Geneva, 27 February 2026 Ramadan is a time of deep reflection, discipline, and spiritual growth for Muslims around the world; a time of heightened compassion and generosity towards those facing ...

Geneva, 2 March 2026 – The international community must act immediately to prevent further human suffering as tensions escalate in the Islamic Republic of Iran and across the Middle East region and ...

Geneva/Toamasina, 12 February 2026 – Thousands of people have been forced from their homes across northeastern Madagascar after Cyclone Gezani struck the country on 10 February, causing widespread ...

Italy - The number of migrants and asylum seekers arriving in Italy by sea in 2014 reached a total of 170,100 by year end 2014. That is about four times the number registered in 2013, when the Italian ...

The virginity trade and the loss of virginity are still fuelling patterns of trafficking and entry into commercial sexual exploitation, a new report released by the International Organization for ...

IOM is working with Kenyan authorities and the Kenya Red Cross to plan two new sites for internally displaced camps on the outskirts of Eldoret where thousands of people are currently sheltering ...

IOM has received EUR 688,350 from the European Commission's Humanitarian Aid Department (ECHO) to help internally displaced people (IDPs) in the capital Dili and other districts of Timor-Leste. The ...

Freetown – With a 60 percent rate of youth unemployment, Sierra Leone suffers among West Africa’s highest levels of joblessness. One result: youth migrate, often irregularly. To address this, the ...

Washington, DC – Earlier this week (10/10) the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe – also known as the U.S. Helsinki Commission – convened a briefing on the current humanitarian situation ...

Geneva – Information plays an essential role in a migrant’s decision-making process. The proliferation of differing and sometimes conflicting information makes it difficult for migrants to assess its ...

Moyamba – In 2017, IOM launched the project “Strengthening Sierra Leonean National Health Care Capacity through Diaspora Engagement” under its Migration and Development for Africa (MIDA) programme.

Kosovo - Construction of houses earmarked for beneficiaries in the fourth Return and Reintegration of Kosovars phase of the International Organization for Migration-implemented housing project, funded ...