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WHO WE AREIOM is the leading inter-governmental organization promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all, with presence in over 100 countries. IOM has been supporting 28 Country Offices in the European Economic Area, the European Union and NATO region and IOM Offices worldwide on EU-related policy, programmes, legislation and cooperation and resource management
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Our WorkAs the leading inter-governmental organization promoting since 1951 humane and orderly migration, IOM plays a key role to support the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through different areas of intervention that connect both humanitarian assistance and sustainable development. In the Regional Office for the EEA, the European Union and NATO, IOM pursues the well-being of migrants and societies through a rights-based approach.
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Over 4,000 Irregular Migrants Arrive in Sicily in Three Days
21 March 2014 – An unprecedented 4,457 migrants and asylum seekers have reached Sicily in the past three days. On Wednesday 2,307 migrants landed on the island. A further 550 arrived on Thursday and today (21/3) another 1,600 are arriving today. Ten more boats, believed to be carrying migrants departing from Libya, have also been spotted in the Channel of Sicily. Indications are that inflows may increase in 2014 and that migrants – including refugees, asylum-seekers, victims of trafficking, and unaccompanied children – will continue to put their lives at risk while attempting to reach the EU via the western, central and eastern Mediterranean routes, thus lending greater urgency to the need for sustained attention and intensified cooperation.