International Organization for Migration
Thousands of Migrants have been Returned to Libya in the Last Two Weeks
About 1,000 migrants have been returned to Libya in the past two weeks, according to a statement issued by The UN Migration Agency (IOM), quoted by the DPA.
IOM: Room for another 4,000 migrants on mainland by November
Accommodation will be created for an additional 4,000 refugees on the Greek mainland by November, the head of the International Organization for Migration's mission in Greece, Gianluca Rocco, said on Wednesday, adding that the government's plan to speed up the processing of asylum applications and ease pressure on overcrowded facilities on the Aegean islands is in the right direction.
IOM: Room for another 4,000 migrants on mainland by Nov
Accommodation will be created for an additional 4,000 refugees on the Greek mainland by November, the head of the International Organization for Migration's mission in Greece, Gianluca Rocco, said on Wednesday, adding that the government's plan to speed up the processing of asylum applications and ease pressure on overcrowded facilities on the Aegean islands is in the right direction.
Refugees still waiting for Greek courses, 15 months on
More than a year after the then minister of migration policy Yiannis Mouzalas and Education Minister Costas Gavroglou heralded a program to teach Greek to adult refugees, courses have yet to start.
117 migrants unaccounted for after dinghy sinks off Libyan coast
Some 117 migrants who left Libya in a rubber dinghy two days ago are unaccounted for, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said on Jan. 19, after three people were rescued from the vessel after it sank in the Mediterranean.
Migrants being moved into hotels and apartments to ease pressure on camps
As conditions at the 28 official migrant camps on the Greek mainland deteriorate under pressure from the transfer of thousands of people from inadequate facilities on the islands, many new arrivals are being placed in private apartments and hotels.
Bosnia Urged to House Migrants Camping in Tents
The accommodation of about 300 migrants camping in a tent settlement in Velika Kladusa in north-west Bosnia should be resolved as a priority matter, a meeting of state representatives and the International Organisation for Migration, IOM, agreed on Wednesday.
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Migration: Commission steps up emergency assistance to Greece
The European Commission has announced an additional 37.5 million euros in emergency assistance to improve reception conditions for migrants in Greece.
IOM: 2,800 migrant kids went back to school in 2018
Almost 2,800 migrant and refugee children staying at facilities across Greece attended school in 2018 with help for a second year from a European Union-funded transportation service, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said.
46 Ethiopians Drowned on their Way to Yemen, 16 are Missing
Over 7,000 migrants make the journey from Somalia to the Arabian Gulf every month according to the IOM.
At least 46 migrants from Ethiopia died, with 16 others still missing after a smuggler's boat with over 100 migrants capsized near Yemen, the United Nations migration agency said.