IOM / International Organization for Migration [to 1 August 2015]
http://www.iom.int/press-room/press-releases

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Selected Press Releases
IOM, UNHCR Train Libyan Partners on Saving Lives at Sea
07/31/15
Libya – The IOM office in Tripoli, with UNHCR, has organized a two-day technical workshop for Libyan partners on saving lives of migrants off the Libyan coast.

Afghanistan Hit by Multiple Natural Disasters in July
07/31/15
Afghanistan – Afghanistan has been affected by over 30 natural disasters in the past month, causing deaths, injuries and displacement.

Madagascar PM Unveils National Counter Trafficking Awareness Raising Campaign
07/31/15
Madagascar – On the occasion of the World Day against Trafficking in Persons (TiP) 2015 (on 30/7), the Government of Madagascar launched an IOM-backed national awareness raising campaign.

IOM Trains Ghana Border Officials in Ebola Prevention
07/31/15
Ghana – IOM yesterday (30/7) launched a series of trainings to build the capacity of border officials to conduct Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)-related screening and infection control procedures at borders.

IOM Aids Vulnerable, Displaced Sudanese Ahead of Rainy Season
07/31/15
Sudan – IOM has this year provided life-saving emergency shelter and non-food relief items (ES/NFIs) to 16,525 vulnerable internally displaced people (IDPs) across three states in Sudan. It plans to reach 65,000 vulnerable IDPs with ongoing ES/NFI aid distributions funded by multiple donors by year-end.

IOM, Sahel Governments, Promote Coordinated Border Management
07/31/15
Niger – IOM has brought together government representatives from the Sahel G5 countries – Mali, Niger, Mauritania, Burkina Faso and Chad – and key partners for a two-day regional workshop on coordinated border management.

On World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, IOM Calls for Renewed Commitment to Combat Exploitation
07/30/15
Switzerland – Exploitation and trafficking of victims is a growing phenomenon in a world awash in conflict and natural disasters.

Fishermen at Risk of Human Trafficking Rescued from Vessel off Papua New Guinea
07/29/15
Papua New Guinea – Authorities in Papua New Guinea (PNG) are conducting a search and rescue operation in Western Province waters.

IOM Evacuates Somalis from Yemen to Somalia
07/28/15
Somalia – IOM’s second evacuation flight from Yemen to Somalia arrived in Mogadishu at 07.45 on July 27, 2015.

IOM Provides Cash Aid to Displaced Families in Baghdad
07/28/15
Iraq – IOM Iraq is conducting a cash distribution today for over 100 recently displaced families living in Baghdad governorate.

Ice Melt Triggers Tajikistan Flooding, Displacement
07/28/15
Tajikistan – Unusually high summer temperatures in Tajikistan have caused severe glacial melt, resulting in mudflows and flooding.

Travelling Arts Festival Promotes Migrants Rights in Central America
07/28/15
El Salvador – As part of its awareness raising activities in support of migrants, IOM this month organized a Community Festival for the Rights of People who Migrate in El Salvador