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IOM Welcomes EU Council Decision on Migrants in Mediterranean
Posted on Fri. Apr-24-2015 Switzerland - IOM has welcomed the decision of
the Special European Council of Heads of State and Government to put saving
lives at the heart of the European response to ending the unacceptable loss of
lives of migrants in the Mediterranean. "IOM believes that the primary
objective of any action has to be saving lives, and we very much look forward
to seeing the strengthening in that direction of current operations at sea, in
order to fulfill the international community's moral obligation to safeguard
and protect the fundamental human rights of all migrants," said IOM Director
General William Lacy Swing. Now read on |
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| Migrants Leaving Yemen for Horn of Africa Top 10,000 Posted on Fri.
Apr-24-2015 Kenya - IOM is continuing its humanitarian assistance to migrants,
refugees and Third Country Nationals (TCNs) arriving in the Horn of Africa,
fleeing the crisis in Yemen. This week the total arrivals in the Horn of
Africa, including Djibouti, Somaliland and Puntland, since the start of the
conflict, are approximately 10,263. Djibouti is receiving the bulk of the
people, with arrivals increasing to 8,344 this week. Of these, over 60 per cent
are TCNs in need of assistance to return home. Now read on |
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| IOM Assists Victims of Migrant Attacks in South Africa Posted on Fri.
Apr-24-2015 South Africa - Responding to the recent spate of the violence
against migrants in South Africa, largely in KwaZulu Natal (KZN) and Gauteng
provinces, IOM is assisting victims of the violence. Over 8,000 migrants have
been displaced since the violence broke out three weeks ago and they are
currently accommodated in various shelters operated by the government,
churches, mosques and NGOs. Governments from several neighbouring countries
have sent buses to help their citizens to return home. IOM is supporting these
returns by providing expertise on the eligibility of the travellers and
ensuring that all returns are voluntary. In addition, IOM is facilitating the
return of unaccompanied minors, medical cases and migrants in other vulnerable
categories. Now read on |
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| IOM, High Relief Commission, Register Lebanese Returnees from Syria
Posted on Fri. Apr-24-2015 Lebanon - This week IOM and the Lebanese High
Relief Commission (HRC) launched a project to register and profile Lebanese
returnees from Syria. During the first week of registration, 3708 individuals
were registered at eight different centers across the country. Four years into
the Syria crisis, its impact upon Lebanon continues to grow. With a quarter of
the population made up of displaced people, it is now the country with the
highest number of refugees per capita in the world. Public services are
overstretched, unemployment is up, and social tensions have risen. Now read on
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| IOM Provides Shelter to Recent Returnees in Iraq Posted on Fri.
Apr-24-2015 Iraq - IOM Iraq distributed 500 tents this week to recently
returned residents of Al Alam town in Tikrit District, Salah Al-Din
Governorate. Al Alam residents fled in June-September 2014 when armed groups
occupied their area. Most of their homes were burned down or damaged by
shelling. After spending recent months in other governorates including Kirkuk,
Dohuk, Erbil and Sulaymaniyah, residents began to return in late March after
armed groups left the Al Alam area. Now read on |
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| Maritime Security Key to Indonesia's Future, IOM-Backed Meeting Hears
Posted on Fri. Apr-24-2015 Indonesia - Indonesia's future prosperity is at
stake as it prepares to implement the new president's vision to establish the
country as a "global maritime axis," an IOM-supported meeting of maritime
security experts, academics, private sector and civil society actors heard
yesterday. "The president has said that the ocean is the future of Indonesia,"
Ministry of Maritime Affairs & Fisheries Secretary General Sjariaf Widjaja told
the launch of two days of focus group discussions on maritime security issues
in Jakarta on Thursday. "This is about our sovereignty, security and prosperity
for the future." Now read on |
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| IOM Renovates Care Centre for Unaccompanied Child Returnees in El Salvador
Posted on Fri. Apr-24-2015 El Salvador - IOM has completed the refurbishment
of a Child Protection Center managed by the Salvadoran Institute for the
Development of Children and Youth (ISNA) in El Salvador. This is the first of
two shelters that IOM will upgrade to improve standards of care, accommodation,
and welfare assistance for vulnerable minors returning from abroad. Both
shelters can accommodate some 100 unaccompanied underage returnees at a time,
usually for periods of 24-48 hours. Now read on |
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| IOM Mexico, Chiapas Open Assistance Office for Migrants and Refugees
Posted on Fri. Apr-24-2015 Mexico - IOM and the Chiapas authorities have
opened an Assistance Office for Migrants and Refugees in the Chiapas
municipality of Suchiate that will provide assistance to vulnerable migrants
and refugees. The initiative is backed by IOM, through its Regional Programme
for Mesoamerica, the local government of Suchiate and the Secretariat for
Development of the Southern Border and Liaison for International Cooperation
(SPDFSyECI by its Spanish acronym). Now read on |
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| World Malaria Day 2015: "Invest in the Future, Defeat Malaria" Posted on
Fri. Apr-24-2015 Switzerland - In 2013, there were about 198 million malaria
cases in the world and an estimated 584,000 deaths from the disease. The
countries endemic for malaria are also some of the poorest countries in the
world. The burden of malaria on the poor, including migrants and displaced
populations in these countries further fuels the cycle of poverty. IOM works
with governments and partners, mostly in Africa and Asia, to ensure universal
access to health care, including malaria prevention, early diagnosis, and
treatment services among migrants and hard-to-reach populations. Now read on |
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| IOM Hosts Migration Policy Workshop in Haiti Posted on Fri. Apr-24-2015
Haiti - IOM this week hosted a three-day thematic workshop in Montrouis, Haiti
to facilitate the development of a national migration policy. Forty
representatives from various Ministries and migration-related civil society
organizations participated in the event, which aimed to define strategic
objectives and actions to better manage migration flows to and from Haiti. The
workshop was opened by the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor. Experts from
IOM and the International Labor Organization (ILO) facilitated sessions
covering five thematic areas: migration and development; migration and labour;
irregular migration; border management; and migration and environment. Now read
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| IOM, Belize Partner to Improve Agricultural Sector Migration Management
Posted on Fri. Apr-24-2015 Belize - IOM and Belize have signed a Memorandum of
Understanding to implement an IOM Development Fund-backed project: "Improving
Labour Migration Management in Belize". "The success of this project will
represent a milestone in the area of labour migration for Belize, as it sets
the foundation for the creation of comprehensive labour migration policies in
the future," said IOM Head of Office in Belize Rene Chuc. Now read on |
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| Media Contacts For comment / interviews on today's news, please go to the
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| Joel Millman
Ph: +41 22 717 9486
M: +41 79 103 87 20
Email jmillman@xxxxxxx
Skype: Joel.millman2
Geneva GMT +1 | Itayi Viriri
Ph: +41 22 717.9361
M: +41 79 285.4366
Email: iviriri@xxxxxxx
Skype: itayi.viriri
Geneva GMT +1 | Joe Lowry
Ph: +66 2 343 9430
M: +66 81 870 8081
Email: jlowry@xxxxxxx
Skype: Joelowry
Bangkok GMT +7 | Chris Lom
Ph: +63 2 230 1612
M: +63 917 8908785
Email: clom@xxxxxxx
Skype: chris_lom
Manila GMT +8 |
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