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Implementation of the “Early Reintegration Model in Productive Environments” with Former FARC-EP Members in Colombia - Phase V The objective of the project is to contribute to the reincorporation process of former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia- People’s Army (FARC-EP in Spanish) members through the implementation of the productive environments models in the agricultural, agro-industrial, and/or service sectors in Colombia. This project will benefit 210 former combatants currently in the reincorporation process. The above will be achieved through the strengthening of their abilities, capacities, and skills, as part of their process to achieve their economic sustainability. The location of the productive environments is defined based on a survey conducted by the Agency for Reincorporation and Normalization that determines the interest of the target population in the identified training lines.
Resettlement Support Center Processing in Middle East and North Africa Through this project, the Resettlement Support Center (RSC) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) processes US Refugee Assistance Program (USRAP) resettlement cases throughout the Middle East and North Africa.
Addressing the Root Causes of Irregular Migration Project This project aims to reduce irregular migration in Guatemala by connecting Guatemalans to opportunities to achieve prosperous, secure and dignified lives. It contributes to the government of the United States of America's regional Root Causes Strategy and is closely aligned with USAID Guatemala’s 2020 – 2025 Country Development Cooperative Strategy. The project likewise reflects IOM’s commitments to protect migrants from the multiple dangers brought about by irregular cross-border movements and advance Sustainable Development Goal 10.7 to facilitate orderly, safe, and responsible migration. This project materializes in tailored research, targeted activities, mainstreaming approaches and sensitive programming.
Project CEV II: Promotion of Ethical Hiring and Evaluation of Housing for Migrant Workers in Spain The objective of this project is to promote ethical recruitment of agricultural workers in Spain and to assess the housing conditions of migrant workers in the agricultural sector to ensure decent working and living conditions. Activities include training on ethical recruitment to key stakeholders as well as a thorough mapping of housing facilities accommodating migrant workers in Spain.
South – South Cooperation Program for Peacebuilding from Colombia to the World Within the framework of South-South exchanges in which Colombia has engaged with some countries in Africa, the National Government has identified the need to advance a cooperation agreement between the APC and the IOM. The purpose is to design and implement a program, with a Colombian stamp, that allows sharing the experiences, carried out by the last years in the framework of the implementation of the Peace Agreement, as well as in other processes of DDR, with other countries. These countries share similarities related to the context and specific challenges in overcoming conflicts. 
 
Furthermore, for the development of this agreement, it is proposed to first hold meetings with the APC and the State partners identified to gather the offer. This will provide inputs to design the peacebuilding program that the APC aims to transfer to prioritized countries. Considering these, it is necessary to jointly design a learning path with the APC for this first stage. Subsequently, this path will be transferred through exchange processes. As part of these exchanges, the implementation of a diploma program is proposed to facilitate the transfer of the program. For the final, the expectation is to have the program designed and transferred.
Updated to Strengthening Humanitarian Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Somalia through Improved Targeting and Monitoring Somalia has been facing severe and escalating challenges due to conflicts and climate change, including recurrent droughts, floods, and extreme weather events. Against a protracted mass displacement backdrop, the number of vulnerable internally displaced persons (IDPs) in need of basic humanitarian assistance has been alarmingly increasing and the Post Delivery Aid Diversion (PDAD) has become growingly prevalent. This project aims to address these critical issues by: 1) continuing the scale-up of its Remote Monitoring Team (RMT) through the recruitment of Somali diaspora consultants with enumerator and data collection experience. The RMT supports rapid beneficiary verification through remote and; 2) continuing to expand its Biometric Registration and Verification (BRaVe) system through the registration of the targeted populations. This enables biometric registration, contributing to accurate identification and registration of beneficiaries, and a subsequent more efficient and effective aid delivery system.
Pathways to Durable Solutions: Fostering Peaceful Coexistence and Sustainable Reintegration for IDPs in Iraq The project will contribute to durable solutions to internal displacement by building processes that enable voluntary, safe and dignified access to solutions through addressing individual and communal barriers. This will be achieved by improving conditions that enable IDPs to voluntarily return, locally (re)integrate, or settle in new locations or areas of origin in a sustainable manner, including through strengthening social cohesion within the communities through IOM’s community stabilization approach.
Make a Difference II: Positive Vision Towards Migration in Andalucia Fostering inclusive education for young migrants in the Spanish region of Andalusia and streamlining migration in education curricula. Project activities will include de development of the “I am a Migrant” awareness campaign targeting migrant population and specifically at migrant youth.
Information and Counselling for Voluntary Return The overall project objective is to provide support to migrants to return voluntarily to their countries of origin. To achieve this, the proposed project aims to provide up to 400 third country nationals (TCNs) in Bulgaria with information on possibilities for voluntary return and reintegration. Target beneficiaries are TCNs, including undocumented migrants, applicants for international protection, applicants for international protection that have their application rejected as well as beneficiaries for international protection.
Community Response Map: World Vision Digital Accountability for Zimbabwe Community Response Map is an online feedback platform which facilitates online tracking, compilation and visual mapping of communications received by targeted communities in Zimbabwe. This tool has been developed by IOM to improve community engagement and two-way communications.  World Vision International (WVI) is implementing activities but lacks a system for recording and following up on community feedback and complaints. To respond to this challenge, IOM will develop a customized instance of Community Response Map for the WVI context. The interactive dashboard enables project managers and decisionmakers to assess the effectiveness of interventions across various metrics including geography, gender, age, and level of comprehension over time. The integration of a coordinated and systematic feedback component in WVI programming will allow the project to measure the impact, geographical reach and gaps in coverage of activities to targeted communities.
Migration Information Centre (MIC) “I Choose Lithuania” 2023 The project aims at facilitating the return and (re-) integration of Lithuanian diaspora and their family members - foreigners, arriving in Lithuania through the provision of information and counseling at the IOM Migration Information Centre (MIC). It responds to the current migration context in Lithuania, where emigration rates are still among the highest in Europe, while immigration to Lithuania in the last 5 years increased more than twice. Surveys show that a significant number of Lithuanians envisage returning home.
Addressing Climate Migration Root Causes in Iraq - Phase II The nexus between climate change, environmental degradation, human mobility, and security represents a growing concern within Iraq, and there are only a few integrated interventions to address these growing issues. Building off of the results of the pilot project (Phase I) conducted within the Kurdish Region of Iraq (KRI) related to creating and providing access to comprehensive data related to climate-induced mobility, and support to communities impacted by climate change, this Phase II aims to continue addressing the complex and interrelated challenges of climate change, environmental degradation, conflict and displacement in Iraq. It seeks to enhance the resilience of vulnerable communities and institutions by strengthening their capacities to manage climate-fragility risks, promoting sustainable natural resource management, and facilitating dialogue and cooperation on environmental issues. This will also be done by infrastructure and rehabilitation projects to build resilience to climate-related risks and livelihoods assistance for community members who have or could be impacted by the effects of climate change. Lastly, the activities proposed under this Phase II also aim to support the generation and dissemination of evidence and knowledge on the linkages between climate change, environment, peace and security in Iraq, and advocates for the integration of climate-fragility considerations into national and sub-national policies and plans.
Strengthening Community Resilience and Food Security Post-Typhoon Surigae The overall objective of this project is to contribute to enhancing the capacity of Palauan communities to better prepare for and be more resilient to hazard events and disasters. The project will support one community to increase their preparedness for specific hazards, reduce risks, and contribute towards enhanced resilience.
Supporting the Modernization of Jamaica’s Remittance Industry The objective of this project is to support the Government of Jamaica to modernize its remittance Industry. IOM understands remittances as multidirectional, voluntary, and private international In Jamaica, a large majority of the recipients of the remittances are unbanked and the high transfer costs and inconvenient methods of sending transfers may impact the sustainability and increase in remittance flows in the future. As such the Government of Jamaica and key stakeholders have recognized the need to modernize the remittance industry to ensure efficiency, lower transaction costs and by extension maintain or increase future inflows. The above objective will be achieved through the following outputs: 1) the establishment of a Steering Committee composed by both government officials and the private sector; 2) the development of a strategic analysis of the remittance industry in Jamaica which will provide the government with key data on the current legislative, regulatory, policy and institutional framework with recommendations for improving these frameworks to ensure that remittances effectively contribute to national development; 3) the review of the current remittance platforms and channels with recommendations on how to transform and modernize them in accordance with global advances and best practices; and finally, 4) a detailed action plan on how to expand the monitoring of remittances to include other cash transfers and in kind contributions in an effort to better capture all types of contributions and how they impact Jamaica's development.
Understanding and Managing Internal Migration in Mongolia The project aims to improve socio-economic well-being of internal migrants, through a comprehensive approach that encompasses data generation, evidence-based policymaking, and interventions on the ground. Three components of the project are designed to complement and reinforce each other - on the one hand, data will inform policies and interventions, and on the on other hand, lessons learnt on the ground will feed the policymaking. As effective management of internal migration requires multi-sectoral and multi-level cooperation involving both national and sub-national governments, the project will promote multi-stakeholder engagement and coordination, leveraging on potential contributions and strengths of respective actors. Policy dialogue and advocacy around internal migration, especially to mainstream migration perspective into policies and programs will be consistently undertaken using evidence, political economy and context analysis. To ensure sustainability of expected results, the project will promote participation and ownership by national stakeholders, strengthen respective capacities to continue initiated work beyond project's lifetime, anchor processes and tasks within relevant organizations, contextualize tools and approaches to better meet local realities, and use existing systems. Coordination and synergies with relevant projects will be also promoted to maximize sustainability chances, efficiency and overall impact.
Diaspora Engagement for Sustainable Development of Montenegro (Phase II) Approximately one third of Montenegrins live outside the country. Though Montenegro has been striving to develop cooperation with its diaspora for years, investments into the country remain limited to cultural and sporting events. The current Montenegrin Strategy on Cooperation with Diaspora mainly envisages one-off events of this sort with no concrete follow up actions to encourage sustained engagement. A more thorough approach for diaspora engagement is therefore required.In partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Directorate for Cooperation with Diaspora – Expatriates, the overall objective to contribute to the sustainable development of Montenegro by harnessing the human, economic, social and cultural capital of the diaspora. Having been preceded by a pilot project, which will provide an efficient diaspora mapping methodology and analysis of the existing databases to improve functionality, this project offers an opportunity to develop stronger cooperation between Montenegrin institutions and expatriates, along with efforts to adjust the policy level approach. This will be attained through a twofold approach: first, the project will address the policy and operational levels to conduct a diaspora mapping and support the Government to develop new strategies for diaspora engagement. Capacity development activities will further support this goal. Second, the project will focus on tangible actions to engage the diaspora. Awareness raising activities will be implemented to encourage participation of the diaspora in specific events in the country, and local businesses will be supported to develop business plans. Finally, a tailored fellowship plan encouraging diaspora knowledge transfer will be piloted in the country, supporting local and national institutions.
Resettlement Support Programme for the Central American Minors Parole Program (CAMP) from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala in 2019-2024 USA for IOM, with donations from the Shapiro Foundation, are funding IOM to cover transportation and related costs for Central American Minors (CAM) Parolees. IOM is facilitating the travel arrangement and providing movement management to the final destination for this caseload in coordination with all partners.
Monitoring and Assessing Population Movements in Turkey through the Migrant Presence Monitoring (MPM) Programme -Phase III Following the successful progress of the second phase of IOM's programme, IOM will continue its data collection activities to provide access to comprehensive information to Directorate General of Migration Management and service providers in the field of migration, under this third phase of the project. This project ensures a continuation of the intervention to ensure the coverage of data collection in Istanbul, as well as in provinces of Ağrı, Van, Çanakkale, Edirne, Gaziantep, Istanbul, Izmir through the key flow monitoring points.
Portugal: Enhancing Migrants' Integration Services Overall objective of this project is to contribute to institutional, administrative, and growth-sustaining structural reforms in Portugal. IOM will assist national authorities in improving their capacity to design, develop and implement reforms in policy areas related to cohesion, fair, sustainable, and inclusive growth, and in particular focus on the promotion of social inclusion and the fight against poverty, income inequality and all forms of discrimination.
Provision of Displacement-Related Data and Health & Protection Assistance for Mobile Populations in Democratic Republic of the Congo Since March 2022, North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has experienced insecurity due to the resumption of conflict between the Mouvement du 23 mars (M23) and the Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo (FARDC) and their allies, resulting in a severe humanitarian crisis. Since the resurgence of the M23 group, the number of displaced people has increased significantly, with 590,786 individuals displaced though 818,266 others have reportedly returned to their area of origin, as of August 2023. While the needs of populations in displacement persist, there is also a growing need in parallel to support communities who have returned.Through this project, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) contributes to strengthening the humanitarian response in areas of displacement and return, with a focus on preparing durable solutions and enhancing health systems. IOM is carrying out a return index assessment in Rutshuru territory to inform the broader response of the humanitarian and development community; distributing flashlights and disseminate gender-based violence risk mitigation messages; rolling out the Camp Coordination and Camp Management Cluster strategy in North Kivu province; and reinforcing the capacity of the National Border Hygiene Program to deliver healthcare services.
A.L.T. CAPORALATO D.U.E.: Actions for Legality and Labour Protection - Dignity, Equality and Equity Building on two complementary initiatives that are ongoing since 2020 (A.L.T. Caporalato! and Su.Pr.Eme), the general objective of the project is to reduce migrants’ exposure to labour exploitation by enhancing the efficiency of labour inspections; strengthening the national referral mechanisms for victims of labour exploitation and also facilitating  victims’ reintegration in the national labour market.
Sri Lanka: Understanding Migration, Environmental Degradation and Climate Change This project aims to contribute to improved evidence-based strategies and programming to assist people moving in the context of disasters and climate change in Sri Lanka.  The project will conduct in-depth research into the linkages between climate change, environmental degradation and migration, that builds on a rapid assessment and will utilize the findings to develop government capacity for the effective implementation of climate change and adaptation actions, including sustainable migration management measures and approaches for strengthening community resilience. This project is line with IOM's institutional objectives to prevent forced migration resulting from environmental factors, and to support migrants and the government to respond to new challenges associated with climate change and human mobility.
Understanding and Enhancing Preparedness and Response to Risks of Disaster Displacement in the Pacific This project seeks to work with the Governments of the Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu to reduce the disaster displacement risk to vulnerable communities in their countries. This project will be implemented as part of a broader program led by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), and in conjunction with the Platform for Disaster Displacement.  The outcome of the project is strengthening the disaster displacement responses of the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Tonga, and Marshall Islands’ governments and to reduce the disaster displacement risk to vulnerable communities in their countries. The end result would be to reduce the vulnerability to disasters for at-risk communities of Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Tonga, and Marshall Islands’ in a sustainable and comprehensive way.
Los Angeles Declaration Activity Twenty-one countries across the Western Hemisphere launched the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection (LAD) at the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California in June 2022.  In October 2022, USAID created a website to support information sharing across the 21 endorsing countries, including by proposing to include a special focus on data.  Having a central entry point for information exchange, analyzing existing data sources, and closing existing data collection gaps is important to achieving the objectives the LAD and commitments under global agreements such as the Global Compact for Safe, Regular and Orderly Migration (GCM) and the Agenda 2030 of the United Nations. The overall purpose of this project is to support the LAD-endorsing countries to share migration data, best practices, and to highlight actions to further the implementation of the LAD.
Energetic Transition and Territorial Peace-Building in Colombia. Strengthening Community Organizations in PDET and ZOMAC Territories This project supports the Energetic Transition and territorial peace-building in Colombia led by the Ministry of Mines and Energy and the Non-Conventional Energies and Energy Efficiency Fund. It aims to strengthen the capacities of prioritized community organizations in planning, legalizing, and establishing community-based public utilities for renewable non-conventional energies. The project involves training, allocations, and detailed engineering project design to promote the empowerment of community organizations, local development, and energy self-sufficiency in territories.
Gender Responsive Peacebuilding in Extractive Industries in Isabel Province, Solomon Islands The objective of this project is to provide women in communities adjacent to extractive industries in Isabel Province in the Solomon Islands with the enabling environment, skills and networks to more effectively access and lead rights-based dispute resolution processes in both informal and formal decision-making spaces, including in the justice system. The overarching goal is to achieve an environment conducive to peacebuilding, that systematically includes women in local peace building processes through enhanced gender equity and women's empowerment.
Provision of Life-saving Assistance to Displaced Populations in Ethiopia Ethiopia faces one of the most complex human mobility environments in the world, with factors ranging from conflict, drought, environmental degradation, damage to basic services and infrastructure, changing livelihoods strategies in an evolving political economy, poverty, and progressive depletion of coping mechanisms available to the displaced and host communities being a recurrent phenomenon in large portions of the country often leading to more displacements. The objective of this project is to contribute towards the provision of basic life-saving emergency assistance to displaced households in Ethiopia and to provide accurate and timely data on displaced populations and their urgent humanitarian needs.