News
Food Distribution Extended to Eastern Districts
IOM will start to deliver food aid to over
40,000 internally displaced Timorese in the Eastern districts of
Baucau, Lautem and Viqueque early next week.
Officials Complete European Study Tour
Libyan officials providing humanitarian
assistance to stranded undocumented migrants have completed a
six-day study tour to Italy, Austria and Slovakia, to get
acquainted with relevant policies, practices and
institutions.
IOM Mobilizes Burmese Migrants to Take Part in Tsunami Early Warning Evacuation Exercise
IOM is working with Thailand’s
Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) to include
Burmese migrant workers in a tsunami early warning evacuation
exercise this week.
Emergency Needs Overshadow Complex Political, Economic Challenges
IOM yesterday appealed for US$1.9 million
over the next three months to help the Timorese government to
coordinate logistics needed to deliver food and non-food relief
items to thousands of internally displaced people (IDPs).
Caribbean Regional Meeting on Counter-Trafficking Strategies
Fourteen Caribbean countries are
participating this week in the second annual Caribbean regional
meeting on counter-trafficking strategies organized by IOM.
IOM Supports "Singing for Reconciliation"
IOM and its partners are using music to
promote peace, understanding and reconciliation. Singing for
Reconciliation or Reconcíliate Cantando brought together
famous Colombian singers and bands.
Kick Off of the World Cup 2006 Counter-Trafficking Campaign
IOM, the MTV Europe Foundation and the
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) are
today launching a Public Service Announcement (PSA) to raise
awareness among football fans that many women will be trafficked
IOM Information Campaign Raises Awareness on Human Trafficking in the Northern Border Area
The IOM office in Ecuador has launched an
information campaign to raise awareness and promote the development
of local policies to prevent human trafficking in Ecuador's
northern border.
Colloquium on Political Rights of Persons Displaced by Conflict
Migration and political rights experts will
meet next week in Geneva to discuss the unique challenges faced by
persons displaced by conflict in the realm of political
rights.
Migration Magazine Now Online
The June edition of the quarterly magazine
Migration focusing exclusively on internal displacement and
IOM’s own response, is now available online
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A Golden Goal for Peace
With World Cup fever taking hold in Cote
d’Ivoire, a new IOM initiative aims to bring together
football fans from all parts of the country around giant television
screens in an effort to promote peace in the war-divided
country.
IOM Ramps Up Food and Water Deliveries, Appeals for Funds
As street violence continues, IOM
Timor-Leste, working with the Timorese Ministry of Labour, is
delivering food and water to thousands of displaced people around
the country.