Geneva, 27 February 2026 Ramadan is a time of deep reflection, discipline, and spiritual growth for Muslims around the world; a time of heightened compassion and generosity towards those facing ...

Conflict in Iran and across the Middle East is intensifying, forcing families to flee and straining already fragile communities. Across the region, more than 19 million people are already living in ...

Brussels, 3 March 2026 – Amid a rapidly evolving mobility landscape marked by persistent crises, regional conflicts, loss of life along migration routes and rising humanitarian needs in a resource ...

Geneva, 2 March 2026 – The international community must act immediately to prevent further human suffering as tensions escalate in the Islamic Republic of Iran and across the Middle East region and ...

Geneva – Information plays an essential role in a migrant’s decision-making process. The proliferation of differing and sometimes conflicting information makes it difficult for migrants to assess its ...

Freetown – With a 60 percent rate of youth unemployment, Sierra Leone suffers among West Africa’s highest levels of joblessness. One result: youth migrate, often irregularly. To address this, the ...

Moyamba – In 2017, IOM launched the project “Strengthening Sierra Leonean National Health Care Capacity through Diaspora Engagement” under its Migration and Development for Africa (MIDA) programme.

Cox’s Bazar – IOM has deployed ten new ambulances fitted with critical medical equipment to support emergency health services for Rohingya refugees and the local host community.

Libya - IOM Libya is working with officials at the Gharyan Al Hamra detention centre, about 90 kilometres south of Tripoli, to respond to an emerging humanitarian crisis.

Geneva/Toamasina, 12 February 2026 – Thousands of people have been forced from their homes across northeastern Madagascar after Cyclone Gezani struck the country on 10 February, causing widespread ...

Italy - The number of migrants and asylum seekers arriving in Italy by sea in 2014 reached a total of 170,100 by year end 2014. That is about four times the number registered in 2013, when the Italian ...

The virginity trade and the loss of virginity are still fuelling patterns of trafficking and entry into commercial sexual exploitation, a new report released by the International Organization for ...