International Organization for Migration (IOM) / Organisation internationale pour les migrations (OIM) / Organización Internacional para las Migraciones (OIM) Search          Advanced Search           Hundreds More IOM Homes to be Occupied by Year End Nearly 200 homeless tsunami-survivors traded the tents where they have lived for the past 11 months for IOM homes close to their village of origin today, in the first of several such move-in dates that will see more than 330 new homes occupied by the end of the year. More Information     South Asia Earthquake   Promoting Fire-Safety Among Earthquake Victims The cold nights across Pakistan-administered Kashmir and NWFP are prompting many people unused to living in tents to light candles and other fires. To raise awareness and prevent fire accidents, the IOM-coordinated Emergency Shelter Cluster is supplementing information already handed out by aid agencies in the field. More Information See Photo Galleries · Shelter Security Assessment Highlights Grave Situation For Earthquake Victims · Focus Moves To Lower Neelum Valley As Additional Families Ask For Help · IOM Expands Relief Effort in Pakistan As Temperatures Drop   Go to South Asia Earthquake Response Page To donate click here     International Migrants Day   The Plight of Stranded Migrants Cannot be Ignored, Says IOM   More attention should be paid by the international community to the large numbers of migrants stranded far from their homes and in need of assistance and protection, says IOM as it marks International Migrants Day today. More Information   Marooned in Morocco: Stranded Migrants in Distress Receive IOM Assistance     In October, IOM provided voluntary return assistance to a group of 220 irregular migrants from Mali who were stranded in the north-eastern Moroccan town of Oujda after failing to cross into the Spanish enclave of Melilla. IOM’s Jean-Philippe Chauzy travelled