IOM / International Organization for Migration [to 13 June 2015]
http://www.iom.int/press-room/press-releases

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Selected Press Releases
IOM carries out its first evacuation by boat of migrants stranded in Yemen  06/12/15
Yemen – IOM evacuated 200 Ethiopian migrants by boat from Yemen, to Djibouti.

Kuwait donates USD10 million for urgent assistance to Syrians affected by Crisis  06/12/15
Geneva- IOM today welcomed the Government of Kuwait’s contribution of US$10 million for urgent assistance to Syrians affected by Crisis.

IOM Releases Revised Appeal As Emergency Begins To Shift into Recovery Mode in Nepal  06/12/15
Nepal – As the emergency phase begins to shift into recovery in Nepal, IOM released a third revised appeal yesterday.

IOM Nepal signs an agreement with UNDP for Early Recovery Cooperation  06/12/15
Nepal – IOM and UNDP signed an agreement on Thursday for a country-level operational cooperation to support the Government of Nepal with post-earthquake rubble and debris management.

IOM and Partners Rescue 20 Ghanaian Children from Trafficking  06/12/15
Ghana – 20 Ghanaian children victims of trafficking have been rescued by IOM from exploitative labour in the fishing industry along Lake Volta

IOM and CDC conduct Ebola Virus Disease outbreak assessment in Boke, Guinea  06/12/15
Guinea – Guinea, one of the three hardest hit countries by the Ebola outbreak is still struggling to contain the virus spread. In mid-May, a new Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak was declared in Boké Prefecture, a region bordering Guinea Bissau.

IOM and FAO: Improved Food Security for Lebanese Returnees from Syria  06/12/15
Lebanon – IOM, partnering with The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in Lebanon, has launched a 7-month project, titled “Relieving the Suffering of Lebanese returnees and Host Communities through the Recovery of Smallholder Agricultural Production”. The project is funded by the government of the Irish Republic and constitutes the first partnership of its kind between FAO and IOM in Lebanon.

IOM Provides Humanitarian Aid to Families Affected by Floods in Northern Chile  06/12/15
Chile – In response to the emergency caused by flooding that affected the Atacama region in northern Chile in late March, IOM jointly with the NGO Caritas and the Chilean Red Cross, has made progress in implementing the humanitarian aid project, funded by the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), which will benefit 300 affected families.

Number of Migrants Landing in Europe in 2015 Passes 100,000   06/09/15
Italy – Some 102,000 migrants had arrived by sea to Europe. The number is slightly ahead of levels reached at this time in 2014.

IOM Appeals for Funding as Iraq Displacement Exceeds Three Million  06/09/15
Iraq – IOM is today launching an appeal for USD 80 million to continue to provide emergency support to vulnerable displaced families throughout Iraq.

IOM Expands Support for Displaced, Conflict-affected in Ukraine   06/09/15
Ukraine – IOM is to launch new projects to help vulnerable, conflict-affected people in Ukraine’s Donbas region.

IOM Egypt Aids Nearly 3,000 Stranded Yemenis  06/09/15
Egypt – IOM has provided assistance to 897 vulnerable Yemeni families (2,768 individuals) stranded in Egypt as a result of the protracted conflict in Yemen and the subsequent closure of Yemeni air space and land border crossings with neighbouring countries.