Also known as: IOM · UN's International Organization for Migration
International Organization for Migration — UN agency tracking displacement from gang violence and migration crises, cited on Haiti and migration flows.
… The International Organization for Migration's Abdoulaye Wone said at the same briefing that at least 25 cases had been confirmed at the camps, including 14 deaths. …
… Mohamed Refaat, Sudan chief of mission for the International Organization for Migration, said aid agencies, including the IOM, had intermittent access in recent months but have now suspended missions as insecurity worsens along key routes. …
… Mohamed Refaat, Sudan chief of mission for the International Organization for Migration, said aid agencies, including the IOM, had intermittent access in recent months but have now suspended missions as insecurity worsens along key routes. …
… A spokesperson for the International Organization for Migration said the agency would "provide post-arrival humanitarian assistance" to the migrants sent to Bangui, at the request of the Central African government. …
… At least 827 people have died so far this year attempting the deadly Central Mediterranean crossing, according to the UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM). …
… The UN's International Organization for Migration estimates 1,172 migrants died or went missing along the route in 2025 -- a figure only slightly lower than the 1,215 people in 2024. …
First 300 Ghanaians return from S.Africa after xenophobic tensions By AFP May 28, 2026 04:50 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter An employee of UN agency - International Organization for Migration (IOM) distrib …
Haiti gang violence displaces more than 5,000, International Organization for Migration says By AFP May 15, 2026 05:27 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter People run to board a public transport locally known as …
… More than 900 died or disappeared along the route in 2025 -- the deadliest year on record, according to the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM). …
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak has recorded more than 1,000 infections and 267 deaths, the highest number of confirmed cases within the first month of any outbreak on record, according to WHO. The rapid spread has been driven by the outbreak's expansion into urban centres including Bunia and Mongbwalu after circulating undetected for months, though some progress has been made in treatment capacity and community engagement.
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak has recorded more than 1,000 infections and 267 deaths, the highest number of confirmed cases within the first month of any outbreak on record, according to WHO. The rapid spread has been driven by the outbreak's expansion into urban centres including Bunia and Mongbwalu after circulating undetected for months, though some progress has been made in treatment capacity and community engagement.
The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in Congo has infected over 1,000 people and killed 267, making it the largest first-month case total of any Ebola outbreak. The WHO attributes the rapid spread to the virus reaching urban centres like Bunia and Mongbwalu early, after circulating undetected for months before being declared on May 15.
A UN official warned that El-Obeid, a Sudanese city encircled for months by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, faces humanitarian disaster within weeks unless aid access is urgently restored. Aid agencies have suspended missions due to worsening insecurity as fears grow of an imminent RSF offensive.
The Sudanese city of El-Obeid, besieged for months by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, is "weeks" away from a humanitarian disaster unless aid is urgently allowed in, according to a UN official. Aid agencies have suspended missions as insecurity worsens, with warnings of conditions matching those seen in the Darfur city of El-Fasher.
The Trump administration plans to deport a number of Iranians and other migrants to Central African Republic under a recent deal with that country. Two of the Iranian deportees—a Christian convert and a pro-democracy activist—face potential torture and persecution if returned to Iran, according to their lawyer.
The Italian coastguard recovered 10 bodies after a migrant boat that departed from Libya and carried approximately 60 people capsized off Malta on Sunday. A fishing vessel in the area recovered approximately 48 people alive, and at least 827 people have died this year attempting the Central Mediterranean crossing.
Pope Leo XIV is visiting Spain for seven days with a focus on immigration and social justice during a politically turbulent period for Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. The trip includes papal visits to Madrid and Barcelona, a planned meeting with victims of clergy sexual abuse, and meetings with migrants in the Canary Islands.
The first flight of Ghanaian nationals evacuated from South Africa landed in Accra on Wednesday following anti-immigrant protests and violence. Around 800 Ghanaians in total are expected to be repatriated through flights organised by the Ghanaian government.
Armed gangs swept through neighbourhoods north of Haiti's capital, forcing more than 5,000 people to leave their homes since Sunday, according to the International Organization for Migration. Homes were looted and set on fire, shops and schools were vandalised, and medical workers reported an unprecedented spike in gunshot victims.
Migrants, mostly from Ethiopia, attempt the Eastern Route from Djibouti across the Bab-el-Mandab Strait to the Gulf in search of work, but face deadly conditions including starvation, storms, and detention. One 25-year-old migrant walked for 15 days covering 550 kilometres before being intercepted by coastguard and detained without food in Yemen.