Tag: IOM
Refugees and NGOs: Della Vedova, MSF, IOM at a panel discussion...
GENEVA, APRIL 7 - In recent months, the pressure on NGOs trying to rescue refugees adrift in the Mediterranean has increased. Three NGOs (Médecins...
Somalia: Italia con IOM, al via prima indagine epidemiologica su COVID-19...
MOGADISCIO, 16 SETTEMBRE - L’Unità di Ricerca e Sviluppo (URS) della Società Geografica Italiana e l’Università Roma Tre, sono state invitate a far parte...
Giornata Rifugiato: Grandi (UNHCR) chiede maggiore solidarieta’
GINEVRA, 19 GIUGNO - "In questa Giornata Mondiale del Rifugiato, esorto la comunità internazionale a mostrare solidarietà e ad agire con più efficacia a livello globale...
Venezuela: Del Re a conferenza donatori, Italia dona 3 milioni a...
ROMA, 27 MAGGIO - Quella del Venezuela resta una crisi dimenticata sulla scena internazionale, oscurata in questi mesi dal Covid-19. Ma al paese latinoamericano è...
Libya: heads of UN agencies warn of threats posed by conflict,...
NEW YORK, GENEVA, ROME, MAY 13 - Conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic present a significant threat to life in Libya. The health and safety of...
IOM Informing Migrant Communities in Italy on Protection from COVID-19
ROME, MARCH 27 - An information leaflet on COVID-19 which has been translated into 26 languages has been produced by the International Organization for Migration (IOM)’s Coordination Office for the Mediterranean.
Languages...
Refugee resettlement temporarily suspended due to COVID-19
GENEVA, MARCH 18 -UNHCR and the International Organization for Migration announced on Tuesday that they will temporarily suspend resettlement departures for refugees due to...
Coronavirus: UN agencies temporarily suspend refugees resettlement travel
GENEVA, MARCH 17 - A “vital lifeline” for vulnerable families forced to flee their homelands has fallen victim to the COVID-19 pandemic as two UN agencies announced on Tuesday that...
IOM: Shipwreck Off Coast of Libya Pushes Migrant Deaths on the...
BERLIN, MARCH 5 - A tragic shipwreck off the coast of Libya last month and more than a dozen other recent fatalities elsewhere have...
IOM Launches Guidance to Improve Protection and Assistance for Migrants Vulnerable...
GENEVA, FEBRUARY 21 - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched a new suite of publications to support the identification of vulnerabilities associated with migration...
Coronavirus: IOM launches 17 million dollars plan
GENEVA, FEBRUARY 21 - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) today (21/02) launched a USD 17 million strategic plan to support countries in preparing and responding to the new coronavirus...
IOM calls for alternative safe disembarkation mechanism for migrants rescued feeing...
GENEVA, FEBRUARY 19 - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is calling on the international community including the European Union to find an alternative...
IOM: Di Maio meets Vitorino in Rome, praises cooperation with UN...
ROME, JANUARY 15 - The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met in Rome with the Director General of...
IOM: Global Migrant Deaths Decline, but Tragedies Continue Worldwide
GENEVA, DECEMBER 20 - As 2019 draws to a close, the International Organization for Migration reports that there has been a sharp decline in the...
IOM estimates number of international migrants in 2019 at 270 million...
GENEVA, NOVEMBER 28 - The number of international migrants in 2019 is now estimated at 270 million and they send home a staggering 689...
UN agencies: 60,000 young refugees and migrants who arrived in Italy...
ROME, 8 NOVEMBRE – The estimated 60,000 young refugees and migrants who arrived in Italy as unaccompanied children between 2014 and 2018, and who have since turned 18, require ongoing support to ensure their successful transition into adulthood, said...
EU Anti Trafficking Day: IOM Missions Across Europe raise awareness and...
ROME/GENEVA, OCTOBER 18 - Marking EU Anti-Trafficking Day (18/10), IOM in Italy announced that the number of potential female victims of trafficking across the...
Migrants: IOM warns of reaching 1,000 deaths on Mediterranean in 2019
GENEVA, OCTOBER 1-The recent spate of Mediterranean Sea tragedies along all three migratory routes have brought the number of confirmed fatalities in 2019 to 994 men,...
Di Maio praises Malta agreement for redistribution of migrant, now it’s...
NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 23 - "Today is an important day for Italy in regards to the immigration crisis. I am pleased and I offer...
UN Urge European States to Boost Education for Refugee and Migrant...
BRUSSELS/GENEVA, SEPTEMBER 11 – Three UN agencies are calling on European States to increase resources and practical support for their school systems to ensure...