IOM Regional Office in Brussels

📢 IOM has presented today recommendations on migration and mobility to the Belgian and Hungarian governments, which will hold the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2024, coinciding with the adoption of the EU's New Pact on Migration and Asylum. IOM encourages the two Presidencies to ensure that the adoption and implementation of the New Pact on Migration and Asylum leads to more predictable, coordinated and humane response across all dimensions of migration and asylum. IOM looks forward to cooperating with both Presidencies during their terms and stands ready to offer its continued partnership, support and expertise. 🔗 Press release: https://lnkd.in/eS9jNa5V 🔗 Recommendations: https://lnkd.in/eVhdAB8v #EU2024BE Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2024

"On this journey, no one cares if you live or die." Refugees and migrants endure extreme violence, human rights violations, and exploitation not just at sea, but also on land routes across #Africa towards the #Mediterranean. More people cross the Sahara Desert than the Mediterranean Sea, yet the dangers on these land routes are less documented. Together with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and the Mixed Migration Centre (MMC), IOM outlines the horrors faced by people on the move and the needed protection responses, in this new report. Read the full report: https://www.iom.int/Zw3

Refugees and migrants continue to face extremes forms of violence, human rights violations and exploitation not just at sea, but also on land routes across the African continent, towards its Mediterranean coastline. 👉 Read IOM's latest report with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and the Mixed Migration Centre (MMC): https://lnkd.in/e3_KT8sf

📊 Check out the #Ukraine regional response dashboard from the IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) for latest data on profiles, needs, intentions and challenges of refugees from Ukraine, including third-country nationals. 💡 Save, export and print customized interactive visuals: https://lnkd.in/ey8H3y8d

The total number of people forcibly displaced – both within countries and across borders – as a result of persecution, conflict, generalized violence, human rights violations or events seriously disturbing public order almost doubled over the past decade. 📈The number of forcibly displaced people has almost doubled in the past decade, soaring from 59.5 million in 2014 to a record 117.3 million by the end of 2023, which equates to 1 in 69 people globally. 🚨This staggering rise shows no signs of slowing down.   🔴Disturbingly, 40% of these individuals are children. As of April 2024, forced displacement is estimated to have surpassed 120 million. Learn more on Forced Migration or Displacement on the Migration Data Portal 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gfh2UAUk

Specialized protection, legal identity, and localization are central to the renewed collaboration of IOM and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands.   Coordinated actions save lives and uphold human rights. We will continue providing services to migrants & strengthening migration governance.   https://www.iom.int/ZUr

We must act now, and act boldly, to meet the #GlobalGoals. The #SDGreport highlights where action must accelerate while also showcasing where progress has been made. 👉 Read more: https://iom.int/ZUH

Migrants are contributing to economies by sharing their talents and culture. Sustainable development is only possible when we accept diversity and allow migrants the opportunities they deserve.

Impacts of climate change, along with floods, fires, and storms worsen environmental degradation. It is one of the largest causes of new displacements around the world. Now more than ever, we need collective action to repair and revive damaged ecosystems to create a climate-resilient future for everyone on the planet. Planet on the Move, a report by IUCN underscores the need for a paradigm shift in global conservation efforts in the face of growing human and other species migration potentially fuelled by climate change, environmental degradation, and conflict. Read the report here: https://www.iom.int/ZUD

Internal displacement affects millions. Many for years on end. Two years after the adoption of the United Nations Action Agenda on Solutions to Internal Displacement, we’ve made internally displaced people more visible, but we’ve just gotten started. https://www.iom.int/ZU8