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    Unemployment Among Recently Displaced Ukrainians Reaches 24 Per Cent, IOM Report Shows

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Kyiv/Geneva, 21 November 2024 – As Ukraine marks a thousand days since the start of the full-scale invasion, the International Organization...

    Racism or Politics? “They’re Eating Cats and Dogs”

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). You Are Here: Home » Blog » Commentaries/Opinions » Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Racism or Politics? “They’re Eating Cats and Dogs” About Earl...

    Why Trump is bad for Africa

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Julius Ogunro, Vanguard — The US presidential election is only a few days away and polls show Vice President Kamala Harris...

    Assessment of the Needs of Populations Affected by the Demarcation of the Cameroon-Nigeria Border

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). In 2002, the International Court of Justice issued a ruling on the border dispute between Cameroon and Nigeria. To facilitate the...

    IOM Chief Commits to Strengthen Migration Management and Climate Action in Inaugural Botswana Visit

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Gaborone, 13 December 2024 – The International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Director General Amy Pope concluded a significant visit to Botswana,...

    Reparation Information Thought Series – Reparations Rising: California’s Next Steps

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Monday, September 23, 2024, 2 PM ET / 11 AM PT — Join us for Reparations Rising: California’s Next Steps to...

    IOM Director General's Message for COP29

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). IOM Director General's Message for COP29 mgoloy 11 Nov 2024 Speaker Type ...

    Rising Crime, Perception or Reality?

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). December 2, 2024 Edition of Vantage Point The Professor, Dr. Ron Daniels is joined by special guest New York State Senator James...

    Timor-Leste, USA, and IOM Work Together to Strengthen Disaster Preparedness in Oé-Cusse

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Oé-Cusse, Timor-Leste – Timor-Leste, in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and USAID, has taken another step in strengthening...

    UNRWA is Irreplaceable | International Organization for Migration

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Geneva, 29 October 2024 - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) fully supports the Secretary-General and the United Nations' resolute stance...

    Stop the Assault on Palestinians in Gaza and on those Trying to Help Them...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). New York/ Geneva/ Rome –  We the leaders of 15 United Nations and humanitarian organizations urge, yet again, all parties fighting in...

    Urgent and Sustained Global Support Needed to Build on New Dawn says IOM Chief...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Damascus, 17 December 2024 – International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director General Amy Pope has reaffirmed IOM’s strong commitment to Syria,...

    IOM Appeals for USD 13.3 Million to Help Hundreds of Thousands Affected by Yemen...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Yemen, 5 September – In response to the severe flooding and violent windstorms affecting nearly 562,000 people in Yemen, the International...

    Vantage Point: Tribute to Don Rojas: A True Revolutionary

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). September 30, 2024 Edition of Vantage Point On this edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor is joined...

    IBW Congratulates Chairman Richard Adams on Receiving Prestigious Proclamation from City of Pittsburgh

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Mayor Ed Gainey and the city honor Richard Adams for over four decades of leadership, integrity, and civic engagement The Institute of...

    Deadliest Year for Migrants Spurs New UN Recommendations to Protect Lives and Rights

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Geneva, 5 December – A report issued in New York today by the United Nations Secretary-General recommends concrete steps to reduce...

    Saving lives and protecting migrants: Operation Liberterra II

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Douala – From September 29 to October 4, 2024, a major effort to combat human trafficking and migrant smuggling took place...

    Chicago Inspector General asks state regulators to ban some CPD officers from law enforcement

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmnpdR6nouY Source: ABC 7 Chicago As the I-Team reported, at least a dozen CPD officers have been linked to the Proud Boys, Oath...

    It’s time to ‘Gird our Loins’ Here comes Trump 2.0 — By Don Rojas

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Don Rojas — One week after America and the world was stunned by the outcome of the national elections on November 5th, 2024, we find ourselves...

    Report Back from IBW’s Town Hall Meeting on Presidential Election 2024, Part II

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). November 25, 2024 Edition of Vantage Point The Professor, Dr. Ron Daniels reports back from IBW’s town hall meeting on the 2024...

    Harris or Trump: No Difference for Palestinians?

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ted Glick — Does it make any difference to the Palestinian people whether it is Harris or Trump who wins? I...

    IOM’s Flagship World Migration Report Microsite Wins Grand Prize in International Innovation Award

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Geneva, 16 December 2024 – The microsite of IOM’s flagship report on migration, the World Migration Report (WMR), has won the...

    West and Central African Countries Advance Human Mobility and Climate Change in National Plans

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Geneva/Lomé, 25 September – Countries across West and Central Africa are taking decisive steps towards address the growing challenges of human...

    It’s Not Just the Fascism

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). This column is particularly for those people who live in the battleground states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, North Carolina, Arizona...