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Regional Migrant Response Plan for the Horn of Africa and Yemen The East and Horn of Africa is a region of origin, transit, and destination for hundreds of thousands of migrants, the majority of whom travel in an irregular manner often relying on unscrupulous smugglers to facilitate movement along the Eastern Route via Somalia, and Djibouti with the hope of crossing the Gulf of Aden into Yemen and onwards towards the Gulf states with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as the main destination for the majority. The persistent vulnerability of migrants in irregular situations is one of the specific drivers of migration and determinants of IOM’s response through the Regional Migrant Response Plan (MRP). This project focuses mainly on providing life-saving assistance to vulnerable migrants and host communities. Additionally, IOM is providing quality, timely and inclusive protection assistance and services to migrants and host communities, but is also flexible and includes activities which build evidence, partnerships, and coordination to enhance humanitarian response and migration management throughout the migration route, as prioritized by the countries and the Regional Office in Nairobi.
Multisectoral Humanitarian Assistance to IDP Sites in Al Khukhah District, Al Hodeidah Governorate, Yemen, Priority 1 Between 11 and 14 November 2021, a reported 895 households fled the renewal of violent hostilities to sites in Al Khukhah district, Al-Hodeidah Governorate, Yemen. The new arrival of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and worsening security situation has compounded the already pressing multisectoral needs of vulnerable groups in the West Coast. In response to the widespread needs and recent displacements in the West Coast, the project provides a comprehensive and integrated multisectoral intervention that establishes/improves site management support, coordinates of service delivery, and provides integrated water, sanitation and hygiene, health, and protection assistance across 12 IDP sites in the underserved district of Al Khukhah.
Return Counselling and Assistance for Voluntary Return from the Swiss Federal Asylum Centers (RAZ) The objective of this project is to provide support to migrants willing to return voluntarily to their countries of origin and prepare their voluntary return movement and reintegration in countries of origin. This is achieved through information provision, counselling on assisted voluntary return, as well as direct assistance throughout the entire return process. IOM return counsellors are present in the majority of the Federal Asylum Centres, in temporary satellite centres and equally cover the asylum shelters in the transit area of the international airports in Zurich and Geneva.
Voluntary Returnees as Messengers III The project builds on the successful pilot and follow-up project of 2018 and 2019 implemented in Iraq and Afghanistan and will now also include Pakistan to further support target communities in making an informed decision on whether or not to migrate and the different migration pathways. The goal is that the target communities are aware and better informed on topics related to irregular migration and voluntary return through a peer-to-peer awareness raising campaign and use the information as a basis for making their migration decisions.
Mobility Tracking through Area Assessments in Yemen Under this 12-month project, IOM's Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) aims to continue improving on its data collection and products to provide the humanitarian response with high-quality information on trends and needs in Yemen mainly in the north of Yemen, where information gaps are the largest. IOM is carrying out two rounds of the Area Assessment across 15 governorates across the north of Yemen. The Area Assessment aims to quantify the presence of population categories, reasons for displacement or migration, length of displacement or migration and needs with defined location, with a frequency that captures mobility dynamics.
Strengthening the Northern Borders of  Ghana The project seeks to improve border security along the northern borders of Ghana by reinforcing the efficacy and efficiency of existing border posts.
Strengthening the Resilience and Good Governance of the State Border Guard Service (SBGS) of Ukraine This project aims to contribute to strengthened border security and facilitation in the current context of Ukraine through enhancing resilience and good governance within the State Border Guard Service (SBGS) of Ukraine. The support will be provided through digitalization of human resources management system and preparatory works for the upgrade of of the SBGS training infrastructure.
Supporting Humanitarian Assistance in Afghanistan Programme Afghanistan is going through a severe humanitarian crisis, which poses a high risk of collapse and catastrophe. The end of the 20-year armed conflict between the Taliban and the Afghan National Security and Defence Forces in August 2021, followed by the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, has brought about a series of significant socio-economic challenges. The country is currently grappling with a rapid economic decline, widespread hunger, inflation driven by global commodity shocks, rising poverty rates, a fragile public health system, restricted media and civil society sectors, and the exclusion of women and girls from public life. Additionally, this transition has had a severe impact on Afghanistan's economy, leading to instability and limited opportunities for its people.Through this project, IOM is contributing to ensuring the continuity of comprehensive and data-driven response for vulnerable migrants in Afghanistan through addressing humanitarian, protection, and health needs of undocumented Afghan migrants returning from Iran and Pakistan and identifying longer-term needs of returnees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in key targeted provinces of high return.
Protection and Emergency Health Assistance to Afghan Undocumented Returnees, IDPs and and Other Vulnerable Populations Undocumented Afghan migrants are at risk of exploitation and abuse during and after return, including trafficking, gender-based violence, and family separation. IOM’s Protection programme in Afghanistan supports at-risk undocumented returnees to return and reintegrate in safety and dignity through the provision of tailored assistance at border points and in provinces of return. Through this project, IOM is providing humanitarian protection and health assistance to undocumented returnees and internally displaced persons and supporting advocacy for the rights of Afghan people.
Advocacy on Public Policy for Victims and Strengthening the Implementation of Planning Tools and the Development of Territorial Actions, for the Comprehensive Reparation of Victims in Colombia Contribute to the comprehensive reparation of victims of the armed conflict in Colombia, based on the advocacy on public policy for victims, strengthening the implementation of planning tools, and the development of territorial actions. For this, three effects are proposed:• The first one aims for the Victims Unit (UARIV) to implement inter-institutional and intra-institutional adjustments to reduce the backlogs in the victims' reparation processes.• The second effect focuses on victims of the armed conflict in Colombia, increasing their participation and advocacy in decision-making for their comprehensive reparation in Bogotá.• The third effect will ensure that victims progress in the reparation processes through actions defined in planning tools (individual or collective reparation measures).
Turkmenistan: Mainstreaming the Migration, Environment and Climate Change Nexus into Climate-Related National Planning Processes Climate change has become one of the most prominent factors contributing to migration in Turkmenistan, particularly due to its negative impact on agricultural production and water resources. Addressing climate change and its consequences is among the priority policy areas for Turkmenistan and is a part of the 2021-2025 UNSDCF. However, migration is not currently mainstreamed into the national plans related to climate change adaptation. This is largely the result of an absence of nationally-specific data on the migration, environment, and climate change (MECC) nexus, resulting in limited national capacities to formulate effective and evidence-based policies related to the nexus.In response, this project will contribute to supporting the Government of Turkmenistan’s strategic vision on climate change adaptation. The intended outcome of the project is that national stakeholders will mainstream migration considerations into climate change policies and climate change considerations into migration policies, ensuring that the nexus is integrated into programmatic approaches in a long-term, sustainable manner. To achieve this Outcome, the project takes a three-pronged approach. Through the first output, national capacities will be strengthened through trainings for Government officials and through the selection of three national experts to be trained on the MECC nexus by professors at the University of Vienna. Under the second Output, gender-sensitive, nationally-specific evidence will be collected through a case study on the MECC nexus in Turkmenistan in selected pilot communities. Under the final Output, a national policy mapping and analysis will be conducted, to identify the best places to mainstream MECC considerations into national policies. With the mapping and analysis report completed and the context-specific data from the research collected, the stakeholders will have the information and capacities to effectively mainstream the MECC nexus into the Government of Turkmenistan's climate change vision and adaptation strategies.
Ministry of Communities and Return Contribution to Return and Re-integration in Kosovo (as per UNSC Res.1244 (1999)) Phase V (RRK V) The EU-Return & Reintegration in Kosovo (EU-RRK) Programme is part of a longer-term partnership between IOM Kosovo, the EU Office in Kosovo, and the Ministry for Communities & Return to support the process of return and help returnees to re-integrate into society. The overall objective of the Programme is to contribute to a stable multi-ethnic society by enabling sustainable livelihoods & durable integration for returnees, Displaced Persons in Region, Internally Displaced Persons & Refugees who freely choose to return or integrate in the place of displacement into Kosovo society. The IOM’s EU-RRK Programme is set to provide the rights-based & sustainable return & reintegration of minority IIDP, IDP, & refugee families. As such it undertakes a set of actions to help non-majority communities to have a strong footing in the community of their return & provide them with basic socio-economic support. IOM is providing the following assistance free of charge for their selected beneficiaries that are recommended to be enrolled in the programme through the process & procedures in accordance with the steps outlined in Regulation 01/2018 on the Return of Displaced Persons & Durable Solutions: Newly built or renovation of existing house, Harmonized assistance package & Income Generation assistance.
Ao Kapijuknen: Building a Women-Led Domestic Tourism Programme for Livelihood Diversification and Economic Self-Reliance in the Republic of the Marshall Islands This project supports the Government of the Marshall Islands (GoRMI) in its journey to economic self-reliance through the continuation and further development of the women-led domestic tourism programme called Ao Kapijuknen, which translates to “our home” (originally supported through a Line 1 allocation for a pilot project). In 2024, the country’s unique relationship with the United States of America established through the Compact of Free Association (COFA) is set to end, which the GoRMI has acknowledged as a “major challenge for which we must prepare now.” With approximately 50 per cent of the government budget funded from external sources over the past decade, equivalent to 35 per cent of GDP, the RMI has much work to be done to become self-reliant.  Building off the success of the pilot IOM Development Fund project, the next phase of the project will focus on addressing lessons learned and insights gained to build the capacity of the GoRMI to take full ownership over the programme while also continuing to support and provide funding, training and capacity development to women-led businesses and entrepreneurs through the programme (Outcome 1). Ultimately, the project will support the sustainability of the programme, contributing to the diversification of livelihoods and long-term economic self-reliance in the Marshall Islands.
Improving the Living Conditions of Affected Populations (IDPS and returnees) in the Central African Republic through Multi-Sectoral Assistance Since 2013, the Central African Republic (CAR) has been affected by political, security and humanitarian crises linked to armed conflicts, inter-community conflicts or tensions between farmers and herders in certain areas, but also torrential rains and subsequent flooding during the rainy season. These conflicts, tensions and hazards caused the displacement of more than 500,000 persons in 2022 in the whole country. Through a multi-sectoral emergency response, IOM is contributing to improving the living conditions of conflict and non-conflict affected populations through: the deployment of the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM); distribution of Emergency Shelters and non-food item (NFI) kits; construction of transitional shelters and latrines; and support to returnees with basic skills training courses and Income Generating Activities.
Provision of Critical Shelter and Non-Food Items Assistance to Displaced Populations in Yemen-2021 This project aims to provide safe, secure and dignified shelter solutions and non-food items (NFI) to populations affected by the conflict in Yemen. The project targets vulnerable host communities across the country, specifically in Al Hodeidah and Ta’iz, where initial assessments have shown that vulnerable host community members are also in need of shelter and NFI assistance.
Pilot Project to Address Environmental Degradation in Haiti Haiti is a low-income economy and the third most affected country by disasters and climate change. In addition, the urbanization rate in the country rose from 29 per cent in 1990 to 57 per cent in 2014 and it is projected to reach 76 per cent by 2050, which represents one of the fastest urbanization rates in the world with a subsequent impact on waste pollution. This project contributes to addressing environment degradation as a migration push factor by improving access to sustainable and safe housing solutions through the development of an innovative and sustainable construction material, and plastic waste management.
Support Programme 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.
Prepositioning and Distribution of Critical Winterization Support for Most Vulnerable Communities in the Eastern Conflict Area of Ukraine Almost eight years after the onset of the crisis in eastern Ukraine, the conflict continues at an overall low intensity on both sides of the Line of Contact (LoC) that separates the Government-Controlled Areas (GCA) and the Non-Government-Controlled Areas (NGCA). While the overall situation has slightly improved in the GCA since the beginning of the conflict, pockets of poverty and extreme needs remain all along the LoC, compounded by an overall dysfunctional, ill equipped and poorly funded system for provision of essential services. Through this grant, IOM is receiving and prepositioning high thermal blankets for three months in Kyiv, part of USAID’s Bureau of Humanitarian Assistant (BHA) in-kind donation. In case of rapid onset crises, in coordination with local authorities and relevant humanitarian actors through the Shelter/NFIs Cluster and its Winterization Working Group, IOM will use the blanket stocks to readily deliver essential winterization assistance to displaced families and/or other conflict-affected households and individuals in need.
Netherlands Flexible Mechanism Fund (2023-2024) - Unity in Transition: Towards Community-led Triple Nexus Programming in Unity State While humanitarian response has been the norm for decades in South Sudan, and in particular in Unity State, the current displacement dynamics and socio-political situation have highlighted the need for longer-term planning, with Unity State entering a transition period. Humanitarian, development and peace partners are gearing up to work more closely together towards sustainable impact, including creating an enabling environment for durable solutions in Unity State. This project aims to lay the foundation for any future programming in Unity State by building frameworks to improve coordination between national and local governments, partners and communities and supporting community-led interventions in a flexible and adaptive manner, along the Humanitarian-Development-Peace-Nexus (HDPN). The overall objective of the proposed intervention will contribute to reducing vulnerabilities associated with displacement by improving coordination, strengthening community voices in decision-making processes, and promoting resilience and social cohesion in Unity State, South Sudan.
Strengthening Migration Data and Coordination Mechanisms for Improved Migration Governance in Ethiopia The complexity of mixed migration involving Ethiopia and Ethiopians calls for a solid and well-rounded approach to migration governance, including the collection, processing and dissemination of migration data and related information on migration, so that the benefits of migration can be effectively harnessed and challenges addressed. The project aims to contribute to the Government of Ethiopia's efforts to improve migration governance and uphold migrants' human rights, though strengthened migration coordination mechanisms and data management systems.
IOM Immigration Advice Capacity Support to Local Authorities in Scotland IOM will work in partnership with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) to support local authorities across Scotland to ensure that vulnerable individuals under their care can access immigration advice and support to regularise their status and prevent destitution.
Targeted Support to Repatriated Iraqi Families From Al Hol to Jeddah 1 Rehabilitation Centre, Iraq The humanitarian context in Iraq has evolved in the past years following the official end of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) crisis in December 2017. The post-conflict period has seen the gradual return of over 4.8 million people to their areas of origin (IOM's Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM)). Since then, Iraq has been facing multiple overlapping crises resulting from the years of violent conflict, which have led to protracted displacement. The project is providing targeted assistance to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in protracted displacement, in need of continued humanitarian assistance and facing complex barriers to return in the Jeddah 1 in the Ninewa Governorate. IOM teams continue to support the Government of Iraq in providing targeted assistance to repatriated Iraqi families from Al Hol to Jeddah 1 in line with minimum humanitarian standards and support in addressing their barriers to return.
MiNetwork: Facilitating Third Country Nationals’ Access to Social Services and the Greek Labour Market The project aims to promote the integration of Ukrainians and Third Country Nationals (TCNs) in the Greek socio-economic life in line with their skills, qualifications and aspirations, as well as the local communities’ needs and labour market context. IOM will particularly support the MoMA's SID in designing a digital platform (referred to as Social Inclusion Platform (SIP)) thus introducing a modern, user-friendly and sustainable digital tool to ease and coordinate the inclusion of Ukrainians and TCNs in different aspects of the Greek society. Particular emphasis will be placed on addressing the needs of Ukrainians and TCNs fleeing the conflict in Ukraine and arriving in Greece, to promote the quick and easy access of this group to meaningful information and tools.
MIDA Experts Placement – Phase IV The main objective of this project is to contribute to the Youth Employment Project for Somalia by strengthening the institutional development of Somalia. This will be done through the enhancement of development plans for industries that create employment opportunities and a human resource development plan toward advancing youth employment in Somalia. To do so, public sector institutions selected throughout the previous phase – as well as a newly identified one – will be supported and strengthened by diaspora experts. This approach will guarantee continuity to the intervention proposed by the previous phase of the project, thus allowing diaspora experts and local institutions to keep cooperating by building on the previous results achieved and, therefore, setting new strategic milestones to reach. At the same time, the scope of the intervention proposed will be further expanded by engaging a new institution.
Reconciliation and Peace-Building Actions in Bogotá D.C. Support reparation and peace-building processes promoted in Bogota, D.C., for the restoration of trust and the peaceful resolution of conflicts by applying tested methodologies by the current local administration through 6 components: i)Local integration: implement psychosocial methodologies to advance the comprehensive reparation of forced displacement victims. ii)Training and pedagogy for peace: Training programs for peace, reconciliation, and non-repetition. One rural program in Sumapaz and one urban program in Bosa and Ciudad Bolivar. iii)Memory: Develop memory exercises and social appropriation of public spaces actions through participatory methodologies, considering the impacts of the armed conflict in Sumapaz. iv)Non-stigmatization and reconciliation: Develop community and cultural actions aimed at the non-stigmatization of former FARC-EP members and ex-combatants in Bogotá, D.C. v)Restorative justice and search for persons: Restorative justice actions through the TOAR Route, psychosocial and legal accompaniment to victims in the Comprehensive Peace System, and processes to strengthen the search for disappeared persons. vi) Dissemination: Implement a communications plan to socialize the actions to guarantee victims´ rights that are promoted by the local government in Bogotá