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Facilitating Free Movement of Labour in Four Selected EAC Partner Countries The objective of this project is to contribute to strengthening migration management mechanisms in the four selected countries (Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania) to enhance the free movement of labour within the East Africa Community. To achieve the above objective, the project shall focus on one main outcome which is for EAC Partner States to advance the operationalization of the EAC Common Market Protocol and its annexes on the free movement of labour in a gender-sensitive manner. The main outputs to achieve the above outcome will be that the draft revised gender-sensitive Council Directive on Coordination of Social Security Benefits is available and that the Revised Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs) are legally aligned. Key indicators for the realization of the project objective are 1) Revised Council Directive on Coordination of Social Security Benefits' is gender sensitive and is presented to Council of Ministers for adoption; 2) Revised (now legally aligned) Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs) are validated; and 3) Number of Officials from Selected EAC Partner States (disaggregated by gender) that report increased operationalization of the EAC Common Market Protocol and its annexes through the provisions of the Directive on Coordination of Social Security Benefits and of the Mutual Recognitions Agreements. The project will also ensure capacity building in social protection mechanisms related to the enhancement and harmonization of social protection policies, legislative, and institutional frameworks among the four selected countries.
Fostering Economic Security through Enhanced Reintegration Support for Survivors of Trafficking The project offers enhanced reintegration services to victims of trafficking who desire to start a business.
Costa Rica: Integration of Migrants through Regularization and Access to Employment in Costa Rica The objective of the project is to strengthen Costa Rica’s Government’s capacities to integrate migrants through regularization and access to employment, enhanced by bilateral and binational cooperation, public-private partnerships, as well as the strengthening of labor migration governance and awareness. IOM proposes to support the Government in extending and broadening the scope of initiatives highlighted above that have proven to be very successful, to make them sustainable over time and expand their target sectors and territories.  Additionally, the project aims to strengthen access to and communication on migration regularization programs at the national level advocate for legal reforms and decrees that will strengthen labor migration governance.
Community Response Map: World Vision Digital Accountability for Ukraine Response Community Response Map (CRM) is an online feedback platform which facilitates online tracking, compilation and visual mapping of communications received by targeted communities in Ukraine. 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 will enable project managers and decisionmakers to assess the effectiveness of interventions across various metrics including geography, gender, age, and level of comprehension over time.
Migration Resource Centers in Guatemala Large numbers of migrants, asylum seekers and refugees of different nationalities transit through Guatemala each year, at the same time as thousands of mostly young Guatemalans, especially indigenous people, emigrate to Mexico and the United States in search of opportunities abroad, often through irregular channels. The country also receives thousands of returnees each year. This proposed project responds to a complex situation in the country where few services exist to support the population. Through a network of two fixed (IOM), four mobile (UNHCR) and three field (2 IOM and 1 UNHCR) migrant reception centres, IOM and partners will provide support to mixed migration flows, through a comprehensive approach to service provisions and referrals where necessary. The project also contributes to a collaborative strategy in coordination with UNHCR, UNICEF and relevant ministries of the Government of Guatemala (GoG), focused on the implementation of programs, provision of services and enhancement of infrastructure that facilitate access to assistance, protection, and lawful immigration avenues for different profiles of populations, including potential migrants and people on the move in the context of mixed movements taking place in Central America.
Pilot Migration and Border Management System Vanuatu The purpose of this project is to support re-opening Vanuatu’s international borders through the installation of an integrated border management system at one pilot port (Bauerfield International Airport) and the VIS headquarters in Port Vila, Vanuatu. This will contribute to the Government of Vanuatu’s efforts to improve border and customs cooperation, improve management of migration across the border and support interoperability with the existing ASYCUDA customs management system.  The overall objective of the project is to contribute to the Government of Vanuatu’s efforts in achieving Sustainable Development Goal 9 by developing quality, reliable and sustainable transborder infrastructure.
Increasing Community Resilience by Maximizing Diasporas' Impact: The Case of the Philippines and Viet Nam Endemic poverty in the Philippines is regularly exacerbated by frequent disasters, as it is one of the world's most disaster-prone countries. Similarly, direct losses to livelihoods due to increasing and more variable temperature and precipitations, as well as rising sea levels, are critical challenges to Viet Nam. Diaspora engagement initiatives have been shown to promote disaster risk reduction and communities' resilience and self-reliance across the humanitarian-development nexus. This presents an opportunity for the Philippines, one of the top migrant-sending countries globally, with remittances reaching over eight per cent of gross domestic product in 2021, and for Viet Nam, which recently ranked among the top 10 remittances-receiving countries in the world. In light of the above, the objective of this project is to contribute to the development of the Philippines and Viet Nam through strengthening diaspora engagement. To do so, the project will work on allowing selected affected communities to access safe shelters through diasporas’ contributions towards greening and environmentally friendly housing solutions in the Philippines. Moreover, the project will support the Government of Viet Nam and the Government of the Philippines to engage more effectively with their diaspora communities.
Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration of Irregular Migrants in Turkey The overall objective of the project is to contribute towards improving Turkey’s migration and asylum management in line with the EU standards and best practices. The specific objective of the project is to support the Government of Turkey in the establishment of a comprehensive and sustainable assisted voluntary return and reintegration system.
Strengthening National and Local Disaster Preparedness and Response Capacities in Border Areas and Transhumance Corridors in Hodh Ech Chargui Region of Mauritania. Mauritania is extremely vulnerable to the effects of deforestation and drought. As the climate has become warmer, the frequency of wildfires has increased at an alarming rate, posing a serious threat to the dwindling grass and tree cover, destroying pasture and other livelihoods particularly in Hodh Ech Chargui region (HEC). The natural resources degradation and the disappearance of pastures further influences the activities of the population of HEC which are generally breeding livestock. Despite the increasing frequency of disasters, the existing disaster preparedness and operational capacities of the country remain limited. Therefore, the project aims to strengthen the national and local disaster preparedness (DP) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) capacity, through well-informed management with community-based actions, with special focus on the vulnerable communities located in transhumance corridors in HEC. To achieve the objective, IOM will facilitate capacity development of authorities on DP and DRR to implement revised national and HEC regional contingency plans, to strengthen the coordination mechanisms while supporting communities in selected transhumance corridors to enhance local climate resilience and to reinforce local coordination mechanisms in order to anticipate, prevent, and rapidly respond to disasters and resource-related conflict caused by climate change phenomena including unpredictable rains, flooding, drought and wildfires.
Addressing the Immediate Humanitarian Needs of the Most Vulnerable Populations in Ukraine On 24 February 2022, the Russian Federation launched a broad military offensive in Ukraine. The situation in the country quickly deteriorated, leading to a significant number of Ukrainians and third country nationals forced to flee the country. Since the onset of the crisis, as of May 2023, an estimated 5,088,000 people remain internally displaced in Ukraine and an estimated 8,255,000 displaced abroad. More than a year into the full-scale war in Ukraine, there is a continued need for humanitarian assistance among the most vulnerable conflict-affected populations in Ukraine. 
 
In continuation of its critical work in Ukraine, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is addressing the most pressing, immediate humanitarian needs through a multi-sectoral response focused on shelter, non-food items, camp coordination and camp management, protection, mental health and psychosocial support, water, sanitation and hygiene, and multi-purpose cash assistance. This also addresses cross-cutting issues to enhance the capacity and understanding of IOM And partners to deliver evidence-based assistance in a safe, dignified and coordinated manner. This project is specifically targeting newly accessibly areas in Southern and Eastern Ukraine, as well as other areas heavily affected, including Northeastern Ukraine.
Technical Support to the Ministry of Interior of Montenegro to Upgrade Central Registry of Citizens The project will contribute to the existing efforts of the Government of Montenegro to improve its data management system in line with the Law on Administrative Procedure. It is aimed at the improvement of the overall functionality of the system through the of the existing functions and addition of new functions. This will facilitate overall data management and provision of services to both, clients and respective government institutions.
Multi-sectoral suppMulti-Sectoral Support for Vulnerable Mobile Populations and Communities in Libya – Phase III Libya continues to be a country of destination and transit for mixed flows of refugees and migrants, with some entering Libya with the intention of finding work while others seek to remain in Libya only temporarily before attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Europe. Prolonged conflict, protracted displacement and the COVID-19 pandemic socio-economic impacts have taken their toll on all aspects of life in Libya, further increasing the difficulties faced by already-vulnerable groups, Libyans, and non-Libyans alike, exacerbating vulnerabilities and limiting their access to basic needs and essential services. Migrants often enter Libya along smuggling routes and often find themselves stranded due to lack of documentation and financial resources, leaving them exposed to exploitation, abuse and trafficking. Under this intervention, IOM continues to support vulnerable stranded migrants to return to their country of origin through its Voluntarily Humanitarian Return (VHR) Programme and foster their sustainable reintegration to their communities.
Joint Programme on Economic and Financial Management Integration for the Achievement of SDGs (JP-EFMIS) The goal of this project is to support Lesotho to establish a functional and sustainable integrated planning and Private Finance Management (PFM) ecosystem that contributes to accelerated achievement of the SDGs targets and the National Strategic Development Plan. The project supports the Government of Lesotho to achieve private sector-led economic growth and employment creation, by facilitating creation of conducive policy environment, strengthening PFM processes, providing platforms for dialogue and generating evidence for private–public collaboration. The project will further enable the government to realize the NSDP II objectives by unlocking opportunities to fast track implementation of the Economic Labs project, which is a government programme towards mobilizing large scale private investments into Lesotho.
Voluntary Contribution From the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uruguay to Support the Operation of the IOM Office in Uruguay and to Finance Jointly Defined Activities This project aims to contribute to the development of migration policies within the framework of international, regional and national commitments assumed by the Uruguayan State to respect the human rights of migrants. This initiative will promote national capacities towards migration management and to contribute to strengthen the migration work at a regional level. All the activities will be coordinated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay.
Strengthening National Efforts to Prevent Trafficking in Persons and Rehabilitate Victims of Trafficking in the Republic of Moldova In line with the Governments of Moldova's objectives to prevent and combat trafficking in persons (TiP), this project aims to contribute to the enhancement of the Government's efforts in preventing and countering TiP crimes, in providing qualitative assistance, protection and rehabilitation to victims and potential victims of TiP.
Sustainable Reintegration of the Sri Lankan Refugee Returnees from India The overall project objective is to facilitate the sustainable reintegration of Sri Lankan refugees returning from Tamil Nadu in 2023. Based on anticipated figures provided by UNHCR for 2023, the project will reach a maximum of 270 refugee returnees. The assistance will comprise the following: protection monitoring and provision of mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) for refugee returnees
Developing a Migrant-Sensitive Health Service Delivery Model to Reach Miners in Upper Guinea The prefecture of Siguiri is located in the Kankan administrative region in Upper Guinea, where artisanal gold extraction attracts high volumes of migrants arriving from within Guinea, as well as from other countries (Burkina Faso, Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Cameroon, Sierra Leone, etc.) in search of opportunities. The Kankan region is particularly vulnerable to communicable diseases and communities have limited access to basic social infrastructures, such as health facilities. These factors exacerbate the existing vulnerabilities of migrants in securing their fundamental right to health. In light of the above, the objective of the project is to contribute to improving the health status of migrants, mobile populations and hard-to-reach persons in the mining areas of the Siguiri Prefecture of Guinea. The project will seek to do so by creating a new health service delivery model to easily reach the migrant population of Siguiri. To that end, the project will lead the Ministry of Health to endorse a new gender-sensitive health service delivery model in line with the National Community Health Strategy of Guinea (Outcome 1) by documenting the main factors contributing to low access to essential health services for migrants in mining areas in Siguiri, taking into account gender considerations (Output 1.1) and by developing a new gender-sensitive health service delivery model (Output 1.2). Additionally, the project will allow migrants, mobile populations and hard-to-reach groups in mining zones in Siguiri to access a comprehensive and gender-sensitive one-stop health service package (Outcome 2) by making available to migrants, mobile populations and hard-to-reach groups in mining areas in Siguiri a comprehensive and gender-sensitive health package for communicable diseases (Output 2.1) and by strengthening the knowledge of communities and key stakeholders on the new health service delivery model in Siguiri (Output 2.2).
STFA Joint Programme for the Eastern Region of Afghanistan: Addressing Basic Human Needs through the ABADEI Strategy - Outcome 1 Essential Services and Community Infrastructure The Joint Programme is centered around addressing the post 15 August 2021 worsening poverty situation and vulnerabilities. It supports community resilience and social cohesion for enabling the rehabilitation of small-scale infrastructure that are vital for basic human needs. UNDP’s analysis shows that over 95-97 percent of Afghan people might face near universal poverty by mid-2022, necessitating urgent actions. The Area-Based Approach to Development Emergency Initiatives (ABADEI) Strategy and the Transitional Engagement Framework form primary bases of the proposed integrated response. These support the creation of immediate sources of income through cash-for-work, cash for market, small businesses and livelihood opportunities with particular focus on agri-business and basic regenerative agriculture infrastructure and services (critical for food security) that are under threat. It is sensitive to the chronic and newly emerging vulnerabilities of Afghan women and girls and aims at providing them assistance in a manner that does not exacerbate their susceptibility to violence and deprivation of opportunities and rights.This project focused on supporting essential services and community infrastructure including health, education, agriculture and energy supply are functional, sustained and expanded to meet different needs of women and men. It is targeting the Eastern Region of Afghanistan (Kunar, Laghman, Nuristan, and Nangarhar provinces).
Environment, Stakeholders, and Perceptions Analysis for Delivering Humanitarian Response in North-East Nigeria The ability of humanitarian agencies to address some issues relevant to the humanitarian operation is limited, whether these relate to the operating environment or their ability to reach people in need. The reasons for this may be manifold and may stem from a lack of understanding of who key stakeholders are and how these stakeholders engage in policy-making and/or other decisions with a bearing on humanitarian operations. Some of the issues where improved stakeholder engagement is needed, include but are not limited to: protection concerns of civilians; access issues; bureaucratic impediments; and other issues relevant to the operating environment for humanitarian agencies.Similarly, there are gaps in understanding these stakeholders' perceptions of humanitarian actors – and how these perceptions may impact such decisions or the stance/positions that these stakeholders adopt vis-à-vis humanitarian actors. This said, perceptions may, moreover, vary according to the nature and mandate of humanitarian actors, ranging from the Red Cross/Red Crescent movement through international and national/local NGOs to the United Nations system. Some of the issues where improved stakeholder engagement is needed, include but are not limited to: protection concerns of civilians; access issues; bureaucratic impediments; and other issues relevant to the operating environment for humanitarian agencies.
Prevention of Trafficking in Persons, Comprehensive Assistance to Victims, Investigation, and Prosecution of the Crime in Colombia Through this project, IOM will contribute to the prevention of trafficking in persons, the comprehensive assistance to victims and the investigation and prosecution of the crime in Colombia. This initiative will implement activities related to three work areas aligned with the project outcomes: i) develop tools on prevention of trafficking in persons, addressed to prioritized populations, towards risk and vulnerability factors mitigation associated with this crime; ii) comprehensive assistance measures, emphasizing victims transferring and immediate assistance; and iii) strengthen knowledge and technical tools of local officials with competence in the investigation and prosecution of trafficking in persons through mock trials.
10th Annual Women in Policing Conference - 2023 Since 2012, the annual Women in Policing Conference brings together police officers from various backgrounds into a professional network with the joint motivation for achievement of a gender-sensitive approach to security, safety, justice, and public order. The 10th annual conference will aim to gather an estimated number of 320 participants from up to 15 countries. It is scheduled to take place on 6-11 March 2023 in Tbilisi. The overall objective is to contribute to international efforts to mainstream gender in policing, including border policing, focusing on areas such as policy and oversight, technology and social media, community policing and crime reduction, training and education, and officer wellness and safety.
Reducing Disaster Risk and Enhancing Emergency Preparedness in the COVID-19 context for Timor-Leste Considering Timor-Leste’s vulnerability to natural disasters, and to address the needs demonstrated by Cyclone Seroja, IOM is supporting the Government of Timor-Leste in the enhancement of national and local capacities to reduce disaster risk and improve preparedness to future disasters. The project is focusing its efforts on enhancing Government capacity to reduce disaster risk and improve preparedness, including through non-food item prepositioning. In addition to this, the project ensures that populations vulnerable to disasters have safe spaces to shelter during disasters building on IOM and the shelter cluster’s planned nationwide evacuation centre assessment and inventory. The project also plays a key role in supporting highly vulnerable communities to better prepare for future disasters through enhanced community preparedness and local-level early warning systems.
Balke - Shaping the Future of Northern Chad by Enhancing Security and Stability The project addresses stabilization and the promotion of human security in communities in the north of Chad that are affected by marginalization, a lack of basic social services, and challenges related to irregular migration towards gold mining areas in Tibesti and southern Libya, including trafficking and recruitment into armed groups. The project works along two main axes: supporting communities in addressing root causes of instability by providing alternative means of livelihood and participation in decision-making processes; and enhancing institutional capacities to secure and manage Chadian borders by developing stronger community engagement and more coherent approaches to border management.