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    Making Migrants Count: Experts Convene in Malmö to Close Gaps in Migration Data

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Malmö, Sweden, 16 June 2025 – Migration experts, policymakers, statisticians, and data scientists from around the world are convening in Malmö,...

    America 5 Years After George Floyd’s Murder

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). WASHINGTON – Five years ago, at the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in South Minneapolis, George Floyd died after...

    Fighting Fascism, Then and Now — By Ted Glick

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ted Glick – “Veterans and military family members are being fired by the thousands from federal jobs. Our health care is...

    75 years after Dumarsais Estimé’s fall, what Haiti can still learn from his vision

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). As the nation unravels today, the legacy of Haiti’s progressive president Estimé echoes louder than ever By Stéphane Pierre-Paul — It would be...

    Trump The Inciter in Chief — By Earl Ofari Hutchinson

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Earl Ofari Hutchinson — On Tuesday, June10, I was at the National Guard deployment facility on Alameda St. in DTLA. The...

    A Historic May 20: Returning Migrants March for Unity, Dignity

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). A Historic May...

    Nonviolent Tactics and the Fascist Threat — By Ted Glick

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ted Glick – “Anger against injustice and oppression is not just legitimate; it is necessary to successfully build a movement for...

    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...