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Promoting Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion in Faecal Sludge Treatment to Contribute to the Prevention of Cholera Outbreaks in Bangladesh’s Rohingyas Refugee Camps IOM considers research uptake and dissemination a critical step of the project cycle. Effective research uptake ensures that the project findings will be used by policymakers and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) practitioners to inform future policy and Faecal Sludge Management (FSM) practices and strategies in Bangladesh. IOM is developing standard operating procedures and the final report to be disseminated through the internal IOM WASH Community of Practice (CoP) and webpage. Externally, IOM ensures to connect with well-known platforms dedicated to support knowledge and improve practices on the Emergency FSM discourse. Another venue for dissemination is the national WASH sector, and the FSM Technical Working Group (TWiG) operating under the umbrella of the Global WASH Cluster (GWC), of which IOM has been a member since 2019. Other activities include the regular engagement of key stakeholders through tailored community awareness activities. Advocacy efforts through various means address and target key stakeholders, donors and the broader community of WASH experts. Lastly, to foster the use of evidence compiled during the project by other WASH practitioners and actors, IOM ensures a robust monitoring and evaluation of the activities to create evidence-based results, demonstrate impact and effectiveness of the intervention, and trigger learning processes.
IOM – Multi Country Humanitarian Assistance – CAP 2022 Northern Mozambique is facing an ongoing complex crisis marked by a dire humanitarian situation. For over four years, northern Mozambique has experienced attacks by non-state armed groups allegedly affiliated with the Islamic State, resulting in large scale displacements. The complex crisis has led to large displacement over the past four years. According to IOM, 946,505 internally displaced persons are currently internally displaced in northern Mozambique (Displacement Tracking Matrix - DTM, June 2022). The dire humanitarian situation in northern Mozambique is therefore not only fueled by the humanitarian needs of the displaced persons, many of whom have been forced to flee multiple times, but also by the needs of the host communities, who have continued to show solidarity in the face of increasingly scarce resources and stretched services. In order to address the acute needs of displaced and vulnerable migrants in Cabo Delgado, IOM is providing comprehensive and integrated emergency health and DTM intervention, with the main objective to ensure dignified, safe and secure living conditions and basic services for vulnerable populations affected disasters driven by natural hazards and conflict.
Remote Adjudication Interview Support to Permanent Resident Applicants This project seeks to support the Government of Canada in its capacity to assess candidates situated within Malaysia for permanent residency visas. This includes that IOM will facilitate the virtual interviews as conducted by IRCC Singapore at IOM premises. In coordination with the donor, IOM contacts applicants and provides them with the necessary information as required. IOM’s support includes the provision of a private interview space, video conferencing equipment, the screening of applicants and ensuring appropriate public health requirements are implemented to curb the spread of Covid-19.
Supporting Community Policing and Transitional Justice to Promote Stabilisation in Iraq (Phase IV) This project will contribute to enhancing peace, security and stability in Iraq and promoting an environment conducive to returns by strengthening the role of the State as the primary guarantor of safety and security through enhanced access to transitional justice and rights and improved trust between law enforcement officials and communities. It includes the following outcomes: Outcome 1: The process of transitional justice for Yazidis and other affected communities is strengthened through their access to reparation programmes and increased participation in strategic dialogues with the Government of Iraq (GoI) on transitional justice (TJ) frameworks. Outcome 2: Increased levels of trust and collaboration between law enforcement officials and community members and better policing services are delivered.
Humanitarian Assistance to Returnees in Eastern Chad Since the beginning of the hostilities in Sudan on 15 April 2023, nearly 500,000 displaced individuals have fled to neighbouring Chad. Field assessments have further indicated that the most urgent needs of this population are food, shelter, non-food items (NFIs), cash and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). 
 
Under this grant, IOM is providing Shelter/NFI and settlement support aimed towards creating a dignified sites for returnees, and vital protection during the rainy season. Additionally to address the WASH needs, this project is creating three new water access points to provide clean water for returnees, as well as the creation of latrines along with handwashing stations and the implementation of community-based hygiene promotion activities.
Inclusive Mitigation and Preparedness in Action (IMPACT) - Federated States of Micronesia The increasing intensity of extreme weather disturbances and hazards in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) requires greater investment in disaster risk reduction and mitigation efforts. The Inclusive Mitigation and Preparedness in Action (IMPACT) project in the FSM contributes to the overall enhancement of capacity within the FSM communities and governments to be better prepared for, and more resilient to hazard events and disasters. The project seeks to equip communities with the resources and skills to actively mitigate hazards; prioritize an inclusive approach with traditionally underrepresented populations; and support response planning through joint damage assessments. Community-ownership and government buy-in are critical to sustaining achievements under the project, and IOM works in close coordination with the Department of Environment, Climate Change, and Emergency Management throughout the project. Furthermore, the project emphasizes multiple visits to the select communities for monitoring purposes and to strengthen the interventions.
STFA Joint Programme for the Northern Region of Afghanistan: Addressing Basic Human Needs through the ABADEI Strategy  - Outcome 2 Community Livelihoods and Local Economic Activities The project will identify participants for cash-based interventions (CBI) for economic recovery in all provinces of the Northern Region. Three types of CBI will be implemented according to the level of vulnerability and potential sustainable gains and capabilities at individual, household and community levels: Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT): primarily for women with no/limited income; women-headed household; widowed women; people with disability; and elders. Cash for Work (CfW): for unemployed women and men-headed household with particular focus on youth. Cash for Market (CfM): with focus on women and youth to support small and medium business (both formal and informal) with particular focus on women-led business and community-owned social enterprises. The participants will be identified and engaged in CBI based on vulnerability criteria and community assessments on poverty, food insecurity access and security. They will receive cash, assets and tools and will acquire new knowledge through a range of trainings covering from very basic literacy to technical and vocational skills and techniques for sustainable livelihoods and increased productivity
Lifesaving and transitional support to refugees and host communities in Cox’s Bazar District, Bangladesh For the Rohingya population in Bangladesh, 2023 marks the sixth year since their mass displacement from Myanmar. While the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) and the international community have maintained immediate provisions for lifesaving assistance, the needs are immense and complex challenges continue to emerge in the response. Hosting nearly one million Rohingya, Cox’s Bazar is the world's most significant refugee settlement, where refugees reside in 33 extremely congested camps. The lack of resources and opportunities in the camps has resulted in harmful coping mechanisms, including the Rohingya undertaking perilous boat journeys in search of a better future elsewhere.  Through this project, IOM is improving the quality of life and reducing the vulnerability of Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar by contributing through the provision of shelter - liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) intervention; and the provision of integrated healthcare support to communities through the non-governmental organization Friendship.
Strengthening the Labour Migration Governance Capacity of the Government of Zambia Zambia has a long history of cross-border mobility for labour and employment purposes. Despite the contribution of labour migration to the economy, Zambia does not have a labour migration policy nor strategy for comprehensive labour migration governance. Accordingly, the country has not managed to fully harness the development potential of labour migration through remittances as well as to ensure the protection of migrant workers in line with international best practices. It is within this context that the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) requested technical support from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to develop a Labour Migration Strategy and Action Plan for Zambia. The overall objective of the proposed project is to strengthen the capacities of the GRZ to enhance labour migration governance in Zambia. The objective will be achieved through one outcome, namely, the GRZ successfully develops a gender-sensitive Labour Migration Strategy and Action Plan for evidence-based effective labour migration governance in Zambia. In order to achieve the above, a gender-sensitive labour migration assessment will be undertaken (Output 1.1), and a Labour Migration Strategy and Action Plan will be drafted through a series of consultative meetings (Output 1.2).
Support to Pandemic Preparedness in the EAC Region Based on the successful experience of the regional project “WASH and health promotion sensitization and awareness on COVID- 19 and other communicable diseases in the EAC region” implemented in 2021-2022 by IOM and East African Community (EAC) Secretariat and financially and technically supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ), and in agreement with the EAC Council of Ministries recommendations ( 22 May 2021), IOM and EAC will continue to equip Point of Entry and hot-spot areas at borders with high standard handwashing facilities to increase access to and use of handwashing facilities. This will be complemented by community engagement and health promotion to enhance among community members, health and hygiene protective behaviors and practices to prevent the spread of zoonotic and water-borne infectious diseases including COVID-19, Ebola and others communicable diseases. This project will focus on Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as new Partner State of the EAC ensuring DRC borders with EAC neighbouring countries (Burundi, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan and Tanzania) are equipped with EAC standard fixed handwashing facilities in selected sites while the community is informed and engaged with hygiene and health safe practices.
Strengthening the Border Management Capacity in Timor-Leste The objective of the project is to contribute to enhancing the government of Timor-Leste’s border management capacity through deployment of integrated and functioning border management information system (MIDAS), with connection between HQ and 4 border crossing points (BCPs).
EU Support to Strengthening IBM in Ukraine The project will support identifying and addressing the gaps in the implementation of the national reforms approximating the Ukrainian border management system to the standards and best practices of the EU Integrated Border Management (IBM). This is in line with the national Integrated Border Management Strategy of Ukraine up to 2025 (IBM Strategy) adopted on 24 July 2019 by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
InterACT - Active Participation and Integration of Migrants in Romania (2023) The overall objective of the project InterACT + - Active participation and integration of migrants in Romania is to contribute to and enhance the socio-economic integration of migrants (beneficiaries of international protection (BIPs) and other third-country nationals (TCNs)) into the Romanian society. The intervention is designed to continue the provision of tailored integration assistance to vulnerable migrants by IOM and its partners, in cooperation with the Romanian Government, delivered continuously over the past decade.
Labour Mobility for Sustainable Development and Climate Resilience in the Pacific This joint programme aims to enhance the benefits of safe and fair migration as a sustainable development and climate resilience strategy via improved labour migration governance, decent work principles and standards in labour migration programmes, promotion of safe and regular labour mobility programmes, and improved reintegration support by national governments and key stakeholders.
Strengthening 'Do No Harm' and 'Survivors' Centeredness' Principles in Application Process for Yezidi Female Survivor's Law The aim of this project is to strengthen the evidence-base regarding the criminal investigation requirement of the YSL through clearly understanding the implications of this requirement on ‘do no harm’ and ‘survivor centeredness’ principles, and on the ability of survivors to access reparations under the YSL framework exploring barriers to accessing the full range of justice measures to survivors in Iraq.
Reception and Inclusion of People Fleeing the Conflict in Ukraine to Slovakia Following the beginning of the recent conflict in Ukraine on 24 February 2022, substantive flows and displacements across Ukraine and toward neighbouring countries have been reported. Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes in search of safety. Before the conflict the usual average of entry to Slovakia from Ukraine was 1,444 persons per day. Since the 24th of February there has been a tenfold increase in arrivals. Besides Third Country Nationals (TCN) who represent around 12 per cent of persons, there are mainly Ukrainian women with children, elderly and unaccompanied minors crossing the Slovak border as Ukraine has announced mobilization of men between 18 and 60 years old. The overall objective of this project is to ensure the immediate support to conflict-affected individuals at the Slovak-Ukrainian border and support the inclusion of the Ukrainian nationals, TCNs and migrants who fled the country to Slovakia.
Assistance and Protection for Irregular Migrants and Their Communities in Lebanon - PHASE II IOM’s 12-month project will continue and strengthen current responses to irregular migration from Lebanon. Specifically, building on the progress of Phase I, the project will i.) continue to provide immediate and follow-up protection assistance to those affected by irregular migration incidents, ii.) scale up community-based protection responses in areas prone to irregular migration, iii.) and continue to develop the capacity of national search and rescue actors.
Provision of Non-food Items (NFI) and Shelter Solutions to Displaced Populations in North-East Nigeria. The ongoing crisis in north-east Nigeria has affected millions in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states. The Shelter/ Non-food Items (NFI) and Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) Sector has identified the need to ensure that critical lifesaving assistance continues to be provided where overwhelming humanitarian needs persist to ensure appropriate responses. This project aims to respond to the emerging needs and gaps as identified by the Shelter/ NFI and CCCM Sectors. IOM is supporting rainy season preparedness and response. With the onset of the rainy season in Nigeria's north-eastern states, varying degrees of damages have been reported in multiple locations in the region deepening the vulnerability of the population. Heavy rainfalls accompanied by strong winds have caused serious damages to shelters and infrastructures. IOM intends to support vulnerable individuals and households living in camps and camp-like settings affected by severe weather conditions and floods through distribution and potential construction of emergency shelter solutions, NFI kits and prepositioning activities.
Humanitarian Assistance to Displaced Populations in Lac Province, Chad Chad is a landlocked country in Central Africa, which, in addition to being affected by a number of interlocking crises, shares borders with several crisis-affected countries. Since 2014, the crisis unfolding in the Lac province has been characterized by numerous challenging factors, such as insecurity, unpredictable heavy rainfall and flooding, large-scale and continuous population movements (internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees) as well as community clashes and socioeconomic tensions. As of November 2022, there are still more than 239,575 displaced persons in 240 localities in the Lac Province. Based on the urgent need for humanitarian support, as well as the need for improved and reliable data and tracking of displacement, IOM is the implementing a three-fold response: 1) Strengthening of displacement data management to support decision-making, planning and direct assistance, through the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM)’s Mobility tracking and continuation of the implementation of rapid biometric registration; 2) Provision and distribution of shelters and Non-Food Items (NFI) for the most vulnerable displaced households; and 3) Improving access to clean water and sanitation for vulnerable populations.
Improving Flood and Drought-Related Preparedness Efforts in Disaster Affected Areas of Somalia Since the collapse of the Somali central government in 1991, Somalia has suffered a highly complex protracted conflict characterized by changing political dynamics and power shifts. Although there have been improvements to the peace and security situation in Somalia since the formation of the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) in 2012, the overall situation remains fragile with Al-Shabaab (AS) being a major obstacle to peace and security. Forced displacement remains an ongoing reality for people living in Somalia due to conflict, environmental hardships, prolonged droughts and flash floods, combined with inadequate resource distributions that are often exacerbated by clan-based, ideological differences and land and natural resources competition. With the main objective to contribute to improved resilience for vulnerable communities affected by recurrent disasters including droughts and floods, IOM proposes an integrated intervention to strengthen Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction Capacity and building the capacity of national institutions. The intervention focuses on Gedo and Lower Juba regions, but is also ensuring support to coordination mechanisms at national level to benefit all.
Multisectoral Emergency Assistance for Vulnerable Displaced Populations in Northwest Syria (NWS) IOM proposes to provide humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable populations inside northwest Syria (NWS) and support crisis-affected groups with emergency winterization, Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), and health services. Through these activities, IOM plans to support 31,550 beneficiaries (7,972 men, 8,861 women, 7,366 boys, 7,351 girls), including internally displaced persons (IDPs) and host community members.
Promotion of Peaceful Transhumance in the Liptako-Gourma Region The project aims to support key actors in the three Liptako-Gourma countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, to prevent and effectively manage conflicts related to transhumance in the border areas. First, it aims to strengthen the capacities of information collection and analysis linked to transhumance movements to create an early warning system to avoid potential conflict. Secondly, it equips actors to better prevent and manage conflicts through appropriate mechanisms and procedures. Lastly, it implements actions to strengthen the resilience of stakeholders.
Morocco: Voluntary Return and Reintegration for Migrants in Vulnerable Situation Building on 15 years of experience in Morocco, this project aims to contribute to improving the migration management system through migrants' protection. It will reach this objective by offering the alternative of assisted voluntary return and reintegration to a maximum number of 400 migrants in vulnerable situations in Morocco. The different components of this project will have a specific focus on migrants in vulnerable situation especially unaccompanied migrant children, aged-out beneficiaries, migrants with health needs, potential victims of trafficking and those exposed to gender-related vulnerabilities.
Humanitarian Support to Crisis-Affected Afghan Nationals in Pakistan, Iran and Tajikistan The overall objective of this project is to support Afghan nationals outside of Afghanistan and their host communities, to respond to their immediate humanitarian needs and work towards durable solutions for those who are displaced in Iran, Pakistan and Tajikistan. In line with IOM’s Comprehensive Action Plan for Afghanistan and Neighboring Countries, this project aims to support Afghan populations, including new arrivals whilst also working with government institutions and host communities to mitigate the short to medium term impacts of the crisis on societies and contribute to recovery and resilience for longer-term sustainable development.
Canada-India Migration Initiative Aligned with the objectives of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM), there is a call for a whole-of government approach to ensure “horizontal and vertical policy coherence across all sectors and levels of government,” as well as a whole-of society approach that includes local communities in migration governance. These approaches will be pursued in conjunction with respect for human rights, gender equality, and accessibility, regardless of migration status and across all stages of the migration cycle. Therefore, with IOM’s ongoing work on international labour mobility and migration opportunities for aspiring Indian migrants through strengthened migration management frameworks, and promotion of safe, orderly, and regular migration to Canada, IOM reciprocated the interest and highlighted its strengths, capacity, and stakeholder networks (particularly involving the State Governments) to contribute to interventions aligned with the Government of Canada’s migration and humanitarian priorities through the following objectives:•Advancement of capacity building efforts•Increasing the development and exchange of migration-related information and expertise•Improving migration management systems•Preventing misinformation through communication campaigns
Voluntary Contribution of 2 Million Euros to IOM for the Humanitarian Response to the Crisis in Afghanistan In 2021, more than 1,260,000 undocumented Afghans have returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran — the highest return total of any year on record. Combined with 2020 returns of over 865,000 persons, over 2 million undocumented Afghans have crossed back into Afghanistan. Afghanistan has well exceeded the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) estimate of 654,000 total returns in 2021 and the record high return of 2020, with additional surges expected in return linked to many undocumented Afghans leaving the country through irregular means or overstaying Iranian visas. To address the glaring gap in available humanitarian support for this caseload and for high numbers that are expected in 2022, IOM continues to deliver lifesaving assistance to the most vulnerable, undocumented returnees from the Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan.