USA for IOM

06/11/2026

Sustainable livelihoods are one of the most powerful tools to help families affected by climate disasters rebuild their lives.

06/09/2026

"We will never leave this land, no matter what. It is a vow we made to our paramount chief."

In Vunisavisavi, Fiji, rising seas have swallowed homes, erased plantations, and reshaped a coastline that a community has called home for centuries. But they stay, bound by a promise older than the storm.

IOM works alongside Pacific governments and communities to plan for dignified mobility, strengthen disaster preparedness, and ensure that Pacific voices lead the global call for climate action.

17 Nov 2025 The Vow That Anchors a Fijian Village to Its Land Headwoman of Vunisavisavi Village, Mareana Sorowaqa, is consoled by a fellow villager as she addresses guests. Photo: IOM 2025/Roneel Lal Savusavu, Fiji – “We will never leave this land, no matter what. It is a vow we made to our para...

06/04/2026

In Doolow, Somalia, families displaced by drought are trading plastic shelters for mudbrick homes: cooler, stronger, and made with local materials by local hands.

"They give us a sense of stability and remind us that we have a place to call home." — Bisharo, mother of five

IOM is partnering with communities across Somalia to replace temporary shelters with climate-adaptive housing that restores dignity and builds long-term resilience.

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03 Jun 2026 Building a Future from the Ground Up in Somalia Shukri and her children live in a new earth-based home in the Doolow district, Somalia. Photo: IOM/Raber Aziz   Doolow, Somalia – In Doolow’s Ladan community, Hawo and Shukri remember the years of uncertainty that followed their displ...

06/03/2026

The intersection of Ebola and displacement demands urgent attention. IOM is on the ground and calling for urgent action in the DRC and Uganda.

05/28/2026

A tomato squeezed into the soil. Dozens of seeds. A small act of faith that became a garden.

Mohammad lost his leg during the war in Gaza. Displaced, unable to access aid, he found another way to feed his family, growing vegetables in the rubble, making and selling sweets, refusing to give up.

Like the olive trees Gaza is known for, he remains rooted.

IOM’s Needs and Population Monitoring programme tracks displacement across Gaza, helping aid reach the families who need it most. Nearly 830,000 displacement movements recorded since October 2025. Behind every number, a story like Mohammad’s.

14 May 2026 Rooted Like Olive Trees Mohammad picks ripe vegetables from the small garden he built beside his shelter in Gaza. Photo: IOM 2026/Mahmoud Abu Hamda Gaza City – Olive trees are a familiar part of life in Gaza. Known for their resilience and deep roots, they continue to grow through chan...

05/28/2026

A door to safety. A place to heal. A foundation to rebuild.

When crisis displaces families, IOM moves fast, delivering emergency shelter and essential services so communities can find their footing again.

From emergency shelter to lasting homes.

05/26/2026

When crisis strikes, shelter is the foundation everything else is built on.

05/22/2026

Tucked into the mountains of southern Poland, a small residential centre is offering something many displaced families struggle to find: time. Time to learn the language. Find work. Heal. Get back on their feet.

Tatiana arrived from with her daughter, mother, and sister after the conflict began. Her husband remains on active duty. Today, she speaks Polish, works at a local supermarket, and her daughter is one of the best students in her school.

"Centres like this aren't only needed at the beginning. Many families need time to get back on their feet, find work, learn the language, and heal. These things take time."

With support from IOM, the facility received critical upgrades: clean water, heating, and medical access, so families like Tatiana's have the stability to rebuild.

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20 May 2026 The Polish Mountain Village Offering More Than Shelter Piotr, founder of the Heart on Hand Foundation, stands with his daughter Natalia in front of their home in Berezka, Poland. Photo: IOM 2025/Ewa Drzymalska Berezka, Poland – Tucked away in the Bieszczady Mountains, a small residenti...

05/19/2026

120 million people displaced. That's roughly one-third of the entire United States population, forced to leave home.

The scale is hard to grasp.
The need is real.
And IOM is on the ground in 175+ countries working to help those communities reach safety and stability.

05/15/2026

"When my father left, I was in first grade. Now I'm in fifth."

That's how Tareq measures the years his family spent apart.

His father Adam left Jordan for Germany, hoping to build a safer future. His mother Rana stayed behind with their two boys, navigating camps, paperwork, and years of uncertainty.

In May 2025, the family reunited at an airport in Germany. IOM's Family Assistance Programme helped make that reunion possible. Adam says: "It wasn't until I saw them in front of me that I finally felt whole again."

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15 May 2026 From Jordan to Germany, a Syrian Family Finds Its Way Back Together After Years Apart Rana and her children spent years waiting in Jordan before finally reuniting with Adam in Germany through family reunification pathways. Photo: IOM 2026/Feda’a Al Qatatshah Amman, Jordan – For years...