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• Diplomat Magazine published an Op-Ed by IOM’s Martin Wyss arguing that the root causes of Europe’s migration crisis lie outside its borders and the solution is therefore to address them globally – not from a Eurocentric standpoint.  

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• The Guardian interviewed IOM DG William Lacy Swing at the Syria pledging conference in London. He welcomed the generosity of the donor community, but noted that aid is only part of the solution.

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• The Guardian reported comments by IOM DG William Lacy Swing and UNHCR’s Vincent Cochetel at the Syria pledging conference in London to the effect that aid for Syrian refugees is welcome, but is no substitute for an end to  the war in Syria or an increase in legal routes for refugees seeking to reach Europe.

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• RTL  interviewed IOM’s Frank Laczko on the arrival of 62,000 migrants and refugees in the European Union (EU) in January 2016. He suggested that a million could arrive this year, the same as in 2015, if the trend continues.

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• AFP and Voice of America reported that according to UNICEF, children now make up over a third of migrants making the sea crossing from Turkey to Greece. They cited IOM reports that 20% of the migrants who drowned last month trying to