Migration
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IOM, Latin American Parliament agree to cooperate on Migration
Aug 4, 2016News Hour: IOM and the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening coordinated work on migration and development matters. The Latin American Parliament (Parlatino) is a regional, permanent organization composed... -
6,500 migrants rescued since Thursday
Aug 1, 2016News Hour: The Italian coastguard said the bodies of five migrants were recovered from the Mediterranean on Sunday, while more than 6,500 people had been rescued off Libya since Thursday, reports BSS. In one operation by... -
IOM, Italy Launch “AWARE MIGRANTS” Campaign
Jul 31, 2016News Hour: “AWARE MIGRANTS,” an information campaign jointly developed by the Italian Ministry of Interior and the IOM Coordination Office for the Mediterranean in Rome, was launched yesterday (28 July). It aims to raise awareness among... -
IOM Senegal trains returned migrants to become entrepreneurs
Jul 31, 2016News Hour: This week IOM organized two training sessions on entrepreneurship for 40 returned migrants in Dakar and Touba in Senegal. The four-day training, conducted with the National Agency for the Promotion of Youth Employment (ANPEJ),... -
IOM Contributes to Dialogue on Migrants in El Salvador
Jul 30, 2016News Hour: IOM El Salvador this week participated in the National Forum on Migration and Peace, organized by the Scalabrini International Migration Network (SIMN). The meeting served as a platform for discussion, from a Human Rights... -
UNHCR welcomes U.S initiative to help Central American Refugees
Jul 29, 2016News Hour: UNHCR welcomes the U.S. Government’s initiatives announced earlier this week to address the pressing forced displacement challenge in Central America. These measures include an arrangement offering safe, legal alternatives for people to seek protection... -
IOM becomes ‘Related Organization’ of United Nations
Jul 27, 2016News Hour: Member States of the United Nations (UN), through the General Assembly, yesterday (25 July) unanimously adopted a resolution approving the Agreement to make IOM a “Related Organization” of the UN. The Agreement outlines a... -
Migration management information initiative launched
Jul 26, 2016News Hour: IOM has launched a USAID-funded project: Northern Triangle Migration Management Information Initiative (NTMI), designed to strengthen the capacities of governments of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras to collect, analyse and share information on human... -
Kenya unveils national migration coordination mechanism
Jul 24, 2016News Hour: Kenya has launched its National Migration Coordination Mechanism (NCM), a government led inter-agency coordination platform, that will be responsible for national migration management. The body is tasked with facilitating interagency coordination, collaboration and information-sharing... -
IOM virtual course builds counter trafficking capacity in Mesoamerica
Jul 23, 2016News Hour: IOM has trained a group of 35 Mesoamerican counter trafficking specialists as trainers for its Virtual Course on Trafficking in Persons (TiP) developed for the region. The training, which took place in Costa Rica...
