They restore dignity and, just as importantly, hope – the sense of not being forgotten. Alongside humanitarian action, we ...

Geneva / Port Sudan, 9 January 2026 – Nearly one in three people has been displaced in Sudan, either internally or across borders, over the past one thousand days since the outbreak of the conflict—a ...

Greece - This week IOM Greece recorded the highest migration inflows since the beginning of 2015, despite deteriorating weather conditions.

Kingston, Jamaica, 28 October 2025 – In anticipation of Hurricane Melissa’s impact, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is coordinating an early response to support national efforts and ...

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 ...

Colombo – USAID and IOM this week handed over new transitional homes to 120 families affected by the May 2017 floods and landslides in Rathnapura, Sri Lanka.

Please note that the Data Briefing “Global Migration Data Analysis Centre: Data Briefing Series, Issue No. 4, August 2016” has been updated with corrections. The below changes reflect updated ...

Italy - IOM reports an estimated 210,643 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2016 through 12 June, arriving in Italy, Greece, Cyprus and Spain.

Ukraine, 09 January 2026 After more than a decade of humanitarian work around the world, serving in my own country during wartime has been the most demanding and meaningful experience of my career.

Sudan, 05 January 2026 I left Syria in late 2012 with my two brothers. We were completing our mandatory military service, and the idea of turning a weapon toward civilians was something we could not ...

Italy - IOM reports an estimated 205,509 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2016 through 31 May, arriving in Italy, Greece, Cyprus and Spain. IOM had recorded no fatalities in the ...

International Migrants Day (IMD) is observed on 18 December, reaffirming the need for safer, more inclusive, and fairer migration systems in a rapidly changing world. Despite its proven benefits, ...