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Action to Support the Capacity-building of National Stakeholders and the Access to Protection for Vulnerable Migrants in Egypt Following accomplishments and identified needs across the country and considering the lessons learned and main achievements of the RDPP-NA 2019-2020, IOM is proposing to reach a wider scope of target audience through its capacity building, awareness raising and direct assistance programs. The main outcome is to support the national authorities and relevant stakeholders to meet their national and international commitments in combating trafficking in persons and migrant smuggling. Proposed activities, in particular capacity building trainings and workshops, will ensure long term effective and sustainable protection by strengthening the skills and knowledge of relevant stakeholders on identification strategies, referral pathway mechanisms and assistance.
Lifesaving, Multisectoral Emergency Assistance and Protection to Vulnerable Displaced Persons in Ethiopia Tigray region in Ethiopia continues to host the highest number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) primarily displaced by conflict nationwide. Many IDPs are not able to return to their area of origin, predominantly in Western Tigray. At the same time, social tensions and drought continue to displace new caseloads. The geographical focus of the response is primarily on Northwestern and Central Zones in Tigray, as well as Mekelle, which are the top three zones hosting IDPs in Tigray. Through this action, IOM is targeting newly displaced persons while ensuring minimum continuity of services in sites where the population is from Western Tigray and cannot return, prioritizing the most vulnerable cases to maximize the use of limited resources. In this action, IOM proposes is providing critical life-saving humanitarian assistance via an integrated, multisectoral response and contribute to better coordination and effectiveness of humanitarian response through the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) and Shelter and Non-Food Item (SNFI), and Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) Clusters.
Health Assessment Programme Support for USRAP from Middle East and North Africa The project conducts refugee health activities required per CDC Technical instructions, with the purpose of safe refugee resettlement from Middle East & North Africa region to USA. This support includes refugee health assessments, immunization, treatment, referrals, fitness to travel and medical movement support. Activities are part of the United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), sanctioned and funded by the State Department (Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration - BPRM).
Addressing Urgent Water Supply Needs in Al Makha City, Reserve Allocation 9 The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is bringing critically needed freshwater to an estimated 120,000 host community members and internally displaced persons living in Al Makha City (Ta’iz). IOM is finalizing the long awaited Al Makha City water supply scheme by installing the final 8.5 km of the transmission line, completing efforts of nearly two years to bring fresh water to individuals who are currently utilizing highly salinated water sources. The nine-month intervention includes the installation of the transmission line via a local contractor, construction of 5 inspection rooms to support monitoring and maintenance of the system, provision and installation of six borehole monitoring devices to measure water depletion, and installation of an automatic chlorine dosing system to ensure proper disinfection of the water supply. As part of efforts to ensure sustainability of the water supply scheme, IOM is providing capacity building to the Local Water and Sanitation Corporation on effective chlorination techniques. Further, community hygiene promoters are being trained to disseminate key messages on safe water practices and the responsible use of water resources.
North Macedonia: Advisory Support for Strengthening the Capacities for Diaspora Engagement and Evidence-Based Migration Policy Planning The intervention will focus on strengthening the capacities for diaspora engagement and human capital development of Government officials and other stakeholders. The overall objective of the proposed action is to contribute to the national efforts to enhance the engagement of the diaspora in the socio-economic development of North Macedonia, as well as data collection and analysis for developing evidence-based and coordinated migration policies in line with international and EU standards and best practices.
Post-arrival Humanitarian Assistance and Protection Support for Afghan Returnees from Pakistan and Iran Afghanistan is facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis with a very real risk of systemic collapse and human catastrophe. This humanitarian crisis is reversing many of the gains of the last 20 years, including around women’s rights.  At the end of 2023, returnees from Islamic republic of Iran and Pakistan arrived in Afghanistan through different border crossings and the trend is expected to increase through 2024. Through this project, IOM addresses the humanitarian needs of vulnerable undocumented Afghan migrants returning from Islamic republic of Iran and Pakistan through operations at the reception centers, on the border with Islamic republic of Iran and Pakistan and their respective transit centers, and in the provinces of return.
Assisted Return And Reintegration Programme For International Protection Applicants- Migrants In Vulnerable Situation In Ireland (2023) The Voluntary Assisted Return and Reintegration Project for 2023 will contribute to the Government of Ireland’s comprehensive management of migration by providing return and reintegration support to migrants, in particular International protection applicants, identified potential Victims of Trafficking (VoTs) willing to return to their countries of origin or habitual residence and to contribute to their sustainable reintegration.
Promoting and Facilitating Integrated Border and Migration Management in the Islamic Republic of Iran The main objective of this project is to contribute to strengthened border and migration management in the Islamic Republic of Iran (IR Iran). This will be done by capacitating relevant border authorities on how to best facilitate the legitimate movement of people and goods while also maintaining secure borders, as well as increasing Iranian border officials’ capacities to effectively tackle the COVID-19 pandemic while managing cross-border movements.The project will contribute towards strengthened border management in the IR Iran through active engagement with Iranian border management decision makers and senior officials, beginning with a high-level consultation meeting. Then, a tailor-made curriculum to train border management officials will be prepared and validated together with the Bureau for Aliens and Foreign Immigrants Affairs (BAFIA) and the Ministry of Interior (MOI) to be used in training of trainers sessions. To ensure sustainability of the project, IOM will also arrange for the training of trainers (ToT) session to be cascaded downward to other officials, ensuring the knowledge will be transferred domestically after the conclusion of the project. To reinforce the durability of such trainings, IOM will also translate pertinent training into Persian and will upload it on IOM e-Campus platform so that related border officials can benefit from it free of charge. To help BAFIA and MOI to translate the content of trainings into action, IOM will help them to develop related SOPs which will be validated trilaterally by MOI, IOM and BAFIA.
Strengthening Guardianship in the EU through Capacity Building, Knowledge Exchange and Peer Learning The project aims to reinforce guardianship services in Belgium, Poland, Portugal and Slovenia through knowledge sharing, capacity building and good practice exchange (i.e. the Netherlands) to benefit the well-being, safety and integration of UASC in the EU. This will be achieved by (1) capacity building of guardianship institutions to better protect and assist UASC, (2) increasing the knowledge and skills of guardians on protecting and caring for UASC through trainings and capacity building, (3) supporting guardians and social services empowering UASC who are transitioning to adulthood, and (4) encouraging international exchange and mutual learning on guardianship systems and project lessons to safeguard UASC’s well-being and rights.
Delivery of Emergency Drought Impacts Recovery Response for the Somali Urban Resilience Project Phase Two (SURP-II) in Mogadishu, Garowe and Baidoa Municipalities Somalia has been subject to continuous fragility since it emerged from a civil war in the 1990s. However, in 2021, Somalia's electoral and political crisis deepened leading to a violent confrontation between pro-government and pro-opposition forces. Furthermore, Al-Shabaab, which formed as a violent extremist group in the early 2000s, has continued to conduct attacks in Somalia, and to control large parts of central and southern Somalia. Attacks often target the city of Mogadishu, making any government-led project activity a potential target. Decades of conflict and fragility coupled with frequently recurring natural disasters have led to significant internal displacement of populations over the years and have had devastating impacts on the country's infrastructure and service delivery sectors. This significantly impacts the government's ability to respond to newly emerging crisis. Through this project, IOM supports a government-led emergency response to the intensifying drought crisis by providing critical basic services, including water, sanitation and hygiene, shelter, and health, to drought-induced, protracted internally displaced person and vulnerable host communities.
Development and Institutionalization of the Joint Intersectoral Analysis Framework 2022-2023 The Joint Intersectoral Analysis Framework (JIAF) is a methodologically new approach to analyzing the multiple needs of populations in crisis. It is a flagship deliverable of the Grand Bargain, which has been ‘live’ and used in its first iteration by all countries producing humanitarian needs overviews, since 2020. Once fully developed and institutionalized, the JIAF has the potential to improve the effectiveness of the global humanitarian system, by providing a more rigorous, transparent and people-centered evidence base upon which to plan, fund and respond to populations in crisis.
Inclusive Mitigation and Preparedness in Action (IMPACT) – Republic of Palau The objective of this project is to contribute to the overall capacity of the Republic of Palau to prepare for, mitigate, and respond to hazard events. The project will work at the individual community level, national level and state level, and will aim to enhance coordination by ensuring information gathered from the community is included in state preparedness plans, and that it is further fed into national-level planning and response efforts through the use of tabletop activities and the prepositioning of critical supplies.
Enhancing the Socioeconomic Benefits of Remittances in Azerbaijan More than one million Azerbaijani citizens live outside the country and many of them provide financial support to their families in Azerbaijan by sending remittances. IOM understands remittances as multidirectional, voluntary, and private international monetary transfers that migrants make, individually or collectively, to people with whom they maintain close links. The way they are used is under the full discretion of the sender and the recipient. Remittance transfers, circulation and distribution are often hampered by the insecurity of informal transfers, high costs of legal transfers and the lack of related financial services, thus creating challenges for migrants to send remittances home and leverage these funds for longer term objectives. In light of this, the Government of Azerbaijan and IOM will jointly implement an initiative which supports the digitalization of remittance transfers and identification of modalities for more efficient and cost-effective remittance flows, as well as improved linkages to greater financial inclusion of migrants leading to larger and more sustainable socioeconomic impact.The proposed project will: i) conduct a comprehensive study which will analyze the existing policies, strategies and regulations to determine legal, social, economic and gender-related gaps regarding the growth of digital remittances and adjacent financial services; ii) develop recommendations and the roadmap to promote partnership among public and private institutions that will lead to improved banking and financial services; and iii) pilot a digital remittance application and capture lessons learned.
MATRIZ II: Strengthening the Value of Migrant Associations in Spain The project aims at strengthening the network of diaspora associations in Spain and fostering their active participation in the Spanish society by delivering training sessions on project management, implementation and reporting. During the second phase of the project, IOM will work towards strengthening the relations of diaspora associations in southern European societies.
Supporting the Municipality of Agadir in Promoting Migrant Integration in Morocco Due to its particular geographical position, at the junction between Europe and Africa, Morocco represents a country of origin, transit and destination for a large number of migrants moving within the continent. Recently, just like Fez, Tangier or Casablanca, the city of Agadir has become a coveted city for international migrants. Difficulties still remain when it comes to determining exact estimates of the number of migrants present in the municipality of Agadir, as well as their profile, intentions and needs. These migrants face a number of challenges that stand in the way of their socio-economic stability, and integration. This project stems from a request from the Municipality of Agadir to identify challenges faced by migrants in terms of integration and to formulate responses to address those challenges.In light of the above, the objective of this project is to contribute to the efforts of the Government of Morocco in promoting migrant integration.The project will seek to do so by supporting the Municipality of Agadir and relevant local actors to address the challenges related to migrant integration in the city of Agadir using an evidence-based and whole-of-society approach (Outcome 1) by carrying out an analysis of the specific and gender-sensitive integration needs and challenges of migrants in the city of Agadir (Output 1.1) and implementing community-led and government-supported pilot initiatives in the city of Agadir on the basis of the needs and challenges identified (Output 1.2). This project will pilot an innovative IOM instrument, the Urban Diagnostics Tool, with the aim of replicating the initiative in other cities in Morocco, and beyond.
Remote Adjudication Interview Support to Permanent Resident Applicants Through this project, IOM supports the High Commission of Canada in Singapore / IRCC Singapore in organizing remote interviews for Cambodia Applicants for Permanent Residence in Canada as Members of the Family Class or Family Members. The objective of the project is for applicants in Cambodia to continue to benefit from access to permanent residency visas for Canada despite the pandemic restrictions. The main project outcome is that the Government of Canada expedites processing of applications for permanent residence visas for Canada through virtual interviews in Cambodia with support of IOM. This support will include access to hold interviews which will be conducted by IRCC Singapore in IOM premises and provision of technical assistance during the interviews, including establishing video connections through high-speed internet, technical equipment necessary to conduct the interviews and interview rooms. IOM will ensure this process follows public health guidance on preventing the spread of COVID-19.
Energetic Transition and Territorial Peace-Building in Colombia. Strengthening Community Organizations in PDET and ZOMAC Territories This project supports the Energetic Transition and territorial peace-building in Colombia led by the Ministry of Mines and Energy and the Non-Conventional Energies and Energy Efficiency Fund. It aims to strength the capacities of prioritized community organizations in planning, legalizing, and stablishing community-based public utilities for renewable non-conventional energies. The project involves training, allocations, and detailed engineering project design project design to promote the empowerment of community organizations, local development, and energy self-sufficiency in territories.
Development of the Agricultural Sector in Dominica by Strengthening Migration Governance Dominica is experiencing a shortage of agricultural labour due to several factors, including ageing farmers, disinterest in the sector amongst potential labourers, lack of data, ineffective information management and emigration of the labour force. The impact of these factors is accentuated by weak policy coherence and a need to strengthen migration governance. Given the interconnections between agriculture, food security and migration, measures promoting rural development in the areas of origin and destination must also ensure effective migration governance. The Government of Dominica seeks to address the adverse drivers of migration from rural areas (such as rural poverty, lack of job opportunities, food insecurity, natural resource depletion and climate change) by investing in sustainable agriculture, rural development, climate change adaptation and resilient livelihoods.The objective of this project is to contribute to increasing resilience of labour-intensive and subsistence farming by mainstreaming migration for the development of Dominica’s agricultural sector. To achieve this objective, a gender-sensitive assessment on the status of agricultural labour and labour migration trends and patterns (including recommendations) will be made available to government actors in the areas of migration, labour and agriculture (Output 1.1); government officials will improve their capacity to collect, analyse and report on agricultural labour migration data (Output 1.2); a gender-sensitive Agricultural Labour Migration Policy/Strategy and related Action Plan will be made available (Output 2.1); a labour monitoring tool/system to improve the capacity of the government to use data to address agricultural labour shortages will be made available (Output 2.2); accurate and timely information on agricultural initiatives, services and products will be made available and disseminated to migrants and local communities in Dominica (Output 3.1); and innovative or improved initiatives that target different groups—specifically men, youth and migrants—will be designed to increase participation in agricultural sector activities (Output 3.2). As a result, it is expected that the Government of Dominica will 1) effectively use data to identify opportunities and gaps related to labour supply in the agricultural sector; 2) validate the Agricultural Labour Migration Policy/Strategy and pilot the related Action Plan in line with international standards and best practices; and 3) implement innovative or improved initiatives to engage migrants and local communities in the country’s agricultural sector.
Enhanced Border Management for Increased Security in Niger The project seeks to contribute to improving security and stability in border areas in Niger. More specifically, the project seeks to reinforce the Government of Niger capacities to secure borders through modern equipment and facilities, data analysis and investigative skills, and mutual understanding and collaboration with border communities, through a community engagement and policing approach.
Borderland Ghana - Strengthening the Resilience of Border Communities in Bounkani to Reduce Vulnerability and Prevent Conflict The overall aim of the project is to reduce farmer-herder conflicts and strengthen the resilience of border communities in the face of vulnerabilities linked to access to natural resources and basic social services, particularly water. This will be achieved by strengthening community mechanisms and state structures, promoting the active participation of communities in conflict prevention, and improving access to drinking water services, sustainable livelihoods and agro-pastoral resources. The project will focus on indigenous peoples, migrants, adolescents, young people, women, displaced persons/asylum seekers, pastoralists, farmers and agro-pastoralists, in order to promote inclusive dialogue and strengthen social cohesion within communities. At the same time, the intervention and coordination capacities of local and national government structures will be strengthened to improve conflict prevention and management. All of the interventions under this project will be carried out in coordination and complementarity with the national and international institutions working in the Bounkani region on the issues addressed. Specifically, the project will work with GIZ, which is setting up local agro-pastoral management committees (CLGA) to facilitate concerted management of natural resources as part of the Pr2GRN project, which is funded by BMZ and the EU.
Promoting Inclusive Action in Peacebuilding (PIAP Initiative) The overarching goal of the project is to reduce inter-communal conflict over natural resources in Marka District, Somalia by supporting young people who are primarily, though not exclusively, from the Biyomal and Habargidir sub-clans to lead the development of inclusive and participatory resource management mechanisms and governance systems. Young people from displaced communities, minority clans, and young people with disabilities are also incorporated into the project activities.
Preventing and Combating Illegal Work and Exploitation in the Agricultural Sector in Southern Italy The project aims to prevent migrants’ labour exploitation in agriculture in the Italian regions of of Campania, Calabria, Apulia, Basilicata, Sicily, Abruzzo and Molise, by promoting the identification and labour integration of victims and potential victims of labour exploitation and strengthening cooperation between public and private actors against irregular recruitment practices.
Voluntary Assisted Return and Reintegration Programme for Migrants in a Vulnerable Situation (I-VARRP) The Assisted Return and Reintegration Project for irregular migrants in a situation of vulnerability (IVARRP) for 2023 will contribute to the Government of Ireland’s comprehensive management of migration by providing return support to migrants wanting to return to their countries of origin and to contribute to their reintegration.
Counter Trafficking in Persons - Azerbaijan The current project offers 36-month action aiming to assist the Government of Azerbaijan and civil society organizations to further improve Azerbaijan´s effectiveness in preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and forced labour through raising public awareness on trafficking in human beings and providing technical and financial support to the civil society organizations operating shelters for assisting potential and actual victims of trafficking and forced labour.
Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration Programme This project will further strengthen the existing IOM voluntary return mechanism in Japan through continued facilitation of safe and humane return home for irregular migrants. Within the objective of contributing to improving the protection and sustainable reintegration of migrants and migration management of the Government of Japan by providing assisted voluntary return and reintegration services as alternative to long-term detention or forcible removal/deportation, the project's target outcomes are; migrants with irregular status in Japan who wish to return are able to do so safely, voluntarily and with dignity, and beneficiaries are economically self-sufficient, psychosocially well, and socially integrated in their communities through IOM reintegration assistance.