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 …
Cox’s Bazar – The large fire that swept through camp 11 under IOM’s area of responsibility in Cox’s Bazar yesterday (05/03), impacted around 12,000 Rohingya refugees, causing considerable damage to significant sections of the world’s largest refugee camp. …
Timor-Leste —The International Organization for Migration (IOM), with financial support from the Australian Department of Home Affairs, inaugurated of the Migration Information Data Analysis System (MIDAS) at Sakato border crossing point on 2 March 2023. …
Geneva – In an expedited refugee resettlement departure following the devastating earthquakes which struck Türkiye and Syria last month, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) today welcomed a group of 89 …
Geneva / Maputo / Antananarivo – The number of internally displaced populations in Madagascar and Mozambique has increased with tens of thousands forced to move as tropical cyclone Freddy made landfall (on February 21 and 24 respectively). Nearly 400,000 …
Geneva / Mogadishu – As the number of displacements in Somalia reaches a new high of 3.8 million people, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Deputy Director General for Operations, Ugochi Daniels, counts on donor investments in solutions to …
Istanbul – Two Amazon cargo planes carrying emergency-relief supplies arrived in Istanbul during the weekend, to support IOM’s ongoing humanitarian response to earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria. The supplies will be delivered to families who have lost their …
Geneva – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) joins the humanitarian community to call for greater funding to provide relief to tens of millions of people affected by the crisis in Yemen at today’s Yemen High-level Pledging Event for 2023. …
DG's Statements and Speeches 24 Feb 2023 Geneva – One year ago, destruction and human suffering swept across Ukraine on a scale unseen in Europe in three generations. Towns and cities have been obliterated; tight-knit communities scattered by gunfire, …
Geneva – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) have signed (16/02) a cooperation agreement on enhanced and more strategic cooperation on migration and education, …
Geneva – One year ago, destruction and human suffering swept across Ukraine on a scale unseen in Europe in three generations. Towns and cities have been obliterated; tight-knit communities scattered by gunfire, missiles, and bombs. Today, children and …
Geneva – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has launched appeals for USD 161 million to provide relief aid to more than 1.4 million people in quake-hit areas in Türkiye and Northwest Syria. “With more than 45,000 confirmed fatalities and …
Bujumbura - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) supported the Government of the Republic of Burundi to officially launch the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to Combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP) in Burundi- as part of efforts to …
Geneva / Riyadh – The International Organization for Migration's (IOM) Director General, António Vitorino is heading an IOM delegation to participate in the third Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum (RIHF3). The forum will look to address …
Geneva / Addis Ababa – The International Organization of Migration (IOM) Director General António Vitorino has called for enhanced adaptation and mitigation initiatives to address climate-induced displacement underscoring the importance of stronger …
Geneva/Nairobi – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and 47 other partners are appealing today (14/02) for USD 84 million to provide humanitarian and development assistance to over 1 million migrants and the communities hosting them, many of …
Geneva/Sinjar – As the Yazidi community in Iraq continues to rebuild in the wake of genocide, construction of a cemetery and memorial in Solagh, Sinjar, has officially commenced. Launched by Nadia’s Initiative (NI) in 2021 in response to requests from the …
Geneva - Today (10/02) 14 additional trucks carrying much-needed cross-border humanitarian aid were shipped from the IOM Burç warehouse in Gaziantep to Northwest Syria to support people in quake-hit Idleb with essential relief items. In addition, more …
Port of Spain - On February 9th, 2023, 28 Trinidad and Tobago government officials participated in a one-day Trafficking in Persons training conducted by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and coordinated under the Heal Empower Rise-Counter …
Geneva- The first convoy of six trucks carrying humanitarian aid to Northwest Syria departed today (09/02) from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Burç warehouse in Gaziantep, Türkiye. This is the first cross-border shipment by a member of …
