Particular, Universal and Common Ground.
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
This is a revisiting of an early and ongoing conversation about the shared meaning of Kwanzaa, its...
IOM and Microsoft Collaborate to Address Climate-Driven Displacement
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Geneva, 16 December 2024 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Microsoft have teamed up to address climate-induced displacement by...
IOM’s Flagship World Migration Report Microsite Wins Grand Prize in International Innovation Award
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Geneva, 16 December 2024 – The microsite of IOM’s flagship report on migration, the World Migration Report (WMR), has won the...
Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees Expected to Boost Peru’s Economy by USD 530M in 2024
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Geneva/ Lima, 12 December 2024 – Venezuelan migrants and refugees in Peru are projected to contribute approximately USD 530 million in...
IOM Chief Commits to Strengthen Migration Management and Climate Action in Inaugural Botswana Visit
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Gaborone, 13 December 2024 – The International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Director General Amy Pope concluded a significant visit to Botswana,...
IBW’s Grenada Action Agenda – Institute of the Black World 21st Century
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Fostering collaboration with government and civil society to honor history and support people-based democracy and development in Grenada
Overview
Pursuant to the commitment...
Timor-Leste, USA, and IOM Work Together to Strengthen Disaster Preparedness in Oé-Cusse
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Oé-Cusse, Timor-Leste – Timor-Leste, in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and USAID, has taken another step in strengthening...
Rising Humanitarian Needs in Northwest Syria: IOM Appeals for USD 30 Million
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Geneva, 10 December 2024 - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is urgently appealing for USD 30 million to assist almost...
FirstRepair and BLIS Collective Release Single “Agitate, Educate, Organize” (AEO) to Amplify Black Reparations...
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New single features Young RJ (of Slum Village), Ras Kass, Nkechi Taifa, Kymrence Young, and BLIS Co-founder and Guest Rapper Trevor...
Deep Meanings and Expansive Message
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
This year and each year, the coming of Kwanzaa causes us to come together in celebration, remembrance,...
IOM Boosts Migrant Support, Urges Action Amid Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen
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Yemen, 9 December 2024 – In response to Yemen’s escalating humanitarian crisis, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is scaling up...
New Strategy to Support Stabilization and Integration of Refugees and Migrants in Latin America...
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Geneva/ Panama, 6 December 2024 – Over 4.5 million migrants and refugees* from Venezuela have obtained regular status in 17 countries...
Deadliest Year for Migrants Spurs New UN Recommendations to Protect Lives and Rights
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Geneva, 5 December – A report issued in New York today by the United Nations Secretary-General recommends concrete steps to reduce...
DEI is Dying: What is Our Response?
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Black Dollars Matter—Let’s Get Ready to Rumble Vantage Point Vignette Comments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels White supremacist-tinged White folks...
Rising Crime, Perception or Reality?
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December 2, 2024 Edition of Vantage Point
The Professor, Dr. Ron Daniels is joined by special guest New York State Senator James...
Meditations on Meanings of Resistance and Resilience
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Part II.
By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
Nana Gwen Brooks was an internationally recognized and respected poet, Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize recipient...
Lest We Forget the Betrayal of Native People
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Vantage Point VignetteComments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels
Originally Penned on November 28, 2024
On this day, which has come to be...
IOM Malaysia Hosts Dialogue with Partners to Improve the Implementation of Human Rights Due...
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KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA-As Malaysia strengthens its role in the global supply chain, with a notable rise in exports, the country faces...
IOM Innovation Facility Advances Transformative Solutions to Global Migration Challenges
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Geneva – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is launching its first-ever Innovation Facility, a dynamic platform and funding mechanism designed...
A Day for Shirley Chisholm
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
November 30 is Shirley Chisholm Day in New York, and it’s about time New York the nation,...
Majority of Britons support permanent British Museum exhibit on transatlantic slave trade
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By Karen K. Ho, ARTNews —
A recent poll found the majority of Britons, 53 percent, support a permanent exhibit at the British...
Modi meets CARICOM leaders
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By Bert Wilkinson, Caribbean Life —
This is only the second time that an Indian Prime Minister had visited Guyana since Indira...
IOM Goodwill Ambassadors’ Joint Statement for Peace and Urgent Humanitarian Action
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Black Lives Matter Grassroots Statement on the Election of Donald Trump
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As we face the reality of another term for blatant racist and adjudicated rapist, Donald Trump, it is crucial to remember...