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Defending Migrants Rights and Dignity in Albania for 25 Years
Tirana – International Migrants Day (18 December) in Albania was celebrated with a high-level function attended by the country’s President, senior ministers and diplomats, who joined Regional Director Argentina Szabados to mark 25 years of IOM’s presence in the Balkan country....
GMDAC Study: Better Evidence Needed to Inform Design and Implementation of Information Campaigns on Migration
Berlin – A new report by IOM’s Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC) reveals the limited evidence base for information campaigns related to migration.
IOM, UNICEF, Release Results of New Flow Monitoring Exercise of Venezuelans in Perú
Lima – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) released the results of the fourth round of the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) about refugees and migrants from Venezuela in Perú this week (18/12).
World Renowned Film Director Sissako Joins IOM Mauritania For International Migrants Day
Nouakchott – On 18 December, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Mauritania commemorated International Migrants’ Day in four transit migration-prone cities simultaneously.
Over 16,000 Cinephiles Visit CinemArena in Nigeria
Benin City – Wednesday (19/12) marked the official end of the CinemArena movie caravan in Nigeria. A total of 16,700 people attended 28 shows across the country, in Lagos, Benin and Delta States — the first-ever screenings organized by the caravan in Nigeria.
Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 113,145 in 2018; Deaths Reach 2,242
Geneva – IOM, the International Organization for Migration, reports that 113,145 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2018 through 19 December.
Global Mayors Unite in Support of Human Mobility, Migration and Development
New York – On 17 December, the Marrakech Mayoral Declaration “Cities Working Together for Migrants and Refugees” was presented to the United Nations General Assembly to adopt the Global...
IOM Opens New Office in Mogadishu
Mogadishu – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) this week (19/12) opened a new main office in Mogadishu, constructed after the request of the Government of Somalia to support ongoing migration management programmes in the country.
IOM Sudan Celebrates 2nd Anniversary of EU-IOM Joint Initiative Programme
Khartoum — On Sunday (16/12), the second anniversary of the EU-IOM Joint Initiative for Migrant Protection and Reintegration in the Horn of Africa was celebrated at the International Organization for Migration (IOM) office in Khartoum, Sudan.
Star-studded Award Ceremony for Global Migration Film Festival in Cairo
Cairo – Today, on International Migrants Day, the Global Migration Film Festival draws to a close at the historic Al-Manial Palace in Cairo, Egypt, culminating the most successful edition held so far.
GMDAC: Over 6,600 Migration Deaths Recorded in Africa Since 2013 ‘Just the Tip of the Iceberg’
Berlin – Today (18/12) IOM’s Missing Migrants Project (MMP) will publish records from hundreds of eyewitness reports of deaths during migration in Africa, bringing the total number of deaths recorded on the continent...
Bangladeshi Survivors of Andaman Sea Crisis Find New Livelihoods in Hydroponic Farming
Dhaka – IOM has established three large-scale vegetable farms equipped with hydroponic farming technologies to support the sustainable economic reintegration of a group of Bangladeshi migrants who returned home after the 2015 Andaman Sea crisis.