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@IOMchief

Director General of the Agency (IOM).

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Joined September 2013
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  1. Jun 20

    My statement on the death of a young Iraqi refugee in a Greek accommodation centre.

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    Jun 20

    Last year, nearly 100,000 migrants entered , the world's worst humanitarian crisis. That's 2,000 migrants every week. 300 every day. Read more:

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  3. Jun 19

    Congratulations to for the IASC Championship for Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment and Abuse. IOM will remain fully engaged and we will support anyway we can. You can count on us.

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    Jun 19

    A person was forcibly displaced every 2 seconds worldwide in 2017, says.

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  5. Jun 18

    Saving lives should always be our top concern. We must urgently find a means to help these rescued migrants and work for a comprehensive method of supporting migrants and States throughout Europe.

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  6. Jun 18

    Stopping one boat or more in the Mediterranean Sea is not an answer to Europe’s migration challenges. A comprehensive approach to migration governance is needed.

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  7. Jun 18

    I am glad Spain has stepped forward to defuse this crisis, but I fear a major tragedy if stated start refusing to accept rescued migrants as was threatened.

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    Jun 18

    Europe lacks a common governance of the flow and of the issue, our says.

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  9. Jun 16

    An estimated 800 million people worldwide are directly supported by remittances from relatives and loved ones abroad, according to .

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  10. Jun 14

    For those of you celebrating , I wish you and your loved ones peace and happiness during this holy occasion.

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    Jun 13

    At least 2.5 million migrants were smuggled worldwide in 2016, says ’s first global study on :

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    Jun 12

    . welcomes the decision by Spain to offer a safe harbour to over six hundred migrants aboard . Our statement:

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  13. Jun 12

    We must urgently find a means to help those rescued migrants and work for a comprehensive method of supporting migrants and states throughout Europe.

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  14. Jun 12

    I am glad Spain has stepped forward to diffuse this crisis, but I fear a major tragedy if states start refusing to accept rescued migrants as was threatened.

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  15. Jun 11

    Together, we can successfully address today’s migration challenges and those that we will face in the future.

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  16. Jun 11

    We live in a world where an estimated 40 million people are trapped in modern slavery, including 25 million in forced labour conditions. Many are migrant workers.

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  17. Jun 11

    I commend , , and other groups for promoting ethical recruitment practices, the safe migration agenda and the principle that no workers should pay for a job.

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    Jun 8

    Mohammed. Ahmed. Ermias. Mus'ab. Fitiwi. Abd. These 6 men made a fortune from buying and selling vulnerable migrants in .

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  19. Jun 8

    I look forward to discussing migration, ethical recruitment, and migrant workers at the in Singapore next week.

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    Jun 6

    BREAKING: at least 46 people died and 16 are missing after a boat carrying 100 migrants from the Horn of Africa capsized off the coast of today.

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