Alessandro Lira

Sub-Regional Media and Communications Officer for the Nordic Countries at @IOMDenmark | @UNmigration based in Copenhagen 🇩🇰🇺🇳

[IOMNordics @IOM_Nordics]

“Getting a timely diagnosis shouldn’t depend on where you live or whether a radiologist is available,” says @CataDevandas, IOM’s Senior Director of Partnerships.

🤝The @IOMDenmark team is thrilled to step up IOM’s radiology services for people on the move with @novonordiskfond.

[IOM Finland @IOMFinland]

Accessible digital support can make all the difference for migrants preparing to return.

Last week, we visited 🇸🇪 with @iom_somalia & 🇸🇴 gov reps to promote IOM's #VirtualCounselling aimed at those returning to #Somalia from #Sweden.

🙏@Justitiedep
@Migrationsverk🤝@IOM_Nordics

[IOM Libya @IOM_Libya]

IOM’s Voluntary Humanitarian Return teams are supporting migrants on their journey home with dignity, offering pre-departure counselling & essential health checks to returnees heading to Ghana and Nigeria at their embassies in Tripoli.

🙏 With thanks to🇪🇺 @EU4MENAGulf & 🇮🇹🇳🇴🇩🇰.

[IOMNordics @IOM_Nordics]

Thankful to @DanishMFA 🇩🇰 for its unwavering support to address climate-driven migration across North, East, West and Central Africa through @UNmigration's Climate Change and Migration Data Programme #CCMD.

🤝https://t.co/cw5AkrZcyd

[IOMNordics @IOM_Nordics]

🌍Today marks UN #CharterDay!

80 years ago, nations came together to forge a path toward peace, justice and shared progress.

The UN Charter is a promise to:
🔷 End the scourge of war
🔷 Uphold human rights
🔷 Respect international law & dignity

https://t.co/Obm7y6EK3Z

#SDGs

[IOM Data @UNMigrationData]

“Data is key—and by creating spaces like this, we reaffirm our collective commitment to data that drives protection, dignity & inclusion for migrants and their communities. Most importantly: to leave no one behind.” Princelle Dasappa-Venketsamy, IOM, today at #IFMS2025 📊

[IOM Data @UNMigrationData]

🌍 The 4th International Forum on Migration Statistics kicks off today in Malmö!

Global experts, policymakers, and innovators are coming together to strengthen migration data for better, evidence-based decisions.

Join live: https://t.co/CRow5HOQaF

#IFMS2025

[IOMNordics @IOM_Nordics]

Damaged by the war in 2022, an outpatient clinic in the #Kherson region of #Ukraine 🇺🇦 has been completely renovated by IOM thanks to timely funds by @NorwayMFA 🇳🇴 and now serves over 2,000 residents.

[IOMNordics @IOM_Nordics]

Through @DanishMFA 🇩🇰 support, IOM's Joint Actions Against Smuggling of Migrants and Trafficking in Human Beings (WBJAST) Programme is strengthening investigations and cross-border coordination to better protect #migrants at risk.

#EndHumanTrafficking #LeaveNoOneBehind

[IOM Data @UNMigrationData]

“International migration is at a crossroads. It benefits both migrants and societies—when managed well. With labour shortages at an all-time high and 30M open jobs across major economies, many countries need migration.”
– Eva Åkerman Börje, IOM, at #IFMS2025

[IOMNordics @IOM_Nordics]

By reducing poverty, empowering economies, and helping communities, migrant remittances are an incredible force that can benefit everyone.

On #FamilyRemittances Day, we celebrate this force of hope, resilience, and opportunity.

[IOM - UN Migration 🇺🇳 @UNmigration]

"The IFMS plays a crucial role in bringing together experts to ensure migration policies are grounded in evidence and save lives." - @Daniels_Ugochi

Experts from around the world are convening this week in Malmö, Sweden, for the 4th International Forum on Migration Statistics.

[IOM Data @UNMigrationData]

🌍 In 2024, migrant arrivals to Europe dropped by 29%. For the first time in a decade, Italy, Spain & Greece saw nearly the same # of arrivals.
🔻 Biggest drop: Central Med (-58%)
🔺 Biggest rise: Western African Atlantic route (+17%)
More at #IFMS2025: https://t.co/pFoRxzWnj2

[IOM Data @UNMigrationData]

@IOM_ECA @IOM_Nordics @UNmigration ⚠️ Despite fewer arrivals, migrant deaths remain high:
➡️ The @MissingMigrants Project recorded 3,641 dead or missing in 2024
➡️ Most deaths on the Central Med (1,719) & Western African Atlantic (1,166) routes
📉 While deaths decreased from 2023 the toll is likely higher.

[IOM Denmark @IOMDenmark]

Yesterday at @UNCityCPH, we met a group of 15 post-doc scholars and practitioners from across Europe, each conducting research projects related to #democracy and the rule of law.

They gained insights into @UNMigration's work related to #HumanRights protection in practice.

#SDGs

[IOMNordics @IOM_Nordics]

"We have documented more than 75,000 missing migrants across the world."

📊Since 2014, @UNmigration's @MissingMigrants tries to document the scale an issue that is not spoken about enough.

#SaveLives #GlobalGoals #GCM

@UNMigrationData @UNCityCPH @UNMigNetwork @UCPH_Research

[UN City Copenhagen @UNCityCPH]

🎬 Join us on 3 June for a #docUNight screening of 'Until He's Back' — a film capturing the plight of #migrants and the challenge of returning those who drown at sea. Discover more about @UNmigration’s @MissingMigrants & engage with experts

🎟️ Free Spot: https://t.co/lmqL27oYYM

[UN City Copenhagen @UNCityCPH]

🥀2024 was the deadliest year on record, with nearly 9,000 migrant deaths.

🎬Join us on 3 June for a @UNmigration #docUNight and dive into #migration trends, search & rescue, and policy recommendations for mobilising to save lives.

✅Save your free spot https://t.co/lmqL27oYYM

[IOM - UN Migration 🇺🇳 @UNmigration]

For 70 days, aid has been blocked in #Gaza. People are starving, displaced, and without shelter.

We saw what access can do during the ceasefire. IOM, UN & partners have life-saving supplies ready.

Let us do our job!

Humanitarian aid must never be used as a political tool.

[IOM Kenya @IOMKenya]

"Kenya, as a country, has been a climate leader in the global space."

Last month's #KDMECC national dialogue in #Kenya provided a platform to discuss national commitments to address #ClimateMigration.

@GovtOfKenya @DanishMFA #KOICA @IOMDenmark @IOM_EHSA