The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is a dynamic and growing inter-governmental organization, with 127 member states, committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society.
IOM’s regional office for Southern Africa is based in South Africa and supports IOM activities in the entire SADC (Southern Africa Development Community) region. IOM also has offices in Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mauritius, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
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IOM and Partners Plan Response to Potential Xenophobic Violence
 IOM is currently working with the South African Government, UN agencies and local NGOs to plan for a possible exodus of vulnerable Zimbabwean migrants fleeing threats of post World Cup xenophobic violence in South Africa.
The IOM reception and support centre located in the border town of Beitbridge reports increased traffic of Zimbabweans who have decided to temporarily return home because of fears of xenophobic flare-ups in South Africa. |
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SOUTH AFRICA - Cup Gives Rise to XENOPHOBIC Worries - Opinion Article (Sowetan Newspaper 22 June 2010)
 Bernardo Mariano
AS VISITORS from around the globe arrived on our shores South Africa has experienced a microcosm of what travel is like for many people – exciting but filled with trepidation.
This has been reflected in the fears around the World Cup, with alarms going off about increases in human trafficking or a rise in xenophobia. Read more |
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IOM and UNHCR promote diversity and integration through soccer
IOM and the United Nations High Commis sioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in collaboration with the African Diaspora Forum (ADF) and the Randfontein Municipality held the first round of the SA Township Soccer Challenge on Saturday 22nd of May 2010. |
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MOZAMBIQUE - Regional Workshop on HIV Responses for Mine Workers, their Families and Affected Communities
 The IOM office of Mozambique hosted a two-day regional workshop on HIV responses for mine workers, their families and affected communities in southern Africa.
The meeting, which opened on 27 May in Maputo, was organized in partnership with the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and was hosted by the NGO TEBA Development. |
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MOZAMBIQUE- National Consultation on Responses to HIV in the Road Transport Sector
 On 12 May 2010, IOM hosted a country consultation in Maputo, Mozambique on HIV dynamics and responses in the road transport sector.
The consultation, which was co-hosted by the Government of Mozambique’s Ministry of Transport and Communications, the International Labour Organization and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, brought together key players from the government, private sector, civil society, trade unions, UN agencies and donors in Mozambique, to share best practices in responding to HIV in the road transport sector. |
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SOUTH AFRICA: National Consultation on the Health of Migrants in South Africa
 The International Organization for Migration, National Department of Health, the Forced Migration Studies Programme (FMSP), University of Witwatersrand, and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), hosted a two-day national consultation on “Realising Migrants’ Right to Health in South Africa.” in Pretoria. |
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Migrants entering Musina from Zimbabwe vulnerable to human trafficking: IOM Report
 A report released on 24 March 2010 by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Musina, Limpopo Province, South Africa, has found evidence of the trafficking of migrants entering South Africa from Zimbabwe.(Download the full report here ).
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