International Organization for Migration
24 migrants feared dead in boat capsize near Libya
At least two dozen people drowned and presumed dead after a boat carrying migrants bound for Europe capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya, the UN migration agency said Tuesday.
Germany provides support for IOM COVID-19 response in Bangladesh
With support from the German Federal Foreign Office, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) provided EUR 2,000,000 (Tk 20.91 crore) to expand the provision of essential health services to Rohingyas and vulnerable members of the host community.
Bangladesh identified as ‘Champion’ country for GCM implementation
Bangladesh is one of the 18 countries primarily identified as a ‘Champion’ country for Global Compact of Migration (GCM) implementation.
UN bodies distribute agro-machinery, seed to support Cox’s Bazar farmers
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), in partnership with the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), on Monday distributed agricultural machinery and rice seed as part of a joint emergency response to the coronavirus pandemic.
IOM opens new Covid-19 isolation, treatment centers in Cox’s Bazar
International Organization for Migration (IOM) opened two new Severe Acute Respiratory Infection Isolation and Treatment Centers (SARI ITC) for the host community members and Rohingya population in both Teknaf and Ukhia upazilas.
IOM arranges ITC visits to improve Rohingya attitudes on COVID-19
As the humanitarian community scales up COVID-19 health response in the Cox’s Bazar, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) started visiting Isolation and Treatment Centre (ITC) to improve the Rohingyas' attitudes towards the disease.
Lack of skills, low levels of financial literacy make migrant communities vulnerable: IOM
The United Nation’s Migration Agency, International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday urged communities to support the reintegration and combat stigmatization of returning migrant workers to Bangladesh.
On the International Day of Family Remittances, IOM said due to the economic and labour crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of thousands of migrant workers are expected to return by the end of the year, said a press release.
Dozen migrants feared drowned in capsising off Libya: UN
At least a dozen people went missing and feared drowned off the coast of Libya after a boat carrying around three dozen migrants bound for Europe capsized in the Mediterranean Sea on Saturday, a UN official said.
Pandemic poses enormous risk to around 1.2mn people in Cox’s Bazar: IOM
The coronavirus pandemic poses an enormous risk to around 1.2 million people in Cox’s Bazar including over 860,000 Rohingyas, said International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Rohingyas stranded at sea: IOM calls for rescue, safe disembarkation
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said they are "increasingly concerned" about the plight of hundreds of Rohingyas believed to be stranded at sea, noting that cyclone Amphan signalled a ferocious start to the cyclone season in the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea.