Migration
- by mgoloyGeneva/ Sana'a, 26 March 2025 – As Yemen enters its eleventh year of conflict, the country remains in the grip of relentless suffering.
- by cdangeloPort Sudan/ Geneva, 27 March 2025 – The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sudan has declined by 2.4 per cent in the last three months, marking the first decline since the crisis erupted nearly two years ago, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). This decrease is primarily due to people returning […]
- by mgoloyLima, 24 March 2025 – International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director General Amy Pope concluded her first official visit to Peru last Friday, kicking off a strategic partnership between IOM Peru and the premier Spanish football league LALIGA FOUNDATION to promote social cohesion and healthy living among migrant and host community children and teens.
- by mgoloyBerlin/ Geneva, 21 March 2025 – At least 8,938 people died on migration routes worldwide in 2024, making it the deadliest year on record, according to new data collected by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The 2024 toll continues a five-year trend of more deaths each year and last year's toll tops the previous […]
- by cdangeloPort-au-Prince, 18 March 2025 – In just one month, intense violence has forced over 60,000 people to flee—yet another record in Haiti’s worsening humanitarian situation. For years, gang violence, displacement, and instability have gripped Port-au-Prince and large parts of the country, each wave of attacks deepening the suffering of already vulnerable communities.
- by cdangeloGeneva, 18 March 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is implementing essential structural adjustments at its Geneva headquarters and globally to align with the unavoidable financial realities following an unprecedented 30 per cent reduction in estimated donor funding for the year, including a major decrease in U.S. funded projects worldwide.
- by cdangeloBrussels – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) welcomes the European Commission’s proposal for a new European legal framework for returns, recognizing the need for a system that is effective and fair. The Organization particularly welcomes its encouragement of voluntary returns and reintegration as part of a balanced and humane approach to migration governance.
- by cdangeloGuatemala City, 14 March 2025 – Amid a sharp increase in southbound migration, International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director General Amy Pope visited Guatemala this week to reaffirm IOM’s commitment to supporting people caught in crisis, providing life-saving humanitarian assistance, and advancing sustainable solutions that ensure people can build a future back home.
- by cdangeloTokyo, 12 March 2025 – The Government of Japan has allocated USD 55 million to support a wide range of operations to be implemented by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in 2025, in line with IOM’s Global Appeal.
- by cdangeloDamascus/ Geneva, 7 March 2025 – A new report by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) shows that almost 750,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) have returned to their places of origin in Syria since November 2024. However, some seven million remain displaced within the country, which is recovering from 14 years of war.
International Relations
- by Andrew SzarejkoKim sheds light on how anti-base activism in Korea and Japan disrupts U.S. basing politics, urging us to value the lives of those living near bases.
- by Charlotte GoodwinThe sensationalist media narrative of autism as a ‘risk factor’ must be avoided and autistic people who could be vulnerable to radicalisation should be seen as victims over threats.
- by Ellen MartinRejecting martial violence will also require that we resist the societal pressures to support British military personnel.
- by Andrés Ruiz-OjedaAs the Trump administration continues to flout the “rule-based order”, we must remember that the liberal elements of the order now under siege emerged largely against the preference of dominant powers.
- by William MallinsonBritain could revert to its traditional role of serving as a bridge between Washington and Brussels, also considering the influence of human characteristics on leadership.
- by Itzhak MashiahWhile tech discourse remains somewhat peripheral, it presents an opportunity to reshape the international narrative.
- by E-International RelationsDavid Galbreath examines the impact of technology on warfare, the future of NATO, European defense challenges, and the shifting focus of U.S. strategic priorities.
- by Andrew LathamMark Carney has argued that Canada should consider acquiring the Saab Gripen instead of the F-35, yet Washington can veto any sale.
- by Bulent GokayThe current juncture represents a particularly dismal chapter in Turkey's history that displays all the traits of economic crisis and political exhaustion.
- by Anthony HeronRegional neorealism brings both offensive and defensive schools together to produce a lens for a planet in flux.