International Organization for Migration
Convoy takes South Sudanese home from Khartoum
Mar 19, 2013 13:35 EDT
Almost 1,000 South Sudanese left their squalid Khartoum camp to return home by convoy on Tuesday but there is little immediate hope for tens of thousands who remain, officials say.
Tunisia MP stirs row after female circumcision remarks
Mar 11, 2013 10:17 EDT
Lawmakers from Tunisia's secular opposition Monday denounced remarks attributed to an MP from the Islamist Ennahda party that female circumcisions in Africa are carried out for "aesthetic" reasons.
Aid agency braces for Kenya election unrest
Mar 01, 2013 10:54 EST
The International Organisation for Migration said Friday it was bracing for an aid operation in Kenya ahead of the country's election next week, after a surge in ethnic violence at previous polls.
Two dead, one missing in Indonesia asylum boat ordeal
Jan 29, 2013 12:12 EST
Two people died and one went missing after a boat carrying 25 Sri Lankans asylum-seekers drifted for weeks off Indonesia's Java island due to engine failure, police said Tuesday.
Hundreds demonstrate in Athens against racism, fascism
Jan 19, 2013 13:00 EST
Hundreds of people held a rally against racism and fascism in central Athens on Saturday as mourners gathered to pray over the body of a man killed in a suspected racist attack.
Christmas misery in Haiti camp, three years after quake
Dec 24, 2012 14:35 EST
While people around the world celebrate the arrival of Christmas, residents of a refugee camp in Haiti say hunger and want will mark the holiday, like every other day of the year.
Christmas airlift for "vulnerable" S. Sudanese: IOM
Dec 24, 2012 12:50 EST
An airlift from Khartoum of sick, elderly and other "extremely vulnerable" South Sudanese, suspended after a November plane crash, re-started on Christmas Eve Monday, the International Organisation for Migration said.
Sudan displaced await Christmas with smiles, tears
Dec 24, 2012 05:05 EST
From homes of mud brick or roughly built shelters, Sudan's displaced will gather on the sandy lot of St Bakhita's parish church on Monday for Christmas mass.
Christmas airlift for "vulnerable" S. Sudanese
Dec 24, 2012 04:17 EST
An airlift from Khartoum of sick, elderly and other "extremely vulnerable" South Sudanese, suspended after a November plane crash, re-started on Christmas Eve Monday, the International Organisation for Migration said.
Afghan brain drain quickens ahead of 2014
Dec 13, 2012 05:59 EST
Mohammad comes from a good family and has a good job at a US construction company. But one by one he has watched friends and relatives leave Afghanistan -- the vast majority in the last year.
Philippines typhoon kills over 477
Dec 06, 2012 09:07 EST
A quarter million people were homeless and 477 confirmed dead after the Philippines' worst typhoon this year, officials said Thursday, as the government appealed for international help.
Philippines typhoon kills 475, thousands homeless
Dec 06, 2012 03:58 EST
Nearly 200,000 people were homeless and 475 confirmed dead after the Philippines' worst typhoon this year, officials said Thursday, as the government appealed for international help.
Philippine typhoon kills over 300, thousands homeless
Dec 05, 2012 23:11 EST
More than 300 people have been killed and nearly 200,000 left homeless after the Philippines suffered its worst typhoon this year, authorities said Thursday, reaching out for international aid to cope with the scale of the disaster.
Culture shock awaits Somali returnees
Nov 18, 2012 02:45 EST
Two years ago, fashion designer Ayan Hussein left the high-end stores of Britain's capital for a stab at promoting fashion that was in line with Muslim tradition in her Somali homeland.
Major battle in South Kordofan: Sudan rebels
Nov 02, 2012 16:25 EDT
Sudanese rebels on Friday said they shelled the capital of South Kordofan again after a major battle that killed 70 government troops and seven insurgents.
Australian aid worker 'free to leave Libya'
Sep 29, 2012 23:59 EDT
Australia said Sunday it had secured free passage from Libya for an aid worker stopped from leaving the country reportedly over a sexual assault probe involving a Libyan official.
Australia urges Libya to release aid worker
Sep 26, 2012 22:47 EDT
Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr on Thursday called for the release of an aid worker being prevented from leaving Libya over a police investigation involving a senior official.
Asylum seekers refuse to leave boat in Indonesia
Sep 07, 2012 12:09 EDT
More than 50 Australia-bound asylum seekers from Sri Lanka have refused to leave their boat after it was found stranded off Indonesia's Sumatra island a week ago, officials said Friday.
Lack of funds could halt S. Sudanese evacuation
Aug 10, 2012 10:23 EDT
The evacuation of more than 20,000 South Sudanese who fled Sudan could be halted by the end of the month unless more funding is found, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said Friday.
In Haiti, anger over slum eviction plans
Jul 25, 2012 02:48 EDT
Plans to evict people from slums precariously situated on the vertiginous slopes around the Haitian capital are sparking protests from many who want to stay despite the dangers.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| International Organization for Migration Organisation Internationale pour les Migrations Organización Internacional para las Migraciones | |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1951 |
| Type | Intergovernmental organization |
| Headquarters | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Membership | 125 member states |
| Official languages | English, French and Spanish |
| Director General | William Lacy Swing |
| Staff | 6000 |
| Website | http://www.iom.int/ |
