IOM / International Organization for Migration [to 11 July 2015]
http://www.iom.int/press-room/press-releases

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Selected Press Releases
Migrant Boat Arrivals in Europe Top 150,000 in 2015
07/10/15
Greece – IOM estimates that some 150,000 migrants have reached Europe by sea to date in 2015.

West African Migration Policy Study Launched
07/10/15
Senegal – IOM and ICMPD have launched a study of migration policies and practice in ECOWAS West African States.

Nigerian Civil Society, Government to Collaborate on Migration Policy Implementation
07/10/15
Nigeria – NCFRMI and IOM have awarded grants to four CSOs implementing Nigeria’s national migration policy and action plan.

EU, IOM Back Puntland Counter Trafficking Strategy Review
07/10/15
Somalia – IOM has organized a European Union (EU)-funded workshop with the Puntland Counter Trafficking Board (PCTB) to review an action plan and response strategy to address human trafficking in the Puntland State of Somalia.
The Djibouti meeting, which included representatives from nine ministries, identified key areas and its conclusions will be used to develop a first counter trafficking strategy document that can be replicated in the other regions of Somalia.
The strategic and operational priorities address the prevention of human trafficking, strengthening the capacity of law enforcement in the investigation and prosecution of traffickers under a clear legal framework, and the protection of victims.

IOM Backs Mexican Information Campaign to Protect Migrants
07/10/15
Mexico – IOM is backing Te Acompañamos (We Go With You), a national information campaign to protect and empower migrants transiting through Mexico. The campaign, launched in Mexico City in March, saw State launches on June 29 in Oaxaca, 30 June in Tabasco and 2 July in Chiapas.

IOM Highlights Migration Health Risks in Central America
07/10/15
El Salvador – IOM this week took part in the Regional Dialogue on the Health of Migrants, hosted by the Ministry of Health of El Salvador (MINSAL), the Central American Council of Health Ministers (COMISCA) and the World Organization Health (PAHO/WHO).

Detained Youth: Study Probes Fate of Young Migrants, Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Libya
07/07/15
Libya – A new study reveals a consistent pattern of young migrants, refugees and asylum seekers held in Libya in arbitrary detention without any form of due process.

IOM Provides Relief Kits to Families in Northwest Pakistan
07/07/15
Pakistan – IOM is providing shelter and household items to vulnerable families affected by the complex emergency in Pakistan.

IOM Receives CAD 1 Million from Canada to Address Sexual, Gender-Based Violence in CAR
07/07/15
Central African Republic – IOM received CAD 1.024 M from the Government of Canada to support ongoing efforts to reduce the incidence of sexual and gender-based violence.

IOM and Uruguay Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Strengthen Migration Policy
07/07/15
Uruguay – Through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), IOM and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay agreed to a series of joint activities that contribute to the development of the migration policy in the country.

ECOWAS, with Support from FMM West Africa Project, Holds Technical Meeting on Migration Data Management
07/07/15
Nigeria – IOM, through the European Union-funded project “Support to Free Movement of Persons and Migration in West Africa (FMM West Africa),” provided support to the ECOWAS Commission for a technical meeting on migration data management, from July 2 to July 3, 2015, in Abuja, Nigeria.

IOM Supports Private Sector to Target Irregular Migration Push Factors in Kosovo
07/07/15
Kosovo/UNSCR 1244 – IOM recently awarded nearly 3 million euros to local businesses with the aim of improving their productivity, competitiveness, export capability, innovation and ultimately foster Kosovo’s* overall economic growth.

New Platform Set to Improve Information Sharing on Migrant Smuggling by Sea
07/07/15
Switzerland – A new inter-agency platform for information sharing on migrant smuggling by sea has been launched on 6 July by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), in order to better understand unsafe mixed migration by sea.