IOM Boss: Without Practical Support From EU, Greece Can’t Face Migration Pressures

Director-General of the United Nations’ International Organisation for Migration (IOM), António Vitorino, has painted a seeming grim picture of the migration challenges facing Greece. He said at the weekend in Athens that the significant migration pressures facing Greece should be met with greater political and practical support from the European Union (EU). Greece is a […]

UN Agencies Set For Youth Video Festival Awards Ceremony

There will be an annual Awards Ceremony of the Plural Plus Youth Video Festival (PLURAL+) on Wednesday at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, the United Nations Alliance of Civilisations (UNAOC) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) have announced. The goal of PLURAL+ is to ensure youth engagement in pressing social issues, both […]

Syria: IOM Says Ongoing Military Operations Will Have Devastating Consequences For 7 Million People

The Director General of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), António Vitorino, has said that continued military operations in Syria will have devastating consequences for the seven million people living in the Northern axis of the troubled country. According to the big boss of the United Nations migration agency, ‘’the cycle of successive displacement is particularly […]