IOM / International Organization for Migration [to 21 November 2015]
http://www.iom.int/press-room/press-releases
Selected Press Releases

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IOM Welcomes Intercontinental Agreement to Manage African Migration to Europe
11/13/15
Switzerland – A roadmap to manage African migration to Europe has been welcomed by IOM’s Director General William Lacy Swing.

IOM, UNHCR Build Capacity of Libyan Partners to Save Lives of Migrants at Sea
11/13/15
Libya – IOM Tripoli and UNHCR have organized a technical workshop and coordination meeting for Libyan partners on saving lives of migrants at sea.

Consortium Applies New Approach to Security and Stabilization in Eastern DRC
11/13/15
Democratic Republic of the Congo – IOM in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has signed an agreement with the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Netherlands to lead an ambitious Consortium that aims to work with local communities and governmental institutions towards the stabilization and peace of the country’s troubled eastern region.

IOM Begins Vaccination of US-Bound Refugees in Rwanda
11/13/15
Rwanda – IOM has begun the vaccination in Kigali, Rwanda of refugees due to be resettled in the United States. The vaccinations are part of a three-day IOM medical health assessment process for the United States Refugee Resettlement Program (USRAP).

USAID Extends Abyei Rehabilitation Initiative
11/13/15
South Sudan – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has extended funding for the IOM-USAID Abyei Rehabilitation Initiative through 2018. The programme is designed to mitigate the risk of conflict and promote recovery in Abyei Administrative Area, an oil-rich territory of more than 10,000 square kilometers contested by Sudan and South Sudan.

IOM Trucks Water to Conflict-Affected Communities in Taiz, Yemen
11/13/15
Yemen – Since November 5th IOM has been assisting the two districts of Taizz city most badly affected by the conflict – Al Qahira and Al Mudhaffar – with water trucking.

Regional Conference on Migration Convenes in Mexico City
11/13/15
Mexico – Government officials from the 11 countries of the Regional Conference on Migration (RCM) – Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and the United States – participated in the Annual Vice-Ministerial of the group at the 20th RCM meeting held this week in Mexico City.