International Organization for Migration (IOM)

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is part of the United Nations System as the leading inter-governmental organization promoting since 1951 humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all, with 174 member states and a presence in over 100 countries.

Trafficking in Persons | Ukraine | Fact Sheet | U.S. Agency for International Development
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Trafficking in Persons | Ukraine | Fact Sheet | U.S. Agency for International Development

THE CHALLENGE Ukraine has been a source, transit, and destination country for human trafficking since the early 1990s. Men, women, and children are trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and begging and sexual and other forms of exploitation. The main countries of destination for trafficked Ukrainians have been the Russian Federation, Poland, and Turkey,…

UN Humanitarian Leaders Urge Security Council to Preserve Cross-border Aid Lifeline
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UN Humanitarian Leaders Urge Security Council to Preserve Cross-border Aid Lifeline

New York/Geneva/Rome, 2 January 2023 – United Nations Security Council resolution 2642 – which allows for life-saving humanitarian aid to be delivered to north-west Syria from across the Turkish border – is set to expire in eight days. If the Council fails to extend it, the consequences will be catastrophic for 4.1 million people in…

EU funds border control deal in Egypt with migration via Libya on rise | Reuters
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EU funds border control deal in Egypt with migration via Libya on rise | Reuters

CAIRO, Oct 30 (Reuters) – The European Union signed an agreement with Egypt on Sunday for the first phase of an 80 million-euro border management programme, a statement from the EU delegation in Cairo said, at a time when Egyptian migration to Europe has been rising. The project aims to help Egypt’s coast and border…

Libya Is Deadliest Launching Pad for Illegal Immigration to Europe – The Media Line
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Libya Is Deadliest Launching Pad for Illegal Immigration to Europe – The Media Line

International Organization for Migration reports over 20,000 migrants rescued from Mediterranean Sea in 2022 and returned to Libya Over 20,000 migrants have been rescued from migration attempts via the Mediterranean Sea and returned to Libya so far in 2022, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported. According to figures presented in the report released on…

UN praises Indonesia for aiding Rohingya, asks other nations to follow suit
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UN praises Indonesia for aiding Rohingya, asks other nations to follow suit

December 29, 2022 JAKARTA – The United Nations refugee agency UNHCR has commended Indonesia for rescuing hundreds of Rohingya refugees who were stranded at sea for weeks and called on other nations in the region to do their part to address the fresh boat crisis. “Indonesia has helped to save [more than 400] people in…

Zimbabwe clamps down on illegal recruitment – Bulawayo24 News
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Zimbabwe clamps down on illegal recruitment – Bulawayo24 News

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said the Government is strengthening inter-agency cooperation to deal with unscrupulous recruitment agencies using unethical means to recruit desperate job seekers and ultimately subjecting them to human trafficking and exploitation. He said regional mechanisms to deal with issues of unfair and unethical recruitment in the Sadc region, particularly personnel from the health…

Rohingya man recounts nightmare of being adrift at sea – Radio Free Asia
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Rohingya man recounts nightmare of being adrift at sea – Radio Free Asia

Muhammad Taher knew he was risking his life when he decided to leave a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh and board a decrepit-looking boat to Indonesia, but the father-of-four was desperate to work. He almost didn’t make it. A week after the boat carrying more than 180 people set off, its engine broke down. Those…

IOM and Microsoft release first-ever differentially private synthetic dataset to counter human trafficking
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IOM and Microsoft release first-ever differentially private synthetic dataset to counter human trafficking

Microsoft is home to a diverse team of researchers focused on supporting a healthy global society, including finding ways technology can address human rights problems affecting the most vulnerable populations around the world. With a multi-disciplinary background in human-computer interaction, data science, and the social sciences, the research team partners with community, governmental, and nongovernmental organizations…

African, Caribbean and Pacific States Forge Strategic Cooperation on Migration Across Continents
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African, Caribbean and Pacific States Forge Strategic Cooperation on Migration Across Continents

Luanda — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) signed today a cooperation agreement on enhanced and more strategic cooperation on migration in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific. “This renewed partnership will encourage a broader participation of all relevant state and non-state actors to design…

Vulnerability of immigrants, especially Brazilians, who ask for a return has worsened this year
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Vulnerability of immigrants, especially Brazilians, who ask for a return has worsened this year

The Support Program for Voluntary Return and Reintegration (ARVoRe VIII), which results from the cooperation between the Portuguese Government and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) aims to ensure that immigrants in Portugal who need and want to return voluntarily to their country of origin can do so in a dignified and safe manner, and…