IOM / International Organization for Migration [to 22 August 2015]
http://www.iom.int/press-room/press-releases

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Selected Press Releases
IOM, Partners Work with the Americas to Protect Migrant Children
08/21/15
El Salvador – IOM, UNHCR and ICRC yesterday concluded the 3rd meeting of the Ad Hoc Group on Migrant Children and Adolescents of the Regional Conference on Migration (RCM) in El Salvador.

IOM Supports Launch of Afghan Migration Management Database
08/18/15
Afghanistan – Afghanistan’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, with the support of IOM, has launched a comprehensive Afghan migration management database.

IOM Supports Nigerian Displacement Tracking Technology
08/18/15
Nigeria – IOM this week donated information technology equipment to Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) as part of its project: “Strengthening Humanitarian Response Capacity in North East Nigeria through Displacement Tracking, Monitoring and Information Dissemination” – also known as the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM).

IOM Launches Report on Investing in Somali Youth
08/18/15
Somalia – IOM, with funding from the Government of Japan, has launched its first report looking at the relationship between youth, employment and migration in Puntland and Somaliland, entitled “Investing in Somali Youth”.

Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Approach 250,000
08/14/15
Italy – The number of migrants and asylum seekers who have arrived in Europe by sea so far in 2015 is now approaching a quarter of a million, according to IOM analysis.

IOM: Over 3.1 Million Iraqis Now Displaced
08/14/15
Iraq – The IOM Iraq Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) identified 3,171,606 internally displaced Iraqis (528,601 families) from January 2014 through 30 July 2015.

IOM Monitors Migrant Flows on Haiti – Dominican Republic Border
08/11/15
Haiti – IOM is continuing to monitor migrant flows on the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic.