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How do you do more with less?
For IOM, it starts in the field. 93% of our operational budget goes to field projects, while stronger coordination helps the UN deliver together.
Swipe to see #UN80 in action.
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The Ebola outbreak in DRC has surpassed 7,700 cases and 3,700 deaths.
IOM is helping stop transmission where people move most, from river routes and border crossings to displacement sites. We've supported 36M+ screenings and reached 35M+ people with life-saving information.
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New data shows displacement spreading across Haiti as hurricane season approaches.
Nearly 1.5 million people are displaced, with violence forcing families beyond Port-au-Prince.
IOM urges sustained support as the seasons risks compound the crisis. iom.int/ZXg
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The DRC is facing the largest Ebola outbreak in its history, with more than 7,400 confirmed cases and counting.
IOM is urgently appealing for funding to scale up the response, so that everyone affected gets the care and support they need, when they need it most.
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Your next career move could be with IOM. New international opportunities are now open.
View current vacancies and apply: bit.ly/CareersIOM
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Meet IOM's newest Goodwill Ambassadors!
Pritika Swarup, Luiza Brunet, Fatoumata Diawara, Deo Kato & Nicolas Brice Moumi Ngamaleu are lending their voices for migrants and displaced people worldwide.
Learn why this matters to them. iom.int/ZXG
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Arrivals down. π Deaths up. π
Nearly 2,300 people have died or gone missing on maritime migration routes to Europe in 2026, even as arrivals by sea have fallen.
Behind every number is a person. Every loss is one too many.
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When crisis forces a family to flee home, their first need is simple: safe shelter, with dignity.
Safe shelter is the first step towards recovery.
IOM supports families from emergency shelter to longer-term housing.
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#ShelterFirst
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The DRC is facing its largest Ebola outbreak on record, with more than 7,400 confirmed cases.
IOM is strengthening surveillance, health screening and cross-border preparedness to help reduce further spread.
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But less than a third of the funding needed has been received.
More support is urgently needed to protect communities across the DRC and neighbouring countries.
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For displaced families, what matters most is whether help arrives when it's needed.
IOM provides shelter, protection, and solutions that restore stability and dignity.
Reaching more people, faster, needs flexible and predictable funding. #HumanitarianReset
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IOM - UN Migration πΊπ³ retweeted
I am in New York this week for #UNGA81 to join important conversations on migration and work with partners on practical solutions.
Today's discussions focused on how cities can expand regular pathways and support inclusion, as well as our 70-year partnership with Colombia.
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More than 5.1 million people have returned home in #Sudan, a rare sign of progress in a prolonged humanitarian crisis, while 8.6 million remain displaced.
Many returnees are going back to damaged homes, closed schools and barely functioning clinics.
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Recovery remains fragile. What happens next will shape whether families can rebuild their lives and stay, or risk being displaced again.
IOM is calling for urgent investment in services, infrastructure and livelihoods.
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New IOM data show nearly 130,000 people have been displaced in #Yemen in weeks as insecurity escalates.
Many have already moved more than once. IOM is calling for urgent support for displaced families and host communities.
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Smugglers work across borders. So must governments.
Nearly 8,000 people died or went missing on migration routes in 2025. At #UNGA81, IOM is urging countries to work together to save lives, combat trafficking and smuggling, and expand safe pathways.
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Across Africa, young leaders are turning climate mobility ideas into action. π
One year after completing an IOM programme, they are helping communities respond to climate change and displacement.
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