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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.
NGOs operating rescue boats in the Mediterranean called Wednesday for the EU to resume search and rescue activities to help them respond to the summer influx of migrants. SOS Mediterranee, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and Sea-Watch have been recovering thousands of people in overcrowded boats between North Africa and Italy in recent weeks. In a…
Minister of National Security, Fitzgerald Hinds has assured that incidents of human trafficking in this country are reported and treated as “very serious crimes” and recorded as such by law enforcement agencies. The Minister shared his remarks on Saturday when several ministries and groups came together on the Brian Lara promenade to observe World Day…
Efforts to combat human trafficking need to be coordinated both in cyberspace and the real world, since the menace has latched on to the internet and gotten worse amid the pandemic, said speakers yesterday. They called upon stakeholders, including the government and international partners, to focus on a rights-based approach to prevent exploitation of victims…
COLOMBO (News 1st); A three year project to combat human trafficking has been initiated by the Ministry of Defence, with funding support from the United States Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The US Ambassador said that the US has provided over $1…
The migrants come from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador and were turned over to authorities. The incident comes after more than 50 migrants were found dead in a semi-trailer in Texas last month. Almost 100 migrants were left abandoned in a freight trailer on a highway in Mexico and had to break their way out…
26 July 2022 New Partnership To Bring Remote Work Opportunities to Displaced Ukrainians Through a new partnership with Upwork, a freelancing platform, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is helping displaced Ukrainians find remote, online work, facilitating their entry into the job market. IOM will identify displaced jobseekers in Ukraine and neighbouring countries with the…
The Gambia, 25 July 2022 – After dropping out of secondary school, employment opportunities for Fatou*, a single mother, were difficult to come by. Knowing this, one of her friends reached out to inform her about the ‘opportunity of a lifetime’. “She told me that there’s a country where Gambian women can easily find work,…
He said the country’s image is tarnished by such bids to become immigrants. He also underlined the scope to become legal after going to European countries through illegal means, has shrunk. Speaking as the chief guest, lawmaker Nahim Razzak said political and social leaders have to work to stop illegal immigration. Most of the 400,000…
Romania has made significant strides during the last year, according to the US State Department’s 2022 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP Report). Romania is no longer on the Tier 2 watch list, but has moved to Tier 2, the US Embassy reports. “Romania, like all countries, including the United States, does more to prevent trafficking,…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 20 — The Government through the Border Control and Operations Coordination Committee has launched Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Kenya’s border points as part of efforts to boost border security. The the SOPs, the first to be developed in the East and Horn of Africa (EHoA) region, were developed partnership with the…
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