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MICCA II: Support to the Spanish Authorities in the Implementation of Circular Migration Programs With the aim of supporting the Spanish Directorate General for Migration in the implementation of labour mobility schemes, the second phase of the MICCA project aims at strenghtening IOMs intervention in four differente phases of information provision aimed at the migrant workers recruited under the national GECCO program: Pre-employment Orientation (PEO), Pre-Departure Orienattion (PDO), Post-Arival Orientation (PAO) and Pre-Return Orientation (PRO).
Funding of Secondees to the Regional Support Office of the Bali Process and Related Activities This project was developed to facilitate the secondment of staff to the Bali Process Secretariat.
Supporting COVID-19 Response and Relief at the Country Level through Disbursement and Facilitation of Subgrants for Selected Diaspora Organizations This project will support COVID-19 response in selected countries by providing sub-grants and coordination opportunities to vetted diaspora organizations to strengthen and facilitate the reach and effectiveness of diaspora initiatives in COVID-19 relief and recovery. Eligible projects will be funded, supported, and monitored by IOM both at the level of diasporas’ countries of residence and origin. The project aims to enhance COVID-19 response and recovery efforts by supporting diaspora interventions in their countries of origin, in coordination with local stakeholders. Through the identification of priority countries and needs on the ground with respect to COVID-19 relief and recovery, and in leveraging their human capital, financial contributions and community networks, selected diaspora organizations’ interventions will be supported via the subgrant in their process of scaling up existing initiatives. Subgrantees will operate and complement the COVID-19 relief and recovery efforts undertaken by local actors by proposing context specific solutions, including the support of health systems’ strengthening as relevant. Through the allocation and the implementation of the subgrants, the project seeks to promote mechanisms towards more effective coordination and communication opportunities among the different stakeholders involved in COVID-19 response including local and national governments, organizations, and diaspora.
Enhancing Border Management Capacities in Tunisia to Strengthen Border Security and Respond to Irregular Migration along the Central Mediterranean Route The project will primarily focus on addressing needs in the areas of search and rescue, and border control at point of entry by enhancing capacities of the Government to conduct sea operations along the Tunisian coasts and through an overall enhancement of the national capacities, including by countering document fraud.
Scaling Up Durable Solutions and Increasing Resilience for Internally Displaced Somalis The project plans to support governments and create opportunities necessary for sustainable scalability of the Barwaaqo Model. The three-year program will be divided into a learning phase, followed by the phase of implementation and capacity learning activities.
Return and Emigration Assistance from the Netherlands (REAN) 2022-2024 The programme contributes to the management of return migration in the Netherlands through the provision of Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR) support to eligible migrants in the Netherlands. This will be done through the provision of AVRR information and counselling to 15,000 migrants; the assistance of 6,600 migrants with their voluntary return from the Netherlands to the country of origin, or with their resettlement to a third country where their admission is guaranteed; the provision of reintegration support to 2,125 departing migrants and to assist with implementation of reintegration assistance another 246 departing migrants on behalf of Dutch referring organisations; the support to 980 returnees in a situation of vulnerability including 900 migrants with health concerns, 40 unaccompanied migrant children and 40 victims of trafficking; the promotion of AVRR programmes and of AVRR support available. To succeed, IOM depends on cooperation with IOM missions worldwide and multiple partners in the Netherlands and in the countries of origin, and on cooperation with donors.
Scaling-up Support for Returnee Emergency Livelihoods through Debris Recycling Interventions in Conflict-Affected Areas of Iraq The overall objective of this project is to help resolve protracted displacement by scaling-up debris management, recycling initiatives, and livelihood opportunities in conflict-affected areas and pave the way for sustainable returns.
SCAAN (Security Communications and Analysis Network) The Security Communications and Analysis Network (SCAAN) will enhance the safety and security of International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes Under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic Since March 2011 (IIIM) personnel. IIIM will equip their personnel with SCAAN, connecting the staff members with a lifeline and real-time security updates to assist them in urgent situations.
EU Readmission Capacity Building Facility (EURCAP) - Phase IV The objective of the EU Readmission Capacity Building Facility (EURCAP) is to contribute to effective and efficient cooperation in migration governance between the EU and its partner countries through capacity-building initiatives. The EURCAP Facility aims at strengthening partner countries’ capacities to manage returns and cooperate on readmission with the EU as well as to prevent irregular migration.
Promoting a Human Security Approach to Disaster Displacement, Environmental Migration and Disaster Risk Reduction in the Caribbean Region In line with the dimensions and principles of the human security approach, the overall goal of Phase II of the programme is to promote adequate protection for disaster displaced persons, environmental migrants and vulnerable communities in the Caribbean Region to multiple threats through enhancing and promoting the interventions of Phase I. The JP will maintain its focus on outreach and advocacy, by seeking to enhance sustainability of project interventions through continuing the work to promote the integration of a human security approach in national and regional policies and programmes.The short- and medium-term objectives of the programme relate to an enhanced integration of the human security approach in disaster displacement, environmental migration and disaster risk reduction policies in the Caribbean. This will enable a preventive and comprehensive approach to the issues surrounding disaster displacement, environmental migration and disaster risk reduction. It will focus on the insecurities that affect the populations vulnerable to climate change and natural hazards in the wider CARICOM.
Maldives: Establish a Migrant Resource Centre (MRC) for Enhanced Protection Services to Migrants and Access to Safe Migration In Maldives, there are approximately 179,000 migrant workers, with more than 63,000 estimated as undocumented. Most of them originate from Bangladesh and India and undocumented migrants often face challenges in accessing health care and legal services and may fear employment termination or deportation. This project aims to establish a Migrant Resource Centre (MRC) in the Greater Male’ Area serving as a one-stop source for providing independent and impartial information, advice and outreach services to migrants. It will offer a safe space for existing migrants in Maldives to obtain accurate information on regularization programmes and/or repatriation options, the documentation required, migrants’ existing labour rights and how to stay safe and healthy during the migration process. To ensure migrants’ rights are protected, the project will collect and disseminate disaggregated migration data generated through the MRC and share it with relevant government stakeholders to advocate for evidence-based policy making. Towards the end of the project, an action plan will be developed and adopted by the government on the way forward for utilizing accurate and disaggregated migration data as a basis for evidence-based policy making and sustaining the MRC to ensure enhanced protection services and safe migration in Maldives.
IOM – Multi Country Humanitarian Assistance – CAP 2022 For over 900,000 Rohingya in Bangladesh, 2022 will mark the fifth year since their mass displacement from Myanmar, preceded by decades of influxes spurred by systemic discrimination and targeted violence. Early leadership exercised by the Government of Bangladesh (GoB), with the support of the international community, worked to mitigate and manage the ensuing humanitarian crisis in the southern district of Cox’s Bazar. Despite resilience and resolve shown by the refugee community, there will be no viable solution to the crisis until a safe and voluntary return to Rakhine State is guaranteed. While the GoB and the international community have maintained the provision of immediate lifesaving assistance, the Rohingya continue to face dangers posed by disasters related to natural hazards, disease outbreak, and a deteriorating protection environment. With this project, IOM continues its comprehensive humanitarian support for lifesaving assistance based on feedback from communities on what they need by providing comprehensive support to the vulnerable refugee and host community in Cox’s Bazar through Site Management Engineering Project (SMEP), Protection, Site Management and Site Development (SMSD), health, and Needs and Population Monitoring (NMP).
Building Cross Border Peace and Strengthening Sustainable Livelihoods of Cattle Herders and Crop Farmers in Sierra Leone and Guinea Through the application of innovative and inclusive approaches to conflict mediation and cross-border communication, this project aims to strengthen the relationship between Guinea and Sierra Leone by addressing recurring cross-border conflicts occurring between cattle herders and farmers. Support will be provided to border communities in the Falaba district (Sierra Leone) and Faranah prefecture (Guinea) to ensure that they benefit from more accountable institutions, together with mechanisms that facilitate and improve cross-border relations which will in turn promote peaceful co-existence. This project also strengthens social cohesion between the Falaba District of Sierra Leone and the Faranah Prefecture of Guinea by supporting climate-smart livelihoods and overall herder and farmer cooperation.
Niger Community Cohesion Program This program builds upon the lessons learned from two previously implemented phases in the country and on their achievements. This third phase benefits from the network of peace committees, as well as relationships and networks of trust built with local authorities in key areas of the Diffa and Tillabéri regions since the inception of the programme and in Tahoua since mid-2020. This phase ensures the continuity of the flexible and rapid grant mechanism, expanded to areas not yet covered within the scope of the program, in order to support activities and responses addressing the main drivers of conflict and instability, as well as possible displacement in selected areas based on key needs identified by the Nigerien High Authority for Peacebuilding (HACP). While Diffa, Tillabéri, and Tahoua remain the primary locations, activities in border areas may be considered, based on the security situation, availability of funds, the potential impact the program may have on the intervention area, and priorities of the HACP, the European Union, and the International Organization for Migration.
Enhancing Disaster Risk Management (DRM) in Libya Libya is experiencing the impact of climate change, which manifests in various forms and acts as a risk multiplier, intersecting with political, social, economic, and demographic factors. The country is registering an increasing trend in the frequency and intensity of disasters such as desertification, floods, sandstorms, and land/mudslides. A comprehensive research report on the interaction between climate change and environmental degradation, water scarcity, mobility and community cohesion dynamics in Libya is underway. The severity and frequency of extreme weather events increasingly affect vulnerable populations, including migrants and internally displaced population. National authorities as well as communities themselves remain unequipped in terms of preparedness and response, and often authorities lack capacity while the resilience of communities affected by disasters /at risk of being affected remains limited. Therefore, this project aims to contribute to strengthening the resilience of disaster-affected communities / communities at risk of being affected, and reinforcing national response to mitigate the impact of natural disasters in Libya. Through this project, IOM intends to build the capacity of Libyan authorities and provide support to identify and document the related deficiencies, as well as build an evidence baseline to guide further initiatives.
Strengthening Border Management in the Pacific The objective of the programme is to contribute to safe and secure Pacific borders being established and promoted through border management and strengthened data collection and sharing systems. The safe re-opening of borders to enable the movement of people and goods through international borders is central to economic recovery from COVID-19 in the Pacific. The Pacific relies heavily on remittances and tourism, both of which have been hindered due to travel restrictions resulting in substantial negative socio-economic impacts on the region's gross domestic product (GDP). In Fiji and Vanuatu the project will support implementation of MIDAS, the IOM-developed Border Management Information System, a comprehensive system that can support numerous border and migration management functions, enabling governments to easily monitor travelers entering and exiting the national territory, while providing a sound statistical basis for migration and mobility data. In Palau, IOM will support an enabling environment for enhancing integrated border management in Palau based on assessments and reflective of international best practices.
Establishment of Community Resource Centres and Mobile CCCM Teams in Underserved Communities in Sari-pul and Jawzjan Provinces The displacement situation in Afghanistan is one of the most complex and largest in recent history. According to the last IOM analysis of the 34 provinces 12,949 settlements were identified as hosting internally displaced persons (IDPs) and returnees, where 62 per cent of the settlements (8,048) had not received any humanitarian or development assistance in the past six months. This situation is likely to continue to deteriorate due the economic disruption that the country is facing, also affecting humanitarian organizations’ ability to deliver. Under this grant, IOM seeks to provide support to IDPs, returnees and host communities through access to multisectoral assistance, such as primary health care, water supply, and hygiene promotion.
Multisectoral Support to Respond to Needs of Refugees and Host Communities in the Republic of Moldova One and a half years into the Ukrainian crisis, the Government of the Republic of Moldova is still challenged to address the critical needs of the refugees from Ukraine seeking temporary protection on its territory and struggles to stabilize the country’s economy aggravated by the war and the energy crisis affecting its citizens. 
 
The overall objective of the proposed response is to contribute to addressing the critical multisectoral needs of refugees and vulnerable Moldovans and increase the resilience of communities in the fragile context of the Republic of Moldova. The proposed interventions aim to increase refugees’ and vulnerable Moldovans’ access to services, strengthen social cohesion, and support institutions to implement durable solutions which integrate the needs of refugees and migrants.
Providing Refugee Resettlement Assistance to the Government of the Netherlands in 2022 Through this project, the Government of Netherlands continue their longstanding resettlement support contributing to the European Commission's call for EU-wide efforts. This project is intended to provide comprehensive resettlement support to those refugees identified by the Government of the Netherlands for resettlement to the Netherlands.
Operation of Semi-Independent Living Units for Unaccompanied Children The main objective of the project is to contribute to the provision of rights-based protection, comprehensive and inclusive support to unaccompanied migrant children (UMCs) in Cyprus. The project will facilitate the transition of 50 UMCs out of current living spaces into a more sustainable, community embedded model of care – semi-independent living units, while focusing on fostering their life-skills, access to health, psychosocial support, education, and extra-curricular activities.
Protection and Integration of Migrant Labour and Environment in Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture in Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire By linking the protection of migrant workers and the environment, this project aims to highlight the positive contribution of Peri-Urban Agriculture to the resilience of the territories in which it is practiced. Above all, it will seek to show the importance of the role played by migrant workers in this context, so that the social reality of working in agriculture corresponds to enhanced development investments, responding to the challenges experienced in urban and peri-urban territories in Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire.
Improving Access to Support Services for Vulnerable Migrants in the North Pacific The project will contribute to comprehensive protection of vulnerable migrants and promote safe migration amongst persons at-risk across the North Pacific region. IOM, in partnership with the respective governments, will support comprehensive protection services by enhancing the capacity of service providers, strengthening national and regional coordination, improving access to support services and raising public awareness on migration-related risks across the region.
Support Program for the Prevention of Conflicts and Violent Extremism in the Border Areas of Togo, Benin and Burkina Faso, Phase 2 The interventions proposed for the EPI-BBT II are based on the conclusions and recommendations of the independent final evaluation of the first phase of the program and the update of the regional context above. This new phase will operationalize the cross-border early warning mechanism, redefine the area of intervention and continue activities aimed at the socio-economic resilience of women and young people. It will tackle factors of fragility, such as the growing factors of conflict,  in particular the deepening of the vulnerabilities of young people and women, combined with the pronounced absence of the State, partly due the escalation in the attacks against the symbols of authority , which amplifies the feeling of exclusion and multiplies the risk of radicalization, especially among young people. The project will essentially focus on (i) strengthening endogenous mechanisms of prevention and response to community conflicts at the local and cross-border level (early warning mechanism) and (ii) on strengthening the socio-economic resilience of women and young people. Thus, one of the most important interventions will be the strengthening and mobilization of the various local and state actors to set up consultation spaces.
Supporting Peaceful, Safe, Sustainable Reintegration Support for Returning Migrants and Host Communities in Zimbabwe Impacted by the Non-renewal of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) The project aims to provide capacity strengthening support to Government of Zimbabwe and Civil Society Organizations in migration management and conflict prevention, and to facilitate social cohesion, assistance and sustainable reintegration of Zimbabwe returnees impacted by the non-renewal of the ZEP to prevent conflict in the receiving hosting communities. The project seeks to achieve the following outcomes: 1. Strengthened capacity of GoZ, CSOs and Diaspora associations in migration management and conflict prevention to assist returning migrants and vulnerable populations in receiving host communities; 2. Returning migrants and receiving communities have sufficient level of economic self-sufficiency, social stability, and psychosocial wellbeing; and 3. Increased access to protection services and improved documentation of protection needs.
The Link Between Migration, Environment and Climate Change in Morocco The Middle East and North Africa region is one of the most severely affected by the evolving impacts of climate change. It has always experienced harsh climatic conditions, including low rainfall, water shortages, frequent flooding, extreme temperatures and droughts. However, despite the availability of information on the diversity of environmental impacts, relatively little empirical data is available on the migration they induce in the national context of Morocco. Therefore, understanding the link between climate change and environmental degradation, human security, fragility, violence and conflict, and the impact of this link on mobility dynamics, is a critical concern for Morocco.In light of the above, the objective of this project is to support the Government of Morocco in addressing climate change-induced migration through the integration of migration into environment and climate change policy planning.To do so, the project will focus on the Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima and Souss-Massa regions, as they represent pilot regions in Morocco which have initiated work on the development of their own territorial climate plans. The project will thus work towards its objective by leading these pilot regions to integrate gender-sensitive migration considerations into their territorial climate change policy and planning (Outcome 1) by building the knowledge of governmental and non-governmental stakeholders in the pilot regions on the migration, environment and climate change (MECC) nexus through empirical studies on the MECC nexus in the pilot regions (Output 1.1); by strengthening the capacity of governmental and non-governmental stakeholders in the pilot regions to formulate and implement policies and initiatives related to climate change-induced migration (Output 1.2); and by enabling evidence-based advocacy on the MECC nexus by governmental and non-governmental stakeholders (Output 1.3). In this way, the project will set an exemplary foundation for future research and programming on the MECC nexus at a national scale.
Area-Based Programmes for Durable Development Solutions to Displacement in Aden, Marib, Taiz, and Lahj: Building Local Capacity and Experience to Implement Yemen’s 2013 National Policy on IDPs. This Joint Project by UNDP, UNHCR, IOM, and FAO (the PUNOs) will support the Government of Yemen’s national authorities (the Executive Unit for IDPs) and local authorities to design and implement gender and conflict-sensitive area-based, development-oriented durable solutions to displacement by inducing systemic change through 1. Developing joint assessments of the situations, needs, and solutions preferred by IDPs and host communities, while building the capacity of local Government to shape evidence-based innovative investment and to measure progress; 2. Supporting national and local authorities' efforts to facilitate the integration of IDPs through integrated policy innovation, legal reform, and institutional change; and 3. Testing innovative measures to amplify locally tailored, community-led, needs-based development solutions in pilot locations in Aden, Marib, Taiz, and Lahj, drawing lessons for eventual scaling up.