IOM News
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IOM Launches Project to Assist Unaccompanied Minors in Europe
This European Commission funded initiative brings together leading children rights NGOs and relevant government partners to carry out assessments in the ten European countries, which are experiencing high numbers of unaccompanied minors, such as the Netherlands. Read more
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IOM Sudan - IOM Notified of Staff Expulsion from Darfur
IOM Press Briefing Note: 15 July 2010
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has officially been notified by the Sudanese authorities that two of its international staff members working on protection of and provision of humanitarian assistance to i... Read more -
IOM South Africa - IOM and Partners Plan Response to Potential Xenophobic Violence
Press Briefing Note: 13 July 2010
SOUTH AFRICA- IOM and Partners Plan Response to Potential Xenophobic Violence
HAITI- Live Nationwide TV and Radio Programme to Discuss Impacts of 12 January Quake
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Netherlands Backs IOM Programmes to Help Displaced Return Home, Reintegrate Former Combatants
IOM Sri Lanka Press Briefing Note: 2 July 2010
The Netherlands has pledged EUR 2 million (LKR 277,820,000) to support two IOM programmes that are helping internally displaced people (IDPs) to return home and reintegrating former LTTE Tamil Tiger combatants i... Read more -
IOM Appeals for $3.7 Million to Help Thousands of Families Displaced By Inter-Ethnic Conflict
IOM Press Briefing Note: 22 June 2010
IOM is appealing for US$3.7 million to help thousands of families affected by inter-ethnic conflict in southern Kyrgyzstan. Read more -
Special journal on World Refugee Day
Eight organizations concerned with human rights and refugees supported the publication of a special journal devoted to the plight of international refugees. The Refugee journal appeared in the regular edition of national newspaper Metro on 18 June in a print run of... Read more
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One Movement Promotes Diversity and Integration through Soccer
IOM Press Briefing Note: 4 June 2010
IOM and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in collaboration with the African Diaspora Forum (ADF) and the Randfontein Municipality will crown the champions of the South Africa Township Soccer Challe... Read more -
IOM and CCCM Cluster Pass 530,000 Registration Mark, Initiate Mitigation and Emergency Response Mechanisms
IOM Press Briefing Note: 01 June 2010
As of this week, the Camp Management and Camp Coordination cluster (CCCM) in collaboration with the Government of Haiti has registered more than half-a-million displaced Haitians in Port-au-Prince and surrounding regions. Read more -
Building Transitional Shelters from the Ruins of Port-au-Prince
IOM Press Briefing Notes: 27 April 2010
HAITI- Building Transitional Shelters from the Ruins of Port-au-Prince
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – IOM Assists Haitian Migrants Displaced by the 12 January Earthquake Read more -
HAITI - Vital Canal Clearance Operations Progress Ahead of Rainy Season
IOM Press Briefing Note: 23 April 2010
IOM this week reached a milestone in essential canal clearance operations in Port-au-Prince, Haiti: a crucial step towards ensuring the drainage of water away from displacement camps during the rainy season. Read more -
IOM Releases Handbook on Voluntary Return and Reintegration of Migrants
IOM Press Briefing Note: 20 April 2010
The IOM office in Brussels is this week launching a practical guide on programme implementation and information dissemination for assisted voluntary return and reintegration, for governments, civil society institutions an... Read more -
IOM Initiates Two-Year HIV/AIDS Awareness Programme Aimed at Vulnerable Populations in Somalia
IOM Press Briefing Note: 13 April 2010
IOM is launching a new programme aimed at increasing HIV/AIDS awareness among vulnerable populations and de-stigmatizing HIV in Somalia. Read more -
IOM Assists in Relocation of Displaced from Petionville Golf Club to Corail Cesselesse Site
IOM Press Briefing Note: 9April 2010
IOM will take part, starting this weekend, in a multi-agency effort led by the Haiti government to evacuate several thousand people deemed at risk from the Petionville Golf Club settlement in Port-au-Prince. Read more -
IOM Launches Environmental Health Strategy for Haiti’s Earthquake-Displaced
IOM Press Briefing Note: 30 March 2010
HAITI - IOM Launches Environmental Health Strategy for Haiti’s Earthquake-Displaced
CHILE – IOM to Assist Families Affected by the Earthquake in Maule and Biobío Provinces Read more -
Equal rights and opportunities for safe migration: a pre-requisite for development
IOM Press Release: 8 March 2010 - Migration policies must offer equal opportunities to migrate to both women and men to reduce women’s vulnerability during migration and to optimize the positive development impact of migration in communities of origin Read more
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IOM Stands Ready to Work with the Government of Chile and Local Partners to Assist Vulnerable Migrants
IOM Press Briefing Note: 2 March 2010
The IOM Mission in Chile is in contact with civil society partners to assess the situation and needs of vulnerable migrant communities.
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PLURAL+ Second Youth Video Festival on Migration and Diversity Launched
IOM Press Briefing Note: 26 February 2010
Building on last year’s successful launch of PLURAL+, a youth video festival on migration, diversity and social inclusion, the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the IOM would like to invite the... Read more -
Registration Surge Aims To Identify Displaced, Decongest Haiti Camps
IOM Press Briefing Note: 23 February 2010
IOM is supporting the Haitian government in a new surge to register people displaced by the earthquake and to identify their home areas. Read more -
IOM Appeals for Funds, Seeks Solutions for Haiti’s Congested Camps
IOM Press Briefing: 19 February 2010
IOM is appealing for US$ 123 million as part of the revised US$1.4 billion UN Flash Appeal for Haiti earthquake victims, which was launched yesterday in New York. Read more -
Impact of the Financial Crisis on Migration: IOM Report
IOM Press Briefing: 12 February 2010
There are good reasons to suppose that the current financial crisis will have a more significant impact on migrants and migration than previous crises. However, time is needed to allow for a more accurate analysis of the si... Read more -
Aid Distribution in Petit-Goâve and Léogâne, Camp Management Focuses on Port-au-Prince Settlements
IOM Press Briefing Note: 9 February 2010
IOM and its partners are now racing to deliver shelter materials to the cities of Petit-Goâve and Léogâne, now home to many former Port-au-Prince residents, before the start of the rainy season. Read more -
See the activities in Haiti
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Aid Agencies Race to Shelter Haiti Quake Victims Ahead of Rains, Overhaul Coordination
IOM Press Briefing Note: 5 February 2010
A network of 55 humanitarian agencies is currently racing to provide tens of thousands of tents, tarpaulins, ropes and toolkits to 1.1 million displaced Haitians before the onset of the rainy season – which coul... Read more -
Providing Transitional Shelter for Haitians as Distribution of Shelter Material Gradually Increases
IOM Press Briefing Note: 2 February 2010
Three weeks on from the devastating earthquake that has left about 1.1 million people homeless, focus is shifting to the urgent need for transitional shelter that can tide people through the upcoming rainy season. Read more -
Work on Organized Settlement Progresses as Distribution of Non-Food Items Gathers Momentum in Haiti
IOM Press Briefing Note: 29 January 2010
IOM is working with its partners from the shelter cluster to finalize the first organized settlement for some 3,500 displaced persons in the Port-au-Prince neighbourhood of Tabarre. Read more
