Geneva/Panama City – Despite efforts by host countries to regularize and integrate refugees and migrants from Venezuela, more than four million people still face difficulties accessing food, shelter, health care, education and formal employment in Latin America and the Caribbean. The latest Refugee and Migrant Needs Analysis (RMNA) for 2023 shows that many Venezuelan
Geneva/Berlin/San José – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) documented 686 deaths and disappearances of migrants on the US-Mexico border in 2022, making it the deadliest land route for migrants worldwide on record. The figure represents nearly half of the 1,457 migrant deaths and disappearances recorded throughout the Americas in 2022, the deadliest year on
Nairobi - Ministers from governments across Africa have signed the continentally expanded Kampala Ministerial Declaration on Migration Environment and Climate Change (KDMECC-AFRICA). The ministerial signing was held at the ongoing Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, and was officiated by the governments of Kenya and Uganda, with support from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and
Geneva – The number of people internally displaced has nearly doubled since the start of the conflict in Sudan according to the latest figures by the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM). Nearly 7.1 million people are internally displaced within Sudan, of that 3.8 million are newly displaced as a result
Geneva/Nairobi –The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is calling for concrete actions to address climate change and human mobility challenges ahead of the Africa Climate Summit happening in Nairobi from 4 to 6 September. The Africa Climate Summit is the largest gathering of African Heads of State, Ministers, UN agencies, humanitarian and development partners, the private
Geneva – The political turmoil that began in late July in Niger has exacerbated existing vulnerabilities, leaving thousands of migrants, internally displaced persons and host communities in increased need of protection and assistance requiring immediate action, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said today. Border closures and airspace restrictions have triggered transformations in migration patterns