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IOM Launches Policy Framework for Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration
Geneva — Today (14/12), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is releasing A Framework for Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR) to guide policymakers and practitioners’ work in this important field.
Chile Organizes Highest Number of Screenings in IOM’s Global Migration Film Festival
Chile Organizes Highest Number of Screenings in IOM’s Global Migration Film Festival
Manila GMFF Showcases Filipino Films: Curiosity, Adventure and Love and Together Apart
Manila – Alliance Française was once again the venue for yesterday’s (13/12) Manila leg of the Global Migration Film Festival, which was well attended by senior government officials, diplomats, UN agency and private sector representatives, university students and the local...
Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 111,237 in 2018; Deaths Reach 2,216
Geneva – IOM, the International Organization for Migration, reports that 111,237 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2018 through 12 December.
IOM Trains Canadian Recruiters on Ethical Recruitment
Calgary – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) conducted two training sessions this week with labour recruiters in the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. The trainings, which took place in Saskatoon on 10-11 December and in Calgary on 12-13 December, represent...
IOM Boosts Protection and Economic Integration of Migrants in Costa Rica
San José – This week (12/12) the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Development Banking System (SBD), agreed to create the Guarantee Fund for migrants in Costa Rica, which will adequately cover loan guarantees and other requirements requested by banking...
IOM Lauds Adoption of Global Compact for Migration
Marrakesh, Morocco – On 10 December, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) hailed the adoption of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, calling it an historic achievement by the international community.
Universal Health Coverage: IOM Committed to Ensuring Migrants are Included in Sustainable Development Goals Target
Geneva – On Universal Health Coverage Day (12/12) the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and other global partners are promoting efforts to ensure Universal Health Coverage (UHC) indeed becomes a reality.
Fifth Border Management & Identity Conference Opens in Thailand
Bangkok – Following yesterday’s adoption of the UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) by 164 countries, border management specialists from around the world are today (11/12) gathering in Bangkok, Thailand, for the 5th Border Management & Identity...
Challenges for Children on the Move Focus of Global Migration Film Festival Event in Belgium
Brussels – IOM’s Belgium and Luxembourg Office is organizing a film screening and debate in Brussels on International Migrants Day (IMD, 18/12). In line with the IMD 2018 theme “Migration with Dignity’, the focus of the event will be on children and migration.
Germany Enhances Support for Community Policing in Iraq
Baghdad – This week the German Federal Foreign Office bolstered IOM’s Community Policing (CP) programme in Iraq by providing an additional 1.7 million Euros, raising Germany’s total contributions to this important effort to 5.7 million Euros.
IOM Trains Federal Judges in Brazil
Brasilia – As a surge of Venezuelans continues to flow across international borders, this month the International Organization for Migration (IOM) sponsored a training session entitled Migration Law: Improving the Capacity of the Federal Justice in the Context of the Venezuelan...