IOM is providing blankets, kitchen sets, mattresses and floor mats, and will also provide emergency shelter to more than 1,500 internally displaced persons. However, funding remains a major challenge.
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New hotline provides a lifeline to families displaced in Somalia
Hotlines and information centres allow IOM to register cases of vulnerable populations, respond to their specific needs, and find solutions to challenges affecting wider communities.
Relief efforts stretched as latest tropical storm causes extensive flooding in Manila
An unprecedented five tropical storms have made landfall in the Philippines in a period of three weeks, beginning 25 October with Typhoon Molave and continuing this week with severe tropical storm Vamco.
Disaster looms in northeast Yemen as escalating fighting drives up humanitarian needs
Deadly fighting now is entering its tenth month in northeast Yemen, where more than 90,000 people have been displaced to and within Marib governorate since January.
Nearly 120,000 people displaced, at least 10 dead after flash floods in Chad
The floods have not only affected the N'djaménois, but also migrants who live in the city, some of whom have been waiting to return home amidst mobility restrictions imposed because of the pandemic.
IOM reaches more than 25,000 IDPs in Yemen with shelter support
Of the total number of displacements in 2019, at least 30,000 were triggered by disasters, mainly floods. The rainy season in Yemen continues, putting already vulnerable communities further at risk.
Yemen + 1 more
IOM appeals for $155 million to support over 5.3 million Yemenis and migrants
Conflict, mass displacement, severe economic decline, food insecurity and the near collapse of public services continue to take an enormous toll on people in Yemen.
Somalia + 11 more
Total number of IDPs in East and Horn of Africa plunges in 2019
A new report from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) says the reason is largely due to one development: 1.3 million Ethiopians displaced by communal violence in 2019 went home.
Eight months after Idai: Humanitarian needs and challenges going forward in Mozambique
The report shows the patterns and impacts of displacement after Cyclone Idai, from the initial emergency response phase to a longer-term recovery phase.
Cyclone Idai-hit communities in Zimbabwe desperate for permanent shelter
In response to developmental assistance required by the most affected communities, IOM launched the February 2019-April 2020 Appeal for $11.5 million – it is only funded at 15%.
IOM helps nearly 30,000 people in Yemen rebuild shelters destroyed by floods
Over 80,000 people in Yemen have been impacted floods since late May. Among those most affected are displaced communities whose makeshift shelters were damaged or destroyed.
Bangladesh + 1 more
Aid workers race to prepare Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camps for monsoon
Preparations for Fani – which included the distribution of more than 90,000 “Tie Down Kits” consisting of ropes, wire and sandbags – were something of a “dress rehearsal” for future bad weather.
Mozambique + 1 more
Nearly a month after Idai: Beira rebuilds while search for survivors continues in Zimbabwe
In Beira, as people’s lives start getting back to normal, schools are beginning to relocate the internally displaced families who sought shelter there in the first hours of the cyclone.
IOM Rapid Assessment teams respond to flooding in Iraqi IDP camps
With more rain expected over the coming days, IOM remains ready to respond to arising needs and will continue to work closely with the Ministry of Migration and Displacement.
Bangladesh + 1 more
IOM tackles floods and landslides to help Rohingya refugees during monsoon
IOM staff have been working round the clock as monsoon downpours caused flooding and landslides in Bangladesh, where almost one million people are living in bamboo and tarpaulin shelters.
IOM launches $22.2 million appeal for Gedeo, West Guji displacement crisis in Ethiopia
Since April 2018, some 970,000 people have been displaced and are in great need of humanitarian support to help them get through Ethiopia’s cold and rainy season.
Bangladesh + 1 more
More than 1,000 new shelters for Rohingya threatened by landslides
IOM and partners are working to move thousands of families whose shelters are most at risk from soil erosion and landslides during the monsoon. Hillsides have become increasingly unstable.
Bangladesh + 1 more
Storms raise risk of water contamination in Bangladesh’s cash-strapped Rohingya camps
IOM engineers predict it will cost at least US$1 million to clear blocked channels and maintain them to prevent dangerous flooding in future.
Bangladesh + 1 more
More than 17,000 Rohingya refugees affected by recent rains in Cox's Bazar
As Bangladesh’s annual wet season has arrived, the UN migration agency is working against the clock to secure infrastructure and strengthen preparedness measures in the refugee camps.
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Conditions deteriorate in Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camps as torrential rain continues
Aid agencies now report that over 21,500 people have been affected since 11 May when the monsoon season started. This number is expected to increase as the rains continue.