IOM / International Organization for Migration [to 31 October 2015]
http://www.iom.int/press-room/press-releases
Selected Press Releases

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IOM Launches Updated Response Plan for Mediterranean and Beyond
10/30/15
Switzerland – IOM has released an update to its June 2015 response plan “Addressing Complex Migration Flows in the Mediterranean.”

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Mediterranean Update – Migrant Deaths Rise to 3,329 in 2015
10/30/15
Italy – IOM now estimates that the total number of migrant deaths on Mediterranean sea routes to Europe have surpassed 3,329 in the first ten months of 2015.

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IOM Ramps Up Winter Assistance for Displaced in Syria, Iraq
10/30/15
Syria, Iraq – In anticipation of upcoming winter months in the Middle East and North Africa, IOM has begun the implementation of its 2015-2016 ‘Winter Assistance Plans for Populations Affected by the Syrian and Iraqi Crises.’

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Conference on Migrants and Cities Brings Mayors, Local Actors to Centre of Migration Debate
10/30/15
Switzerland – IOM’s Conference on Migrants and Cities, which took place 26-27 October at the UN in Geneva, brought mayors and other local actors to the centre of the migration debate. It followed IOM’s milestone Diaspora Ministerial Conference held in 2013.

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U.S. Supports IOM and Partners’ Efforts to Address Child Sex Trafficking and Forced Child Labour within Ghana
10/30/15
Accra, Ghana – The U.S. Embassy in Accra and U.S. government’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons have announced the award of $5 million to the International Organization on Migration (IOM) and Free the Slaves (FTS), an international NGO working in Ghana, for activities that will support the recently signed U.S.-Ghana Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership.

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IOM Launches 2015 World Migration Report
10/28/15
Geneva – IOM yesterday (27/10) launched its flagship World Migration Report 2015 – Migrants and Cities: New Partnerships to Manage Mobility.

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IOM Responds to Massive Earthquake in Afghanistan, Pakistan
10/27/15
Afghanistan – IOM is responding to a massive earthquake that struck the mountainous border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan on Monday.

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Mediterranean Update: Shipwrecks off Libya, Greece
10/27/15
Italy – The Libyan Red Crescent has reported another tragedy at sea, with the recovery of over 40 corpses on Libyan beaches.

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IOM Yemen Responds to Sudden Influx of Internally Displaced into Lawdar District
10/27/15
Yemen – Fighting between Houthi and government-aligned armed groups near villages on the border of the Mukayras and Lawdar district earlier this month displaced hundreds of families from the area, pushing them further south into the Lawdar district in Yemen.

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Ghana’s Frontline Border Officials Improve Ebola Preparedness
10/27/15
Ghana – IOM Ghana, under its Ebola (EVD) preparedness project, has organized a series of training workshops at eight points of entry across the country aimed at building the capacity of frontline officers to detect and manage potential cases of Ebola at borders.

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IOM Guinea Participates in Public Health Surveillance of Village Hit by Recent Ebola Death
10/27/15
Guinea – IOM has taken part in efforts to prevent the potential spread of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) following the death of a 35-year old woman who succumbed to the virus at Kindoyah, near Tana village in Guinea.

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IOM, SURA Combat Human Trafficking in Peru
10/27/15
Peru – To improve awareness of human trafficking among Peruvian young people and the general public, IOM in Peru and financial services company SURA Peru, have joined forces to combat the problem. Some 2,241 victims of trafficking, mostly young women, have been identified in Peru over the past five years – 782 of them in 2014.

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IOM Builds Honduran Migration Management Capacity
10/27/15
Honduras – IOM has opened two fully equipped training units to build the capacity of some 600 Honduran officials working with migrants at the National Institute of Migration (INM) and the Directorate for Children, Youth and Family (DINAF).