Press & News
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USD 1.35 billion Needed to Help Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants and Host Countries
13 November 2019
JOINT IOM-UNHCR PRESS RELEASE
Geneva –The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) yesterday (13/11) launched a USD 1.35 billion regional plan to respond to the increasing humanitarian needs of Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the communities hosting them.
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IOM statement about Vrasna incident
Athens, 23 October 2019
Statement
IOM is expressing concern about the violent incidents that took place in the area of Vrasna in Northern Greece, where part of the local population reacted to the transfer of vulnerable migrants from the island of Samos to temporary accommodation facilities.
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Decongestion of Greek Islands Continues as 700 Refugees and Migrants Move to Mainland
Athens, 08 October 2019
Press Release
Athens – Another 700 vulnerable refugees and migrants were safely transported from the Greek islands to the mainland on Monday (07/10) morning as part of Greece’s ongoing effort to decongest the overcrowded North-Eastern Aegean islands.
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IOM in Turkey and Greece Respond to Surge in Humanitarian Needs as Migrant Numbers Rise
Athens, 27 September 2019
Press Release
Ankara/Athens – At the International Organization for Migration (IOM)’s Western Turkey warehouse in the port city of Izmir, stocks of basic supplies – food, water, blankets, shoes, and clothing – are nearly depleted.
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IOM, UNHCR and UNICEF Urge European States to Boost Education for Refugee and Migrant Children
Athens, 11 September 2019
Press Release
BRUSSELS/GENEVA - Three UN agencies are calling on European States to increase resources and practical support for their school systems to ensure all refugee, asylum-seeking and migrant children can access and stay in quality education.
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Nearly 17,000 Migrants Returned Voluntarily from Greece in Past 3 Years
Read IOM Press Release here
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Joint statement: IOM Director General António Vitorino and UNHCR Filippo Grandi
Geneva, 23 July 2109
Press Release
Today’s discussions in Paris with European States on addressing the situation on the Mediterranean Sea, and preventing loss of life in Libya, are welcome and much needed. The violence in Tripoli in recent weeks has made the situation more desperate than ever, and the need for action critical.
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Joint Libya Statement: IOM Director General António Vitorino and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi
Athens, 12 July 2019
Press Release
Geneva – On 3 July, more than 50 migrants and refugees lost their lives in an airstrike on the Tajoura Detention Centre in the east of Libya’s capital Tripoli. This week we appealed to the European Union and African Union to prevent such a tragedy from being repeated. The international community should consider the protection of the human rights of migrants and refugees a core element of its engagement in Libya.