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• Costa Rica Formalizes Third-Country Removal Program as Second US Deportation Flight Lands in Alajuela

  Published: Apr 20, 2026

  Section: Politics

  Costa Rica received its second group of deportees from the United States on April 17, 2026, marking the transition of a controversial removal program from a pilot phase to recurrin...

• Federal Government and IOM Coordinate Repatriation of 145 Stranded Nigerian Nationals from Benghazi via Lagos Airport

  Published: Mar 31, 2026

  Section: Africa

  The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) received a group of 145 returnees at Murtala Muhammed International Airport o...

• WHO Report Reveals Two Thirds of Surveyed Nations Now Include Refugees in National Health Frameworks

  Published: Mar 26, 2026

  Section: Research

  The World Health Organization has released its first global baseline report tracking the integration of over 1 billion migrants and refugees into national health systems. While 60...

• Costa Rica and US Sign Landmark Agreement on Management of Third Country Migrants

  Published: Mar 24, 2026

  Section: Americas

  The presidency of Costa Rica confirmed on Monday that it has entered into an initial agreement with the United States to accept migrants deported by American authorities from vario...

• European Union and Partners Launch Strategic Communication Initiative to Combat Insecurity and Conflict in Zamfara State

  Published: Mar 19, 2026

  Section: Africa

  The European Union, in collaboration with the IOM, CDD, and Mercy Corps, has concluded a two-day capacity-building workshop in Gusau for media and community leaders. The program fo...

• Military clashes between Taliban and Pakistan displace over sixty six thousand civilians in Afghan border provinces

  Published: Mar 5, 2026

  Section: Middle East

  The International Organization for Migration reported on Thursday that escalating hostilities along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border have forced tens of thousands of people to flee...