Sudan: Rise in people fleeing to Chad as violence surges
Overall, some 1.2 million Sudanese have found shelter in eastern Chad, mostly after fleeing intensifying violence in their country. More than 844,000 crossed the border...
Gaza: UN rights chief condemns new killings around private aid hub
“Attacks directed against civilians constitute a grave breach of international law, and a war crime,” the High Commissioner said in a statement, issued after...
Statement by IOM Spokesperson on the Devastating Floods in Nigeria
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Geneva/Abuja, 2 June 2025 – The international Organization for Migration (IOM) is deeply saddened by the devastating floods that struck Niger...
Lifting of Israeli blockade ‘the only way to avert mass starvation’ in Gaza: UNRWA...
Philippe Lazzarini posted on social media saying that aid distribution “has become a death trap,” citing reports from international medical staff on the ground...
‘Justice is long overdue’: Guterres calls for reparations for enslavement and colonialism
“Africa is a continent of boundless energy and possibility. But for too long, the colossal injustices inflicted by enslavement, the transatlantic slave trade and...
IOM and Partners Meet in Istanbul to Strengthen Cooperation on Migrant Protection and Governance
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Istanbul, 30 May 2025 – This week, government representatives and International Organization for Migration (IOM) staff from 14 partner countries gathered...
Leveraging Migration for Sustainable Development: IOM Director General Visits Central Asia
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Bishkek/Astana, 30 May 2025 – International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director General Amy Pope made her first-ever visit to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan,...
Desperate hunger drives crowd to storm UN food warehouse in Gaza
UN agencies warn that the decimated enclave is teetering on the brink of further chaos after months of war and the collapse of all...
‘My husband died in my arms’: Russian drone attacks on Ukrainians amount to crimes...
“Russian armed forces have committed the crimes against humanity of murder and the war crimes of attacking civilians, through a months-long pattern of drone...
Gaza: Top UN envoy calls on Israel to end devastating strikes, starvation of civilians
Sigrid Kaag, interim UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, said that the man-made crisis unfolding in Gaza has plunged civilians into...
UN aid teams plead for access amid reports Gazans shot collecting food
Unverified footage from Rafah where the privately-run but Israeli military-supported Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is based showed scenes of panic with crowds of people rushing...
Former U.S. Congressman Charles B. Rangel, dies at 94
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Charles Bernard Rangel, the former congressman from Harlem, and the last remaining founder of the Congressional Black Caucus, has died at...
Gaza: UN agencies calls for aid ‘surge’ as Israeli distribution plan begins
After nearly three months of complete blockade by Israel, a “vastly insufficient” amount of aid was finally allowed into the war-ravaged enclave in the...
Global Camp Coordination Camp Management Cluster Condemns Attacks on Displacement Sites in Gaza
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Geneva/ Gaza, 27 May 2025 – The Global Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) Cluster is deeply alarmed by the escalating...
IOM Welcomes EU and US Decisions to Lift Sanctions on Syria
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Geneva/ Damascus, 26 May 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has welcomed the recent decisions by the European Union and...
Gazans’ suffering goes on amid intensifying Israeli strikes
In occupied East Jerusalem, meanwhile, Israeli protesters illegally entered a compound of the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA.The development comes after the Israeli...
Six Migrants Confirmed Dead, Five Missing After Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Comoros
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MORONI, Comoros – At least six migrants have died and several remain missing, following a tragic double boat incident off the...
UN rights mission deplores deadly Russian strikes in Ukraine
According to the UN mission, the overnight assault from Saturday into Sunday – one of the largest of its kind since Russia’s full-scale invasion...
Diplomats prepare ground for June conference on two-State solution for Israel and Palestine
The preparatory session brought together UN Member States to align expectations and finalise arrangements for eight thematic roundtables that will help shape the conference’s...
Escalating violence drives food crisis across eastern DR Congo, warns WFP
Conflict has plagued the DRC for decades, particularly in the east. Armed clashes escalated sharply this year as M23 rebels wrested control of Goma,...
Guterres calls on Israel to accept UN’s ‘detailed, principled’ aid plan for Gaza
Addressing reporters outside the Security Council, António Guterres called once again for a permanent ceasefire to end the fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas...
Gaza: Strikes on houses and tents responsible for over half of deaths this week
629 Palestinians were reportedly killed over the past week, according to OHCHR in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. At least 358 were killed because of attacks...
Kenya: Refugees facing ‘lowest ever’ emergency food rations amid funding crisis
Over the past five years, the refugee population in Kenya has surged by more than 70 per cent – from approximately 500,000 to 843,000...
All eyes on Gaza as aid teams retrieve first lifesaving relief in months
“Today will be crucial. Truckloads of lifesaving aid finally on move again,” said top UN aid relief coordinator Tom Fletcher.Hours earlier and in a...
