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More than half of Iraq's displaced have returned home

BAGHDAD - Emiratesvoice

More than half of Iraqis displaced by conflict to other parts of the country have returned to their homes, the UN migration agency said on Thursday. At the end of December, more than 3.2 million displaced Iraqis had gone home while 2.6 millions still lived away, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said. Iraqi forces have regained large swathes ofRead more

UN wants Libya to agree to shut down migrant camps

United Nations - Emirates Voice

The United Nations wants Libya's internationally-backed government to agree to shut down 30 detention centers holding 15,000 migrants, most of whom will be sent back to their countries, the head of the IOM said Tuesday. The detention of the migrants, most of whom are fleeing poverty, has become a pressing issue after video footage showing African men sold in LibyanRead more

Kuwait to join IOM membership

Kuwait - Emirates Voice

Kuwait's First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah reiterated Kuwait's aspiration to attain the membership of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) as an observer. Kuwait is keen on achieving its humanitarian goals through boosting cooperation with IOM, Shaikh Sabah Al-Khaled said while meeting with IOM's Director-General William Lacy Swing, according to Kuwait News AgencyRead more

Kuwait is keen on achieving its humanitarian goals

Kuwait - Emirates Voice

5 dead, 50 missing as smugglers throw 180 migrants into Yemen sea

Dubai - Emirates Voice

At least five migrants drowned and 50 went missing Thursday when people smugglers forced 180 Africans off a boat bound for Yemen, a day after a similar drama that left 29 dead, the International Organization for Migration said. Twenty-five people were being treated for injuries on a Yemeni beach, said the IOM, which could not immediately confirm the nationalities ofRead more

King Salman Relief Center's Team

Mogadishu - Emirates Voice

The staff of the King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid inspected the progress of its projects in Somalia through the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid Assistant General Supervisor for Operations and Programs, Maher bin Abdulrahman Al-Hadrawi, said thatRead more

Over 40 migrants died of thirst while traveling from Niger to Libya

New York - Emirates Voice

The UN International Organisation for Migration, IOM, reported that up to 44 migrants died of thirst in northern Niger, when their vehicle broke down during an attempt to reach Europe via Libya earlier this week. Nigerien officials said babies and women were among the migrants found dead. Details about the tragic incident were provided by six survivors who walked toRead more

Attack On Aid Convoy in South Sudan Kills Two

Juba - Arab Today

Gunmen in South Sudan killed two people and wounded three when they attacked a humanitarian convoy in the centre of the country, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said in a statement on Thursday. "While a convoy was returning to Yirol from a field mission, one of the vehicles was ambushed by unknown armed gunmen. Tragically, two people died ofRead more

Iraqi forces seize Iron Bridge in battle for Mosul

Mosul - Arab Today

Iraqi government forces battling ISIS militants in Mosul on Wednesday took control of the Iron Bridge linking the eastern sector with the ISIS-held Old City, federal police said. Federal police and Interior Ministry Rapid Response units seized the bridge, a police statement said, quoting a commander. The government now hold three of the five bridges crossing the Tigris river whichRead more

Nearly 100,000 Iraqis flee battle

Mosul - Arab Today

Nearly 100,000 people have poured out of west Mosul in less than three weeks, the IOM said Wednesday, as Iraqi forces advance in their battle to retake the area from jihadists. Iraqi security forces launched a major push last month to recapture west Mosul, the most populated urban area still held by the Islamic State group with an estimated 750,000Read more