Geneva - The Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), António Vitorino, completed a high-level visit to China this week, where he met with senior Chinese government officials. During his second visit to China since 2019, …
Geneva / Niamey – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is extremely concerned by the increasing number of stranded migrants living in precarious conditions in Assamaka, in the northern Agadez region of Niger. The number of migrants …
Geneva – Brazil’s strategy of voluntarily relocating Venezuelan refugees and migrants from the border state of Roraima to other Brazilian cities has benefitted over 100,000 people since it was launched five years ago, according to Brazil’s Ministry of …
Port of Spain – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) released its 2022 Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Report, revealing improved labour trends and decreased instances of informal work and underpayment among Venezuelan nationals in …
New York - The International Dialogue on Migration (IDM) concluded Friday after two days of solution-focused and action-orientated discussions at the UN Headquarters in New York around a number of acceleration points where human mobility can be leveraged …
Geneva/San Jose – Thousands of people are dying crossing deserts, rivers and remote areas in the Americas; the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Missing Migrants Project documented 1,433 deaths in 2022, the highest number since the project …
London/ Geneva – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is deeply concerned by the recently proposed changes to the modern slavery protection system in the United Kingdom (UK) as part of the new Illegal Migration Bill. The proposed changes, if …
Geneva – On 20 March, the AU–EU–UN Tripartite Taskforce on the Situation of Migrants and Refugees in Libya met in Brussels. The international community and Libyan authorities must work together to improve the plight of migrants and refugees in Libya. The …
Geneva / Lilongwe – Nearly 508,250 people have been displaced and at least 499 killed (as of 20 March) by the flooding following Tropical Cyclone Freddy, as it made landfall in Malawi, leaving a trail of destruction on livelihoods, houses and …
Addis Ababa – Labour Ministers representing governments from 11 countries in East and Horn of Africa have today committed to strengthen regional and national collaboration, coordination and advisory structures on labour mobility, gender-sensitive migration …
Port Vila – Vanuatu’s National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) estimates that more than 250,000 people (approximately 80 per cent of the entire population of Vanuatu) were affected by Tropical Cyclones Judy and Kevin, which made landfall between 1-3 …
Gaziantep – Just over a month since devastating earthquakes hit communities in Türkiye’s southeast, torrential rains on Wednesday, 15 March, caused deadly flooding in Adiyaman and Sanliurfa provinces. With humanitarian needs at already alarming high levels …
Conakry – The Republic of Guinea, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and Guineans Abroad, in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), have established the first ever National Consultation Framework on …
Geneva/Brussels - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, urged today increased international support for the refugees and migrants from Venezuela and the communities in Latin America and the Caribbean that host …
Dili – The International Organization for Migration (IOM), with support from the Government of Japan, handed over 900 non-food item (NFI) kits and a mobile container that serves as a warehouse for the Government of Timor-Leste (GoTL) on Tuesday (14/03). …
Ankara – The response to the devastating earthquakes that hit Türkiye and Syria a month ago has moved into a new phase, says the Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), as he begins a two-day visit to Türkiye. António …
Hatay – The international community must strengthen its efforts to ensure aid keeps reaching the millions of people who have been affected by the devastating earthquakes that hit Türkiye and Syria last month, according to the Director General of the …
Geneva/Rwanda – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is supporting the relocation of Afghan girls to Rwanda to continue their education, following the decision by the de facto authorities to ban women and girls from secondary and tertiary …
Geneva - Tunisia's recent announcement (05/03) to uphold the principled values of eliminating all forms and manifestations of racial discrimination and improve assistance and residence permits for migrants in the country is welcomed. The commitment to …
Geneva/Cox’s Bazar – As the Rohingya refugee response enters the sixth year in 2023, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is appealing for USD 125 million to support 1.4 million Rohingya refugees and host communities in need in Bangladesh’s …
