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REUTERS

Migrants Recall Mozambican Nightmare of 64 Ethiopians Dying in a Cargo Container

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THE NEW YORKER

What African Nations Are Teaching the West About Fighting the Coronavirus

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GEOGRAPHICAL

IOM, Humanitarian Organizations' Efforts to Control COVID-19 in Displacement Camps

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AL JAZEERA

UN's Guterres Asks Bangladesh to Move Rohingya to Refugee Camps

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INFOMIGRANTS

IOM Concerned About 'Invisible' Migrant Shipwrecks

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  • UN News –To ease the impact of COVID-19 on migrant communities in five Central Asian countries and the Russian Federation, IOM has launched an urgent USD 7 million appeal. 
     
  • BBC – Letter from Africa: Spare a thought for stranded migrants.
     
  • Punch – A recent report by IOM X indicates irregular migrants from Nigeria and elsewhere in West Africa face violence, exploitation and other abuse on the Central Mediterranean route.
     
  • Arab News – Yemenis stranded in India, fearing COVID-19 infection, ask for voluntary return.
     
  • UN News – With COVID-19 infection now confirmed in a refugee camp in Bangladesh, UN agencies announce new measures and a funding appeal to keep contagion from spreading.
     
  • The Washington Post – Haiti, spared a major coronavirus outbreak so far, now a "tinderbox" set to "explode."
ENTER NEWSROOM

QUOTE OF THE DAY
“We know from previous crises that migrants are ruthlessly exploited, by having their wages cut, or being threatened with being reported to the authorities.”


Dyane Epstein
IOM Regional Director for South-Eastern Europe, Eastern Europe and Central Asia
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