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Mapping of Ex-Associates in Communities in Far North Region of Cameroon for Strengthened DDR Programming The aim of this project is to increase the level of information available on the location and key characteristics of ex-associates of armed groups living within communities in Far North region, so that strategies for the implementation of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) and DDR-related activities can improved for overall greater impact.
Sustaining  Expansion of the Overseas Health Assessment and Management of the United States Bound Migrants This project is part of the overall IOM’s work with CDC on sustaining the Expansion of the Overseas Health Assessment and Management of United States Bound Migrants, aiming to enhance global health security and preparedness. In coordination with partners, IOM plans to strengthen prevention and control of infectious diseases, develop training and tools and enhance health education to improve the health of migrants and their host communities.
Talent Hub: Supporting Copenhagen Capacity to Strengthen Retention and EU Mobility of Skilled Migrants through Collaborative Multi-Country Coordination on Talent Retention and Circulation in the EU In this project, IOM will support Copenhagen Capacity,  the official organisation for investment promotion and economic development in Greater Copenhagen, in strengthening retention and EU mobility of skilled migrants.
Provision of Shelter, Settlements, and WASH Assistance for Populations Affected by the Northern Ethiopian Crisis In November 2020, tensions between the national and regional governments developed into widespread conflict in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. The conflict has driven large-scale displacement, with populations fleeing to areas not directly under attack within the Tigray region, and to neighbouring Afar and Amhara Regions, and Sudan. The security situation in Tigray Region remains unstable, particularly in rural areas to which large numbers of people have fled, and access constraints due to persisting insecurity continue to challenge the urgent scale up of humanitarian assistance. This conflict, coupled with pre-existing humanitarian needs and against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic in northern Ethiopia, has created a dire humanitarian situation, as numerous civilians have been displaced within Tigray, into other Ethiopian Regional States, and into neighbouring states such as Sudan. Through this project, IOM is contributing to the improvement of living conditions and the well-being of crisis-affected populations in Northern Ethiopia through Shelter and Settlements interventions.
EQ Phase 1 [FSL Support for Earthquake-affected Populations in Northwest Syria (NWS)] Within this project, IOM will support 9,500 households, representing approximately 47,500 vulnerable persons (9,500 women, 9,500 men, 14,250 boys, 14,250 girls) through three months of cash for food. In line with Food Security and Livelihood (FSL), IOM will target Salqin, and Harim subdistricts in Idleb Governorate; and Atareb, Afrin and Jindiris subdistricts in Aleppo Governorate. The cash amount per month per household will be USD 75. This value is based on the FSL Cluster’s guideline of 70 per cent of the survival minimum expenditure basket (SMEB) plus 15 per cent to account for inflation as coordinated with FSL Cluster. Within this project three rounds are foreseen, and each round of cash covers 30 days. To implement activities under this project, IOM will contract IYD following its internal procurement and financial procedures.
Somalia: Improving Living Conditions of Conflict and Disaster Affected Populations Somalia continues to be affected by conflict and disasters related to natural hazards. Although there have been improvements to the peace and security situation in Somalia, the overall situation remains fragile. Forced displacement continues due to armed conflict, climate change and natural disasters. Based on the context analysis, armed-conflict, natural disasters and increasingly, climate-related crises are expected to remain key drivers of humanitarian needs. While the international community is increasingly focusing on recovery and durable solutions, needs for immediate life-saving assistance remain vast, as per the Humanitarian Needs Overview, and Humanitarian Response Plan. The main objective of this project is to ensure dignified, safe and secure living conditions and basic services for vulnerable populations affected by conflict and disasters, in particular the current drought in Somalia. IOM proposes an integrated emergency support intervention, including camp coordination and camp management, Displacement Tracking Matrix, shelter and non-food item and water, sanitation and hygiene support.
Improving Menstrual Hygiene Management for Rohingya Women and Girls in Cox’s Bazar Since the onset of the Rohingya refugee emergency humanitarian response in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh in 2017, various humanitarian actors have been engaged in a range of activities aimed at improving the dignity, hygiene practices and menstrual hygiene management of the Rohingya women and girls. While the initiatives have made considerable gains over the course of the Rohingya response, the need for creating a sustainable system for the continuous delivery of safe menstruation management for the Rohingya women and girls is growing with gradually decreased humanitarian funding stream. The fast fashion industries in Bangladesh produce a large volume of fabric waste. The project aims to engage with businesses within the fashion industry to promote circular supply chains and encourage the re-use or repurposing of textiles for as long as possible. Making it possible to lessen the environmental impact of manufacturing these fabrics and reducing the volume of waste. The project will create a linkage with private sector for a sustainable pad production to improve the menstrual hygiene management of the Rohingya women and girls.
Improving Access to Maternal, Perinatal, and Sexual and Reproductive Health for Migrant and Host Communities’ Women Living in Extremely Vulnerable Conditions in Valledupar This project aims to strengthen institutional capacities of maternal and perinatal health and sexual and reproductive health actions, trough the training of maternal health specialists in the implementation of guidelines and protocols for maternal-perinatal care with high quality standards. Likewise, this project will strengthen community capacities for maternal-perinatal promotion and the empowerment of sexual and reproductive health rights. IOM will contribute to guarantee access for migrant and host community women living in highly vulnerable conditions to comprehensive, high-quality and timely maternal-perinatal and sexual and reproductive health care in the Valledupar municipality.
Providing Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) to Address Cooking Fuel Needs of Rohingya Households in Cox’s Bazar 2023 marks the sixth year since the Rohingya population's mass displacement from Myanmar to Bangladesh. The Rohingya continue to face dangers posed by natural hazards, disease outbreaks, and a deteriorating protection environment. As the crisis becomes further protracted, the Rohingya living in the camps in Cox's Bazar are increasingly dependent on aid with little prospect for durable solutions. Significant use of firewood continues, while agricultural land near camps has suffered from siltation and increased risk of flash floods and landslides. In response, IOM established the Safe Access to Fuel and Energy (SAFEPlus) programme to meet the immediate need for safer and sustainable cooking fuel through the provision of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) to combat deforestation, rehabilitate impacted environments, and reduce health concerns and protection risks. In this project, IOM is supporting 97,206 Rohingya households in 16 camps by providing LPG refills to be used as cooking fuel. Porter assistance is also available for extremely vulnerable individuals who may face access challenges. This contributes to ensuring all households under the IOM Area of Responsibility in Cox’s Bazar has sufficient fuel for daily use.
Capacity-building Support to the Government of Philippines for Improved Emergency Preparedness and Response The Philippines is one of the most high-risk countries in the world in terms of frequency and intensity of natural hazards. It ranked number one globally in the 2022 World Risk Index due to the country’s high risk, exposure, and vulnerability to climate change. The country has been experiencing more and more extreme weather events with increased ferocity due to climate change, and typhoons are becoming more intense and destructive. Strong typhoons most frequently hit Bicol Region, Visayas and Northern Luzon, according to Manila Observatory. 
 
The proposed initiatives in this project aims to address the systematic needs and build the institutional capacities of the Department of Humanitarian Settlement and Urban Development (DHSUD), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and relevant local government leaders to further improve the Government’s disaster preparedness and response, especially in the areas of Shelter and Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) planning and response, data and information management, and coordination.
Africa Regional Migration Program The Horn of Africa and Yemen is a region of origin, transit, and destination for hundreds of thousands of migrants, the majority of whom travel in an irregular manner, often relying on smugglers to facilitate movement along the Eastern Route (originating from Ethiopia and Somalia and transiting through Somalia, Djibouti and Yemen) with the intention of crossing the Gulf of Aden towards the Gulf States to seek better livelihood opportunities. The vulnerabilities of the migrants are one of the specific drivers to migration and determinants of IOM's response through the Regional Migrants Response Plan. Through this project, IOM is providing lifesaving assistance to vulnerable migrants and host communities including protection assistance and services.
Promoting Conflict Prevention, Social Cohesion and Community Resilience in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in the Time of COVID-19 COVID-19 poses a direct challenge to the peace and stability of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and its surrounding areas in the Philippines by straining efforts to reintegrate former combatants, driving up competition for scarce resources in localities with historical tension, and shifting institutional focus away from building inclusive policies during the formative stage of region's new administrative apparatus. To address these challenges, the project seeks to fortify reintegration efforts for former women combatants by empowering them to engage and support peacebuilding efforts; support conflict understanding and prevention by promoting gender-responsive, inclusive, and culturally-sensitive legislation, policies and programmes; and build the resilience of communities in conflict hotspots through collaborative socio-economic activities and inclusive community-based reconciliation mechanisms.
Regional Response to Covid-19 in North African Countries The project aims to contribute to reduce acute vulnerabilities and improve resilience of migrants affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in North African countries by providing urgent and short-term emergency response.
Lifesaving Emergency Assistance for Disaster-Affected Populations in Türkiye​​ Two earthquakes with a magnitude of 7.7 and 7.65 respectively struck Turkiye on 7 February 2023. As of 27 February, 44,374 people have lost their lives and 164,321 buildings have collapsed or are heavily damaged. There is an urgent need to provide shelter and non-food items (NFIs) to affected individuals, particularly as 1.9 million people are living in tents or temporary shelters. Thousands of people are without safe drinking water and sanitation facilities such as running water and toilets. In these conditions there is a risk of a waterborne disease outbreak. Moreover, earthquake-affected populations are exposed to compounded protection risks. Affected individuals are in need of comprehensive protection services to address ongoing vulnerabilities and preclude negative coping mechanisms. 
 
Through this project, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is contributing to efforts to save lives and alleviate suffering in the aftermath of the earthquakes that struck Türkiye through a multi-sectoral response, including a community-based approach to addressing the most urgent protection needs of affected populations as well as the provision of hygiene kits and items, tents and NFIs, and the deployment of the Displacement Tracking Matrix in selected sites to capture needs and inform humanitarian interventions.
Multi-Sectoral Support for Vulnerable Mobile Populations in Libya The project aims to contribute strengthening the resilience and reducing vulnerabilities of affected populations in Libya. Through a multi-sectoral response, IOM is providing lifesaving assistance and strengthening the capacity of national stakeholders to deliver principled programming. This is being achieved through targeted interventions focusing on the direct and specialized assistance to migrants in detention centres as well through Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR) for stranded migrants; Humanitarian Border Management in the East of Libya supporting Libyan Border Management authorities and Labour Mobility and Human Development through the support to Youth Employment One Stop Shops (YESS) in Benghazi and Tripoli. The project builds on the recently finished and the ongoing project supported by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAECI) to capitalize on the achievements and lessons learnt from the different interventions.
Western Hemisphere Regional Processing Center Capacity and Infrastructure In April 2023, the Government of the United States of America (US) announced new measures that will form part of its revised migration policy, including efforts to limit the flow of irregular migrants across the southern Mexico-US border. This will be achieved through, among other initiatives, expanding access to refugee resettlement and other lawful pathways for eligible individuals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. IOM is working along with UNHCR to provide counselling assistance in order for interested migrants and refugees to access reliable information on their potential eligibility to available pathways such as resettlement, humanitarian parole and family reunification.
Support to Vulnerable Malian Refugees and Selected Host and IDP Communities Through Livelihoods and Protection Activities in the North Region of Burkina Faso Phase IV The fourth phase of this project seeks to reinforce social cohesion and strengthen resilience of populations affected by the crises in Burkina Faso. The project will assist affected populations through an increase in both joint and targeted livelihoods opportunities and access to protection for vulnerable asylum seekers and selected displaced persons and host communities in the North region of Burkina Faso.
Voluntary Relocation from Greece IOM in partnership with UNHCR and UNICEF aims at contributing to enhanced responsibility sharing among European Union Member States (EUMS) and associated countries through the voluntary relocation from Greece of 5,200 migrants (applicants and beneficiaries of international protection), namely UMC, single adults and families, including children with severe medical conditions or other vulnerabilities accompanied by their family members. Beneficiaries are timely prepared and enabled to travel in a safe and dignified manner, while also being equipped with enhanced skills and information about their integration in the Member State of Relocation after their arrival. In addition, specific safeguards are in place to ensure that children’s best interest is assessed and embedded within all stages of the relocation process.
Asyl-Train II: Trainings for Austrian Migration and Asylum Stakeholders The project aims to enhance the overall management of migration and asylum in Austria by improving the identification, referral and protection of trafficked migrants and asylum seekers and enhancing the intercultural competencies of Austrian migration actors.
IOM ES NFI Herat Earthquake Response October 2023 On 7 October 2023, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck the western region of Afghanistan. As per the initial assessment outcomes, to date, 1,023 people are reported to have been killed and 1,663 people injured across eleven villages of Zindajan district, Herat Province, where 100 per cent of homes are estimated to have been completely destroyed. 
 
IOM, through this project, is targeting households affected by devastating earthquake in Zenda Jan district and displaced populations in Herat city. The cash-based interventions informed by market assessment are solely allocated for earthquake response needs in Herat province. IOM is also contributing to the emergency shelter and non-food item (ESNFI) Cluster’s efforts to provide earthquake response cash assistance for NFI following the emergency response for those beneficiaries that require immediate needs met in the form of as cash for fuel, cash for clothing and cash for blankets/quilts to ensure the affected populations survival and prevent mortality.
Supporting Multi-Sector Emergency Response Assistance for Populations Affected by the North-West, South-West Crisis in Cameroon Humanitarian needs in Cameroon remain high. In the North-West, South-West (NWSW), the socio-political crisis that erupted in 2017 after peaceful protests by lawyers and teachers against a perceived encroachment of the regions' cultural practices and autonomy turned into an armed conflict between government defense forces and Non-State Armed Groups (NSAGs). The conflict has since continued to trigger significant and dynamic internal displacements and related humanitarian needs and shows no signs of de-escalation in the short to medium term. Since 2021, the relationships between NSAG field commanders and members of the diaspora based outside of Cameroon have progressively deteriorated or strained, with diaspora leaders holding less and less influence in coordinating NSAG activities and facilitating humanitarian access, ultimately making humanitarian access negotiations more complex as coordinating with the diaspora no longer consistently secures access. With this project, IOM is contributing to the improvement of living conditions and the well-being of crisis-affected populations in North-West and South-West regions by addressing the multi-sectoral humanitarian needs of affected populations with integrated programming through providing the humanitarian community with information on displacement trends and most pressing sectoral needs of conflict-affected populations.
Joint Initiative for Migrant Protection and Reintegration: Regional Action for the Sahel and Lake Chad This project seeks to assist local authorities and communities of Niger and Burkina Faso to (re)establish stability and security, prevent further forced migration, restore trust among community members, vulnerable populations and local authorities and lay the foundations for durable solutions, lasting peace and sustainable development. The project is a joint initiative of the European Union Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF) and the International Organization for Migration.
Supporting the Establishment of a Humanitarian Programme for Africa Through the project, IOM continues to ensure an adequate humanitarian response to the needs of affected populations and host communities in crisis related contexts in Africa in an efficient and timely manner in 2023. The German Federal Foreign Office Humanitarian Programme for Africa (GHPA) comprises two components to achieve two outcomes. The first is determined as a sustained response mechanism and is structured around on-going crises and responses with predictable needs and aims at sustaining the response on-going to provide lifesaving assistance. The second is determined as a rapid response mechanism to respond in a timely manner to sudden onsets and deteriorating circumstances that appear during the period of implementation.
Strengthening Security at the Western North Borders of Benin This project will build on past and ongoing interventions to support the Government of Benin to equip the border posts of Porga and Ouaké with the Migration Data Analysis System (MIDAS), IOM’s Border Management Information System and strengthen capacities of immigration, border and local to respond to the COVID-19 context, especially at points of entry.
Protection of Vulnerable Migrants with Special Emphasis on Empowering Women in the Context of Migration in Central Asia The project will target both returning youth and potential migrants among youth to build their skills, such as resilience and leadership skills via their engagement into local community projects and initiatives. The project will also help youth build contacts with their peers throughout the region of Central Asia, which will promote and facilitate exchange of experiences and best practices on community projects and engagement. The community projects and engagement opportunities for youth will be created in partnership with local NGOs. To achieve its goals the project will capacitate and strengthen local NGOs. As an overarching goal, the project will help youth build a set of skills that are important for young people to be successful in their future careers and future employment.
Project for Economic Reintegration Assistance to Potential and Returning Migrant Youth Building on the initiatives of the Government of Guatemala, including QUEDATE centers and Regional Attention Offices for returning migrants, this project aims to strengthen potential and returning migrant youth capabilities to improve their livelihoods under a human security paradigm. The project will provide market-driven technical and vocational training and will upgrade government facilities to provide effective environments for the provision of humanitarian services to ensure a comprehensive and lasting response. The project is divided into two components; improve market-driven technical education and learning environments for potential and returning migrants; and expand access to humanitarian assistance and services for potential and returning migrant youth.
Balancing Migration Narratives in the Americas UCLG Contribution for the project “Balancing Migration Narratives in the Americas”
Addressing Climate Change-Induced Human Mobility in Mongolia The project aims to strengthen the capacity of the Government of Mongolia (GoM) on the migration and climate change nexus to better respond to the adverse impacts of climate change and disasters on human mobility in Mongolia. Mongolia’s unique geographical location and the dependence of its rural population on nomadic livestock herding make it particularly vulnerable to climate change risks.  To reach the project objectives, under Outcome 1, IOM will increase the capacity of the Government through the generation of improved, gender-sensitive evidence and data on climate change-induced migration (Output 1.1) and by training officials from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on responding to specific challenges related to migration during disaster risk response (Output 1.2). Under Outcome 2, IOM will enhance the information and knowledge of climate change-induced disasters among women and children through communication campaigns and innovative risk knowledge digital content (in cooperation with private sectors) (Output 2.1), and enhance the capacities of NEMA to deliver targeted emergency, livelihood, and psychosocial support to vulnerable migrants, especially women (Output 2.2).