2010

Press Briefing Notes: 20 September 2010
IOM is appealing to international donors for US$114 million to help over 20 million people affected by the worst floods in Pakistan’s history.

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GENEVA, 29 November – The world will be taken by surprise by the relentless pace of migration unless States, international organizations and civil society make a concerted effort to invest in how they respond to it, says the World Migration Report (WMR) 2010 launched today by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).Read more

Press Briefing Note: 2 November 2010
HAITI - Contingency Planning On-Going as Hurricane Tomas Approaches
PAKISTAN - IOM's Humanitarian Call Centre "Fully Operational," Receives over 1,000 Calls a DayRead more

IOM Press Briefing Notes: 17 September 2010
PAKISTAN– Hyderabad Hub Responds to Growing Shelter Needs in Southern Sindh
SOUTH KOREA/HAITI – New Funding to Support IOM Earthquake Response in Haiti

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IOM Press Briefing Notes: 7 September 2010:
PAKISTAN – IOM, Partners, Direct More Shelter Supplies to South
IRAQ – Majority of Displaced and Returnee Families in Iraq Struggle to Rebuild Lives According to IOM Bi-Annual Report Read more

IOM Press Briefing Notes: 31 August 2010
PAKISTAN – IOM Rushes Emergency Shelter to Southern Sindh to Meet Growing Needs
HAITI- IOM Launches Major Hurricane Season Awareness Campaign by Radio and SMS
UNITED STATES– Youth From Around the World to Award PLURAL+ Video on Intercultural DialogueRead more

IOM Press Briefing Note: 24 August 2010
Aid agencies, including IOM, are racing to get more emergency shelter to displaced flood victims as more villages and towns become submerged under floodwaters in the south of the country. Read more

IOM Press Briefing Notes: 20 August 2010
PAKISTAN – Free Phones Allow Flood Victims to Call for Help, Access Relief
VIETNAM - IOM Signs New Cooperation Agreement with Government
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IOM Press Briefing Notes: 23 August 2010
IOM is supporting a joint appeal from the United Nations and the government’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to Pakistanis nationwide to donate life-saving aid items for flood victims.
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IOM Press Briefing Notes: 17 August 2010
PAKISTAN – Shelter Agencies Race to Catch Up As Floods Worsen in Punjab, Sindh
PAKISTAN – IOM Ramps Up Relief Cargo Handling, Aid Distribution to Flood VictimsRead more

IOM Press Briefing Notes: 11 August 2010
IOM Islamabad last night took delivery of a consignment of 17,000 blankets and 1,153 (24 x 100 ft) rolls of plastic sheet flown in by USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA).
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IOM Press Briefing Notes: 10 August 2010
IOM today completed a distribution of 500 tents donated by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and airlifted into Islamabad’s Chaklala Airbase by the Royal Airforce on Saturday night. Read more

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 internally displaced person (IDPs), returnees and other conflict affected populations in Darfur have been ordered to leave the country.Read more

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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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 into civil society.Read more

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

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 Challenge on Saturday 5th of June 2010.Read more

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

IOM Press Briefing Notes: 7 May 2010
HAITI – Initial Phase of Priority Relocations Completed
SUDAN – Assistance Reaches Millions of Displaced and Returnee Individuals in Darfur Read more

IOM Press Release: 18 December 2010
Governments need to open their eyes to the benefits of migration and share that vision with the public at large, says the International Organization for Migration (IOM) as it marks International Migrants Day.Read more

Press Briefing Note: 26 November 2010
IOM’s 99th IOM’s Council opens on 29th November in Conference Room XVII at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Read more

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 EarthquakeRead more

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 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 and migrant assistance groups worldwide.Read more

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 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 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 ProvincesRead more

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 originRead more

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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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 world’s youth to submit dynamic and forward-thinking videos focusing on these issues. Read more

IOM Press Briefing Notes: 9 November 2010
EUROPEAN UNION - Economic Crisis Has Significant Impact on Migrants and Migration, Says New IOM Report
INDONESIA - IOM Supports Government Response to Merapi Eruption

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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 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

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 situation so that knee-jerk migration policies are avoided, says a new IOM report.Read more

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

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 could begin as soon as the end of February. Rains have already begun to fall in the southern town of Jacmel.Read more

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

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

IOM Press Briefing Note: 27 January 2010
IOM and its partners working on providing emergency shelter assistance to victims of Haiti’s earthquake are rushing to distribute their stocks of tarpaulins and plastic sheeting until sufficient numbers of family-sized tents can be brought into the country.Read more

IOM Press Briefing Note: 25 January 2010
Work is underway to improve living conditions for thousands of displaced people camping out in makeshift shelter in spontaneous settlements in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince until more durable shelter solutions are found. Read more

IOM Press Briefing Note: 22 January 2010
More than 100,000 persons are receiving essential relief items each day from IOM and its partners in the capital Port au Prince and other areas that sustained extensive damage from last week’s devastating earthquake. Read more

IOM Press Briefing Note: 21 January 2010
Fifty thousand earthquake victims in areas that sustained extensive damage will today receive non-food items from IOM.Read more

IOM Press Briefing Note: 20 January 2010
Up to 25,000 earthquake victims in Port au Prince are expected to be provided with non-food relief assistance by IOM today in five locations in the city as the Organization ramps up its response to the earthquake in Haiti. Read more

IOM Press Briefing: 19 January 2010
IOM will today continue the distribution of non food items (NFIs), including kitchen kits and bottled water in several locations in Port au Prince.Read more

IOM Press Briefing: 18 January 2010
With large numbers of people displaced in earthquake-affected Haiti and logistical constraints hampering the distribution of aid to victims, plans are now underway to establish a large temporary settlement that would both provide shelter for the homeless and facilitate comprehensive aid delivery. Read more

IOM Press Briefing: 15 January 2010
IOM is today jointly carrying out a second wave of distributions of food and non-food emergency relief items with the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) to victims of Haiti’s earthquake for whom shelter, water and food are now in desperate short supply.
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IOM Press Briefing: 14 January 2010
With search and rescue efforts in Haiti continuing in a race against the clock to find those still buried under the rubble from Tuesday’s massive earthquake, IOM is to distribute emergency relief material from stocks already in the country.Read more

Press Briefing 5 January 2010:
New funding of US$1.5 million from the Dutch government will help support IOM’s humanitarian activities in Zimbabwe for a year.
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