IOM / International Organization for Migration [to 17 October 2015]

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IOM / International Organization for Migration [to 17 October 2015]
http://www.iom.int/press-room/press-releases
Selected Press Releases

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Surge in Migrant Arrivals in Greece
10/16/15
Greece – Since the beginning of October, over 68,000 migrants have crossed into Greece, with the majority (41,954) arriving on the island of Lesvos.

How the World Views Migration: Results from a New IOM/Gallup Report
10/16/15
Germany – How the World Views Migration – a newly released IOM / Gallup World Poll – provides a global overview of people’s attitudes towards immigration.

Displacement in Iraq Exceeds 3.2 Million: IOM
10/16/15
Iraq – The IOM Iraq Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), published this week, identified 3,206,736 internally displaced Iraqis (534,456 families) from 1 January 2014 through 29 September 2015.

IOM Relocates 1,061 Refugees in Ethiopia
10/16/15
Ethiopia – IOM Ethiopia relocated 1,061 Sudanese and South Sudanese refugees from Ashura temporary camp to the new Tsore camp in Benishangul Gumuz region on 15 October 2015.

IOM Distributes Food to Child Survivors of Trafficking in Ghana
10/16/15
Ghana – IOM Ghana has completed its latest distribution of food packages to 40 survivors of trafficking and their families in eleven districts in the Volta, Central and Greater Accra regions of Ghana.

In Memoriam: Evariste Mbonihankuye
10/15/15
IOM Director General William Lacy Swing on Thursday (15/10) expressed his deepest sympathies to the family of Mr. Evariste Mbonihankuye, an IOM staff member in Burundi.

“Migration in a World in Disarray”: IOM Director General
10/13/15
Switzerland – IOM Director General William Lacy Swing yesterday (12/10) spoke of “Migration in a World in Disarray” and called for improved global migration management.

IOM Launches Online Platform to Track Europe’s Migration Emergency
10/13/15
Switzerland – As part of its overall response to Europe’s migration emergency, IOM has developed an online platform.

Mediterranean Arrivals Near Record 600,000
10/13/15
Italy – Italy registered the arrival of 132,071 migrants from January through the end of September 2015.

IOM Evacuates 83 Ethiopian Migrants from Yemen
10/13/15
Yemen – IOM this week (11/10) assisted the evacuation of 83 Ethiopian migrants from Yemen via Djibouti.