the Government of Chile, IOM, the UN Migration Agency has opened the first Visa Service Centre for Chile (CAVC) in Haiti, to help Haitian migrants find legal pathways to the South American... -
Switzerland Funds IOM to expand migrant presence, flow monitoring in Turkey
Aug 11, 2018Istanbul has increasingly become a destination city for migrants and refugees from countries such as Syria, Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia. According to the latest available figures from the Turkish Directorate General of Migration Management (DGMM),... -
Thousands at risk of trafficking amid Rohingya refugee crisis
Aug 2, 2018Thousands of people caught up in Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee crisis are at risk of human trafficking, IOM, the UN Migration Agency, counter-trafficking experts have warned, stressing that the scourge of exploitation can only be tackled if... -
22.2M USD appeal launched for Gedeo, West Guji displacement crisis in Ethiopia
Jul 26, 2018IOM the UN Migration Agency launched an appeal for USD 22,200,000 to respond to the internal displacement crisis in Ethiopia’s Gedeo (SNNPR region) and West Guji (Oromia region) zones. Since April 2018, some 970,000 people have... -
Afghanistan looks to diaspora to promote development
Jul 18, 2018IOM, in partnership with the Government of Afghanistan, this week organized a workshop to help Afghanistan to engage with its diaspora abroad to promote the country’s development. The event was the first of its kind in... -
Third group of Syrian refugees resettled to Croatia
Jul 12, 2018A third group of 24 Syrian refugees landed in Zagreb after leaving Turkey today (10/07) with the support of IOM, the UN Migration Agency, in a continuation of the first ever resettlement programme initiated last year...
