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  • Venezuelan Refugee and Migrant Response (1349)
    Maria Chan, IOM doctor, doing medical consultation In a small open school in Sakao Motá, an indigenous remote border village hosting Brazilians and Venezuelan migrants in northern Brazil. IOM mobile medical teams are reaching Venezuela's indigenous people and host communities in Brazil's remote areas with much-needed health care including essential treatments and medicines once a month. The state of Roraima is the main gateway from Venezuela into Brazil for those leaving the country's ongoing economic and social crisis. More than 400,000 Venezuelans living in Brazil entered the country via the northern state.Maria Chan, IOM doctor, doing medical consultation In a small open school in Sakao Motá, an indigenous remote border village hosting Brazilians and Venezuelan migrants in northern Brazil. IOM mobile medical teams are reaching Venezuela's indigenous people and host communities in Brazil's remote areas with much-needed health care including essential treatments and medicines once a month. The state of Roraima is the main gateway from Venezuela into Brazil for those leaving the country's ongoing economic and social crisis. More than 400,000 Venezuelans living in Brazil entered the country via the northern state.Maria Chan, IOM doctor, doing medical consultation In a small open school in Sakao Motá, an indigenous remote border village hosting Brazilians and Venezuelan migrants in northern Brazil. IOM mobile medical teams are reaching Venezuela's indigenous people and host communities in Brazil's remote areas with much-needed health care including essential treatments and medicines once a month. The state of Roraima is the main gateway from Venezuela into Brazil for those leaving the country's ongoing economic and social crisis. More than 400,000 Venezuelans living in Brazil entered the country via the northern state.
  • Given the increased flow of migrants in transit through Honduras, IOM conducted a monitoring visit to identify needs and provide timely humanitarian response.

    Migration crisis in Danlí, Honduras (8)
    IOM Honduras
    IOM Honduras staff visiting the shelter construction site.IOM Honduras staff visiting the shelter construction site.IOM Honduras staff visiting the shelter construction site.
  • Ukraine War: Responding to Humanitarian Needs (400)
    Organised by Otwarty Jazdów,(Open Jazdow) IOM joined a summer festival picnic in Warsaw to celebrate the Ukrainian culture and traditions. The event brought together over 400 people from Ukraine, Afghanistan, Kurdistan and other countries, who took part in art workshops, cooking classes, jewelry making and dancing to live music from a band and a DJ.Organised by Otwarty Jazdów,(Open Jazdow) IOM joined a summer festival picnic in Warsaw to celebrate the Ukrainian culture and traditions. The event brought together over 400 people from Ukraine, Afghanistan, Kurdistan and other countries, who took part in art workshops, cooking classes, jewelry making and dancing to live music from a band and a DJ.Organised by Otwarty Jazdów,(Open Jazdow) IOM joined a summer festival picnic in Warsaw to celebrate the Ukrainian culture and traditions. The event brought together over 400 people from Ukraine, Afghanistan, Kurdistan and other countries, who took part in art workshops, cooking classes, jewelry making and dancing to live music from a band and a DJ.
  • Donations of supplies and reinforcement of shelters for benefit of migrants.

    Supply donations and Shelter strengthening (6)
    IOM Honduras
    Humanitarian aid delivery to beneficiaries of the "Jesús Está Vivo" shelter in Danlí.Humanitarian aid delivery to beneficiaries of the "Jesús Está Vivo" shelter in Danlí.Humanitarian aid delivery to beneficiaries of the "Jesús Está Vivo" shelter in Danlí.
  • Türkiye-Syria Earthquake Response (110)
    IOM provides emergency support to survivors of the earthquakes in Türkiye.IOM provides emergency support to survivors of the earthquakes in Türkiye.IOM provides emergency support to survivors of the earthquakes in Türkiye.
  • The EU-IOM Knowledge Management Hub (KMH) was established in September 2017 under the European Union-funded Pilot Action on Voluntary Return and Sustainable, Community-Based Reintegration. It aims to strengthen learning across return and reintegration programmes, and support the development and harmonization of approaches, processes and tools on these topics. Among its overarching objectives it aims to showcase the importance of adopting an integrated approach to reintegration and support its implementation by highlighting its holistic and multifactorial nature. Through an audio-visual production activity run in eleven countries, materials aim to promote a more balanced narrative on return and reintegration by focusing on realistic and fact-based…

    Sustainable Reintegration: Stories across regions (962)
    Bernadette was encouraged by a friend to leave Cameroon to seek better opportunities abroad, in Libya. Once there however, life turned out to be much more challenging then expected. Willing to go back to Cameroon, Bernadette embarked on a difficult journey back home. Not knowing she was pregnant, she even had a miscarriage along the way and suffered severe medical conditions. Once back in Kribi she was supported with reintegration assistance by IOM Cameroon that firstly provided her support in medical and psychological care. Once her health improved, she attended business trainings and developed her own business plan for a new shop by the sea in Kribi. Photos have been taken in the framework of the EU-IOM Knowledge Management Hub, funded by the European Union, and its audio-visual production activity on return and sustainable reintegration. For more resources visit: https://returnandreintegration.iom.int/en/media-centreBernadette was encouraged by a friend to leave Cameroon to seek better opportunities abroad, in Libya. Once there however, life turned out to be much more challenging then expected. Willing to go back to Cameroon, Bernadette embarked on a difficult journey back home. Not knowing she was pregnant, she even had a miscarriage along the way and suffered severe medical conditions. Once back in Kribi she was supported with reintegration assistance by IOM Cameroon that firstly provided her support in medical and psychological care. Once her health improved, she attended business trainings and developed her own business plan for a new shop by the sea in Kribi. Photos have been taken in the framework of the EU-IOM Knowledge Management Hub, funded by the European Union, and its audio-visual production activity on return and sustainable reintegration. For more resources visit: https://returnandreintegration.iom.int/en/media-centreBernadette was encouraged by a friend to leave Cameroon to seek better opportunities abroad, in Libya. Once there however, life turned out to be much more challenging then expected. Willing to go back to Cameroon, Bernadette embarked on a difficult journey back home. Not knowing she was pregnant, she even had a miscarriage along the way and suffered severe medical conditions. Once back in Kribi she was supported with reintegration assistance by IOM Cameroon that firstly provided her support in medical and psychological care. Once her health improved, she attended business trainings and developed her own business plan for a new shop by the sea in Kribi. Photos have been taken in the framework of the EU-IOM Knowledge Management Hub, funded by the European Union, and its audio-visual production activity on return and sustainable reintegration. For more resources visit: https://returnandreintegration.iom.int/en/media-centre
  • World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 2023 (15)
    Across South-East Asia, there has been a rise in individuals from around the world trafficked to work in online scamming operations. Photo: IOM/Kasidit Chaikaew Read more: https://storyteller.iom.int/stories/forced-crime-trafficking-survivors-thailand-tell-their-storiesAcross South-East Asia, there has been a rise in individuals from around the world trafficked to work in online scamming operations. Photo: IOM/Kasidit Chaikaew Read more: https://storyteller.iom.int/stories/forced-crime-trafficking-survivors-thailand-tell-their-storiesAcross South-East Asia, there has been a rise in individuals from around the world trafficked to work in online scamming operations. Photo: IOM/Kasidit Chaikaew Read more: https://storyteller.iom.int/stories/forced-crime-trafficking-survivors-thailand-tell-their-stories
  • Sudan: IOM Humanitarian Response 2023 (20)
    A truck carrying the personal belongings of displaced persons from Sudan. Photo: IOM Read more: https://storyteller.iom.int/stories/state-uncertainty-chadian-returnees-sudan-face-difficult-choicesA truck carrying the personal belongings of displaced persons from Sudan. Photo: IOM Read more: https://storyteller.iom.int/stories/state-uncertainty-chadian-returnees-sudan-face-difficult-choicesA truck carrying the personal belongings of displaced persons from Sudan. Photo: IOM Read more: https://storyteller.iom.int/stories/state-uncertainty-chadian-returnees-sudan-face-difficult-choices
  • Training workshops with implementing partners on migration-related issues.

    Migration-Related Workshops with associated institutions (10)
    IOM Honduras
    IOM staff providing a training day on migration to the staff of the Returned Migrant Assistance Center in La Lima.IOM staff providing a training day on migration to the staff of the Returned Migrant Assistance Center in La Lima.IOM staff providing a training day on migration to the staff of the Returned Migrant Assistance Center in La Lima.
  • Beneficiaries receiving seed capital for their entrepreneurship.

    Seed Capital Grants (4)
    IOM Honduras
    A beneficiary receiving seed capital for her entrepreneurship.A beneficiary receiving seed capital for her entrepreneurship.A beneficiary receiving seed capital for her entrepreneurship.
  • People in shelters due to their migratory route or the effects of climate change in Honduras.

    People in shelters (6)
    IOM Honduras
    Venezuelan migrant beneficiary of humanitarian aid deliveries in the shelter of the Peniel Church (El Paraíso).Venezuelan migrant beneficiary of humanitarian aid deliveries in the shelter of the Peniel Church (El Paraíso).Venezuelan migrant beneficiary of humanitarian aid deliveries in the shelter of the Peniel Church (El Paraíso).
  • Afghanistan: IOM Response 2021-2023 (228)
    Multiple Contributors
    An IOM mental health and psychosocial support counselor leads a session with a woman. Read more: https://storyteller.iom.int/stories/afghanistan-women-humanitarians-continue-work-amid-environment-fearAn IOM mental health and psychosocial support counselor leads a session with a woman. Read more: https://storyteller.iom.int/stories/afghanistan-women-humanitarians-continue-work-amid-environment-fearAn IOM mental health and psychosocial support counselor leads a session with a woman. Read more: https://storyteller.iom.int/stories/afghanistan-women-humanitarians-continue-work-amid-environment-fear
  • Operation End of the Migrant Protection Protocols program, through which asylum seekers in the United States had to wait in Mexico for the resolution of their cases, with instructions to return to US territory to attend the hearings.

    End to the Migrant Protection Protocols (34)
    Alejandro Cartagena / OIM México
    Accompaniment to migrants at the entrance of the border bridge between Mexico and the United States.Accompaniment to migrants at the entrance of the border bridge between Mexico and the United States.Accompaniment to migrants at the entrance of the border bridge between Mexico and the United States.
  • Every year, scores of Ethiopian men, women, and children leave home in search of a better life. They travel to Somalia and Djibouti along the so-called Eastern Migration Route, cross the Gulf of Aden, and journey through conflict-torn Yemen to the Gulf, principally the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in search of work. Others head northwest to Sudan and onto conflict-torn Libya to try and cross the central Mediterranean, the deadliest sea-crossing in the world.

    Assisting Ethiopian Migrants in Somalia (107)
    Muse Mohammed and Safa Msheli
    Minors at the TAS centre in Bossaso are all Ethiopian unaccompanied children. They were tricked by smugglers to come to Somalia hoping to get to the Giulf but have been abandoned on the road after their money was taken away. IOM, UNICEF and local partner TAS provide shelter and assistance to them while they await family reunification.Minors at the TAS centre in Bossaso are all Ethiopian unaccompanied children. They were tricked by smugglers to come to Somalia hoping to get to the Giulf but have been abandoned on the road after their money was taken away. IOM, UNICEF and local partner TAS provide shelter and assistance to them while they await family reunification.Minors at the TAS centre in Bossaso are all Ethiopian unaccompanied children. They were tricked by smugglers to come to Somalia hoping to get to the Giulf but have been abandoned on the road after their money was taken away. IOM, UNICEF and local partner TAS provide shelter and assistance to them while they await family reunification.
  • A collection of stories of migrants from around the world.

    Stories - Migrants (117)
    Multiple Contributors
    It is the day before she is due to deliver. Neida has been staying at a transit centre in Cucuta with her husband and two children while she awaits the Caesarian Section she could not get at home. “I’ve already lost two children to miscarriages in Venezuela. When I became pregnant again, I decided to come to Colombia to find a way to get a C-section. I was told this was impossible in Venezuela but since arriving I’ve received health care and exams at the local hospital. Tomorrow I’ll give birth to my child. I hope it is a boy. I will name him Alberto Antonio, Alberto for my grandma who was named for Alberta and Antonio for my father who passed away. “I was scared to leave, because my country is my country, but fear wasn’t enough to stop me. I thought about my family, my daughter, to make them feel better and give them a better lifestyle. When we crossed the bridge in Cucuta, we didn’t know where we would stay or find food for us. But you can always find people who help you on your way. I realized I’m going to make it in this country. It will be a challenge but I will overcome. Colombia is a country that opened its doors to me,” said Neida. A new policy enacted by the Colombian government will allow her child to be born a Colombian citizen. She is staying at IOM’s Migrant Transit Centre in Cúcuta where Venezuelans can receive food, medical assistance, and a safe place to stay and rest during their journey. The centre caters to people with health conditions, pregnant women, single mothers, trafficking victims, the elderly and people experiencing malnutrition and other vulnerabilities.It is the day before she is due to deliver. Neida has been staying at a transit centre in Cucuta with her husband and two children while she awaits the Caesarian Section she could not get at home. “I’ve already lost two children to miscarriages in Venezuela. When I became pregnant again, I decided to come to Colombia to find a way to get a C-section. I was told this was impossible in Venezuela but since arriving I’ve received health care and exams at the local hospital. Tomorrow I’ll give birth to my child. I hope it is a boy. I will name him Alberto Antonio, Alberto for my grandma who was named for Alberta and Antonio for my father who passed away. “I was scared to leave, because my country is my country, but fear wasn’t enough to stop me. I thought about my family, my daughter, to make them feel better and give them a better lifestyle. When we crossed the bridge in Cucuta, we didn’t know where we would stay or find food for us. But you can always find people who help you on your way. I realized I’m going to make it in this country. It will be a challenge but I will overcome. Colombia is a country that opened its doors to me,” said Neida. A new policy enacted by the Colombian government will allow her child to be born a Colombian citizen. She is staying at IOM’s Migrant Transit Centre in Cúcuta where Venezuelans can receive food, medical assistance, and a safe place to stay and rest during their journey. The centre caters to people with health conditions, pregnant women, single mothers, trafficking victims, the elderly and people experiencing malnutrition and other vulnerabilities.It is the day before she is due to deliver. Neida has been staying at a transit centre in Cucuta with her husband and two children while she awaits the Caesarian Section she could not get at home. “I’ve already lost two children to miscarriages in Venezuela. When I became pregnant again, I decided to come to Colombia to find a way to get a C-section. I was told this was impossible in Venezuela but since arriving I’ve received health care and exams at the local hospital. Tomorrow I’ll give birth to my child. I hope it is a boy. I will name him Alberto Antonio, Alberto for my grandma who was named for Alberta and Antonio for my father who passed away. “I was scared to leave, because my country is my country, but fear wasn’t enough to stop me. I thought about my family, my daughter, to make them feel better and give them a better lifestyle. When we crossed the bridge in Cucuta, we didn’t know where we would stay or find food for us. But you can always find people who help you on your way. I realized I’m going to make it in this country. It will be a challenge but I will overcome. Colombia is a country that opened its doors to me,” said Neida. A new policy enacted by the Colombian government will allow her child to be born a Colombian citizen. She is staying at IOM’s Migrant Transit Centre in Cúcuta where Venezuelans can receive food, medical assistance, and a safe place to stay and rest during their journey. The centre caters to people with health conditions, pregnant women, single mothers, trafficking victims, the elderly and people experiencing malnutrition and other vulnerabilities.
  • A collection of stories of people who have been internally displaced around the world.

    Stories - Internal Displacement (148)
    Multiple
    Kibabi IDP Site is one of 24 sites in Masisi Territory where more than 1.7 million people have been displaced by conflict over the past decade. Displaced populations lack food and other basic services throughout Masisi where humanitarian assistance is limited. In an intention survey conducted by IOM and UNHCR in March 2019, more than 70 per cent of Kibabi’s population did not feel safe enough to return to their home areas and wanted more opportunities to integrate in the host communitKibabi IDP Site is one of 24 sites in Masisi Territory where more than 1.7 million people have been displaced by conflict over the past decade. Displaced populations lack food and other basic services throughout Masisi where humanitarian assistance is limited. In an intention survey conducted by IOM and UNHCR in March 2019, more than 70 per cent of Kibabi’s population did not feel safe enough to return to their home areas and wanted more opportunities to integrate in the host communitKibabi IDP Site is one of 24 sites in Masisi Territory where more than 1.7 million people have been displaced by conflict over the past decade. Displaced populations lack food and other basic services throughout Masisi where humanitarian assistance is limited. In an intention survey conducted by IOM and UNHCR in March 2019, more than 70 per cent of Kibabi’s population did not feel safe enough to return to their home areas and wanted more opportunities to integrate in the host communit
  • A collection of stories of refugees who have been displaced around the world.

    Stories - Refugees (14)
    Multiple Contributors
    Dawit prepares to say goodbye to his mother as he will leave to start his new life in Canada next week. The 26-year-old refugee fled to Ethiopia from Eritrea six years ago. He had not been able to see his mother since leaving his home but when he got the news that he will finally be resettling to Canada his mother had to see him one last time. The reunion is bittersweet as she knows it will be the last time she will see him for a long time. "I miss him so much but knowing that he will finally be able to start his new life in Canada brings me happiness. It is like a great weight has been lifted off my shoulders," she says. Refugees who have been selected to be resettled in Canada attend a series of pre-departure orientation sessions in the IOM transit center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The sessions help inform refugees of what to expect when traveling to Canada and give them all of the essential information they need to start the next chapter in their lives.Dawit prepares to say goodbye to his mother as he will leave to start his new life in Canada next week. The 26-year-old refugee fled to Ethiopia from Eritrea six years ago. He had not been able to see his mother since leaving his home but when he got the news that he will finally be resettling to Canada his mother had to see him one last time. The reunion is bittersweet as she knows it will be the last time she will see him for a long time. "I miss him so much but knowing that he will finally be able to start his new life in Canada brings me happiness. It is like a great weight has been lifted off my shoulders," she says. Refugees who have been selected to be resettled in Canada attend a series of pre-departure orientation sessions in the IOM transit center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The sessions help inform refugees of what to expect when traveling to Canada and give them all of the essential information they need to start the next chapter in their lives.Dawit prepares to say goodbye to his mother as he will leave to start his new life in Canada next week. The 26-year-old refugee fled to Ethiopia from Eritrea six years ago. He had not been able to see his mother since leaving his home but when he got the news that he will finally be resettling to Canada his mother had to see him one last time. The reunion is bittersweet as she knows it will be the last time she will see him for a long time. "I miss him so much but knowing that he will finally be able to start his new life in Canada brings me happiness. It is like a great weight has been lifted off my shoulders," she says. Refugees who have been selected to be resettled in Canada attend a series of pre-departure orientation sessions in the IOM transit center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The sessions help inform refugees of what to expect when traveling to Canada and give them all of the essential information they need to start the next chapter in their lives.
  • A compilation of images captured on Mexico's northern border with the United States during the process of finalizing Title 42 in the states of Baja California and Mexico, offering a visual view of events in this border region.

    Title 42 (41)
    A. Cabezas / C. Cruz / S. Salazar
    Women looking at the camp set up between the border walls that separate San Diego from Tijuana, MexicoWomen looking at the camp set up between the border walls that separate San Diego from Tijuana, MexicoWomen looking at the camp set up between the border walls that separate San Diego from Tijuana, Mexico
  • Assisted Voluntary Return Programme in IOM Nicaragua (20)
    Karen Lira, asistente del Programa AVR explicando la encuesta post retorno a migrante nicaragüense retornado mediante el Programa de Retorno Voluntario Asistido (AVR por sus siglas en inglés). Él retornó de México a una comunidad del municipio de la Región Autónoma de la Costa Caribe Norte de Nicaragua. - Karen Lira, AVR Program assistant explaining the post-return survey to a Nicaraguan migrant returned through the Assisted Voluntary Return Program (AVR). He returned from Mexico to a community in the municipality of the Autonomous Region of the Northern Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua.Karen Lira, asistente del Programa AVR explicando la encuesta post retorno a migrante nicaragüense retornado mediante el Programa de Retorno Voluntario Asistido (AVR por sus siglas en inglés). Él retornó de México a una comunidad del municipio de la Región Autónoma de la Costa Caribe Norte de Nicaragua. - Karen Lira, AVR Program assistant explaining the post-return survey to a Nicaraguan migrant returned through the Assisted Voluntary Return Program (AVR). He returned from Mexico to a community in the municipality of the Autonomous Region of the Northern Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua.Karen Lira, asistente del Programa AVR explicando la encuesta post retorno a migrante nicaragüense retornado mediante el Programa de Retorno Voluntario Asistido (AVR por sus siglas en inglés). Él retornó de México a una comunidad del municipio de la Región Autónoma de la Costa Caribe Norte de Nicaragua. - Karen Lira, AVR Program assistant explaining the post-return survey to a Nicaraguan migrant returned through the Assisted Voluntary Return Program (AVR). He returned from Mexico to a community in the municipality of the Autonomous Region of the Northern Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua.
  • The main theme of this installation is the performative power of art. Campo de Sueños talks about dreams, about kicking a soccer ball. The dream and the search for its concretion are translated into concrete action. The first dream camp was commissioned by the MAAM (Museo dellÁktro e dellÁltrove. Di Metropoliz) in Rome in 2019, prior to an anti-racist tournament in the region. In 2021, the dream of the size of a stadium came true in Helsinki. The Estadio Centerario is the ideal and natural setting for this art installation. It represents the fulfillment of the greatest dreams of Uruguayans of all generations and now adds the possibility of hosting the 2030 World Cup. A Stadium of unparalleled symbolism. This installation reflects on the…

    Campo de sueño (8)
    The main theme of this installation is the performative power of art. Campo de Sueños talks about dreams, about kicking a soccer ball. The dream and the search for its concretion are translated into concrete action. The first dream camp was commissioned by the MAAM (Museo dellÁktro e dellÁltrove. Di Metropoliz) in Rome in 2019, prior to an anti-racist tournament in the region. In 2021, the dream of the size of a stadium came true in Helsinki. The Estadio Centerario is the ideal and natural setting for this art installation. It represents the fulfillment of the greatest dreams of Uruguayans of all generations and now adds the possibility of hosting the 2030 World Cup. A Stadium of unparalleled symbolism. This installation reflects on the search for the realization of dreams and children and adolescents between 12 and 16 years were invited to participate.The main theme of this installation is the performative power of art. Campo de Sueños talks about dreams, about kicking a soccer ball. The dream and the search for its concretion are translated into concrete action. The first dream camp was commissioned by the MAAM (Museo dellÁktro e dellÁltrove. Di Metropoliz) in Rome in 2019, prior to an anti-racist tournament in the region. In 2021, the dream of the size of a stadium came true in Helsinki. The Estadio Centerario is the ideal and natural setting for this art installation. It represents the fulfillment of the greatest dreams of Uruguayans of all generations and now adds the possibility of hosting the 2030 World Cup. A Stadium of unparalleled symbolism. This installation reflects on the search for the realization of dreams and children and adolescents between 12 and 16 years were invited to participate.The main theme of this installation is the performative power of art. Campo de Sueños talks about dreams, about kicking a soccer ball. The dream and the search for its concretion are translated into concrete action. The first dream camp was commissioned by the MAAM (Museo dellÁktro e dellÁltrove. Di Metropoliz) in Rome in 2019, prior to an anti-racist tournament in the region. In 2021, the dream of the size of a stadium came true in Helsinki. The Estadio Centerario is the ideal and natural setting for this art installation. It represents the fulfillment of the greatest dreams of Uruguayans of all generations and now adds the possibility of hosting the 2030 World Cup. A Stadium of unparalleled symbolism. This installation reflects on the search for the realization of dreams and children and adolescents between 12 and 16 years were invited to participate.
  • On Monday 15 May 2023, the Member States of the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Migration Agency, elected Ms. Amy E. Pope as its next Director General during the 6th Special Session of the IOM Council. Established in 1951, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is the leading intergovernmental organization in the field of migration and is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society. IOM is part of the United Nations system, as a related organization. The Director General-elect Pope, who began her appointment as IOM’s Deputy Director General for Management and Reform in September 2021, was nominated by the United States of America. The incumbent Director…

    2023 IOM Director General Elections (41)
    Muse Mohammed and Philippa Janet Lowe
    On Monday 15 May 2023, the Member States of the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Migration Agency, elected Ms. Amy E. Pope as its next Director General during the 6th Special Session of the IOM Council. Established in 1951, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is the leading intergovernmental organization in the field of migration and is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society. IOM is part of the United Nations system, as a related organization. The Director General-elect Pope, who began her appointment as IOM’s Deputy Director General for Management and Reform in September 2021, was nominated by the United States of America. The incumbent Director General Mr. António Vitorino was also a candidate in the election. The first woman to lead IOM, Ms. Pope will assume the duties of Director General for a five-year term beginning on 1 October 2023. During her tenure as Deputy Director General, Ms. Pope implemented a series of budgetary, management and administrative reforms to optimize IOM’s field delivery and risk management, enhanced internal justice outcomes and operational results, and strengthen coordination with the United Nations system.On Monday 15 May 2023, the Member States of the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Migration Agency, elected Ms. Amy E. Pope as its next Director General during the 6th Special Session of the IOM Council. Established in 1951, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is the leading intergovernmental organization in the field of migration and is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society. IOM is part of the United Nations system, as a related organization. The Director General-elect Pope, who began her appointment as IOM’s Deputy Director General for Management and Reform in September 2021, was nominated by the United States of America. The incumbent Director General Mr. António Vitorino was also a candidate in the election. The first woman to lead IOM, Ms. Pope will assume the duties of Director General for a five-year term beginning on 1 October 2023. During her tenure as Deputy Director General, Ms. Pope implemented a series of budgetary, management and administrative reforms to optimize IOM’s field delivery and risk management, enhanced internal justice outcomes and operational results, and strengthen coordination with the United Nations system.On Monday 15 May 2023, the Member States of the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Migration Agency, elected Ms. Amy E. Pope as its next Director General during the 6th Special Session of the IOM Council. Established in 1951, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is the leading intergovernmental organization in the field of migration and is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society. IOM is part of the United Nations system, as a related organization. The Director General-elect Pope, who began her appointment as IOM’s Deputy Director General for Management and Reform in September 2021, was nominated by the United States of America. The incumbent Director General Mr. António Vitorino was also a candidate in the election. The first woman to lead IOM, Ms. Pope will assume the duties of Director General for a five-year term beginning on 1 October 2023. During her tenure as Deputy Director General, Ms. Pope implemented a series of budgetary, management and administrative reforms to optimize IOM’s field delivery and risk management, enhanced internal justice outcomes and operational results, and strengthen coordination with the United Nations system.
  • Mozambique Health (6)
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    Through IOM's Health Programme, over 21,000 mine workers have received comprehensive screening in Mozambique.Through IOM's Health Programme, over 21,000 mine workers have received comprehensive screening in Mozambique.Through IOM's Health Programme, over 21,000 mine workers have received comprehensive screening in Mozambique.
  • Pakistan Health (5)
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    Conference attendees gain a deeper understanding of the vulnerabilities and risks faced by Afghan migrants through a power walk. Photo: IOM/Muhammad Zeeshan Siddiqui 2023Conference attendees gain a deeper understanding of the vulnerabilities and risks faced by Afghan migrants through a power walk. Photo: IOM/Muhammad Zeeshan Siddiqui 2023Conference attendees gain a deeper understanding of the vulnerabilities and risks faced by Afghan migrants through a power walk. Photo: IOM/Muhammad Zeeshan Siddiqui 2023
  • Thailand Health (128)
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    In order to facilitate and support organised migration, IOM offers numerous screening services for diseases like Tuberculosis and COVID-19 at the Mae Lae camp in Thailand.In order to facilitate and support organised migration, IOM offers numerous screening services for diseases like Tuberculosis and COVID-19 at the Mae Lae camp in Thailand.In order to facilitate and support organised migration, IOM offers numerous screening services for diseases like Tuberculosis and COVID-19 at the Mae Lae camp in Thailand.
  • Ethiopia Health (27)
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    As part of Haji's post-arrival support, he received medical assistance from IOM Ethiopia and was referred to a clinic for his prosthetic leg. Photo: IOM 2022/Kaye VirayAs part of Haji's post-arrival support, he received medical assistance from IOM Ethiopia and was referred to a clinic for his prosthetic leg. Photo: IOM 2022/Kaye VirayAs part of Haji's post-arrival support, he received medical assistance from IOM Ethiopia and was referred to a clinic for his prosthetic leg. Photo: IOM 2022/Kaye Viray
  • Panama Health (7)
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    The International Organization for Migration (IOM), provides health promotion, disease prevention, and integration of communities through education on how to access basic services to the residents of the district of San Miguelito in Panama City.The International Organization for Migration (IOM), provides health promotion, disease prevention, and integration of communities through education on how to access basic services to the residents of the district of San Miguelito in Panama City.The International Organization for Migration (IOM), provides health promotion, disease prevention, and integration of communities through education on how to access basic services to the residents of the district of San Miguelito in Panama City.
  • Providing Relief to Communities in Crisis in Yemen  (421)
    Communities receive hygiene materials during a distribution on Yemen's west coast.Communities receive hygiene materials during a distribution on Yemen's west coast.Communities receive hygiene materials during a distribution on Yemen's west coast.
  • IOM’s response to migrants in need of assistance in Yemen.

    Migrant Response in Yemen (105)
    Five migrants seek medical care from IOM’s health team near the coast in Lahj as they start a 100 kilometre journey to Aden.Five migrants seek medical care from IOM’s health team near the coast in Lahj as they start a 100 kilometre journey to Aden.Five migrants seek medical care from IOM’s health team near the coast in Lahj as they start a 100 kilometre journey to Aden.
  • Zambia Health (15)
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    Traditional leaders are community gatekeepers in promoting SRH rights and raising awareness on access to health-related services for migrants, sex workers and vulnerable young people along the migration corridors.Traditional leaders are community gatekeepers in promoting SRH rights and raising awareness on access to health-related services for migrants, sex workers and vulnerable young people along the migration corridors.Traditional leaders are community gatekeepers in promoting SRH rights and raising awareness on access to health-related services for migrants, sex workers and vulnerable young people along the migration corridors.
  • Republic of Moldova (9)
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    The World Bank's recent donation to the National Institute of Phthisiopulmonology facilitated by the IOM, which supported the distribution of 13 portable oxygen concentrators with Oxygen Cannulas and Oxygen masks, is giving the medical team the capacity to ensure daily assistance with high technological and safety standards for patients treated in the hospital. © IOM 2023The World Bank's recent donation to the National Institute of Phthisiopulmonology facilitated by the IOM, which supported the distribution of 13 portable oxygen concentrators with Oxygen Cannulas and Oxygen masks, is giving the medical team the capacity to ensure daily assistance with high technological and safety standards for patients treated in the hospital. © IOM 2023The World Bank's recent donation to the National Institute of Phthisiopulmonology facilitated by the IOM, which supported the distribution of 13 portable oxygen concentrators with Oxygen Cannulas and Oxygen masks, is giving the medical team the capacity to ensure daily assistance with high technological and safety standards for patients treated in the hospital. © IOM 2023
  • South Sudan Health (9)
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    The IOM-supported clinic in the Bentiu IDP Camp provides access to essential medical services. Tapisa is an internally displaced person receiving these basic health care services. IOM/Nabie Loyce 2022The IOM-supported clinic in the Bentiu IDP Camp provides access to essential medical services. Tapisa is an internally displaced person receiving these basic health care services. IOM/Nabie Loyce 2022The IOM-supported clinic in the Bentiu IDP Camp provides access to essential medical services. Tapisa is an internally displaced person receiving these basic health care services. IOM/Nabie Loyce 2022
  • Libya Health (19)
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    IOM's Voluntary Humanitarian Return programme continues to assist vulnerable migrants who wish to return to their countries of origin from Libya.IOM's Voluntary Humanitarian Return programme continues to assist vulnerable migrants who wish to return to their countries of origin from Libya.IOM's Voluntary Humanitarian Return programme continues to assist vulnerable migrants who wish to return to their countries of origin from Libya.
  • Ukraine Health (44)
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    Every 7th resident of western Ukraine has insufficient access to health services. IOM supports local medical facilities during this difficult time. IOM provided a new bronchoscope to better identify the lungs and bronchi diseases to Lviv Regional Hospital.Every 7th resident of western Ukraine has insufficient access to health services. IOM supports local medical facilities during this difficult time. IOM provided a new bronchoscope to better identify the lungs and bronchi diseases to Lviv Regional Hospital.Every 7th resident of western Ukraine has insufficient access to health services. IOM supports local medical facilities during this difficult time. IOM provided a new bronchoscope to better identify the lungs and bronchi diseases to Lviv Regional Hospital.
  • Brazil Health (34)
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    To the left, Indigenous Tauperang family waits for medical consultation. To the right, Silvano Fernandez, a 55-year-old Brazilian indigenous, recalls how his community opened its arms to Venezuelan brothers and sisters.To the left, Indigenous Tauperang family waits for medical consultation. To the right, Silvano Fernandez, a 55-year-old Brazilian indigenous, recalls how his community opened its arms to Venezuelan brothers and sisters.To the left, Indigenous Tauperang family waits for medical consultation. To the right, Silvano Fernandez, a 55-year-old Brazilian indigenous, recalls how his community opened its arms to Venezuelan brothers and sisters.
  • Yemen Health (103)
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    An IOM’s health team member provides primary health care services to a newborn child at the Al Yabli Health Center on Yemen’s West Coast. © IOM 2022/Majed MOHAMMEDAn IOM’s health team member provides primary health care services to a newborn child at the Al Yabli Health Center on Yemen’s West Coast. © IOM 2022/Majed MOHAMMEDAn IOM’s health team member provides primary health care services to a newborn child at the Al Yabli Health Center on Yemen’s West Coast. © IOM 2022/Majed MOHAMMED
  • Kenya Health (68)
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    IOM Kenya’s Migrant Health Assessment Centre (MHAC) provides health screenings for migrants about to migrate abroad. This is to help satisfy their Visa requirements for several countries including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States.IOM Kenya’s Migrant Health Assessment Centre (MHAC) provides health screenings for migrants about to migrate abroad. This is to help satisfy their Visa requirements for several countries including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States.IOM Kenya’s Migrant Health Assessment Centre (MHAC) provides health screenings for migrants about to migrate abroad. This is to help satisfy their Visa requirements for several countries including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States.
  • Cambodia Health (4)
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    Government officials from the Ministry of Health, immigration and provincial governors officers in Banteay Meanchey province, Cambodia, are undertaking Population Mobility Mapping (PMM) with the support of IOM Cambodia and ROAP to enhance understanding, capacity and response for incorporating migrants and mobility into pandemic preparedness, planning and response.Government officials from the Ministry of Health, immigration and provincial governors officers in Banteay Meanchey province, Cambodia, are undertaking Population Mobility Mapping (PMM) with the support of IOM Cambodia and ROAP to enhance understanding, capacity and response for incorporating migrants and mobility into pandemic preparedness, planning and response.Government officials from the Ministry of Health, immigration and provincial governors officers in Banteay Meanchey province, Cambodia, are undertaking Population Mobility Mapping (PMM) with the support of IOM Cambodia and ROAP to enhance understanding, capacity and response for incorporating migrants and mobility into pandemic preparedness, planning and response.
  • It is essential to disseminate that the immigration status of parents should not be an impediment to process the birth certificate and grant the right to identity to their children. An IOM team accompanied in August 2022 a session to issue birth certificates to children of migrant workers in the Soconusco region of southern Mexico, Mexico. Tthe story of a midwife who encourages families to obtain birth certificates for their daughters and sons in Tapachula, Chiapas.

    Promoting the right to identity of the children of border workers in Mexico (48)
    Alejandro Cartagena
    It is essential to disseminate that the immigration status of parents should not be an impediment to process the birth certificate and grant the right to identity to their children. An IOM team accompanied in August 2022 a session to issue birth certificates to children of migrant workers in the Soconusco region of southern Mexico, Mexico. Tthe story of a midwife who encourages families to obtain birth certificates for their daughters and sons in Tapachula, Chiapas.It is essential to disseminate that the immigration status of parents should not be an impediment to process the birth certificate and grant the right to identity to their children. An IOM team accompanied in August 2022 a session to issue birth certificates to children of migrant workers in the Soconusco region of southern Mexico, Mexico. Tthe story of a midwife who encourages families to obtain birth certificates for their daughters and sons in Tapachula, Chiapas.It is essential to disseminate that the immigration status of parents should not be an impediment to process the birth certificate and grant the right to identity to their children. An IOM team accompanied in August 2022 a session to issue birth certificates to children of migrant workers in the Soconusco region of southern Mexico, Mexico. Tthe story of a midwife who encourages families to obtain birth certificates for their daughters and sons in Tapachula, Chiapas.
  • Uganda Health (5)
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    IOM members conducting the Population Mobility Mapping (PMM) to collect preliminary information on migration routes and available social services.IOM members conducting the Population Mobility Mapping (PMM) to collect preliminary information on migration routes and available social services.IOM members conducting the Population Mobility Mapping (PMM) to collect preliminary information on migration routes and available social services.
  • Ghana Health (15)
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    The IOM Migration Health Assessment Centre (MHAC) in Accra, Ghana, provides services to refugees and migrants helping with their resettlement process, as well as tuberculosis assessments for those migrants planning to travel.The IOM Migration Health Assessment Centre (MHAC) in Accra, Ghana, provides services to refugees and migrants helping with their resettlement process, as well as tuberculosis assessments for those migrants planning to travel.The IOM Migration Health Assessment Centre (MHAC) in Accra, Ghana, provides services to refugees and migrants helping with their resettlement process, as well as tuberculosis assessments for those migrants planning to travel.
  • Guinea Health (16)
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    IOM ran an extensive vaccination campaign against COVID-19 for mobile populations in eighteen identified sites in Conakry, the capital of Guinea.IOM ran an extensive vaccination campaign against COVID-19 for mobile populations in eighteen identified sites in Conakry, the capital of Guinea.IOM ran an extensive vaccination campaign against COVID-19 for mobile populations in eighteen identified sites in Conakry, the capital of Guinea.
  • Bangladesh Health (14)
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    IOM conducts suicide prevention talks to raise awareness and build mental health capacity in Cox’s Bazar refugee camp, Bangladesh.IOM conducts suicide prevention talks to raise awareness and build mental health capacity in Cox’s Bazar refugee camp, Bangladesh.IOM conducts suicide prevention talks to raise awareness and build mental health capacity in Cox’s Bazar refugee camp, Bangladesh.
  • Niger Health (13)
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    Migrants in the Agadez transit centre receive vaccines against COVID-19. IOM has been providing technical and logistical support to national health authorities in Niger to ensure that the COVID-19 vaccines can be delivered to all, including migrants.Migrants in the Agadez transit centre receive vaccines against COVID-19. IOM has been providing technical and logistical support to national health authorities in Niger to ensure that the COVID-19 vaccines can be delivered to all, including migrants.Migrants in the Agadez transit centre receive vaccines against COVID-19. IOM has been providing technical and logistical support to national health authorities in Niger to ensure that the COVID-19 vaccines can be delivered to all, including migrants.
  • Syrian Arab Republic Health (21)
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    An older man waits for his rapid diagnostic test for COVID-19, made available for displaced populations in northwest Syria thanks to IOM’s health activities implemented through its partners.An older man waits for his rapid diagnostic test for COVID-19, made available for displaced populations in northwest Syria thanks to IOM’s health activities implemented through its partners.An older man waits for his rapid diagnostic test for COVID-19, made available for displaced populations in northwest Syria thanks to IOM’s health activities implemented through its partners.
  • Iraq Health (72)
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    Shukria is in her 30s. The eldest sister of three brothers, she lives with her family on the outskirts of the Al-Alam area of Salah al-Din Governorate. Shukria and her brothers were referred and transported to a specialized TB centre for examination. Doctors prescribed them doses of medicine on precise dates according to the NTP treatment guidelines, and they received periodic examinations during the course of treatment, all free of charge. IOM Iraq’s medical team also supported them with directly observed therapy (DOT), treatment follow up and care, as well as food packages to improve their overall health.Shukria is in her 30s. The eldest sister of three brothers, she lives with her family on the outskirts of the Al-Alam area of Salah al-Din Governorate. Shukria and her brothers were referred and transported to a specialized TB centre for examination. Doctors prescribed them doses of medicine on precise dates according to the NTP treatment guidelines, and they received periodic examinations during the course of treatment, all free of charge. IOM Iraq’s medical team also supported them with directly observed therapy (DOT), treatment follow up and care, as well as food packages to improve their overall health.Shukria is in her 30s. The eldest sister of three brothers, she lives with her family on the outskirts of the Al-Alam area of Salah al-Din Governorate. Shukria and her brothers were referred and transported to a specialized TB centre for examination. Doctors prescribed them doses of medicine on precise dates according to the NTP treatment guidelines, and they received periodic examinations during the course of treatment, all free of charge. IOM Iraq’s medical team also supported them with directly observed therapy (DOT), treatment follow up and care, as well as food packages to improve their overall health.
  • Haiti Health (66)
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    IOM carried out a large-scale COVID-19 awareness-raising campaign with prevention messages that reached over 15,000 people in vulnerable communities along the Haiti-Dominican Republic border through community radios, sound trucks, murals, social media and participatory theatre.IOM carried out a large-scale COVID-19 awareness-raising campaign with prevention messages that reached over 15,000 people in vulnerable communities along the Haiti-Dominican Republic border through community radios, sound trucks, murals, social media and participatory theatre.IOM carried out a large-scale COVID-19 awareness-raising campaign with prevention messages that reached over 15,000 people in vulnerable communities along the Haiti-Dominican Republic border through community radios, sound trucks, murals, social media and participatory theatre.
  • Every year, thousands of refugees are given the opportunity to resettle to Canada and have a fresh start to their lives. In order to prepare them for this next chapter, refugees attend a series of pre-departure orientation sessions provided by IOM worldwide. The sessions help inform refugees of what to expect when travelling to Canada and give them all of the essential information they need to start the next chapter in their lives.

    Preparing to go to Canada - Refugees attending CoA sessions (148)
    Muse Mohammed and Ashley Yoojung Ha
    Refugees who have been selected to be resettled to Canada attend a series of pre-departure orientation sessions in Beirut, Lebanon. The sessions help inform refugees of what to expect when travelling to Canada and give them all of the essential information they need to start the next chapter in their lives.Refugees who have been selected to be resettled to Canada attend a series of pre-departure orientation sessions in Beirut, Lebanon. The sessions help inform refugees of what to expect when travelling to Canada and give them all of the essential information they need to start the next chapter in their lives.Refugees who have been selected to be resettled to Canada attend a series of pre-departure orientation sessions in Beirut, Lebanon. The sessions help inform refugees of what to expect when travelling to Canada and give them all of the essential information they need to start the next chapter in their lives.
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Health (38)
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    IOM supported the response to COVID-19 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with vaccination posts at crucial entry points and along key mobility corridors.IOM supported the response to COVID-19 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with vaccination posts at crucial entry points and along key mobility corridors.IOM supported the response to COVID-19 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with vaccination posts at crucial entry points and along key mobility corridors.
  • Representatives of the International Organization for Migration’s member states are meeting in Geneva for the 113th session of the council. The Council is the highest authority of the IOM. It meets in regular sessions once a year and in special sessions at the request of: one-third of its members, the Director General or the Chairman of the Council in urgent circumstances. The main functions of the Council, as set out in the provisions of the IOM Constitution, are to: determine, examine and review the policies, programmes and activities of the Organization; review the reports, approve and direct the activities of any subsidiary body; review the reports, approve and direct the activities of the Director General; review and approve the programme,…

    113th Session of IOM Council (283)
    Muse Mohammed and Lucas Chandellier
    Representatives of the International Organization for Migration’s member states are meeting in Geneva for the 113th session of the council. The Council is the highest authority of the IOM. It meets in regular sessions once a year and in special sessions at the request of: one-third of its members, the Director General or the Chairman of the Council in urgent circumstances. The main functions of the Council, as set out in the provisions of the IOM Constitution, are to: determine, examine and review the policies, programmes and activities of the Organization; review the reports, approve and direct the activities of any subsidiary body; review the reports, approve and direct the activities of the Director General; review and approve the programme, the Budget, the expenditure and the accounts of the Organization; and to take any other appropriate action to further the purposes of the Organization.Representatives of the International Organization for Migration’s member states are meeting in Geneva for the 113th session of the council. The Council is the highest authority of the IOM. It meets in regular sessions once a year and in special sessions at the request of: one-third of its members, the Director General or the Chairman of the Council in urgent circumstances. The main functions of the Council, as set out in the provisions of the IOM Constitution, are to: determine, examine and review the policies, programmes and activities of the Organization; review the reports, approve and direct the activities of any subsidiary body; review the reports, approve and direct the activities of the Director General; review and approve the programme, the Budget, the expenditure and the accounts of the Organization; and to take any other appropriate action to further the purposes of the Organization.Representatives of the International Organization for Migration’s member states are meeting in Geneva for the 113th session of the council. The Council is the highest authority of the IOM. It meets in regular sessions once a year and in special sessions at the request of: one-third of its members, the Director General or the Chairman of the Council in urgent circumstances. The main functions of the Council, as set out in the provisions of the IOM Constitution, are to: determine, examine and review the policies, programmes and activities of the Organization; review the reports, approve and direct the activities of any subsidiary body; review the reports, approve and direct the activities of the Director General; review and approve the programme, the Budget, the expenditure and the accounts of the Organization; and to take any other appropriate action to further the purposes of the Organization.
  • The Second International Dialogue on Migration Session of 2022 took place on October 24-25th in Geneva, Switzerland. The session takes place in the lead-up to the 27th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27), taking place in Egypt, and building on the successful outcomes of the first International Migration Review Forum, to strengthen action to address the complex interlinkages between climate change, food security and human mobility. IOM understands these links through the wide lens of human security and is committed to putting vulnerable people at the center of its responses. Food security, water security, environmental security and livelihood security are all affected by climate change…

    International Dialogue on Migration 2022 (108)
    Muse Mohammed
    The Second International Dialogue on Migration Session of 2022 took place on October 24-25th in Geneva, Switzerland. The session takes place in the lead-up to the 27th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27), taking place in Egypt, and building on the successful outcomes of the first International Migration Review Forum, to strengthen action to address the complex interlinkages between climate change, food security and human mobility. IOM understands these links through the wide lens of human security and is committed to putting vulnerable people at the center of its responses. Food security, water security, environmental security and livelihood security are all affected by climate change and can influence mobility patterns. 2022 has witnessed the combined impacts of climate change and food insecurity, and the proliferation of acute situations across the world, leading to disruption in food supply chain and rising prices of grain, fertilizer and energy. This has resulted in compounded risks for communities already under severe stress, especially in low-income countries, and lead to protracted displacement and increased humanitarian needs. These situations call for longer-term development, adaptation and disaster risk reduction policies to avert and minimize displacement, strengthen the resilience of migrants and communities and promote sustainable societies and livelihoods.The Second International Dialogue on Migration Session of 2022 took place on October 24-25th in Geneva, Switzerland. The session takes place in the lead-up to the 27th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27), taking place in Egypt, and building on the successful outcomes of the first International Migration Review Forum, to strengthen action to address the complex interlinkages between climate change, food security and human mobility. IOM understands these links through the wide lens of human security and is committed to putting vulnerable people at the center of its responses. Food security, water security, environmental security and livelihood security are all affected by climate change and can influence mobility patterns. 2022 has witnessed the combined impacts of climate change and food insecurity, and the proliferation of acute situations across the world, leading to disruption in food supply chain and rising prices of grain, fertilizer and energy. This has resulted in compounded risks for communities already under severe stress, especially in low-income countries, and lead to protracted displacement and increased humanitarian needs. These situations call for longer-term development, adaptation and disaster risk reduction policies to avert and minimize displacement, strengthen the resilience of migrants and communities and promote sustainable societies and livelihoods.The Second International Dialogue on Migration Session of 2022 took place on October 24-25th in Geneva, Switzerland. The session takes place in the lead-up to the 27th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27), taking place in Egypt, and building on the successful outcomes of the first International Migration Review Forum, to strengthen action to address the complex interlinkages between climate change, food security and human mobility. IOM understands these links through the wide lens of human security and is committed to putting vulnerable people at the center of its responses. Food security, water security, environmental security and livelihood security are all affected by climate change and can influence mobility patterns. 2022 has witnessed the combined impacts of climate change and food insecurity, and the proliferation of acute situations across the world, leading to disruption in food supply chain and rising prices of grain, fertilizer and energy. This has resulted in compounded risks for communities already under severe stress, especially in low-income countries, and lead to protracted displacement and increased humanitarian needs. These situations call for longer-term development, adaptation and disaster risk reduction policies to avert and minimize displacement, strengthen the resilience of migrants and communities and promote sustainable societies and livelihoods.

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