UN Network on Migration Established in World s Largest Refugee-Hosting Country iom.int - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iom.int Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
IOM Regional Office for Middle East and North Africa COVID-19 Response - Situation Report 18 (09 - 28 December 2020)
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As of 27 December 2020, a total of 2,807,699 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, out of which 49,307 fatalities have been reported.
On 10 December 2020, IOM MENA co-organized a webinar on Expanding Universal Health Coverage among refugees and migrants: Challenges and Opportunities together with WHO EMRO, UNHCR MENA, and UNRWA to commemorate the Universal Health Coverage Day. At the round table discussion, Dr. Chiaki Ito, Regional Migration Health Specialist emphasized that no one will be safe if migrants are not included in health care systems ensuring health for all.
IOM Central Asia Regional Response Report, Issue 9, 24/12/2020
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THE OBSERVANCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS DAY IN CENTRAL ASIA
IOM Kazakhstan has launched a week-long information marathon. Representatives of the non-governmental sector in the cities of Nur-Sultan, Almaty, Aktau and Karaganda, carried out activities among the population in cooperation with city Akimats, police departments and other partner organizations.
IOM signed a Memorandum on Cooperation on Migration in Kazakhstan. In the framework of the Memorandum between the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and IOM, research, trainings on international migration issues, as well as the preparation of educational materials and trainings of civil servants from the southern and northern regions of the country will be carried out in Kazakhstan.
Stronger Together: Including Migrants in the COVID-19 Response and Recovery unodc.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from unodc.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Women migrant workers and the Covid-19 crisis
The article is written on behalf of the UN Network on Migration in Bangladesh
There are an estimated 67 million domestic workers in the world, 80 percent of whom are women and 11.5 million of whom are migrants. Photo: AFP/Munir Uz Zaman
The Covid-19 crisis is impacting women and men differently, depending on the sector they work in, the fragility of their employment situation, their access to labour and social protection, and their care responsibilities. Health, education, and other social and personal services are traditionally female-dominated sectors. Domestic workers, in particular, have been highly vulnerable as a result of containment measures and the lack of effective social security coverage.