This November, Jobs4Ukraine and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) held a job fair for Ukrainian refugees in Bucharest to facilitate employment and promote integration in Romania. Over 200 jobseekers attended the event, where the 20 companies present at the fair represented a cross section of industries, including IT, communications…

IOM recently organized a networking and training event for 40 representatives part of the Ukrainian diaspora in Czechia. The training touched upon topics such as management, fundraising and further effective cooperation. What are the strengths and challenges of diaspora initiatives? What is important to keep in mind when building the…

On a sunny day in July this year, a middle-aged man named Eylo waited anxiously at the arrivals area of Zurich international airport — the final destination point of a journey spanning 27 years. On the other side of the opaque arrivals doorway, his wife Sima and their daughters were…

Ko Aye Kyaw was a farmer in Mandalay, Myanmar before deciding to migrate in 2019 in pursuit of a better life. “We had no stability, so I moved to Thailand.” Ko Aye arrived in the Thai border city of Mae Sot. Known as the main gateway between Myanmar and Thailand…

There is a saying that one should not judge another person until they have walked a mile in their shoes. If that were true, Boniface N’groma would not have faced the stigma of returning home after an irregular migration journey. He recalls that, “My return to my native Côte d’Ivoire…

During the past three decades, humanitarian response has undergone a transformation to reduce suffering, more quickly, during crises by providing cash-based interventions (CBI) to those caught in the maelstrom of human or natural disaster. Gone are the days where aid agencies are lauded for supplying physical commodities like food, water…

On World Mental Health Day, we interview Guglielmo Schininà who heads the Mental Health, Psychosocial Response and Intercultural Communication Section at the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Why is the mental health of migrants something worth investing attention and money in? Migrants are critical pillars of any community’s cultural and…

As new ways to collect data continue to grow, humanitarian actors need to improve ethical and operational data practices for internally displaced persons (IDPs). …

Ivano-Frankivsk, 24 August 2022 — Every morning for the last four months, Ruslan and his wife, Yulia, have woken in simple metal cots in an Ivano-Frankivsk school gym that serves as one big bedroom for dozens of men and women, including people with disabilities, and their pets. Their few small…