IOM and OIC Sign Landmark Plan of Action to Strengthen Cooperation on Migration Governance
Istanbul, Türkiye, 21 June 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have signed a groundbreaking three-year Plan of Action that will significantly enhance cooperation on migration governance and humanitarian response across OIC Member States.
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IOM Sounds Alarm Over Suspension of Life-Saving Transport in South Sudan
Geneva/Juba, 20 June 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is deeply alarmed by the suspension of its life-saving transport services for thousands of displaced people in South Sudan due to critical funding shortfalls.
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IOM Reports 60 Migrants Missing in Two Deadly Shipwrecks off Libya
Cairo/Tripoli, 17 June 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is deeply saddened by two confirmed shipwrecks off the coast of Libya in recent days, with at least 60 people feared missing at sea, according to IOM’s search and rescue teams on the ground.
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USA for IOM Appoints New CEO to Lead Next Chapter of Humanitarian Innovation
Geneva/Washington, D.C., 17 June 2025 – USA for IOM, the U.S. nonprofit partner of the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM), today announced the appointment of Joanna Wasmuth as its new Chief Executive Officer.
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Migrants and Diaspora Drive Development Through Remittance Flows
Geneva, 16 June 2025 – Against a backdrop of economic uncertainty, conflict, and rising inequality, one financial flow has remained remarkably steady: the money migrants send home.
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Making Migrants Count: Experts Convene in Malmö to Close Gaps in Migration Data
Malmö, Sweden, 16 June 2025 – Migration experts, policymakers, statisticians, and data scientists from around the world are convening in Malmö, Sweden, for the Fourth International Forum on Migration Statistics (IFMS) from 16 to 18 June.
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A Historic May 20: Returning Migrants March for Unity, Dignity, and Hope
A Historic May 20: Returning Migrants March for Unity, Dignity, and Hope
Yaoundé, May 20, 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM), alongside the Ministry of Youth and Civic Education (MINJEC), supported the participation of 81 voluntary returnees in the parade for the 53rd edition of Cameroon’s National Unity Day.
Full article at source: International Organization for Migration (IOM)
IOM Spokesperson on the Tragic Migrant Deaths Off Egypt’s Coast
Geneva/Cairo, 10 June 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is deeply saddened by media reports of the discovery of the bodies of ten migrants of various nationalities that have washed ashore near Marsa Matrouh, Egypt over recent days.
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Haiti Sees Record Displacement as 1.3 Million Flee Violence
Geneva/Port-au-Prince, 11 June 2025 – Nearly 1.3 million people are now internally displaced in Haiti, a 24 percent increase since December 2024, according to a recently published Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) report by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
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IOM Mobilizes Urgent Aid After Tragic Incident Off Djibouti Coast
Djibouti/Geneva, 11 June 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in close coordination with Djiboutian authorities, is scaling up its humanitarian response following a tragic incident off the coast of Djibouti that left at least eight migrants dead and 22 others missing.
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