IOM Director General's Message on the Second Session of the International Dialogue on Migration...
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IOM Director General's Message on the Second Session of the International Dialogue on Migration 2024
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25 Nov 2024
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IOM Director General's Message on International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2024
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IOM Director General's Message on International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2024
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03 Dec 2024
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IOM Director General's Message on International Migrants Day 2024
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18 Dec 2024
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IOM Director General's Message: The Sudan Conflict Two Years On
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IOM Director General's Message: The Sudan Conflict Two Years On
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15 Apr 2025
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Sudan: 15 million children require humanitarian assistance after two years of war
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World News in Brief: Gaza aid crisis worsens, South Sudan clashes, Ecuador oil spill...
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UN denounces deadly Palm Sunday attack in Ukraine
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How is the Sudanese civil war destabilising neighbouring countries?
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“Al Ahli Hospital is out of service,” WHO spokesperson Dr Margaret Harris told UN News, after the airstrike early on Sunday morning. “The pharmacy was destroyed,...
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The ‘chinamperos’ have provided Mexico City with food for generations. Do they have a...
The chinamperos get their name from ‘chinampas,’ the human-made islands of floating gardens on which they farm. It was the Aztecs who discovered that,...
Countries reach historic deal to cut shipping emissions
The framework – agreed during the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee – aims for net-zero emissions from the sector by...
Myanmar: Military strikes persist amid earthquake response efforts
“At a moment when the sole focus should be on ensuring humanitarian aid gets to disaster zones, the military is instead launching attacks,” spokesperson...
DR Congo crisis: Children subjected to deliberate, systemic sexual violence
Spokesperson James Elder told reporters in Geneva via video link from Goma that children could account for up to 45 per cent of the...
US tariffs move could see three per cent fall in global trade, says top...
“There will be shifting, I think, in supply chains, there will be a reassessment of global alliances. There will be geopolitical shifts and economic...
UN refugee agency calls for greater investment in Syrian returnees
The estimates are from the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, which on Friday called for increased funding to support Syrian returnees as needs intensify at...
Gaza: UN rights office condemns Israeli buffer zone plan
Hostilities in the Gaza Strip resumed mid-March following the collapse of the ceasefire and Israel’s border closure.As it enters its sixth week, the denial...
Sudan war has created suffering of ‘industrial proportions’, aid agencies warn
“With no viable peace in sight, the Sudanese are trapped in a humanitarian crisis of industrial proportions,” said Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN...
Myanmar: UN seeks additional $240 million to bolster earthquake relief
The 7.7 magnitude earthquake – which struck on March 28 – has claimed over 3,600 lives, injured a further 4,800 people and left 184...
Bombardment, deprivation and displacement continue in Gaza
OCHA said dozens of people, including at least eight children, were killed in Gaza City on Wednesday after an Israeli strike hit a residential building....
Sudan faces unprecedented hunger and displacement as war enters third year
As the war enters its third year, UN humanitarians warn that immediate action is essential.“This is a manmade crisis, driven by conflict – not...
