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, UNHCR, UNICEF Joint Statement on New Border Restrictions in the Balkans
11/20/15
Switzerland – In the last couple of days, Governments instituted a range of restrictions against movements of refugees and migrants from Greece.

Resettlement of Refugees from Bhutan Tops 100,000
11/20/15
Nepal – Over 100,000 Bhutanese refugees have been resettled from Nepal to third countries since the start of a resettlement programme launched in 2007.

Displacement Continues in Iraq, Amid Return Movements: IOM
11/20/15
Iraq – The IOM Iraq Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), published yesterday (19/11), identified 3,181,176 internally displaced Iraqis (530,196 families) from 1 January 2014 through 5 November 2015.

IOM Helps Togolese Girls Trafficked in Gabon to Return Home
11/20/15
Senegal – A group of 17 Togolese girls, aged between 16 and 21, including a single mother and her one-year-old baby, have been returned home from Gabon with IOM’s help.

IOM, Partners Conduct Joint Assessment Mission on Ivorian-Liberian Border
11/20/15
Cote d’Ivoire – IOM Cote d’Ivoire has led a week-long inter-agency assessment mission to the Ivorian-Liberian border to identify the challenges faced by border communities from local violence and a lack of border management.

IOM Aids Vulnerable Populations in Remote Areas of Jonglei, South Sudan
11/20/15
South Sudan – IOM is providing lifesaving aid to displaced and vulnerable host community households in remote areas of South Sudan’s Jonglei State. In the first half of November, it reached nearly 6,000 people with water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) assistance.

Ghana Builds National Migration Policy Capacity
11/20/15
Ghana – In April the Government of Ghana formally approved a National Migration Policy (NMP.) The policy was developed with support from IOM Ghana and the IOM Development Fund (IDF).

IOM El Salvador Works to Improve Living Conditions for Child Returnees
11/17/15
El Salvador – IOM has reconstructed and re-equipped facilities of the Salvadoran Institute for the Integral Development of Children and Adolescents (ISNA) designed to house unaccompanied migrant children and adolescent returnees.