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    IOM Spokesperson on the Tragic Migrant Deaths Off Egypt’s Coast

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Geneva/Cairo, 10 June 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is deeply saddened by media reports of the discovery of...

    Haiti Sees Record Displacement as 1.3 Million Flee Violence

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Geneva/Port-au-Prince, 11 June 2025 – Nearly 1.3 million people are now internally displaced in Haiti, a 24 percent increase since December 2024,...

    IOM Mobilizes Urgent Aid After Tragic Incident Off Djibouti Coast

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Djibouti/Geneva, 11 June 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in close coordination with Djiboutian authorities, is scaling up its...

    IOM Ramps Up Emergency Response Amid Deadly Flooding in Nigeria

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Geneva/Mokwa, 11 June 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in close coordination with the Government of Nigeria, is responding...

    IOM Reaches Milestone as 100,000 Migrants Return Home from Libya

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Geneva/Tripoli, 12 June 2025 – In a significant milestone, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has helped over 100,000 migrants voluntarily...

    IOM Director General's Message on World Environment Day 2025

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). IOM Director General's Message on World Environment Day 2025 mgoloy 04 Jun 2025 Speaker Type ...

    Walking, Spiritually Holding Haji Malcolm’s Hand

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Maulana Karenga — The murder and martyrdom of Nana George Floyd on May 25, 2020, and our 5th anniversary commemorations...

    IOM Leads Relief Efforts as Monsoon Rains Damage Nearly 2,000 Shelters in Rohingya Camps

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, 4 June 2025 – Days of intense monsoon rains and high winds have triggered landslides, floods, and widespread...

    IOM Spokesperson on Deadly Attack Against Humanitarian Convoy in Sudan

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Geneva/Port Sudan, 4 June 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) mourns the tragic death of five aid workers in...

    Dr. Ron Daniels on Honoring Louise Langdon Little

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). A personal reflection on the pilgrimage to honor the mother of Malcolm X in her birthplace of La Digue, Grenada. On May...

    Statement by IOM Spokesperson on the Devastating Floods in Nigeria

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Geneva/Abuja, 2 June 2025 – The international Organization for Migration (IOM) is deeply saddened by the devastating floods that struck Niger...

    IOM and Partners Meet in Istanbul to Strengthen Cooperation on Migrant Protection and Governance

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). 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 

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Bishkek/Astana, 30 May 2025 – International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director General Amy Pope made her first-ever visit to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan,...

    Former U.S. Congressman Charles B. Rangel, dies at 94

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Charles Bernard Rangel, the former congressman from Harlem, and the last remaining founder of the Congressional Black Caucus, has died at...

    Global Camp Coordination Camp Management Cluster Condemns Attacks on Displacement Sites in Gaza

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). 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

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Geneva/ Damascus, 26 May 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has welcomed the recent decisions by the European Union and...

    Six Migrants Confirmed Dead, Five Missing After Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Comoros

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). MORONI, Comoros – At least six migrants have died and several remain missing, following a tragic double boat incident off the...

    Ill-Advised and Problematic — by Dr. Ron Daniels

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Vantage Point VignetteComments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels I hold Governor Wes Moore in high regard as a capable public servant...

    He Embraced Socialism and Class Struggle toward end of life

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Leading Pan-African and advocate for African unity By Milton Allimadi — Malcolm X—who would be very proud of Ibrahim Traore, the Pan-African president...

    Malcolm’s Mama Lit His Fire

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Malcolm X, the fearless leader that the actor and activist Ossie Davis described as one of Harlem’s...

    IOM and 115 Aid Organizations Call for Immediate Action to Pull Yemen Back From...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Geneva/ Sana'a, 20 May 2025 – After more than a decade of severe crisis and conflict, people in Yemen are facing...

    IOM Spokesperson: Statement on the Inauguration of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Geneva/Rome - 18 May 2025 - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) extends its sincere congratulations to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV...

    Malcolm X Day Edition — Report Back from Honoring Louise Langdon Little in Grenada

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). May 19, 2025 Malcolm X Day Edition of Vantage Point The Professor, Dr. Ron Daniels, is joined by special guests Schmeeka Simpson...

    Honoring Louise Langdon Little, Mother of Malcolm X — Live from Grenada 5.17.25

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Live from Grenada — Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 11AM EST A historic tribute from La Digue, Grenada—marking Malcolm’s 100th and unveiling...