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18 May 2022
IOM Joins Call to Save Lives at Sea
Chaired by the President of the UN General Assembly, the International Migration Review Forum is the first opportunity for Member States, the UN System and others to reflect upon the achievements to date and challenges in the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. Photo: IOM/Archive 
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18 May 2022
First Historic International Migration Review Forum Begins Today
IOM staff and local authorities discussed the needs of internally displaced persons in front of a damaged school in Zhytomyr centre. Photo: IOM
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11 May 2022
Needs Growing for Over 8 Million Internally Displaced in Ukraine
Tens of thousands of mobility restrictions related to COVID-19 brought cross-border travel to a standstill. A new report from IOM and MPI examines trends during the second year of the pandemic including changes in restrictions, human movements and policy innovation. Photo: iStock.com/Maria Korneeva
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10 May 2022
Mobility Restrictions Chill Cross-border Movements Despite Rising Vaccination Rates Helping Countries Re-open Borders
Displaced persons arrive at Uzhhorod train station after fleeing Eastern Ukraine. Photo: IOM/Gema Cortes 2022
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29 Apr 2022
IOM Appeals for USD 514 Million to Support Ukraine Response
IOM staff assessing a collective center in need of refurbishment in Zakarpattia Region. Photo: IOM/Jana Wyzinska 
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22 Apr 2022
Almost 1 Million War Displaced to Benefit from IOM Ukraine Shelter Rehabilitation Programme
IOM staff conducting a monitoring visit to Irpin and Hostomel to understand the needs of those affected by the war. Photo IOM/Viktoriia Zhabokrytska
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22 Apr 2022
One in Six People Internally Displaced in Ukraine
IOM Director General, Antonio Vitorino delivers his remarks on the Ukraine crisis at the UN Security Council. Photo: IOM
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19 Apr 2022
Ukraine: Remarks by IOM Director General, Antonio Vitorino, at the UN Security Council  
In Somalia, water trucking, distribution of hygiene kits, and construction and rehabilitation of boreholes and shallow wells are underway to support drought-affected populations across 103 locations in Gedo, Galmudug, Lower Shabelle, and Lower Juba regions. Photo: IOM Somalia 2022/Ismail Osman 
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08 Apr 2022
15 Million People Face Humanitarian Crisis Due to Drought in the Horn of Africa
Nour Abdi Garaad is a Somali returnee who has set up a garment shop. Returning migrants to East and the Horn of Africa like him face difficulties returning and re-integrating back home, which the new agreements seek to address. Ministers agreed on the need to include such migrants in all national development plans. Photo: IOM/Mohammed Muse
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07 Apr 2022
New Agreements Foster Regional Cooperation on Migration for Sustainable Development and Migrant Workers Rights in the East and Horn of Africa
A hostel in Uzhgorod, Zakarpattia Region, currently serving as a collective centre for internally displaced persons. Photo: IOM/Yana Wyzinska
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05 Apr 2022
7.1 Million People Displaced by the War in Ukraine: IOM Survey
IOM’s mobile health team provides maternal and child health care, mental health and psychosocial support and health education to displaced women in Kandahar. Photo: IOM 2021/Angela Wells
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01 Apr 2022
The People of Afghanistan Must Not be Forgotten: IOM Director General António Vitorino