Fast facts about Nigeria and its immigrants as U.S. travel ban expands
President Donald Trump has added Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, to a list of countries whose residents face restrictions on...
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Frequently Requested Statistics on Temporary Visas in the United States
Published on MARCH 14, 2019 by MigrationPolicy.org How many people have temporary visas? According to the most recently available...
Department of Homeland Security Suspends New Enrollment/ReEnrollment in CBP Trusted Traveler Program
In response to New York State implementing the Driver’s License Access and Privacy Act (Green Light Law), Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf...
Fast facts about Nigeria and its immigrants as U.S. travel ban expands
BY JOHN GRAMLICH President Donald Trump has added Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, to a list of countries whose residents face...
IOM Calls on EU Council Presidency to Support a Comprehensive, Long-Term Vision on Migration
Brussels – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) encouraged Croatia to use its six-month tenure at the helm of the Council...
Social Cohesion: Recognizing Migration is a Benefit that Works for All
International Migrants Day - Opinion Editorial IOM Director General António Vitorino Too often, when we speak of migrants, we find...
Unmapped: Writers Invited to Submit New York Migration Stories
New York – Today (18/12) on International Migrants Day, Fordham University and IOM launch the writing competition unmapped: migration...
Fifty-eight Migrants Confirmed Dead After Boat from The Gambia Capsizes Near Coast of Mauritania
Nouadhibou – At least 58 men, women and children are confirmed dead after a vessel carrying an estimated 150 migrants sank as it...
IOM Launches Voluntary Return Programme for Migrants Stranded in Guatemala
Guatemala – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has launched a new programme of humanitarian assistance and Assisted...
Migration is but the pursuit of a dream
Migration is not for the faint at heart. It is not an easy journey to uproot from a place of comfort and or familiarity to a place where...
113,000 vulnerable migrants' lives at risk, urgent help needed
Nairobi – An estimated 113,000 vulnerable migrants are in transit or stranded in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia and Yemen in need of...
Former Refugee, Winnie Byanyima now leads UNAIDS as Executive Director
In a press release on November 1, 2019 the United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) welcomed Winnie Byanyima as its new Executive...
Amid Climate Crisis, Rising Inequality, ‘People Want Answers’, Secretary-General Says in Video Messa
The following is the text of UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ video message to the Beijing Forum: I am pleased to once again greet...
Migration facts a focal point for U-Me Radio following increase in comments on YouTube
Migration is a hot button topic in many parts of the world. While ignorance is never a defense when one has broken the law, there is no...
Senegalese Police Officer Serving in Democratic Republic of Congo Awarded 2019 United Nations Female
Major Seynabou Diouf of the Senegal National Police has been selected as the 2019 United Nations Female Police Officer of the Year. Major...
IOM Calls for Immediate, Unconditional Release of Abductees in South Sudan
Juba – The International Organization for Migration continues to call for the unconditional release of a female volunteer and a...
Climate Change in Ethiopia Pushes Farmers to Migrate
Mersa, Ethiopia – 20-year- old Yimam Asmare sobbed and buried his tired face, as he recalled the day he fled his family home to migrate...
Judge blocks Trump rule requiring prospective immigrants have health insurance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge in Oregon on Saturday temporarily blocked a Trump administration proclamation that would have...
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