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Migration

  • by mgoloy
    Geneva/ Sana'a, 26 March 2025 – As Yemen enters its eleventh year of conflict, the country remains in the grip of relentless suffering.
  • by cdangelo
    Port 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 mgoloy
    Lima, 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 mgoloy
    Berlin/ 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 cdangelo
    Port-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 cdangelo
    Geneva, 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 cdangelo
    Brussels – 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 cdangelo
    Guatemala 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 cdangelo
    Tokyo, 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 cdangelo
    Damascus/ 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.

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