IOM EU OfficeVerified account

.@IOMchief: "Health impacts, together with a rise in extreme poverty, political instability, conflict, disasters & food insecurity have driven humanitarian needs to new levels & further intensified ongoing humanitarian crises.

.@IOMchief: "If left unaddressed, this will have long-term impacts on fragility, risks of displacement and human suffering, and spillover effects in regions dealing with multiple challenges, as in the Sahel, where climate-impacts are having a clear impact."

.@IOMchief: "Border restrictions & travel bans has left a significant number of migrants stranded. Many more were forced to return to their home countries, unable to access employment due to lockdowns & other restrictions, struggling to provide for themselves & families."

.@IOMchief: "The pandemic has shown the importance of migrant workers as an essential part of the workforce in many sectors. Throughout the pandemic, migrants continued to send remittances back to families & communities, to support those most deeply affected by global lockdowns."

.@IOMchief: "We must invest deeply in recovery across the world, including through support to reintegrate returning migrants, with reintegration being an important tool for development in countries of origin, & by supporting inter-regional mobility in other parts of the world."

.@IOMchief: "It is critical to include migrants into global vaccination efforts. This is not only critical to ensure public health and reduce inequality, but to empower migrant contributions to the pandemic response."