IOM / International Organization for Migration [to 19 March 2016]
http://www.iom.int/press-room/press-releases

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03/18/16
IOM Launches Survey: Human Trafficking and Exploitation Prevalence on Eastern Mediterranean Migrant Routes
03/18/16
Switzerland – Nearly 1 in 10 respondents answered positively to an indicator of human trafficking and other exploitative practices.

IOM, Sciences Po Paris Launch First Atlas of Environmental Migration
03/18/16
France – IOM and the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po Paris) have launched the French edition of the Atlas of Environmental Migration.

Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals in 2016 Near 155,000; Deaths Reach 467
03/18/16
Greece – With winter ending and warmer conditions prevailing, the Central Mediterranean migrant route between North Africa and Sicily has become busier.

Japan Backing for IOM Humanitarian Operations Totals USD 46.8 Million
03/18/16
Japan – The Japanese Government has allocated a total of 46.8 million funding to support IOM’s operations in assisting vulnerable migrants, displaced persons, refugees, returnees and affected communities in the midst of conflicts and crises continuing in various parts of the world.

IOM Welcomes Step to Enhance Coordination at Turkey’s Shared European Borders
03/18/16
Turkey – IOM Turkey welcomes the 10th March ratification of an agreement enhancing cooperation at Turkey’s land borders with Bulgaria and Greece to combat irregular activities at borders (including irregular migration and other types of cross border crime) and facilitate the legitimate movement of persons and goods across the borders.

IOM Strengthens Capacities to Fight Trafficking in Persons in the Caribbean
03/18/16
Jamaica – IOM has brought together key stakeholders from five Caribbean territories at a two-day workshop in Belize in an effort to strengthen coordination to counter trafficking in persons in the Caribbean.

IOM Evacuates 250 Most Vulnerable Ethiopian Migrants from Yemen
03/15/16
Yemen – IOM in Yemen resumed humanitarian evacuations of stranded Ethiopian migrants on 15 March.

IOM Surveys Iraqi Migrants to Europe
03/15/16
Iraq – A new study by IOM, “Migration Flows from Iraq to Europe,” explores the experiences of recent Iraqi migrants.

Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals in 2016: 152,697; Deaths: 456
03/15/16
Greece – IOM estimates that 152,697 refugees and migrants have crossed into Europe since the beginning of the year, the vast majority of them (143,205) having crossed through the Greek islands, while the remaining (9,492) have reached Europe through Italy.

Infectious Disease Holding Units Installed at Four Border Posts in Ghana
03/15/16
Ghana – IOM Ghana in partnership with the Government of Ghana installed four infectious disease holding units at Sampa and Elubo Points of Entry (border with Cote d’Ivoire), as well as the Hamile and Paga Points of Entry (border with Burkina Faso), to enhance the screening and surveillance capacities for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and other communicable diseases at these key border posts.

‘Milestone in Migrant Health’ Reached in Philippines
03/15/16
Philippines – The Philippines Department of Health and IOM have renewed a commitment first made in 2013 to work together in addressing the health and well-being, vulnerabilities and challenges faced by Filipino migrants.