World + 2 more
October 15, 2021 – UN Agencies deeply regret the shipwreck in Acandí, Colombia, on October 11 of a vessel carrying around 30 people headed to Panama. Colombian authorities reported that three people...
World + 2 more
15 de octubre de 2021 – Las agencias de la ONU lamentan profundamente el naufragio de una embarcación el pasado 11 de octubre en Acandí, Colombia, que transportaba a unas 30 personas hacia Panamá. En...
BACKGROUND IOM’s multi-sectoral response in northern Ethiopia was initiated in November 2020, with quick actions taken to support conflictaffected populations in collective displacement sites and...
Abuja – Free movement of people and goods, and fighting human trafficking should be top policy priorities, members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) agreed at talks convened...
World + 4 more
SUMMARY Tens of thousands of people worldwide live with the pain and uncertainty of not knowing the fate of their relatives and loved ones who have gone missing or died during migration journeys...
Ethiopia + 3 more
This report synthesizes the main findings of qualitative research conducted between April 2019 and March 2021 by IOM’s Missing Migrants Project about the challenges and experiences of families of...
AR/KU Thursday, October 14, 2021 Baghdad -- Necessary measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 combined with volatile oil prices and a decrease in the value of the Iraqi dinar brought an end to two...
Colombia + 2 more
Bogotá. Septiembre de 2021. El gobierno de la República de Corea ha ratificado el respaldo a los esfuerzos del gobierno colombiano, para atender las necesidades de protección humanitaria y de...
Turkey + 22 more
Background and Key Findings According to the latest available figures from the Turkish Directorate General of Migration Management (DGMM), there are more than 4.9* million foreign nationals present...
Kampala: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has launched a project in 20 districts in Uganda to strengthen the national and local governments' capacity to respond to natural...
Executive Summary The current COVID-19 pandemic has affected global mobility both in terms of international mobility restrictions and restrictive measures on internal movement. To better understand...
Khartoum – As the world marks the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on October 13, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the U.S Agency for International Development’s...
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Burkina Faso + 2 more
Le système d’élevage transhumant, pratique ancestrale au Burkina Faso et dans toute l’Afrique de l’Ouest, est confronté à des facteurs de vulnérabilité (crise sécuritaire, pluviométrie irrégulière,...
Ethiopia + 1 more
Another 12 migrants are back in Ethiopia from Malawi where they spent months in detention for entering the country irregularly with the intention of travelling to South Africa in search of work...
Gambia + 4 more
INTRODUCTION In order to gain a better understanding of mobility flows and trends through West and Central Africa, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) implements the Displacement...
Brussels - Senior officials from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the European Union (EU) discussed pressing global migration issues and continuing cooperation as part of the...
Bosnia and Herzegovina + 5 more
On 28 September 2021, a sixth joint data collection exercise was conducted by IOM Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), together with the Service for Foreigners’ Affairs (SFA), and the support of the Red...
Introduction The conflict in eastern Ukraine and the temporary occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (ARC) and the city of Sevastopol by the Russian Federation in 20141 led to the...
Ethiopia + 4 more
REGIONAL OVERVIEW: SEPTEMBER 2021 A total of 875 migrants were registered at MRCs across the region in September, a 21% decrease compared to August. This brings the total registrations in 2021 to...