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/Juba, 25 February 2026 – Critical funding shortfalls are putting the lives of over 1.9 million displaced people in South Sudan at risk, as humanitarian needs continue to outpace available ...

Geneva/Kyiv, 16 February 2026 – As Ukraine prepares to enter the fifth year of the full-scale Russian invasion on 24 February, ongoing attacks on energy infrastructure continue to strain living ...

Libya - IOM Libya is working with officials at the Gharyan Al Hamra detention centre, about 90 kilometres south of Tripoli, to respond to an emerging humanitarian crisis.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Slovakia - “Be prepared, spread the word, and recognize the signs” is the tagline of a free new mobile application called SAFE Travel & Work Abroad developed by IOM.

After the successful edition of the publication 17 Return Stories IOM published a new edition with stories about migrants and return. In the Dutch-English publication Back and Beyond, IOM presents six ...

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 ...

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 ...

Kan Oye Fong Weng-Poorun Permanent Secretary of the Office of the Prime Minister Mauritius Date of Birth: 6 March 1955 Present Status: Permanent Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office (Home Affairs ...