The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Center for Peace Studies (CPS) of the South Asian Institute of Policy and Governance (SIPG) of North South University (NSU) have organized a weeklong exhibition of 100 cultural objects and artworks representing key aspects of Rohingya memory, experience, and aspiration from this September 19 to September 25.
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"I had no idea about the stipend that the Government gives to migrants' children until the school programme was held at my school. I have received a stipend from the Government that gives me hope and encouragement continue my education. Additionally, I know how to make informed migration decisions. I thank the Prottasha project for arranging the school programme and making students aware of safe migration." - Tamim Shaik.
When Faruk returned to his home in Khulna district, he became despondent when faced with accumulating debt and no job opportunities. Now he is helping other migrants in his community.
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BdeshJaatra is an online platform containing relevant information on safe migration, sustainable reintegration and better remittance management covering the four parts of the migration-cycle: pre-decision stage, pre-departure stage, migration stage and return stage.
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The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Agency for Migration, organized the Concert for Migrants virtually to celebrate International Migrants Day (IMD) on 18 December 2020.
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A group of 18 Bangladeshi migrants who had been stranded in Lebanon arrived in Dhaka today (3 September) from Beirut, after the International Organization for Migration (IOM), in close coordination...
"I was forced to return to Bangladesh from France in 2017 as I was an irregular migrant and did not have a legal work permit.
"I am grateful for the counselling assistance that has helped me become more self-assured and confident.
"I had no idea about the stipend that the...
Cox’s Bazar – After the breakout of COVID-19, IOM was one of the first agencies to start producing reusable cloth masks in Cox’s Bazar through its livelihood programme. To date, Rohingya refugees and host community members engaged in the programme have produced over one million masks which IOM teams distributed to beneficiaries and partners.
Working in close coordination with the Government of Bangladesh, IOM facilitated the safe return of 160 Bangladeshi migrants stranded in Libya under its Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR) programme on 5 May. More than 100 media reports were published on the return, which are below.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) – in close coordination with the Government of Bangladesh – facilitated this week the safe return of 160 Bangladeshi migrants stranded in Libya via its Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR) programme.
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To celebrate International Migrants Day 2020, a virtual concert titled ‘Concert for Migrants’ was organized on 18 December 2020. Featuring popular singers from home and abroad, the concert has reached more than 3.3 million people in more than 30 countries worldwide. In between performing a range of popular songs, the celebrities spoke on the importance of informed migration decisions contributing to regular, safe, and orderly migration, sustainable reintegration as well as migration governance.
