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Tag: IOM
Libya Remains Top Priority for UN Migration Agency
Head of the International Organization for Migration William Lacy Swing, who visited Libya this week, said this North African country remains a top priority for ... Read More
Libya: At Least 278 African Migrants Rescued at Sea
Libyan authorities have rescued in two separate operations on Monday at least 278 migrants as they tried to reach Europe. In one operation, 150 African ... Read More
Libya: Germany Pledges Additional $3.9 Mln Aid For Refugees
Germany pledged Thursday to provide an additional $3.9 million to help Libya improve living conditions of refugees in the North African country. The pledge comes ... Read More
Tripoli Sends 170 Senegalese Migrants Back Home
About 170 Senegalese migrants who were in detention centers in Tripoli have been deported back to the west-African nation, local media reported on Thursday. The ... Read More
Libya: 6,500 Migrants Rescued in Single Day off Libyan Coast
Italian coastguard Monday indicated that they saved around 6,500 migrants off the Libyan coast in forty operations making Monday the busiest day for rescuers. The ... Read More
Mediterranean-Migrants: death toll reaches 2,000, Libya, the port of departure
The International Organization of Migration (IOM) reported Tuesday that the number of illegal migrants who have died so far this year while trying to reach ... Read More
Over 400 Illegal Migrants Died Offshore Libya
Over 400 illegal migrants, who were trying to reach Italy, died last weekend when their vessel capsized off the Libyan coast. The Italian coastguards have ... Read More
Moroccan Migration Policy Praised by EU and UN
The United Nations has been informed that Morocco would brush up its migration policy so that about 40,000 currently illegal migrants are to be given ... Read More
International Organization for Migration (IOM) has set up an information website for migrants in Egypt
www.bosla-egypt.info is a project funded by the European Union and destined for North African governments rocked by the Arab Spring. It seeks to stabilize risk ... Read More
IOM Needs Funds for Sub-Saharans
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has launched an appeal to aid donors to raise $ 800,000 to enable the intergovernmental organization provide reintegration support ... Read More