Goris, population 20,000, is a picture-postcard town, sitting in a bowl in the high mountains of southern of Armenia. It’s 25 kilometres to the border with Azerbaijan, to the Lachin corridor. During the last week in September, over 100,000 ethnic Armenians fled the Karabakh region and arrived in Goris, Armenia, necessitating urgent humanitarian action by…
Nearly half of the deaths on the border were linked to the hazardous crossing of the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts. “These alarming figures are a stark reminder of the need for decisive action by States,” said Michele Klein Solomon, IOM’s Regional Director for Central and North America and the Caribbean. “Enhancing data collection is crucial….
Children in the region driven from their homes by gang violence, instability, poverty and climate change represent around 25 per cent of migrants said UNICEF – almost double the global average of 13 per cent. “More and more children are on the move, of an increasingly young age, often alone and from diverse countries of…
Latest data from IOM’s displacement matrix indicates that the clash between the Sudanese army and paramilitaries has uprooted a staggering number of people, with more than 926,000 seeking refuge abroad and a total of 3.02 million internally displaced. According to IOM’s latest humanitarian situation update, individuals have been forced to leave all of Sudan’s 18…
Crossing the Darién jungle – on the border between Colombia and Panama – and its infamous and so-called Darién Gap, is an arduous undertaking, involving hikes over steep mountains, enduring torrential rain and fording swift rivers. Those on the move are also at risk of robbery and rape. The dangerous journey speaks of not only…
Aarhus: People who are tired of the noisy and nerve-wracking city life, find that moving to the suburbs is an ideal solution to this problem. But according to a research, doing so may not guarantee peace in life. People who live in sprawling suburbs are at greater risk of developing depression. The main reason for…
“I can’t think of a better way than using food to bring everyone to the table,” said Elroi Yee, an investigative reporter and producer of the Dari Dapur campaign. “We need shared stories that show migrants and refugees have a place in the Malaysian narratives.” Tales and tastes of Tamil puttu, Cambodia’s nom banh chok,…
Trafalgar Square London During the year 2022, the number of people who migrated to the UK was 666 thousand, this is a new record. Jay Linzop, director of the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS), said international migration to the UK reached record levels during 2022 due to extraordinary global events and the lifting of…
America’s Amy Pope has been elected as the head of the International Refugee Agency. According to the news agency, voting was held in Geneva for the head of the United Nations Refugee Agency (International Organization for Migration). According to the news agency, Amy Pope is the first female head of the International Refugee Agency. She…
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) issued a call for a more collaborative approach to better respond to the anticipated impact of changes on the southern US border. “The challenges facing the Americas call for ambitious, innovative, and principled cooperation among all stakeholders,” the agencies said. Such a plan…
