Press Releases
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Egypt Workshop Focuses on Harnessing Migration for Development
Cairo, 21 February 2017 - The Egyptian Ministry for Immigration and Egyptian Expatriate Affairs and IOM have hosted Egypt’s first international partners’ round table on harnessing the development impact of migration.
Topics: Cooperation, Development, SDGs -
Egypt Launches New Counter Migrant Smuggling Project
Cairo, 9 February 2016 - The Government of Egypt launched the project Preventing and Responding to Irregular Migration in Egypt (PRIME) supported by the UK, responding to its National Strategy on Combating Illegal Migration to address irregular migration.
Topics: Counter-Smuggling, Irregular Migration, PRIME -
IOM Egypt Backs Syria Al Ghad Foundation Medical Center for Refugees, Host Communities
Cairo, 31 January 2017 - IOM Egypt has helped the Syria Al Ghad community-based foundation to renovate and expand a medical centre which provides free and low-cost medical services for Syrian refugees and host communities.
Topics: Cooperation, Health, Women -
IOM Egypt Holds a Technical Roundtable to Determine Migrants and Host Community’s Needs
Cairo, 16 January 2017 – Within the framework of the EU-funded “Regional Development and Protection Programme in North Africa - RDPP”, IOM Egypt organized a roundtable to determine migrants’ priority needs as well as Egyptian communities hosting them.
Topics: Community Cohesion, Livelihood Opportunities, RDPP -
IOM Promotes Social Cohesion through Community Events
Cairo, 29 December 2016 - IOM, in collaboration with Tadamon, the Egyptian Refugee Multicultural Council and Tawasol organized a community event for migrant and Egyptian communities to promote diversity and social cohesion in the neighbourhood.
Topics: Community Cohesion, Diversity, 3RP -
IOM Egypt Launches Revamped Migrant Information Website
Cairo, 21 December 2016 - IOM Egypt this week organized a soft launch of the revamped version of “Bosla” (www.bosla-egypt.info) – a migrant information-sharing website that provides information on services available to migrants in Egypt.
Topics: Bosla, RDPP, START -
IOM Organizes a Community Event in Egypt to Mark the International Migrants Day
Cairo, 17 December 2016 - IOM organized a community event to mark the International Migrants Day and celebrate the positive contributions of migrants on both host communities and communities of origin, as well as remember the migrants who lost their lives.
Topics: Bosla, Community Cohesion, International Migrants Day -
IOM Marks 25 Years in MENA Region and Egypt
Cairo, 8 December 2016 - IOM, government representatives and partners gathered today in Cairo, Egypt to celebrate IOM’s 25th anniversary in Egypt and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Topics: Cooperation, IOM Egypt, MENA -
IOM contributes to the Joint United Nations Efforts to Support the HIV National Response in Egypt
Cairo, 1 December 2016 - To mark the World AIDS Day on December 1st, IOM contributed to The United Nations Joint Team on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) launch event of the National AIDS Advocacy Campaign in Egypt.
Topics: Awareness, Cooperation, Health -
IOM Egypt, CAPMAS Train Government Officials on Labour Market Forecasting
Cairo, 30 November 2016 - IOM has launched a series of trainings for Egypt’s Central Agency for Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) on migration data collection and analysis to enhance the government’s capacity for evidence-based migration policies.
Topics: Capacity Building, CAPMAS, Labour Migration