Pentagon raises alarm about sharp drop in Iraqi refugees coming to US
By Reuters – Aug 20,2018 – JORDAN TIMES US soldiers gather at a military base north of Mosul, Iraq, on January 4, 2017 (Reuters file photo) WASHINGTON — Military officials […]
France to extend 1b euros in aid to Syria refugees, hosts
Amman, Paris agree to join efforts to help solve Mideast crisis By Camille Dupire – Aug 02,2018 -JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah meets with French Minister of Europe and […]
UN praises Jordan’s role in cross-border relief aid to Syrians
By Ana V. Ibáñez Prieto – Jul 29,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — UN Undersecretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock on Friday praised the “excellent” […]
’69 People on My 69th Birthday’ / Suicide Casts Doubts On German Deportation Policies
As Germany’s interior minister joked about deporting 69 refugees on his birthday last week, news emerged that one of those Afghan deportees had committed suicide in Kabul. The man’s […]
The Refugee Crisis
| June 2018 Fazal Ahmad – UK June 20th marks World Refugee Day in the world, when the international community celebrates the stories, contribution and bravery of people who […]
Children among eight migrants who suffocated in Libya truck
By AFP – Jul 16,2018 – JORDAN TIMES African migrants, who according to the Libyan navy were rescued by the country’s coast guard, arrive at the naval base of […]
Algeria deports nearly 400 migrants back to Niger
By Reuters – Jul 15,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Migrants from Niger living near the marketplace in Boufarik, Algeria, cook food near their tents (AFP photo) NIAMEY — Algeria has deported […]
Two Minutes of Happiness A Failed Journey on the African Migrant Trail
Majid Diallo set off for Europe carrying the expectations of his friends, family and village. But he didn’t make it. His story is one of struggle, imprisonment, several brushes […]
Migrant Integration – IOM’s approach
Migrant Integration You are here Home › Our Work › Department of Migration Management › Migrant Training and Integration › Migrant Integration IOM’s Vision IOM supports policies and strategies that […]
What will Italy’s new government mean for migrants?
AFP news@thelocal.it @thelocalitaly 21 May 2018 A woman aboard a rescue boat arrives in Messina, Sicily. Photo: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP An anti-establishment, far-right government in Italy heralds even more controversy over […]
What rules apply to migrants rescued at sea?
AFP news@thelocal.it @thelocalitaly 11 June 2018 Photo: Karpov/SOS Mediterranee/AFP In the standoff between Italy and Malta over a migrant ship stranded in the Mediterranean, both have insisted on their right […]
Europe accused of failing migrants in Libya as human traffickers thrive
By Thomson Reuters Foundation – Jun 08,2018 – JORDAN TIMES BRUSSELS — Rising populism across Europe is fuelling human trafficking in Libya where a growing number of migrants are being […]
Lebanese FM Lashes Out at UNHCR For ‘Intimidating’ Syrian Refugees Return
Lebanese FM Lashes Out at UNHCR For ‘Intimidating’ Syrian Refugees Return Published June 8th, 2018 – 10:00 GMT via SyndiGate.info Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil pledged to take certain steps […]
Traffickers kill 12 migrants trying to flee Libya camp — UN
By AFP – Jun 03,2018 – JORDAN TIMES GENEVA — More than 12 migrants were shot dead by human traffickers last week while trying to escape a camp in Libya, […]
EU handouts not always the answer for Africa’s returning migrants
Sofia Christensen, Edward McAllister DAKAR (Reuters) – When Fatou Kine’s failed attempt to reach Europe left her jobless and penniless in Algeria, she turned to an agency she had heard […]
Foreign policy UN reforms in 2018 are top priority, says Swiss diplomat
By Rita Emch in New York This content was published on January 19, 2018 Antonio Gutérres says he wants to reshape the UN’s unwieldy bureaucracy and structure(Keystone) Urgent […]
How refugees can actually create jobs for locals in growing cities – if given the chance
Refugees could fill the labour gap caused by declining birth rates, spurring population growth and economic development. But so far, urban governance and planning structures have failed to capitalise fully on their potential Aisling O’Loghlen Saturday 12 May 2018 Easy access to language classes, housing, education and the opportunity to […]
Africa: Senegalese Returnees From Libya, Niger Face Uncertain Future
Photo: Lucas Chandellier/IOM New arrivals receive assistance in Senegal. By Issa Sikiti DA Silva Dakar — Bouba Diop looks in delight at his uncle’s newly refurbished food canteen in […]
The $3,850 per second war and its victims: Bernd Debusmann
Editor’s Note. This article is from 2007. In ‘commemoration’ of the 15 years anniversary of the Iraq war – and in view of renewed warmongering – I thought I should bring you this article. The International Organization for Migration, Iraq, is mentioned in the article. I was its Chief of […]
Coming to Switzerland : First group of vulnerable refugees from Libya to arrive in April
By Julia Crawford This content was published on March 21, 2018 The first group of vulnerable refugees to arrive in Switzerland from Libya are mostly single women (Keystone) […]