Central American Officials attend workshop on labour migration management
Honduras - Thirty-eight consular officials from Belize, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama, are this week meeting in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa,...
Central American Officials attend workshop on labour migration management
Honduras - Thirty-eight consular officials from Belize, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama, are this week meeting in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa,...
Uruguayan officials strengthen capacity to address trafficking, smuggling and protection of migrant rights
Uruguay/Argentina - A two-day workshop for officials of the Ministry of Interior begins today in the city of Maldonado, Uruguay, on building the technical capacity of officials of the Ministry of Interior...
Uruguayan officials strengthen capacity to address trafficking, smuggling and protection of migrant rights
Uruguay/Argentina - A two-day workshop for officials of the Ministry of Interior begins today in the city of Maldonado, Uruguay, on building the technical capacity of officials of the Ministry of Interior...
350,000 Syrians transported from border areas to refugee camps in Jordan
Jordan - Since July 2012, IOM has helped 350,000 Syrian refugees to reach the Za’atri and the Emirates Jordanian (EJC) refugee camps in Jordan, some 45 and 90 km from the border crossings. IOM also provides...
350,000 Syrians transported from border areas to refugee camps in Jordan
Jordan - Since July 2012, IOM has helped 350,000 Syrian refugees to reach the Za’atri and the Emirates Jordanian (EJC) refugee camps in Jordan, some 45 and 90 km from the border crossings. IOM also provides...
IOM Director General to visit Malta, discuss ways to manage migration flows in the Mediterranean
Italy – IOM Director General William Lacy Swing will arrive in Malta on Sunday, 3rd November, to discuss with the government the latest developments concerning migration in the Mediterranean and to explore...
IOM Director General to visit Malta, discuss ways to manage migration flows in the Mediterranean
Italy – IOM Director General William Lacy Swing will arrive in Malta on Sunday, 3rd November, to discuss with the government the latest developments concerning migration in the Mediterranean and to explore...
IOM, Social Development Department of Buenos Aires, sign cooperation agreement to protect the rights of migrant women
Argentina - The IOM Mission in Argentina and the Department of Social Development of the City of Buenos Aires signed a Cooperation Agreement to protect the human rights of migrant women. In the past decade,...
IOM, Social Development Department of Buenos Aires, sign cooperation agreement to protect the rights of migrant women
Argentina - The IOM Mission in Argentina and the Department of Social Development of the City of Buenos Aires signed a Cooperation Agreement to protect the human rights of migrant women. In the past decade,...
A Song of Apology by demobilized Colombians contributes to national reconciliation
Colombia – “A new day is dawning…I’m sure of whom I am, although there are many who don’t understand…To find solutions, war is not an option. And to find peace, our hearts overflow.” So begins Pido...
A Song of Apology by demobilized Colombians contributes to national reconciliation
Colombia – “A new day is dawning…I’m sure of whom I am, although there are many who don’t understand…To find solutions, war is not an option. And to find peace, our hearts overflow.” So begins Pido...
IOM hosts training on collective center management in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic - On 3-8 November 2013, IOM will facilitate a Training of Trainers in collective centre management in Jarabacoa in the Dominican Republic. The training will introduce newly developed...
IOM hosts training on collective center management in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic - On 3-8 November 2013, IOM will facilitate a Training of Trainers in collective centre management in Jarabacoa in the Dominican Republic. The training will introduce newly developed...
Regional migration body discusses Horn of Africa and Yemen
Kenya - The Regional Committee on Mixed Migration for the Horn of Africa and Yemen is holding its third meeting in Nairobi, Kenya from 30-31 October 2013. The meeting aims to improve collaboration between...
Regional migration body discusses Horn of Africa and Yemen
Kenya - The Regional Committee on Mixed Migration for the Horn of Africa and Yemen is holding its third meeting in Nairobi, Kenya from 30-31 October 2013. The meeting aims to improve collaboration between...
IOM, partners engage diaspora for health sector development in South Sudan
South Sudan – IOM concluded a two-day workshop in Juba, South Sudan on Friday, which brought together government officials from the Ministries of Health, Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,...
New campaign highlights positive contributions of migrants in South Africa
South Africa - Building on the success of the “I am a Migrant too” campaign in 2012, IOM, in partnership with the City of Johannesburg and UNHCR is launching a campaign aimed at raising awareness about...
Mini Market 2x3 franchise wins award for Best Private Sector Business Model Contributing to Peace in Colombia
Colombia - Mini Market 2X3, a quick-mart franchise, this week received the Emprender Paz 2013 (Embark On Peace 2013) award, Colombia’s most prestigious public recognition for social corporate responsibility....
Essential non-food aid delivered to over 500,000 internally displaced in Syria
Syria - Since August 2012, IOM has provided over 525,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) and others affected by the crisis with essential non-food items (NFIs) in 12 governorates in Syria. The aid...