IOM and the Government of Mali are today launching a nationwide
information campaign to raise public awareness of the dangers of
irregular migration in order to better prevent it.

The campaign entitled "To Leave…But at What Cost?"
(Partir…Mais à quel prix?) is funded by the European
Commission and the Government of Mali and follows similar campaigns
in Senegal, Niger, Cameroon, Nigeria and Ghana.

Jointly run by IOM and the Government of Mali with the support
of state-run and private media and with the involvement of local
artists, the month-long campaign aims to combat significant levels
of irregular migration from Mali.

As part of the campaign, IOM will travel with government
counterparts to the western and southern regions of Kaye and
Sikasso, which have traditionally experienced high levels of
migration to North and West Africa but also to
Europe.    

For further information, please contact:

Nicola Graviano

IOM Bamako

Tel: +223 229 78 98

E-mail: "mailto:ngravianotdy@iom.int">ngravianotdy@iom.int