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Working with Diaspora Communities in the UK to Red…
In October 2024, IOM UK conducted a series of remittance workshops in London, in partnership with Somali community organisations WIT and Rise, and…
Kyrgyzstan’s Independence Day: A Celebration of th…
Kyrgyzstan’s Independence Day: A Celebration of the 1st Step for Collective Development Among Kyrgyz Diasporas in Europe 31st August, 2024, Milan,…
Moldovan American Diaspora convention
IOM Moldova recently co-organized high-profile diaspora engagement events in Washington DC on 17-19th April. On day 1, the 10th edition of the…

Event Calendar

Regional consultation in Europe: Towards the Globa…
In 2022, IOM as the lead international agency working on issues related to human mobility and as Coordinator of the UN Network on Migration (UNMN),…
Humanitarian Protection & Counter-trafficking…
The majority of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) fleeing the violence resulting from the war in Ukraine are women and children.…
Launch of the White Paper on Diaspora Engagement i…
Since March 2022, the IOM Coordination Office for the Mediterranean has been supporting Ukrainian diaspora organizations in the response to the…

News and Updates

Diaspora Climate Champions Leading on Climate Acti…
  There is no place on earth that is immune to the effects of climate change. At IOM, we know there is no planet B, and we engage with…
Diaspora 4 Climate Action (D4C) Newlsletter #1
This is the first quarterly Newsletter for the Diaspora 4 Climate Action (D4C) project. It summarises the achievements and progress made during the…
Generazione Ponte Association organizing food parcel distribution -©F. Malavolta/IOM 2020
Enhancing COVID-19 response through the engagement…
    Diaspora associations played a crucial role in the response to the COVID-19 outbreak implementing …

Opportunity

Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships Programme for Int…
This PhD investigates the potential of migrant remittances to drive renewable energy transitions in rapidly urbanizing African cities. As urban…
IOM Diaspora 4 Climate Action
Diaspora Climate Champions
Are you part of the Bangladeshi, Ghanaian, Jamaican, or Moldovan diaspora in the UK? Are you passionate about…
OriginAL 2023 Program - Applications are OPEN!
From the 6 to the 27th of March, the Albanian Diaspora Young Adults can apply to participate in the OriginAL 2023 program, which will be…

Resource

front cover of the mapping of migrants' contribution to climate action
Migrants’ contribution to climate action: mapping…
Between 2023 and 2024, IOM’s Coordination Office for the Mediterranean conducted a mixed-methods mapping of climate action initiatives and green…
A.MI.CO. Booklet
The A.MI.CO. Booklet is a publication of the IOM COMED Migration and Development Unit, which showcases co-development initiatives designed and…
John’s Leadership Journey: A Second-Generation Fil…
John Paul Ricafort Alcalá, a second-generation immigrant born in Spain to Filipino parents, currently resides in Barcelona. He was instrumental in…

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