Migrants

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The AU-EU-UN task force meeting calls to rescue stranded migrants and refugees in Libya

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A task force by the African Union, European Union and the United Nations has called for the rescue of stranded...

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Dozen people reported dead after boat capsized off Libya

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A handout photo released on September 24, 2018 by SOS Mediterranee shows migrants being rescued. Photo credit:  Yahoo Finance At least...

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IOM Facilitates Return of 418 Migrants Stranded in Yemen in First Evacuation Flight in More than Three Years

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The UN Migration Agency (IOM) this week (26-29 November) began assisting 418 Ethiopian migrants stranded in Yemen to safely return...

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“Migrants’ Rights are Human Rights” IOM Regional Director Tells Asian Human Rights Forum

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IOM Vienna Regional Director Tina Szabados at the Samarkand Human Rights Forum. Photo: IOM  Dignity, protection and the promotion of...

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First IOM Member State Forum on a Comprehensive Approach to Resettlement and Complementary Pathways to Europe

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The first IOM Member State Forum on Resettlement and Complementary Pathways to Europe was held in Brussels, 12-14 November 2018....

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500 People Participate in IOM’s Fourth Cross-Border Crisis Simulation Exercise in Niger

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More than 500 members from communities, local authorities, civil society and security forces participated in IOM’s fourth crisis simulation exercise...

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• Security

UNHCR and IOM appeal to European leaders to tackle Mediterranean deaths

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Italian Coast Guard rescues migrants and refugees bound for Italy. © IOM/Francesco Malavolta Ahead of this week’s meeting of European...