Human migration is the movement of people from one place to another with the intentions of settling, permanently or temporarily, at a new location.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) encouraged Croatia to use its six-month tenure at the helm of the Council of the European Union (EU) to promote a more comprehensive approach and a long-term EU budget that facilitates orderly, safe and regular migration. #migration
Read moreThe number of irregular border crossings detected on the European Union’s external borders last year fell to the lowest level
Read moreUNODC partnered with the Zambia Law Development Commission (ZLDC) to convene a validation meeting on 19 December 2019 for stakeholders on the review of the Anti-Human Trafficking Act No. 11 of 2008. The review was necessitated by the need to address the bottlenecks associated with the enforcement of the Act and re-aligning the provisions of the Act with the 2002 Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons (Palermo Protocol) as per Zambia’s international obligations.
Read moreA man was summoned to appear in the Montréal courthouse after being charged on December 5, 2019 with acting as an immigration consultant without being authorized, and encouraging individuals to misrepresent material facts on the immigration applications they submitted to Canadian officials.
Read moreAs the year 2019 ended, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reached a milestone of assisting over 5,000 stranded Gambian migrants – more than three times the organization’s initial target set in 2017. #bordersecurity #migration
Read moreMore than 200,000 Syrian refugees are moving toward the borders of Turkey which already hosts millions of refugees, said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. #bordersecurity #migration
Read moreAs 2019 draws to a close, the International Organization for Migration reports that there has been a sharp decline in
Read moreOne year ago, countries adopted the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. The Compact’s objectives include the need to strengthen transnational responses to smuggling of migrants and trafficking in persons in the context of international migration, through implementation of the Trafficking in Persons and the Smuggling of Migrants Protocols. #migration
Read moreIn November, the number of detections of illegal border crossings on Europe’s main migratory routes fell 25% from the previous
Read moreThe decision by Brazil’s National Committee for Refugees (CONARE) on Thursday to accept asylum-seekers on a “prima facie basis”, gave immediate relief to around 21,000 Venezuelans, waiting for applications to be processed. From now on, they will no longer need to wait for an interview. #migration
Read moreThe International Organization for Migration (IOM) with support from the European Union launched the Return and Reintegration Platform, a global tool that aims at disseminating knowledge and good practices in the field of migrant return and reintegration. #migration
Read moreLaunched at the 2019 IOM Council meeting by IOM Director General, António Vitorino, the latest edition of its flagship publication, the World Migration Report 2020 (WMR 2020), continues the organization’s commitment to providing information on migration that is well-researched, rigorous and accessible. #bordersecurity #migration
Read moreThe ongoing political and economic crisis in the South American country has forced more than 4.6 million citizens to flee, nearly 80 per cent of whom are sheltering in the region.
Read morectober, the number of detections of illegal border crossings on Europe’s main migratory routes fell 17% from the previous month to around 16 800 due to a drop in arrivals on the Greek islands in the eastern Aegean. The total on all European migratory routes for the first 10 months of 2019 was 16% lower at 107 900.
Read moreA new report indicates that a significant share of child labour and human trafficking in global supply chains occurs at their lower tiers, in activities such as raw material extraction and agriculture, making due diligence, visibility and traceability challenging.
Read moreThe Hellenic Police made four arrests in an operation targeting an organised crime group involved in facilitation of irregular migration. The network provided the migrants with fraudulent travel documents to facilitate their journey across borders. #bordersecurity #irregularmigration
Read moreAfrican Experts drawn from major countries of origin of migrant workers in the Middle East and the Gulf Cooperating Countries met to share experiences on international labour migration cooperation mechanisms aimed at improving labour migration governance and explore avenues for policy dialogue with Middle East Countries. This meeting responds to the recommendations by stakeholders in labour migration governance in Africa, for a multilateral process, for enhanced protection of teeming number of migrant workers of African descent in the Middle East.
Read moreIOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 87,315 migrants and refugees have entered Europe by sea through 30 October, a 12% decrease from the 99,122 arriving during the same period last year. Over half all arrivals this year (47,015) have landed in Greece, while another one-fourth (22,247) have landed in Spain, with the balance arriving in much smaller proportions to Italy, Malta and Cyprus. #migration #bordersecurity
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