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IOM Issues Migration Recommendations to the Incoming Cyprus EU Presidency
Brussels, 16 December 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has released its recommendations on migration to the incoming Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU...
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“IOM welcomes the opportunity to work closely with the Cyprus EU Presidency in advancing a comprehensive EU migration agenda,” - Lukas Gehrke, Director, IOM Global Office in Brussels.
Our recommendations to the Cyprus EU Presidency are out‼️More info 👇
globalofficebrussels.iom.int/news/iom-iss...
Our recommendations to the Cyprus EU Presidency are out‼️More info 👇
globalofficebrussels.iom.int/news/iom-iss...
Hope is taking root in #Ethiopia.
In Jimma, returnees from Sudan are building poultry & dairy cooperatives that feed their communities, revive local markets, and support the futures they came home to rebuild.
With thanks to @ec.europa.eu 🙏
#IMD2025
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In Jimma, returnees from Sudan are building poultry & dairy cooperatives that feed their communities, revive local markets, and support the futures they came home to rebuild.
With thanks to @ec.europa.eu 🙏
#IMD2025
tinyurl.com/4vfy47ew
Ethiopian Returnees Strengthen Local Markets Through New
Jimma, Ethiopia – On the outskirts of Jimma in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, a group of women and men gather every morning around a cluster of chicken houses
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December 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Hope is taking root in #Ethiopia.
In Jimma, returnees from Sudan are building poultry & dairy cooperatives that feed their communities, revive local markets, and support the futures they came home to rebuild.
With thanks to @ec.europa.eu 🙏
#IMD2025
tinyurl.com/4vfy47ew
In Jimma, returnees from Sudan are building poultry & dairy cooperatives that feed their communities, revive local markets, and support the futures they came home to rebuild.
With thanks to @ec.europa.eu 🙏
#IMD2025
tinyurl.com/4vfy47ew
“IOM welcomes the opportunity to work closely with the Cyprus EU Presidency in advancing a comprehensive EU migration agenda,” - Lukas Gehrke, Director, IOM Global Office in Brussels.
Our recommendations to the Cyprus EU Presidency are out‼️More info 👇
globalofficebrussels.iom.int/news/iom-iss...
Our recommendations to the Cyprus EU Presidency are out‼️More info 👇
globalofficebrussels.iom.int/news/iom-iss...
IOM Issues Migration Recommendations to the Incoming Cyprus EU Presidency
Brussels, 16 December 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has released its recommendations on migration to the incoming Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU...
globalofficebrussels.iom.int
December 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
“IOM welcomes the opportunity to work closely with the Cyprus EU Presidency in advancing a comprehensive EU migration agenda,” - Lukas Gehrke, Director, IOM Global Office in Brussels.
Our recommendations to the Cyprus EU Presidency are out‼️More info 👇
globalofficebrussels.iom.int/news/iom-iss...
Our recommendations to the Cyprus EU Presidency are out‼️More info 👇
globalofficebrussels.iom.int/news/iom-iss...
A young man’s return to #Cameroon set him on a new path in healthcare, showing how migration can spark opportunity & strengthen communities.
On International Migrants Day, we celebrate stories like this, made possible through the IOM–EU partnership.
#IMD2025 #MigrationMatters
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On International Migrants Day, we celebrate stories like this, made possible through the IOM–EU partnership.
#IMD2025 #MigrationMatters
tinyurl.com/yb945vjd
A Journey Back Home to Cameroon Sets a Young Man on a Path to
Yaoundé, Cameroon – Christo checks his phone between rides in Yaoundé’s morning traffic. A new notification appears. He immediately knows what it means: another
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December 18, 2025 at 11:11 AM
A young man’s return to #Cameroon set him on a new path in healthcare, showing how migration can spark opportunity & strengthen communities.
On International Migrants Day, we celebrate stories like this, made possible through the IOM–EU partnership.
#IMD2025 #MigrationMatters
tinyurl.com/yb945vjd
On International Migrants Day, we celebrate stories like this, made possible through the IOM–EU partnership.
#IMD2025 #MigrationMatters
tinyurl.com/yb945vjd
During the #COP30 debrief, we discussed how the Belém Political Package recognizes the climate vulnerability and rights of migrants. This ensures their participation in the Just Transition, addressing loss and damage & includes migration in measuring climate adaptation progress.
December 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
During the #COP30 debrief, we discussed how the Belém Political Package recognizes the climate vulnerability and rights of migrants. This ensures their participation in the Just Transition, addressing loss and damage & includes migration in measuring climate adaptation progress.
At the EU #WaterResilienceForum, IOM discussed with Commissioner Roswall @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu how to include migrants in water resilience approaches, ensure access to water & hygiene for all, and support sustainable agriculture - offering lessons the EU can build on.
December 8, 2025 at 11:32 AM
At the EU #WaterResilienceForum, IOM discussed with Commissioner Roswall @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu how to include migrants in water resilience approaches, ensure access to water & hygiene for all, and support sustainable agriculture - offering lessons the EU can build on.
🌍 Reintegration is about thriving, not just returning.
Through the IOM–EU partnership, returning migrants in Africa now have a mentorship network to share skills, build resilience and inspire hope. 🤝
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Through the IOM–EU partnership, returning migrants in Africa now have a mentorship network to share skills, build resilience and inspire hope. 🤝
tinyurl.com/muthunuf
IOM, UN Volunteers Launch Mentorship Network for Returning Migrants in Africa
Dakar, 5 December 2025 – The International Organization for Migration and the United Nations Volunteers programme have launched a new mentorship network to support migrants as they reintegrate into th...
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December 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
🌍 Reintegration is about thriving, not just returning.
Through the IOM–EU partnership, returning migrants in Africa now have a mentorship network to share skills, build resilience and inspire hope. 🤝
tinyurl.com/muthunuf
Through the IOM–EU partnership, returning migrants in Africa now have a mentorship network to share skills, build resilience and inspire hope. 🤝
tinyurl.com/muthunuf
In #SouthSudan, Awrelia stepped up to revive her local women’s group, helping other women find their voice & advocate for their rights.
With thanks to support from the European Union 🙏
Read her story: tinyurl.com/4k3t2bwa
#16DaysOfActivism
With thanks to support from the European Union 🙏
Read her story: tinyurl.com/4k3t2bwa
#16DaysOfActivism
A New Generation of Women Leaders Is Inspiring Change in South
Wau, South Sudan – Awrelia knows what it’s like to be silenced. Born into a family that didn’t believe in educating girls, she had to stay home while her
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November 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
In #SouthSudan, Awrelia stepped up to revive her local women’s group, helping other women find their voice & advocate for their rights.
With thanks to support from the European Union 🙏
Read her story: tinyurl.com/4k3t2bwa
#16DaysOfActivism
With thanks to support from the European Union 🙏
Read her story: tinyurl.com/4k3t2bwa
#16DaysOfActivism
Another positive step towards effective EU migration governance!
IOM is engaged in supporting evidence- and rights-based mobility, upholding fair recruitment standards and promoting multi-stakeholder cooperation.
Ready to leverage our global network to raise awareness among jobseekers & employers.
IOM is engaged in supporting evidence- and rights-based mobility, upholding fair recruitment standards and promoting multi-stakeholder cooperation.
Ready to leverage our global network to raise awareness among jobseekers & employers.
Today’s agreement on the EU Talent Pool marks an important step in the global race for highly skilled talent.
November 20, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Another positive step towards effective EU migration governance!
IOM is engaged in supporting evidence- and rights-based mobility, upholding fair recruitment standards and promoting multi-stakeholder cooperation.
Ready to leverage our global network to raise awareness among jobseekers & employers.
IOM is engaged in supporting evidence- and rights-based mobility, upholding fair recruitment standards and promoting multi-stakeholder cooperation.
Ready to leverage our global network to raise awareness among jobseekers & employers.
As the world transitions to a greener economy, no one should be left behind. Migrants help fill gaps in green jobs & bring valuable skills. Protecting their rights & including their voices is essential for a truly just transition. #COP30
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November 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
As the world transitions to a greener economy, no one should be left behind. Migrants help fill gaps in green jobs & bring valuable skills. Protecting their rights & including their voices is essential for a truly just transition. #COP30
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🔗 tinyurl.com/374hue6c
🤝 The EU-IOM partnership supports Gambian migrants through reintegration and skills development. A new EU-funded initiative is boosting social support systems and opening talent mobility pathways—empowering returnees and strengthening communities.
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tinyurl.com/y42vaf6z
New EU-supported Initiative Strengthens Social Support and Reintegration Mechanisms for Gambian Migrants and Boosts Talent Mobility Pathways
Banjul, 28 October 2025 – The European Union (EU) jointly with The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the Belgian Agency for International Cooperation (Enabel),The Gambian Red Cross Socie...
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October 31, 2025 at 8:34 AM
🤝 The EU-IOM partnership supports Gambian migrants through reintegration and skills development. A new EU-funded initiative is boosting social support systems and opening talent mobility pathways—empowering returnees and strengthening communities.
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👋 Meet panellists at our upcoming ' #Migration, #Peace and #Security Roundtable' - happening in just a week!
October 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
👋 Meet panellists at our upcoming ' #Migration, #Peace and #Security Roundtable' - happening in just a week!
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This year, the UN marks its 80th anniversary. 8 decades of working for people and planet. Despite challenges, the United Nations continues to prove that global problems need global solutions. #UN80
October 24, 2025 at 8:03 AM
This year, the UN marks its 80th anniversary. 8 decades of working for people and planet. Despite challenges, the United Nations continues to prove that global problems need global solutions. #UN80
The first step to helping people who flee conflicts and disasters is to know where they are and what they need.
With support from the European Union, IOM’s Data Lifelines initiative strengthens the Displacement Tracking Matrix, ensuring that humanitarian aid reaches those who need it most.
With support from the European Union, IOM’s Data Lifelines initiative strengthens the Displacement Tracking Matrix, ensuring that humanitarian aid reaches those who need it most.
October 23, 2025 at 9:37 AM
The first step to helping people who flee conflicts and disasters is to know where they are and what they need.
With support from the European Union, IOM’s Data Lifelines initiative strengthens the Displacement Tracking Matrix, ensuring that humanitarian aid reaches those who need it most.
With support from the European Union, IOM’s Data Lifelines initiative strengthens the Displacement Tracking Matrix, ensuring that humanitarian aid reaches those who need it most.
In Latin America, IOM and the European Union have launched Prepárate+, a new initiative that puts people and inclusion at the centre of disaster preparedness.
Women, migrants and displaced people will help build safer, more resilient communities.
Read more: tinyurl.com/ycea97h7
Women, migrants and displaced people will help build safer, more resilient communities.
Read more: tinyurl.com/ycea97h7
October 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
In Latin America, IOM and the European Union have launched Prepárate+, a new initiative that puts people and inclusion at the centre of disaster preparedness.
Women, migrants and displaced people will help build safer, more resilient communities.
Read more: tinyurl.com/ycea97h7
Women, migrants and displaced people will help build safer, more resilient communities.
Read more: tinyurl.com/ycea97h7
With support from the European Union, IOM helped a community in Somalia build flood regulation structures, plant trees and restore vegetation to prevent flooding and protect against sandstorms.
Let’s invest in resilience, not disasters. #DRRDay
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Let’s invest in resilience, not disasters. #DRRDay
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A Village in Somalia Learns to Live with the Rain
Harqabobe, Somalia – On nights when storm clouds gathered over the valley, fear ran through the community. “When it rained, we worried what might come from the
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October 13, 2025 at 10:44 AM
With support from the European Union, IOM helped a community in Somalia build flood regulation structures, plant trees and restore vegetation to prevent flooding and protect against sandstorms.
Let’s invest in resilience, not disasters. #DRRDay
🔗 tinyurl.com/nhzsy6vc
Let’s invest in resilience, not disasters. #DRRDay
🔗 tinyurl.com/nhzsy6vc
With support from the European Union, IOM helped Abdoulaye rebuild his life in Chad — offering trauma counseling, vocational training, and hope after surviving a deadly shipwreck.
🔗 His story: tinyurl.com/msxtvas7
#WorldMentalHealthDay
🔗 His story: tinyurl.com/msxtvas7
#WorldMentalHealthDay
After the Storm: Abdoulaye’s Journey to Healing and Hope
When Abdoulaye* regained consciousness on a Tunisian beach, he found himself surrounded by bodies: children, friends, people who had shared his dream. Seawater
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October 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
With support from the European Union, IOM helped Abdoulaye rebuild his life in Chad — offering trauma counseling, vocational training, and hope after surviving a deadly shipwreck.
🔗 His story: tinyurl.com/msxtvas7
#WorldMentalHealthDay
🔗 His story: tinyurl.com/msxtvas7
#WorldMentalHealthDay
In Guinea, IOM helps returning migrants heal invisible scars through mental health care and reintegration services so that they can rebuild their lives with dignity and resilience.
With thanks to support from the European Union 🙏
🔗 tinyurl.com/4p2z9n4r
#WorldMentalHealthDay
With thanks to support from the European Union 🙏
🔗 tinyurl.com/4p2z9n4r
#WorldMentalHealthDay
They bear with themselves the weight of journeys marked by
They bear with themselves the weight of journeys marked by hardship, broken dreams, and sometimes trauma. For some, there were detention centers.
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October 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
In Guinea, IOM helps returning migrants heal invisible scars through mental health care and reintegration services so that they can rebuild their lives with dignity and resilience.
With thanks to support from the European Union 🙏
🔗 tinyurl.com/4p2z9n4r
#WorldMentalHealthDay
With thanks to support from the European Union 🙏
🔗 tinyurl.com/4p2z9n4r
#WorldMentalHealthDay
From Syria to Bosnia & Herzegovina, Hatija has walked the same uncertain road.
Today, she helps migrants find comfort & strength at the Ušivak Reception Centre, showing that healing often begins with being heard.
With thanks to support from the European Union. 🙏
iom.int/Zgy
#WorldMentalHealthDay
Today, she helps migrants find comfort & strength at the Ušivak Reception Centre, showing that healing often begins with being heard.
With thanks to support from the European Union. 🙏
iom.int/Zgy
#WorldMentalHealthDay
October 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
From Syria to Bosnia & Herzegovina, Hatija has walked the same uncertain road.
Today, she helps migrants find comfort & strength at the Ušivak Reception Centre, showing that healing often begins with being heard.
With thanks to support from the European Union. 🙏
iom.int/Zgy
#WorldMentalHealthDay
Today, she helps migrants find comfort & strength at the Ušivak Reception Centre, showing that healing often begins with being heard.
With thanks to support from the European Union. 🙏
iom.int/Zgy
#WorldMentalHealthDay
In times of hardship, IOM, with funding from the European Union is helping Ghanaian returnees like Ampem heal invisible wounds through vital mental health support and reintegration services.
🔗His story: t.ly/4GrCK
#WorldMentalHealthDay
🔗His story: t.ly/4GrCK
#WorldMentalHealthDay
Beyond the Journey: Facing the Hidden Wounds of Return Migra
When Ampem walked into the New Hope Wellness Centre in Ghana's Ashanti Region in May 2025, he carried with him both fear and determination. For nearly two years
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October 10, 2025 at 8:48 AM
In times of hardship, IOM, with funding from the European Union is helping Ghanaian returnees like Ampem heal invisible wounds through vital mental health support and reintegration services.
🔗His story: t.ly/4GrCK
#WorldMentalHealthDay
🔗His story: t.ly/4GrCK
#WorldMentalHealthDay
✈️ Port Sudan ➡️ Kano: IOM has facilitated the safe return of 151 Nigerian nationals from #Sudan through its Voluntary Humanitarian Return programme — the third such flight this year amid Sudan’s ongoing conflict.
🙏 With thanks to funding from @ec.europa.eu
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🙏 With thanks to funding from @ec.europa.eu
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IOM Facilitates Safe Return of Nigerian Nationals from Conflict-Affected Sudan
Port Sudan / Kano — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has facilitated the safe return of 151 Nigerian nationals from Sudan through a charter flight as part of its Voluntary Humanitari...
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September 26, 2025 at 10:40 AM
✈️ Port Sudan ➡️ Kano: IOM has facilitated the safe return of 151 Nigerian nationals from #Sudan through its Voluntary Humanitarian Return programme — the third such flight this year amid Sudan’s ongoing conflict.
🙏 With thanks to funding from @ec.europa.eu
🔗 tinyurl.com/2xymuunf
🙏 With thanks to funding from @ec.europa.eu
🔗 tinyurl.com/2xymuunf
In 2024, 41,779 children arrived in Europe via sea & land - a 25% drop from 2023. Yet, over half were unaccompanied & many faced violence.
Find out more in the new factsheet by UNHCR, UNICEF & IOM tinyurl.com/zfeu89w2
© UNHCR/Alessandro Penso
Find out more in the new factsheet by UNHCR, UNICEF & IOM tinyurl.com/zfeu89w2
© UNHCR/Alessandro Penso
September 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
In 2024, 41,779 children arrived in Europe via sea & land - a 25% drop from 2023. Yet, over half were unaccompanied & many faced violence.
Find out more in the new factsheet by UNHCR, UNICEF & IOM tinyurl.com/zfeu89w2
© UNHCR/Alessandro Penso
Find out more in the new factsheet by UNHCR, UNICEF & IOM tinyurl.com/zfeu89w2
© UNHCR/Alessandro Penso
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IOM is deeply concerned by the rising civilian casualties in #Ukraine.
Millions remain displaced, and urgent action is needed to protect civilians and deliver lifesaving humanitarian aid.
Read more here: www.iom.int/Zgf
Millions remain displaced, and urgent action is needed to protect civilians and deliver lifesaving humanitarian aid.
Read more here: www.iom.int/Zgf
IOM Spokesperson on Recent Attacks in Ukraine
Geneva/Kyiv, 9 September 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) remains deeply concerned by the continued rise in civilian casualties across Ukraine. More than 20 people were killed...
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September 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
IOM is deeply concerned by the rising civilian casualties in #Ukraine.
Millions remain displaced, and urgent action is needed to protect civilians and deliver lifesaving humanitarian aid.
Read more here: www.iom.int/Zgf
Millions remain displaced, and urgent action is needed to protect civilians and deliver lifesaving humanitarian aid.
Read more here: www.iom.int/Zgf
Across #Ethiopia's Tigray region, IOM, with support from the European Union #EU, delivers life-saving assistance helping displaced communities reclaim stability and strengthen resilience in the face of ongoing uncertainty.
🔗Their stories - from survival to rebuilding: tinyurl.com/4ejcceet
🔗Their stories - from survival to rebuilding: tinyurl.com/4ejcceet
The Unbroken Spirits of Northern Ethiopia, Chapter 1: Becoming
Maidimu, Ethiopia – In the fractured hills of Tigray, resilience has become both a burden and a lifeline for hundreds of thousands of people forced from their
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September 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Across #Ethiopia's Tigray region, IOM, with support from the European Union #EU, delivers life-saving assistance helping displaced communities reclaim stability and strengthen resilience in the face of ongoing uncertainty.
🔗Their stories - from survival to rebuilding: tinyurl.com/4ejcceet
🔗Their stories - from survival to rebuilding: tinyurl.com/4ejcceet
Forced to flee the war in Ukraine at age 97, Zinaida rediscovers everyday life with her daughter in Tiraspol, #Moldova.
Thanks to IOM's cash assistance programme funded by the European Union, Zinaida - who turned 100 this year - is able to meet basic needs & live with dignity.
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Thanks to IOM's cash assistance programme funded by the European Union, Zinaida - who turned 100 this year - is able to meet basic needs & live with dignity.
tinyurl.com/2s3xtd34
The lifelong journey of mother and daughter reunites in Tiraspol
Tiraspol - Three years ago, at the age of 97, Zinaida fled the war in Ukraine to join her daughter Ludmila, 73, on the Left Bank of the Nistru River. The
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September 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Forced to flee the war in Ukraine at age 97, Zinaida rediscovers everyday life with her daughter in Tiraspol, #Moldova.
Thanks to IOM's cash assistance programme funded by the European Union, Zinaida - who turned 100 this year - is able to meet basic needs & live with dignity.
tinyurl.com/2s3xtd34
Thanks to IOM's cash assistance programme funded by the European Union, Zinaida - who turned 100 this year - is able to meet basic needs & live with dignity.
tinyurl.com/2s3xtd34
Today we mark the first anniversary of the IOM Global Office in Brussels.
From policy to projects, the IOM-EU partnership is addressing global challenges, advancing good migration governance, supporting development and powering humanitarian action.
Stay tuned here for more.
From policy to projects, the IOM-EU partnership is addressing global challenges, advancing good migration governance, supporting development and powering humanitarian action.
Stay tuned here for more.
September 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Today we mark the first anniversary of the IOM Global Office in Brussels.
From policy to projects, the IOM-EU partnership is addressing global challenges, advancing good migration governance, supporting development and powering humanitarian action.
Stay tuned here for more.
From policy to projects, the IOM-EU partnership is addressing global challenges, advancing good migration governance, supporting development and powering humanitarian action.
Stay tuned here for more.