International Migrants Day (IMD) is observed on 18 December, reaffirming the need for safer, more inclusive, and fairer migration systems in a rapidly changing world. Despite its proven benefits, ...
Geneva, 19 December 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Revolut, the global financial superapp with over 60 million customers worldwide, have launched a strategic partnership ...
Greece - This week IOM Greece recorded the highest migration inflows since the beginning of 2015, despite deteriorating weather conditions.
Freetown – With a 60 percent rate of youth unemployment, Sierra Leone suffers among West Africa’s highest levels of joblessness. One result: youth migrate, often irregularly. To address this, the ...
Kuala Lumpur – The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have organized the country’s first National Forum on Forced Labour and Human ...
Egypt - “Egyptian Unaccompanied Migrant Children: A Case Study on Irregular Migration” is a new assessment published by IOM Egypt designed to shed light on the irregular migration of Egyptian children ...
Geneva – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 115,109 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 2 August, with almost 83 per cent arriving in Italy and the remainder divided ...
Geneva – Information plays an essential role in a migrant’s decision-making process. The proliferation of differing and sometimes conflicting information makes it difficult for migrants to assess its ...
Sana’a, Yemen – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, is supporting the island of Socotra after it was devastated by Cyclone Mekunu on 23 May. Working with inter-cluster partners and local authorities on the ...
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s national Durable Solutions Initiative (DSI), which will promote conducive conditions for internally displaced persons (IDPs) to rebuild their lives, was launched in the ...
Mali - At the request of the Government of Mali, IOM conducted a workshop in Bamako last week (11-15 July) to strengthen government and humanitarian actors’ capacity in displacement management in ...
The Global Appeal for 2026 presents a clear roadmap for IOM to promote humane and orderly migration for all – for those on the move, have moved, or will move in the future – reducing vulnerabilities ...