Press Releases | IOM Egypt

IOM Egypt Statement on Rashid Shipwreck

Statement by Amr Taha, IOM Egypt Head of Office

IOM, Egypt Train Frontline Immigration Officers in Passport Examination

Cairo, 19 September 2016 - IOM and the Egyptian Ministry of Interior (MoI) organized a training from 18 to 22 September for 19 government officials on passport examination procedures in order to strengthen security procedures at Egyptian entry and exit points.

Topics: Border Management, Capacity Building, Counter-Trafficking

IOM, American University in Cairo Launch Fellowship Programme

Cairo, 10 September 2016 - In celebration of IOM’s global 65th anniversary and 25th anniversary in Egypt, IOM Egypt has announced a fully-funded fellowship programme in cooperation with the Center for Migration and Refugee Studies at the AUC.

Topics: AUC, CMRS, Cooperation

IOM and NCCM develop a joint awareness raising strategy to discourage irregular migration among young Egyptians. Photo: IOM

IOM, Partners Reach Out to Discourage Irregular Migration among Young Egyptians

Cairo, 19 August 2016 - IOM and Egypt’s National Council for Childhood and Motherhood (NCCM) have organized a workshop for 35 government officials, parliamentarians and community leaders to prepare a programme of nationwide youth outreach activities.

Topics: Awareness, Irregular Migration, Youth

IOM, Embassy of Philipines Conduct an Awareness-Raising Event on Health Issues to Female Migrants

Cairo, 16 August 2016 - IOM Egypt organized a health awareness-raising event to Filipina women migrants in Egypt in coordination with the Embassy of Philippines in Egypt on Saturday, August 13.

Topics: Awareness, Health, Women

IOM Organizes Training for Community Health Peer Educators

Cairo, 9 August 2016 – IOM Egypt organized a three-day Peer Educators Training on various health issues with the ultimate objective of disseminating this information to the broader migrant community and referring migrants to relevant public health services.

Topics: Community, Health, Training of Trainers

Egyptian Minister of Emigration Meets with IOM Chief of Staff

Cairo, 3 August 2016 - H.E. Nabila Makram Abdel Shahid, Egyptian Minister of State for Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates’ Affairs (MoSEEA) met with Mr Ovais Sarmad, IOM Chief of Staff in Cairo during his visit to present at the Arab League.

Topics: Cooperation, Development, MoSEEA

IOM Egypt Inaugurates Migration Health Assessment Centre

Cairo, 31 July 2016 - IOM Egypt has inaugurated the first independent migration health assessment centre (MHAC) to provide full health assessments to refugees going through the resettlement process of five main destination countries.

Topics: Health, MHAC, Resettlement

IOM Marks the World Day against Trafficking in Persons in Egypt

Alexandria, 30 July 2016 – To mark the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, IOM organized an event aimed at raising awareness of human trafficking, highlighting the plight of the millions of women, men and children who fall victim to this heinous crime.

Topics: Cooperation, Counter-Trafficking, NCCTIP

IOM Marks the Closure of its EU-funded Regional START Programme

Tunis, 29 July 2016 - IOM hosted a one-day workshop in Tunis, Tunisia to mark the completion of its four-and-half-year, European Union-funded regional START programme.

Topics: Europe, MENA, START