Migration
-
Ecuador launches new human mobility national plan
Jun 9, 2018The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of Ecuador this week (04/06) presented the new Human Mobility National Plan. IOM, the UN Migration Agency, had supported the Government of Ecuador during the development of the... -
UN council asks Myanmar to cooperate with UN investigators
Jun 6, 2018The UN Security Council is asking Myanmar’s government to cooperate with UN experts to investigate allegations of atrocities against the Rohingya, according to a letter seen by AFP on Tuesday. At least 700,000 Muslim Rohingya have... -
UN Migration agency launches counter-trafficking campaign in Hungary
May 30, 2018IOM, the UN Migration Agency, has launched a campaign to raise awareness and to prevent victimization through human trafficking in Hungary where thousands of people are trafficked for sexual and labour exploitation each year. Between 5,000... -
Refugee rohingya volunteers trained up UNHCR to help others in suffering
May 26, 2018As monsoon season approaches, Rohingya volunteers are being prepared by UNHCR to to become first responders in an emergency. Community health workers who visit refugees to assess gaps and needs recently took part in a three-day... -
Grass planting reduces soil erosion, risk of landslides in Rohingya refugee camps
May 24, 2018Over two million vetiver grass plants have been distributed by IOM, the UN Migration Agency, in the past two weeks to reduce soil erosion and the risk of landslides in southern Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camps, where... -
New engagement opportunities for Albanian diaspora in Italy
May 21, 2018Albanian diaspora individuals shall have more opportunities to contribute to the socio-economic development of Albania. The programme Engagement of Diaspora to the Social and Economic Development of the Country, is funded by the Italian Agency for... -
UN migration agency launches community stabilization activities in Northern Niger
May 19, 2018IOM, the UN Migration Agency last week (09/05) launched the project Community Stabilization Initiatives in Northern Niger (COSINN) in Agadez, funded by the German Federal Foreign Office. More than 27,000 individuals entered Niger in February alone.... -
100,000 refugees at risk of landslides and flood in Monsoon
May 18, 2018As the pre-monsoon downpours hit Bangladesh, the lives of the Myanmar refugees in Cox’s Bazar are becoming increasingly vulnerable. On 18 April Wednesday, the Cox’s Bazar Met office recorded 43 millimeters of rain in the area.... -
Asia-Pacific emergency shelter experts meet in Bangkok
May 18, 2018IOM will this week host back-to-back meetings for over 70 emergency shelter experts in the Thai capital Bangkok. The events, which will take place on 17th and 18th of May at the Bangkok Art and Cultural... -
More than 60 Rohingya babies born in Bangladesh refugee camps everyday
May 17, 2018More than 16,000 Rohingya babies have been born in refugee camps and informal settlements in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh in the nine months since a spike in violence in Rakhine State, Myanmar forced thousands of families to...
