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COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts African Migrants, UN Agencies Move To Assist
Hundreds of thousands of African migrants have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, chiefly by the closure of hundreds of air, land and sea border...
Aftermath of COVID-19 Crisis: 26-Year-Old Ethiopian Migrant Spends 20 Days Trekking To Djibouti
A 26-year-old Ethiopian migrant, Ahmed, spent 20 days travelling from Ethiopia to Djibouti on foot, bound for the coastal town of Obock, a common...
IOM Unveils Guidance on Protection of Migrant Workers
The International Organisation for Migration has published a new, pioneering guidance for member states on the regulation of international recruitment and protection of migrant...
Aftermath of COVID-19 Border Closure, Hundreds of Women, Girls Trapped in Precarious Situations
Closed borders and mobility restrictions occasioned by the rampaging COVID-19 pandemic have seen hundreds of thousands of people, among them women and girls trapped...
Pressure Mounts for Fresh Approach in Libya as Incidents of Distress Boats Surge, 4,000 Migrants Rescued
The reluctance of countries to provide save harbour from Libya is signalling a need for a change in approach to the situation in the...
