Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees Expected to Boost Peru’s Economy by USD 530M in 2024
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Geneva/ Lima, 12 December 2024 – Venezuelan migrants and refugees in Peru are projected to contribute approximately USD 530 million in...
IOM Chief Commits to Strengthen Migration Management and Climate Action in Inaugural Botswana Visit
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Gaborone, 13 December 2024 – The International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Director General Amy Pope concluded a significant visit to Botswana,...
IBW’s Grenada Action Agenda – Institute of the Black World 21st Century
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Fostering collaboration with government and civil society to honor history and support people-based democracy and development in Grenada
Overview
Pursuant to the commitment...
At least 68 journalist killings in 2024, UNESCO reports
More than 60 per cent of these killings occurred in countries experiencing conflict – the highest percentage in over a decade.
"Reliable information is vital in...
Diplomatic engagement still the key to peace in Yemen: UN envoy
Delivering his final briefing for the year, Hans Grundberg noted that 2024 was marked by immense turmoil and tragedy across the Middle East region,...
Middle East crisis: Live updates for 11 December
As the crisis in the Middle East rages on, we are taking you into UN Headquarters in New York and through the region, including...
Timor-Leste, USA, and IOM Work Together to Strengthen Disaster Preparedness in Oé-Cusse
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Oé-Cusse, Timor-Leste – Timor-Leste, in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and USAID, has taken another step in strengthening...
World News in Brief: Arrivals surge in South Sudan, the rise of digital media,...
More than 20,000 crossed into South Sudan last week alone, with the number of daily arrivals tripling, compared to previous weeks.This includes South Sudanese...
Rising Humanitarian Needs in Northwest Syria: IOM Appeals for USD 30 Million
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Geneva, 10 December 2024 - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is urgently appealing for USD 30 million to assist almost...
Uprooted Syrians mulling return mustn’t be pushed, says UNHCR
For those forced to flee the country’s 13-year war, “they are considering how safe Syria is to return to, and how far their rights will...
Live: Human Rights Day around the world
Human Rights Day, marked annually on 10 December, will focus on the theme Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now, and we will bring you...
Syria crisis: Nothing must stop peaceful transition, says UN Special Envoy
“Syria is now at a crossroads with great opportunities for us, but also with grave risks. And we need really to look at both,”...
FirstRepair and BLIS Collective Release Single “Agitate, Educate, Organize” (AEO) to Amplify Black Reparations...
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New single features Young RJ (of Slum Village), Ras Kass, Nkechi Taifa, Kymrence Young, and BLIS Co-founder and Guest Rapper Trevor...
Deep Meanings and Expansive Message
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
This year and each year, the coming of Kwanzaa causes us to come together in celebration, remembrance,...
World News in Brief: Haiti gang massacre, Taliban crackdown continues, Ukraine’s civilian death toll...
According to local reports, the elderly victims were massacred under the orders of a gang leader in the area who consulted a voodoo priest...
Human toll of senseless conflict ‘is incalculable’, says Türk
As the world prepares to mark Human Rights Day 2024, Mr. Türk reflected on “a time when human rights are not only violated, but...
IOM Boosts Migrant Support, Urges Action Amid Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen
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Yemen, 9 December 2024 – In response to Yemen’s escalating humanitarian crisis, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is scaling up...
Middle East crisis: Live updates for 9 December
The historic shift of power in Syria at the weekend has added yet another layer of complexity to the Middle East crisis, with hostilities...
Report exposes systematic torture in Syrian detention facilities
Titled ‘The Syrian Government Detention System as a Tool of Violent Repression,’ the report from the UN International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism (IIIM) draws...
Gaza: No evacuation order given before hospital strike, says WHO
“All night, there was heavy bombing around the Kamal Adwan Hospital”, said Dr. Rik Peeperkorn, the UN health’s agency Representative for the Occupied Palestinian...
New Strategy to Support Stabilization and Integration of Refugees and Migrants in Latin America...
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Geneva/ Panama, 6 December 2024 – Over 4.5 million migrants and refugees* from Venezuela have obtained regular status in 17 countries...
Syria crisis: more than 280,000 uprooted in northwest escalation
Aid has continued to flow from Türkiye across three border crossings into the embattled northwest and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said that...
Deputy UN chief demands action to protect vulnerable migrants
“Migration is not just a statistic; it is the lived experience of women, men and children, each with unique identities and vulnerabilities – pursuing...
Guterres calls for ‘serious dialogue’ to end surging violence in Syria
António Guterres held a stakeout outside the Security Council chamber to address the “grave and dramatic developments” that are unfolding.“I just spoke with President...
