San José – Migrant smugglers are using social media and instant messaging applications to promote and provide their illegal services, according to a study published by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The study found that digital …
Bangkok – The number of Rohingya refugees arriving in South-East Asia via sea and land routes has increased exponentially in recent months. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) recorded almost 3,300 arrivals in Indonesia, Malaysia and …
Geneva / Stockholm – The Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), António Vitorino, and Climate Justice Activist, Greta Thunberg, are calling for immediate action and increased solidarity to tackle the impacts of climate …
Batken – Hundreds of families displaced by the violence that broke out in the remote Kyrgyz-Tajik border areas of Batken and Osh last September are facing the coldest winter to hit the region in over a decade, as fuel prices and air pollution add to their …
San José - The International Organization for Migration (IOM)’s Missing Migrants Project documented at least 321 deaths and disappearances of migrants in the Caribbean in 2022 -the highest number recorded since the Project started in 2014, and a drastic …
Santiago de Chile – Although international migration is a priority issue for many countries, there are still significant gaps in our knowledge of the challenges migrants face and the contributions they make to communities of origin, transit and destination …
As delivered by IOM Director General, António Vitorino Santiago, Chile – Data helps us understand almost all aspects of our societies, from employment to education. However, as it has been said, data on migration is not yet as abundant or refined as it is …
Tokyo – The Government of Japan has disbursed USD 36.3 million to support a wide range of operations to be implemented by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in 2023. With this funding, IOM will help migrants, displaced persons, refugees, …
Geneva – The number of migrants irregularly crossing into Panama after embarking on the perilous Darien Gap route reached a record in 2022, nearly doubling the figures of the previous year. According to the Panamanian government, nearly 250,000 people …
Geneva– The Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), António Vitorino and Ambassador Jérôme Bonnafont, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations in Geneva, signed an agreement that IOM will provide support to …
Brussels – Given the geopolitical, environmental and technological transformations shaping migration and mobility today, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) believes the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) has the …
Geneva - The United Nations Network on Migration welcomes the decision of the government of Brazil to embrace the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM). “The decision of the government of Brazil to support the GCM reflects the …
New York/Geneva/Rome, 2 January 2023 - United Nations Security Council resolution 2642 – which allows for life-saving humanitarian aid to be delivered to north-west Syria from across the Turkish border – is set to expire in eight days. If the Council fails …
The International Organization for Migration Port of Spain Office (IOM POS) hosted the Global Migration Film Festival (GMFF) on December 3rd, 2022, in recognition of International Migrants Day, which is celebrated both annually and globally on December …
Geneva - The decision by the Taliban de facto authorities to ban women from attending university is the latest in a series of systematic restrictions and violations of the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan. We urge the de facto authorities to …
Kyiv – As temperatures in Ukraine slide down to minus 10 degrees Celsius, and despite attacks on power supply and heating systems, data collected by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) shows that only 7 per cent of respondents nationwide are …
N’djamena – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is deeply shocked and saddened by the recent discovery of the bodies of 27 migrants, including four children, in the Chadian desert. The migrants reportedly left Moussoro, a crossroads …
Geneva – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is profoundly shocked and alarmed by discovery of the bodies of 27 Ethiopian migrants, found abandoned in Chongwe Ngwerere, Zambia. This tragedy comes less than two months after the bodies of 30 …
Kuala Lumpur – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Malaysia is hosting its second edition of the Global Migration Film Festival (GMFF) on Thursday, 15 December 2022. Organised in conjunction with International Migrants’ Day that falls on …
Luanda – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) signed today a cooperation agreement on enhanced and more strategic cooperation on migration in Africa, the Caribbean, and the …
