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    MSJ Statement on Developments in International Relations Imperial Control Vs. South-South Relations

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) was the first to make a clear statement (issued on March 2nd) condemning the policy...

    MSJ Statement on Developments in International Relations Imperial Control Vs. South-South Relations

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) was the first to make a clear statement (issued on March 2nd) condemning the policy...

    2024 is Deadliest Year on Record for Migrants, New IOM Data Reveals 

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Berlin/ Geneva, 21 March 2025 - At least 8,938 people died on migration routes worldwide in 2024, making it the deadliest...

    Trump’s EPA is at War with the Americans it is Supposed to Protect

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ben Jealous —  As they say in horror movies, the call is coming from inside the house. Under Donald Trump, the Environmental...

    Violence Triggers Record Displacements in Port-au-Prince: Over 60,000 People in a Month

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Port-au-Prince, 18 March 2025 – In just one month, intense violence has forced nearly 60,000 people to flee—yet another record in...

    Update on IOM Operations Amid Budget Cuts

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Geneva, 18 March 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is implementing essential structural adjustments at its Geneva headquarters and...

    Senate Democrats Cave on Disastrous Republic Spending Bill

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Vantage Point VignetteComments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels It was shocking, shameful and demoralizing to witness a handful of nervous, spinless...

    IOM Statement on the Proposal for a Common European System for Returns

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Brussels – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) welcomes the European Commission’s proposal for a new European legal framework for returns,...

    A Model and Mirror of Service, Sacrifice and Struggle

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Maulana Karenga — This February 21, 2025, marks the 60th Anniversary of the assassination and martyrdom of El Hajj Malik...

    A Mother-Son Message of Resistance to the World

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Maulana Karenga — Part 1. As we move from February, the month of the martyrdom of Nana Haji Malcolm X and...

    That day Eartha Kitt shut down the White House luncheon — By David Love

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). When the President asks you a question, either say what people want to hear or you speak the truth. By David Love,...

    In Disruption, Go Back to Our Roots

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — It has not yet been sixty days, but in two scant months the 47th President has upended...

    They cannot rob us of our history and our place in America’s story

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ben Jealous —  My grandfather’s first cousin was Lieutenant Colonel Howard Lee Baugh. Cousin Howard was part of the 99th Pursuit...

    Japan Pledges USD 55 Million in Support of IOM’s Operations in 33 Countries

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Tokyo, 12 March 2025 – The Government of Japan has allocated USD 55 million to support a wide range of operations...

    Citizen And Patriotic Migration (Jem-Cameroon): An All-Round Commitment In Favor Of Young Cameroonians

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Douala - The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth and Civic Education (MINJEC), organized an important...

    Vantage Point: The Blood on the Bridge

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). March 10, 2025Women’s History Month Edition of Vantage Point An open forum with commentary by The Professor, Dr. Ron Daniels. Focus: “The...

    Over 180 Migrants Feared Dead After Shipwrecks Off Yemen’s Coast

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Yemen/ Geneva, 7 March 2025 – Two boats carrying over 180 migrants capsized off the coast of Yemen’s Dhubab district in...

    Nearly 750,000 Displaced Syrians Have Returned to Their Places of Origin, New IOM Data...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Damascus/ Geneva, 7 March 2025 – A new report by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) shows that almost 750,000 internally...

    The Tariff Wars Affect Everyone, Especially the Low Income

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Because I lack a degree in psychology or pathology, I cannot speculate about the motives of the...

    Letting Coal Die Will Save Both Lives and Money and Create Jobs (In Coal...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ben Jealous —  Note to every American: Keeping coal plants open – never mind bringing more online – kills people. And closing...

    DHL Group and IOM Forge Global Partnership to Enhance Lifesaving, Humanitarian Logistics 

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Geneva/Bonn, 26 February 2025 – DHL Group, the world’s leading logistics company, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) today announced...

    Reparation Information Thought Series – Staying Strong During Political Turmoil

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Watch this video of the Reparation Information Thought Series: Staying Strong in the Fight for Reparations During Political Turmoil, co-hosted by...

    Cross-Border Trade and Economic Immigration In Central Africa

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Yaoundé — On February 25,2025, The International Relations Institute of Cameroon (IRIC) hosted a workshop on Migration and Trade, organized by...

    IOM and IHP Expand Humanitarian Hub in Chad to Aid 220,000 Amid Sudan Crisis

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Farchana/ Geneva, 5 March 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the International Humanitarian Partnership (IHP) completed this week...