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Multi-ethnic, funky, male and female cardboard characters are grouped together on a board game.

The Game of Life

An outdoors portrait shot of Hamma wearing a UNHCR t-shirt and an IOM vest. A child is seen running in the background.

In 2012, Hamma was preparing for his high school exams in northern Mali. It had already been years since he had left his family and village to pursue his education elsewhere in the region. At the time, the stirrings of civil war were taking shape. Following several attacks, Hamma headed for the region’s capital, Gao, but his family had already made the 15-km-walk to the border with Niger. At their request, he left for Niger joining his parents and 7 siblings at UNHCR’s refugee camp. Many twists and turns later, Hamma obtained his degree and 6 months ago, he began working with IOM as a United Nations Volunteer. This is his inspiring story of resilience.

Photo of a slender and smiling Ag Zeini Mohamed, a 119-year-old Malian.

A Century of Migration in One Man’s Lifetime

Children and adults gathered in an open field for a photograph with IOM staff.

Find A Way is a global initiative focusing on the resilience and strength of those affected by forced migration due to climate change.

Dima practices handwriting at his study corner while his mother looks on.

Ukraine: A Child’s First Year of School, During a Sixth Year of Conflict