World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October, calling for stronger action to protect and expand mental health support in times of crisis. This year’s theme, “Access to Services: Mental Health in ...

Migration is one of the most powerful drivers of human progress. It fuels economic growth, strengthens communities, and supports resilience in origin, transit and destination countries. Yet, and while ...

Berlin – The International Organization for Migration´s (IOM) Missing Migrants Project has documented at least 5,684 deaths on migration routes to and within Europe since the beginning of 2021, with ...

Geneva/ Damascus, 26 May 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has welcomed the recent decisions by the European Union and the United States to lift a significant portion of ...

Geneva – Amy E. Pope of the United States of America has begun her five-year term as the eleventh Director General (DG) of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The first woman to become ...

In its role as Coordinator of the UN Network on Migration, IOM is well-placed to guide the UN system in supporting governments to strengthen international migration governance capacities, in ...

International remittances surged by 650 per cent, from USD 128 billion to USD 831 billion between 2000 and 2022. Migrant remittances surpass foreign direct investment in boosting the GDP of developing ...

On 19 August, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) joins the United Nations and humanitarian partners in marking World Humanitarian Day, paying tribute to those who work on the front ...

Port Sudan, 29 October – Good morning, I am glad to be able to speak with you this morning live from Port Sudan. I arrived here yesterday on a four-day visit, into a deteriorating security situation ...

Geneva/Berlin, 26 March – As the International Organization for Migration's (IOM) Missing Migrants Project marks its ten-year milestone, a new report reveals alarming trends in migrant deaths and ...

Geneva – On Monday (01/10), António Vitorino of Portugal became the latest Director General of IOM, the United Nations Migration Agency. Mr. Vitorino succeeds veteran United States diplomat William ...

Mutare – The Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ), through the Ministry of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage, is developing its National Migration Policy with support from the International Organization for ...