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IOM Names 2025 Cohort of Youth Leaders for Climate and Migration Initiatives in Africa

Stories & Blogs IOMAug 12, 2025(News )

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has officially announced the selection of 40 young changemakers from across Africa to accelerate youth-led action to address the impacts of climate change on migration across the continent.

Cholera outbreak among refugees from Sudan’s Darfur, urgent funding needed.

Stories & Blogs UNHCRAug 08, 2025(Briefing note )

A deadly cholera outbreak has hit a refugee settlement in eastern Chad hosting Sudanese arrivals from Darfur, raising alarm over worsening sanitary and health conditions as humanitarian aid dries up.

As the world looks away, women suffer in silence

Stories & Blogs OCHAJun 25, 2025(News )

Donors’ brutal funding cuts to humanitarian aid are having a devastating impact on programmes that specifically support women and girls at risk of gender-based violence.

Malawi: Safe spaces nurture drought-affected women and girls.

Stories & Blogs OCHAApr 28, 2025(News )

"I am happy I was able to return to school after giving birth," said Thokozani, 20, from Balaka district, southern Malawi.

IOM Expands Mpox Appeal to Reach Migrants and IDPs Across Africa.

Stories & Blogs IOMOct 30, 2024(News )

In response to the escalating number of people affected by the mpox outbreak, spreading across parts of Africa, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is appealing for USD 27.8 million to protect and support migrants, internally displaced pers

In Burkina Faso, the ‘Mother of the Sahel’ brings education and hope to forcibly displaced children.

Stories & Blogs UNHCROct 09, 2024(Story )

As conflict forced thousands of children to flee to the safety of her hometown, Maimouna Ba rallied the community to provide support and education.

IOM and Cisco Provide Digital Skills to Displaced Persons and Communities in Northeast Nigeria

Stories & Blogs IOMJun 19, 2024(News )

The programme is expected to launch at three pilot schools in Borno State, where more than 2.3 million people are currently displaced.

UNHCR welcomes commitments at ID4Africa 2024 on digital identity gains for displaced people in Africa

Stories & Blogs UNHCRMay 27, 2024(Announcement )

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomed on Friday commitments made by various African countries to integrate refugees and stateless people into their national identification systems at the ID4Africa 2024 annual general meeting in Cape Town.

Cholera resilience: Stories from Eastern and Southern Africa

Stories & Blogs OCHAApr 07, 2024(News )

From Zambia to Somalia and Sudan, communities are grappling with cholera outbreaks, fighting against the odds to protect their loved ones.

Cameroon: Crisis causes health-care challenges

Stories & Blogs OCHAApr 01, 2024(News )

More than 210 health facilities are no longer functional because of destruction or abandonment by health personnel.