Youth in Sierra Leone to get job training
The UN agency for migration IOM will promote a project to train 2,000 youths in Sierra Leone funded by the Japanese government to provide market-driven training and fight unemployment and migration.
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Libya conflict could trigger new wave of refugees, German politicians warn
Members of the ruling coalition in Germany are concerned that the upsurge in fighting in Libya could lead to more refugees making their way to Europe. They have urged Europe and the United Nations to de-escalate the conflict which has caused thousands of civilians to be displaced. The UN refugee agency on Tuesday began relocating vulnerable refugees from a detention center in the capital, Tripoli.
Temporary migrant housing projects in Greece up in the air
Arrivals continue on eastern Aegean islands but outlook on funding for housing projects is uncertain.
IOM responds to complaints from Iraqi refugees in Turkey
The UN migration agency, the IOM, has responded on Twitter to complaints from Iraqi refugees who say they have been stranded in Turkey for up to six years. The refugees want to be given homes in third countries under the United Nations resettlement program.
IOM launches funding appeal for displaced Iraqis
The International Organization for Migration says more money is needed to help internally displaced people and other vulnerable groups in Iraq. There are currently close to 2 million displaced people in the country.
Gambia: Project vies to train returnees, help reintegration
The UN agency International Organization for Migration (IOM) is promoting a program in Gambia together with the private sector and government authorities to train migrants who have voluntarily returned to their home country and help them settle back. As of March 19, 2019, 101 returnees graduated from a three-month-long training program in sectors including construction, carpentry, electronics, mechanics, plumbing, tailoring and welding, IOM said. They were the second group of students to graduate in four months.
Tunisia announces closure of Medenine migrant centre
Tunisia has decided to close the Medenine center for migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers due to overcrowding and inhumane conditions.
IOM says half of migrants in Spain were abused during voyage
A study by the International Organization for Migration on migrant flows in the Western Mediterranean reveals that nearly half of the over 1,300 migrants who arrived in Spain last year reported experiencing exploitation and abuse during their journeys.
IOM condemns violence in Libyan detention center
The UN migration agency, the IOM, has condemned violence against migrants in a detention center in the Libyan capital. The agency also demanded access to the migrants who were removed from the Trig al-Sikka facility after a protest last week.
Burkina Faso, theater raises awareness on risks of migration
Theater has become a tool to raise awareness on the dangers of irregular migration in Burkina Faso thanks to a campaign launched by UN agency IOM.
Germany facilitated return of more than 400 Syrian refugees
German authorities offered financial assistance to 437 Syrian refugees to return to their country voluntarily in 2018. That’s according to preliminary figures provided by Germany’s Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, BAMF.
Over 40,000 repatriated from Libya since 2015, IOM
After an operation for voluntary returns last week, the UN agency for migration IOM reports that the total number of migrants that had voluntarily returned from Libya to their country of origin since 2015 had risen to 40,000.