International Organization for Migration IOM
International Organization for Migration IOM is a international organization that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
Closing the gap in women’s rights and opportunities in Humanitarian WASH in South Sudan
Significant barriers including entrenched gendered divisions in labour, high risks of gender-based violence and working environments not considerate of women’s needs or valuing their contributions, are hampering women’s participation in water, sanitation and hygiene services as well as the wider humanitarian sector in South Sudan, research conducted by IOM and RedR UK has revealed. The […]
Clean water, hygiene and sanitation: crucial to contain COVID-19 among IDPs in Northeast Nigeria
COVID-19 continues to disrupt the health, public life and livelihoods in Africa’s most populous country. As the disease continues to spread in northeast Nigeria, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is extending its water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) operations to reduce the spread of the virus. A new IOM project will help prevent and control […]
CERF and IOM to provide support for flood victims in Uganda
The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are to provide 818,000 US dollars in emergency relief for over 120,000 people affected by floods in Uganda. Last December, sudden and heavy flash floods and mudslides killed more than 40 people and left thousands displaced and without shelter in […]
Decades-old conflict over water in yemeni village comes to an end
More than 20 million people in Yemen are food insecure and water is a scarce resource, with access further restricted by over four years of conflict. This is especially challenging for farmers who depend on water for a good harvest. Through support from the International Organization for Migration (IOM), in partnership with the Food and […]
As the sun rises, the water flows: a green humanitarian response in South Sudan
Written by Angela Wells, IOM Public Information Officer, Department of Operations and Emergencies.
Nigerian displaced communities prepare for rains as first storms raze hundreds of homes
Zaynab stands next to the remnants of her home she used to share with her six children before it was destroyed by early season rainstorms that brought strong winds and rain to north-east Nigeria. “I was in the market in the afternoon when the storm came but my six children were inside the house,” said […]
Skyscraper-depth well brings clean water to Rohingya refugees
Under clear 36-degree Celsius skies, an exhausted Rafiq leans against his house, surrounded by his five children. Glancing upwards, he ponders another sweltering walk down a steep dirt path to haul clean water for his family. A pump just nearby provides water whose drinkability he views as “unreliable” and requires an arduous hillside trek. Sterilizing water by boiling also is difficult because firewood is hard to come by. Despite high […]