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IOM, Mongolia Build Displacement Tracking Capacity to Prepare for Natural Disasters
The event, which was part of a joint IOM / NEMA project on climate change and disaster-related migration, brought together migration experts and representatives from government, NGOs and UN humanitarian agencies to discuss the role of IOM’s Displacement Tracking...
Mozambique: Resettling and Rebuilding After Cyclone Idai
From the city of Beira, the Government’s Disaster Management Agency (INGC) has received operational support from IOM, notably in Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) activities, and through the distribution of Non-Food Items (NFIs) and shelter kits to...
New Spike in Displacement in Eastern DRC Further Complicates Ebola Response, Requires Urgent Relocation and Response
Renewed violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) region that is struggling to contain the on-going Ebola outbreak, has claimed the lives of at least 160 people and displaced hundreds of thousands of others, further complicating the response to...
Flooding worsens humanitarian needs across Yemen
Torrential rains and widespread flooding across 12 governorates in Yemen in recent weeks have affected tens of thousands of people, leaving many in urgent need of emergency assistance. Humanitarian assessments are ongoing, but preliminary reports from local...
In Somalia, IOM Begins Relocating Families at Risk of Eviction
Some 682 households, consisting of 3,914 individuals drawn from 12 out of 15 targeted IDP sites have been relocated to the new Baidoa public site as of 23 June, one week after relocation began. The effort will support internally displaced persons with better living...
UNHCR welcomes South Sudan’s accession to international convention to protect internally displaced
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes South Sudan’s accession this month to the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa, also known as the Kampala Convention. South Sudan becomes the 28th African Union...
IOM, WFP Conduct First Beneficiary Data Exchange in South Sudan
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) recently completed the first functional data exchange between their own beneficiary management systems to provide updated information on tens of thousands of people...
Massive displacement reported in north-eastern DRC amid new violence
Violence in north-eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is reported to have displaced more than 300,000 since early June. The situation in Ituri Province has deteriorated since the middle of last week, with multiple attacks involving the Hema and...
Scoping Mission To Nigeria: Assessing Information & Capacity Building Needs For A Durable Solutions Analysis (2019)
A decade of conflict and continued violence by non-state armed groups and military operations are affecting millions of people in north-eastern Nigeria. Estimates put the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) at 2 million. Thus, the National Commission for...
Design for Humanity Summit 2019
The Design for Humanity (D4H) Initiative launched in 2018 at the first Design for Humanity Summit at Fordham University. More than 350 people gathered to learn from 40 innovators working at the humanitarian design nexus – proving the hunger for and the possible...