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IOM supports the establishment of 470 accommodation places for unaccompanied children in Greece
IOM supports the establishment of 470 accommodation places for unaccompanied children in Greece
06 April 2021
PRESS RELEASE
Athens - The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), aiming at responding to the growing needs of accommodation places for migrant children in Greece have supported the creation of 470 places in shelters for unaccompanied children.
International Women’s Day 2021: Launch of Online Training Module on Gender Equality and Migration
International Women’s Day 2021: Launch of Online Training Module on Gender Equality and Migration
08 March 2021
PRESS RELEASE
IΟΜ - UN Women
International Women’s Day 2021
The launch of I Know Gender Module 16:
Gender Equality and Migration
Photo Exhibition: “Exploring our cities”
Photo Exhibition: “Exploring our cities”
03 March 2021
Press Release
“Exploring our cities”
IOM launches a collective photo exhibition
Athens - The international Organization for Migration (IOM) launches the collective photo exhibition “Exploring our cities”, with works of 38 amateur photographers, both local Greeks and refugees who found a new home in Greece.
Announcement
Announcement
24 February 2021
Announcement
IOM expresses its deep grief and sincere condolences to the family of Zhwan, a four-year old boy from Iraq, who lost his life after a fire in the open accommodation site in Thiva. IOM and Solidarity Now - in partnership with UNICEF - protection teams, consisting of psychologists, social workers, legal assistants and interpreters, in collaboration with the camp management are present on the ground to support the family and the resident population.
IOM provided accommodation and services to more than 1,000 unaccompanied children, since the beginning of 2020
IOM provided accommodation and services to more than 1,000 unaccompanied children, since the beginning of 2020
15 February 2021
Press Release
Athens - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) with the support of the European Commission and upon coordination with the Reception and Identification Service (RIS) and the Special Secretary for the protection of Unaccompanied Minors (SSPUAM), has established two new Safe Zones exclusively for unaccompanied migrant children (UMC), in the open accommodation centers of Vagiochori and Filippiada, in Northern Greece
Amid 2020 Pandemic IOM Supported Over 2,500 migrants with Voluntary Return from Greece
Amid 2020 Pandemic IOM Supported Over 2,500 migrants with Voluntary Return from Greece
19 January 2021
Press Release
Athens - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) supported the voluntary return of some 2,565 people from Greece to their home countries in 2020, in coordination with the Greek authorities and respective countries’ diplomatic representatives.
Student contest on the 75th anniversary of the United Nations
Student contest on the 75th anniversary of the United Nations
27 November 2020
Press Release
“We shape today the future we imagine”
Student contest on the 75th anniversary of the United Nations
Duration: 27 November 2020 – 15 February 2021
Donation of clothes for migrant community
Donation of clothes for migrant community
13 November 2020
Press Release
Pulling together: Donation of clothes for migrant community
Athens - “Everyday Refugees Foundation” with the support of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) donated 600 high-quality outdoor pants from KEEN Europe to asylum seekers in open accommodation facilities located near Athens.