International Organization for Migration  [to 16 May 2015]
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IOM Releases Funds to Tackle Migrant Crisis in Andaman Sea; Calls for Urgent Action to Save Lives
05/15/15
Thailand – IOM has released USD 1 million to launch operations to help migrants left in a desperate situation by people smugglers in Southeast Asia.

Trafficked Myanmar Fishermen Return Home from Indonesia
05/15/15
Myanmar – Over 500 fishermen from Myanmar are on their way home after a nightmare ordeal of years of slavery on the seas off Indonesia.

IOM Helps Displaced Families Fleeing Idleb in Syria’s Northwest
05/15/15
Syria – The violence in Syria’s northwestern Idleb governorate bordering Turkey is escalating. According to UNOCHA, an estimated 133,831 people have been displaced.

Rubble Removal Begins as Aid Flows to Chautara, Nepal
05/15/15
Nepal – The first efforts to remove debris from rubble-choked Chautara, Nepal, began Wednesday (13/5), as new supplies of IOM shelter and hygiene kits began arriving.

Flood-Displaced Families Build New Homes in Mozambique with IOM’s Help
05/15/15
Mozambique – IOM is helping around 10,000 displaced families build new homes in Zambezia province by supplying them with shelter tools. Many families lost their homes, crops and possessions when devastating flooding hit the province in early January.

IOM CAR Launches Theatre Campaign to Strengthen Social Cohesion
05/15/15
Central African Republic – On Thursday (14/5) IOM and the Alliance Française jointly launched a one-week theatre campaign in Bangui in the Central African Republic (CAR). The campaign, under IOM CAR’s Community Stabilization Project, funded by the European Union (EU), is aimed at promoting peaceful coexistence and economic revitalization in Bangui’s 3rd and 5th districts.

IOM Receives CERF Funds to Assist Families Affected by Floods in Northern Chile
05/15/15
Chile – The IOM mission in Chile has received USD 338,220 from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to provide humanitarian assistance to families affected by floods in Northern Chile, which occurred in late March.

IOM Welcomes European Commission Proposals on Migration
05/14/15
Switzerland – IOM recommendations – including saving lives and sharing responsibility for asylum seekers – are part of new proposals put forward by the European Commission.

IOM Resumes Yemen Evacuation Flights
05/14/15
Yemen – On Wednesday (13/5) IOM resumed evacuation flights from Sana’a, Yemen to Khartoum, Sudan, following the announcement of a five-day humanitarian pause in the Yemen conflict.

IOM Libya Aids Migrants Rescued at Sea
05/12/15
Libya – A rising number of shipwrecks is happening near the Libyan coast as migrants continue to embark towards Italy aboard unseaworthy vessels.