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Logistical Support to the Norwegian Election Observer Group to the EU Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) for the General Elections in Lebanon 2022 The European Commission/Foreign Policy Instrument 3 (FPI 3) appointed the International Organization for Migration (IOM with the logistical and administrative implementation of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) for the 2022 General Elections in Lebanon. In accordance with the terms of reference of the EU EOM Lebanon 2022, IOM will provide logistical and administrative support to one Norwegian Election Observer (non-EU), who is a member of the EU EOM observer group.
Robust Interventions to Combat Human Trafficking in Mexico The overarching vision of this project is to enhance Mexico’s national, state, and local-level TIP responses particularly for migrants, displaced populations, and other vulnerable groups (including children), to support the country’s path toward achievement of Tier 1 status.  The key goal of the project is to increase identification and protection of VoT, particularly among migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border and elsewhere.The project targets key areas on the U.S-Mexico and southern Mexico border and the Metropolitan Area of the Valley of Mexico, specifically in the following 5 states: Baja California, Chihuahua, Mexico City, the State of Mexico, and Chiapas – and 8 cities – Tijuana (San Ysidro area), Mexicali, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Toluca, Mexico City, Tuxtla Gutierrez, and Tapachula. These areas possess some of the highest levels of detected cases of trafficking and represent areas where 3P response capacities are currently overrun considering the sheer volume and presence of highly vulnerable groups, underdeveloped capacities of frontline actors, and a lack of local coordination between CT actors, among others.
Voluntary Return and Reintegration in Country of Origin The objective of this project is to provide support to migrants willing to return voluntarily from Slovakia to their countries of origin and contribute to their sustainable reintegration process, with a specific focus on migrants in situation of vulnerability.
Strengthening National Capacities to Provide Assistance to Ecuadorian Returnees and for the Prevention of Irregular Migration Over the recent past, there has been a significant rise in irregular crossings in the Darien region. This trend has been accompanied by a shift in South American migrant flows, with a notable increase of movements from Venezuela and Ecuador. Notably, individuals from these two countries are at the forefront of migration flows, embarking on perilous journeys through Central America. Unfortunately, many rely on smugglers and criminal organizations operating in the Colombia-Panama border area. The transit through this region exposes people to severe risks such as kidnapping, extortion, various forms of violence and abuse and sometimes death. Furthermore, due to these dangers and other circumstances, a considerable number of individuals return to Ecuador, often involuntarily. These returnees face highly vulnerable situations, necessitating a coordinated response from the State and other stakeholders to ensure comprehensive assistance.In light of these challenges, the objective of this project is to enhance the capacity of Ecuadorian institutions to provide timely and improved assistance to Ecuadorian returnees, and, simultaneously, to engage with returnees and communities to prevent irregular migration and mitigate the associated risks. Specifically, the project seeks to generate up-to-date quantitative and qualitative information on migration flows to analyse and comprehend the dynamics, motivations, risks, and consequences faced by individuals. Based on this analysis, the project will support the strengthening of national public policy through the utilization of existing tools on return and reintegration. Furthermore, the project will focus on a community-based component, engaging with returnees and local communities, to establish safe spaces where potential migrants can access accurate and timely information, enabling them to make informed decisions on their migration journeys. With the support of this initiative, the Government of Ecuador will acquire a broader range of tools to strengthen its response to the migratory flows the country faces. This will enable the provision of appropriate assistance to migrants returning to their home country in search of opportunities, as well as those who are contemplating migration and seeking information for decision-making.
Promoting Rights-Based Solutions for Vulnerable Migrants Through a Migrant Resource and Response Mechanism (MRRM) in the South of Libya The risky and complex journeys undertaken by migrants, reaching Libya and beyond, expose them as well as host communities to multiple protection and health risks. Due to the continuous and prolonged instability public services are mostly unavailable, the health system is fragmented, ineffective and lacks the ability to respond to health needs of migrants and the Libyan population. The needs of these vulnerable migrants are rarely met due to additional barriers in access.The situation in the south of Libya is even more severe than the rest of the country. To address humanitarian needs in Libya and provide direct assistance, IOM established the Migrant Resource and Response Mechanism (MRRM) programme which brings together in one mechanism humanitarian aid and a wide range of services and needs based assistance to migrants and vulnerable host community members, living in distress in urban areas. Assistance includes primary health care services, MHPSS assistance, non-food items and hygiene kits, protection services and referral to various more specialized types of assistance. Simultaneously, IOM will disseminate information materials about the risks of irregular migration and will work toward increased acceptance of migrants by the local community through the implementation of a community engagement initiative.
Provision of Emergency Shelter Non-Food Items (NFI's) to Communities in Ethiopia In Ethiopia, the internal displacement, and humanitarian needs primarily stem from a combination of drivers including armed conflicts occurring in various regions, severe droughts, and floods across the country. These ongoing conflicts, climate-related shocks, and displacements present significant protection challenges for the affected population. Most displaced individuals reside in collective sites or spontaneous settlements, where they face limited access to vital services, inadequate living conditions, and a lack of necessary resources to support their families and communities. 
 
IOM, backed by ShelterBox and in partnership with the Shelter and Non-Food Item (SNFI) Cluster, aims to aid 7,000 households (38,500 individuals) in enhancing their living conditions through the provision of emergency shelter (ES)/NFIs assistance. The main target areas for this response, as identified by the cluster, include Tigray, Amhara, SNNPR, Afar, Gambella, Benishangul-Gumuz, Oromia, and Somali regions.
Addressing Mixed Migration Flows in the Western Balkans Since the beginning of 2015, the Western Balkans (WB) region has emerged as a major crossroads for migrants attempting to reach the European Union (EU). The increasingly complex mixed migration dynamics in the WB, coupled with the operational challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, have revealed important needs and gaps in terms of reception capacities, water, sanitary services and hygiene, and direct assistance to vulnerable migrants. The overall objective of the proposed project is to support the migrant response in the WB, by increasing the reception, referrals and registration capacities in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Montenegro, by providing access to assisted voluntary return and reintegration to migrants in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia, and by increasing migration data and knowledge on risks and vulnerability in the sub-region.
Enabling Access to Internally Displaced Populations and Migrants to COVID-19 Vaccination in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) The project will contribute to the national COVID-19 vaccination strategy ensuring migrants, international travelers, border users, frontline workers at the border, local and vulnerable communities living along the border have access to quality COVID-19 immunization services. The project will target seven priority points of entry (PoE) in four provinces and focus on training of frontline health workers, development and dissemination of COVID-19 risk communication messages for travelers and border users and implementation of the COVID-19 vaccination at the PoE.
Pacific Resilience Project Phase II (PREP II) The project is supporting the national government to implement consultations throughout the country to better identify communities’ experiences and understanding of climate change, and their views on mitigation and possible adaptation measures. IOM is implementing this activity in partnership with the government and local NGOs.
Conflict Prevention and Resilience Building in the Areas of Return of the Communities of Bosso, Gueskerou and Kablewa in Diffa This project proposes an integrated community approach for peacebuilding in return areas of Diffa with a focus on inclusive and participatory dialogue. Inclusive dialogue for peace is above all a process that is built on community mobilization and the strengthening of social cohesion. It will start at the local level to strengthen intra- and inter-community social cohesion in return areas, by creating a social force capable of proposing solutions to conflicts and preventing them upstream. By putting communities in a position to discuss conflicts with the state in a thorough, participatory, inclusive and regular manner, the capacities of the state to respond to conflict dynamics in areas of return will also be increased. The project will also provide support for the implementation of solutions identified by communities in the areas of socio-economic and infrastructural recovery, in support of the regional return strategy (2nd phase) defined for the Diffa region.
Responding to Typhoon Rai (Odette) in Eastern Visayas and Caraga Region IOM’s response to Typhoon Rai (Odette) aims to mitigate the impact of the typhoon on the most vulnerable populations, which has multi-sectoral approaches to address their outstanding needs of shelter, water, sanitation and hygiene, and mental health and psychosocial support. Target communities include the most vulnerable and hard-to-reach communities in Southern Leyte in Eastern Visayas Region and as well as in Dinagat Islands, and Surigao del Norte (including Siargao Island) in Caraga Region.
Ensuring Access to Emergency and Essential Health Services for Afghan Returnees, Refugees, Underserved Migrant Populations, and Host Communities – Year 3 Afghanistan is facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis with a very real risk of systemic collapse and human catastrophe. In addition to unimaginable human costs, this humanitarian crisis is reversing many of the gains of the last 20 years, including around women’s rights. The 2023 Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) states that a total of 28.3 million people (two thirds of the population) need humanitarian assistance to survive. The curtailment of Afghan women’s enjoyment of their rights is uniquely severe, with women’s access to secondary and tertiary education completely restricted as well as women’s engagement in the delivery of humanitarian aid through non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the UN. 
 
The objective of this project is to ensure the continuity of a comprehensive and data-driven response for vulnerable migrants in Afghanistan by addressing the humanitarian, protection, and health needs of undocumented returnees at the borders and identifying the longer-term needs of returnees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in key targeted provinces.
Strengthening the Capacities of the Government of Paraguay to Address the Mobility of Indigenous Communities in the Context of Climate Change, Environmental Degradation, and Deforestation The project will contribute to the prevention of forced migration of indigenous communities in Paraguay due to climate change, environmental degradation and deforestation in close coordination with Paraguayan counterparts, through the development of their capacities, the available of adequate evidence and the preparation and piloting of guidelines for interventions in indigenous communities.
Provision of Immediate Lifesaving Emergency Shelter and Non-food Item (NFI) Assistance for Conflict-Affected Populations of Chiure District in Cabo Delgado The overall objective of this project is to provide immediate lifesaving emergency shelter and non-food item (NFI) assistance to conflict-affected populations in Chiure district, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. Ongoing violence by non-state armed groups has resulted in significant displacement, with over 112,800 people affected by March 2024. Through the allocation from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), IOM plans to assist 12,000 individuals (2,400 families) by providing shelter and NFI aid, constructing emergency shelters, and conducting capacity-building activities. The project targets vulnerable groups, including women and children, ensuring their inclusion and participation. With a duration of six months, the project emphasizes community engagement and gender equality, contributing to the immediate needs of conflict-affected populations while building resilience in the face of ongoing challenges.
Harnessing synergies between Climate Change Adaptation and Risk Reduction in Migrant-Inclusive Health System Responses The joint programme aims to contribute to strengthening synergies between Climate Change Adaptation and risk reduction in the Middle East and North Africa region through mainstreaming a gender-sensitive human mobility lens into national public health adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction strategies. IOM, WHO and UNDRR will join forces to address the interlinkages of climate change, risk reduction, health and human mobility and design replicable models.
Voluntary Assisted Return and Reintegration Programme for Irregular Non-EEA Nationals (I-VARRP) The project will contribute to the Government of Ireland’s comprehensive management of migration by providing return support to applicants in the international protection system, victims of trafficking and other vulnerable cases willing to return voluntarily to their countries of origin and support for their immediate reintegration. IOM Ireland will provide holistic assistance to beneficiaries of the programme through all stages from pre- departure to the post- departure and reintegration phases. The programme comprises four stages: information and outreach and referral into the programme; preparation for return including referral to psycho-social supports, virtual counselling, and preparatory training courses; return/travel phase including specialized supports for particularly vulnerable applicants including victims of trafficking; and reintegration support employing the virtual counselling service and expertise with referrals into local support networks.
Sustaining the Expansion of the Overseas Health Assessment and Management of U.S.-Bound Refugees, Non-immigrant Visa Applicants and Other Migrant Populations The link between human mobility and health is high on the global health agenda since the recent COVID-19 pandemic. IOM has been implementing a 'Global Health Security Partnership Engagement; Public health and epidemic preparedness' project&nbsp;through the technical and financial support by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the United States since 2021. The proposed project is a continuation of border health activities and implementation in collaboration with the respective Ministries of Public Health (MoPH) in Central Asian project, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Jordan and Lebanon. The project comprised several activities, such as needs assessments at Points of Entry (PoE), Training of Trainers (ToT) and cascade training on responding to health emergencies at the border, institutionalization of the training materials in the relevant educational institutions, and the development of Standard Operational Plans (SOPs).
Technical Support to Faciliate the Social and Labour Market Inclusion of Third Country Nationals in Poland Including Those Persons Fleeing Ukraine The objective of this project is to build the capacity of the Polish authorities to ensure that people fleeing the war in Ukraine and asking for temporary protection in Poland have a smooth and effective access to procedures and public services in the area of social and labour market inclusion.
Voluntary Return and Reintegration Project The project assists migrants in situations of social and economic vulnerability, both in a regular and irregular administrative situation, who claim to return voluntarily to their countries of origin and contribute to the reintegration of returnees.
IOM Ukraine Crisis Response Plan 2023 Starting on 24 February 2022, a large-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation triggered an unprecedented humanitarian crisis across the country. A year and a half into the war in Ukraine, the humanitarian needs are still as present as an estimated 17.6 million people remain in need of immediate assistance (OCHA Ukraine Humanitarian Needs Overview). This includes over 5.1 million people who continue to be displaced as of the April 2023 (IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix General Population Round June 2023).  The upcoming winter season further increases the conflict-affected population’s vulnerabilities with temperatures expected to drop as low as -20 degrees Celsius. 
 
Through this project, IOM is delivering winterization assistance through a multi-sectoral approach focusing on Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance (MCPA), health, critical infrastructure repairs, protection and overall enhancing response to shocks.
Strengthening Mongolia's Cyber-Crime Investigations on Human Trafficking Mongolia is a source and destination country for trafficking in persons. In recent years, and prominently as a result of the pandemic, the Mongolian police reported a significant increase in the misuse of information and communication technology (ICT) by human traffickers to recruit victims and facilitate exploitation and control.  While ICT has been co-opted by organized crime for all aspects of human trafficking, it has also offered new opportunities for law enforcement agencies to detect recruitment and exploitation of victims, trace funds and assets obtained through or used for trafficking in persons, identify and engage with suspects, etc. This project directly addresses new trends in the recruitment and exploitation of victims of trafficking through internet technologies that emerged in Mongolia in recent years and more prominently, as a result of the pandemic. The objective of this project is to strengthen Mongolian cyber-crime investigations on human trafficking through the use of innovative online investigative techniques based on open-source intelligence analysis (OSINT) in compliance with national procedures, national and international data protection principles and human rights considerations. To achieve this objective, the project will provide Mongolian police and security agencies with evidence-based research to improve project stakeholders’ understanding of ethical modalities and the potentiality for applying OSINT investigations to human trafficking cases. The project will subsequently build their capacities through a bespoke entry-level training course and a handbook. As a result of these interventions, CPA and MIA Officers are expected to increase the detection of potential cases of human trafficking and ultimately initiate more robust prosecutions corroborated by electronic evidence collected through OSINT methods.
Programme Migration for Development (PME III) This project will help strengthen the economic reintegration of Moroccans returning from Germany, through the development of self-employment and / or professional integration activities. In a transversal way, this action will also contribute to ensure a sustainable and holistic reintegration approach where the social and psychosocial needs of returning Moroccans will be strengthened and where the coordination, referral and support mechanisms among the main stakeholders in Morocco will be strengthened at the structural level to improve the sustainable reintegration of returning Moroccans.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Enhancing Social Cohesion in Communities Hosting People on the Move The project responds to the increase of tensions and anti-migrant sentiments in local communities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) that are hosting large numbers of migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees, in particular in the areas around Sarajevo and in Una Sana Canton. The project aims to establish a dialogue between migration management actors, local community representatives, central government stakeholders, common citizens and representatives of the migrant and refugee community and find solutions to address the main causes of these tensions. This project will also continue the work initiated through a previous project to reduce the risk of and control COVID-19 infections among people on the move and will be complemented by interventions aimed at caring for the mental well-being of this population. Ultimately, the project aims to contribute to enhance social cohesion in communities hosting refugees and migrants and enable a response to the migration emergency that benefits people on the move and BiH citizens alike.
Supporting Unaccompanied Migrant Children at the Greek Borders through Shelter (MERIMNA II - Shelter) The objective of this project is to ensure the continuous operation of Safe Areas in the Greek islands, providing unnacompanied migrant children (UMC) with safe shelter and child-appropriate support. The project will contribute to national efforts to improve the well-being and access to fundamental rights of UMC arriving to the Greek islands, by ensuring that UMC living in the Safe Areas have access to immediate assistance in line with their best interest. The project is complemented by the project 'Merimna II- Protection', which includes child protection activities in the context of the Safe Areas
Rapid Response Fund for Sudden Emergencies in Northeast Nigeria After more than 13 years of conflict, violence, and insecurity, Northeast Nigeria continues to remain a large-scale humanitarian and protection crisis, affecting millions of people in the region as well as cross-border. Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) residing in camps and host communities continue to experience limited access to basic services, crowded living conditions, significant protection risks, and exclusion from participating in or benefitting from the humanitarian services. These conditions are closely linked to conflict-induced and recurrent population displacement and are also a result of pre-existing low levels of services to address these concerns in the northeast. Moreover, the effects of climate change are evident in Nigeria compounding people's existing vulnerabilities. IOM is contributing to the decreased vulnerability of populations affected by acute crises in Northeast Nigeria by strengthening the capacity of local partners for future humanitarian responses. IOM is establishing the Rapid Response Fund (RRF) to rapidly disburse funds to local partners, addressing the funding shortage and efficiently respond to the pressing needs of IDPs, returnees and vulnerable host community members. This involves capacity building in Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM), Shelter and Non-Food Item (NFI), Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Protection, and Multi-purpose Cash Assistance (MPCA).