Tag: IOM
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IOM records 22% increase in people displaced in Haiti
A breakdown in law and order and a wider humanitarian emergency across Haiti have displaced more than 700,000 people – one in two of them children, the UN migration office, IOM has said. New data from the International Organisation for Migration, on Wednesday indicates, a 22 per cent
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FG receives 29 stranded Nigerians from Sudan
The Federal Government in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), have facilitated the safe return of 29 out of 120 Nigerians stranded in Sudan.
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International remittances rise by 650% in 20 years
Migration is a crucial driver of economic resilience, growth and prosperity, Amy Pope, Director-General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), said on Tuesday.
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161 stranded Nigerians return from Libya
Another batch of 161 Nigerian migrants stranded in Libya have been evacuated and brought back to Nigeria on Tuesday, courtesy of the Federal Government and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).
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Libya: Flood disaster displaced over 43,000 People – IOM
Libya’s flood disaster, which killed thousands in the city of Derna, also displaced more than 43,000 people, the International Organisation for Migration said Thursday.
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Stakeholders drum support for journalists covering migration stories
A cross section of stakeholders has called on the government at all levels to provide empowerment and protection for journalists covering migration stories. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the stakeholders made the call at a workshop with the theme: “Let’s talk migration 2.2”, which was organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Abuja.
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Another batch of 129 returnees arrive Nigeria from Libya
129 stranded Nigerians have returned from Libya, the returnees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, In Lagos on Friday morning. They were received by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) upon arrival at the Murtala Muhammed Airpot Friday morning
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Rann: UNICEF, IOM, UN condemn Boko Haram attack
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have deplored Boko Haram attack on Rann in Borno. IOM said: “a large number of Boko Haram members armed with automatic weapons, rocket propelled grenades and gun trucks attacked the military base in Rann’’. The UN migration agency said some 55,000 people displaced…
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IOM, EU evacuate 132 more Nigerians from Libya
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the European Union (EU) on Monday evacuated 132 more Nigerians from Libya. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the new batch of returnees arrived at the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos at 5.30 p.m.. The Nigerians returned aboard a chartered Global Africa…
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Migrant deaths under reported – IOM
The International Organisation for Migration, IOM, said on Monday the real number of migrant deaths were far higher than the numbers reported. The UN Migration Agency in a new report on migrant deaths and disappearances worldwide through its Berlin-based Global Migration Data Analysis Centre said many migrant deaths were never recorded. “Since 2014, more than…