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Dakar, Senegal
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    9 hours ago

    🔴 Urgent: Another tragedy in the Mediterranean where a migrant boat leaving from capsized off the Tunisian coast. Initial reports suggest that over 50 lives were lost.

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  2. 11 hours ago

    Remittances are a boon to development in . Across 34 African countries, 1 in 4 say someone in their family has lived in another country during the past 3 years & 1 in 5 say they depend “a little bit” on remittances sent from abroad:

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  3. 12 hours ago

    Protecting women & girls on the move starts with better data. Women and girls are important parts of migration flows in West & Central Africa. The share of female travellers has grown the past few years. 👇

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  4. May 9

    Did you know that ... More than 1 in 3 Africans have considered emigrating. Read more 👉

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  5. May 7

    The boat in which hundreds of migrants died displayed at Venice Biennale. We cannot close our eyes to the deaths of migrants in the Mediterranean.

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  6. May 7

    A year ago, Séverin and Bléoullou along with two community members opened a cybercafé. Today, with the revenues generated, they opened a hair salon and are planning on opening a second cybercafé.

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    May 7

    🇳🇪✈🇸🇳 Djibril is now back in Senegal fulfilling his dream of being a farmer ‍ ‍🌾

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  8. May 7

    Migrants Returning to their Countries of Origin: Who Are They? On average, the individuals assisted in their return in 2017 & 2018 by IOM were 26 y/o. 8% were under 18, 40% between 18-25y/o and 40% between 26-35 y/o. More 👉🏾

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  9. May 7

    Migrants can play a key role in restoring degraded lands. Let's grow the future together! Integrate migrants in restoring productivity of land and improve their livelihoods and resilience. 👉

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  10. May 7

    “After what I experienced in Libya, I think there is a little bit of me that died.” Read Ahmed's story.

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    May 5

    Plans to prevent/mitigate disasters makes communities more . With , we held a 4-day workshop to update West Coast Region's contingency plan. Stakeholders came together to improve the plan, keeping in mind the vulnerabilities of in such situations.

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    May 6

    Last week, 🇮🇹 Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs & 🇮🇹 Ambassador to Niger, Marco Prencipe, paid a visit to , managed by Mariama, one of 's beneficiaries.

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    May 4

    Today’s graduation 🎓 ceremony of one hundred and twenty three young people from Insight Training Centre has been amazing 😉. We wish them all the best as some will be start their own businesses and others venturing in the jobs market.

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  14. May 4

    Have you ever tried explaining to your kids but didn't know what words to choose ? 👉After the Rain: A Children's Book on Migrants and Refugees

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  15. May 3

    40% of the 2 million migrant workers in Qatar are employed in the construction sector (HRW 2018). follows the African and Asian labourers who are building the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and the tournament that is held for them.

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    May 3

    Our trained 23 community health workers on mental health & psychosocial support, w/ a focus on migrant 🏥 The training aimed to develop an appreciation of mental health’s impact on family cohesion & community building ☮️

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    May 1

    How are we engaging student-journalists - future leading media professionals in The - to strengthen the coverage of issues? Read more: .

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    May 1

    The migration debate is getting interesting everyday.Thank you Josephine for sharing this wonderful insights with us.

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    May 2

    Participating in today’s ? Migrants & migration make a critical contribution to the implementation of the . Download a free copy of ’s “Migration and the : A Guide for Practitioners” (in EN, FR, or ES).

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    May 3

    🇱🇾✈🇳🇪 127 Nigerien migrants arrived last night in Niamey with support from . IOM staff in Niger was present to assist them upon arrival.

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