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Reinforcing Integration through Sponsorship Enhancement in Belgium, Italy and Lithuania Reinforcing integration through sponsorship enhancement in Belgium, Italy and Lithuania - RISEIOM Lithuania, IOM Belgium, and IOM Italy, in close collaboration with national authorities and partners, will commence the execution of the RISE project. This initiative is designed to address the housing needs of beneficiaries of international protection through the development and piloting of community sponsorship programs in Lithuania, Belgium, and Italy.Key objectives include strengthening knowledge and capacity through effective housing solution  assessments, developing customized toolkits for resilient housing solutions, and piloting community sponsorship schemes. The project also aims to foster transnational exchange through six thematic events.The project aspires to encourage more EU Member States to adopt community sponsorship schemes and contribute to a coherent pan-European approach. The project's findings and experiences will be shared to pave the way for lasting change and innovation in addressing the housing needs of beneficiaries of international protection across Europe.
Promoting Safe and Adequate Accommodation for Internal Migrant Workers and their Families in Viet Nam ​This project pilots an intervention in three industrial zones in Hanoi to enhance the accommodation and living standards of internal migrant workers. Currently, there are no official laws and regulations to guide leasing providers on the minimum living conditions of accommodations for workers, particularly those residing in the industrial zones, who are the most vulnerable in securing lodging. The overall objective is to contribute to ensuring that internal migrant workers in Viet Nam, especially women, have access to safe and adequate accommodation and living conditions.  This will be achieved by working with local authorities, including the Women’s Union, landlords, businesses and migrant workers, particularly women, to develop and pilot a gender-responsive assessment tool for accommodation providers to evaluate their housing in line with international best practices (Output 1.1). Based on the tool, local authorities and landlords in the three identified districts will implement the standards and corrective actions guided by the tool, taking into consideration the needs of women migrants with children (Output 1.2). A policy dialogue will then be held with authorities to develop sustainable policies, based on the findings of the pilot (Output 2.1). To strengthen community awareness, the Women’s Union will also directly engage women migrant workers to provide them with information and resources on accessing safe and adequate accommodation and living conditions (Output 2.2).
Private Individual Digital Donations for NO NATION FASHION – Support Migrants in BiH and Globally Thrive through Fashion Since 2017, mixed migration flows have increased significantly in the Western Balkan (WB) region, with over 192,000 irregular arrivals in 2022 recorded by the authorities. In response, IOM has been providing shelter, hygiene, protection, and a host of other assistance to migrants, as well as social cohesion initiatives with host communities. In December 2021, IOM BiH launched the No Nation Fashion (NNF) brand to promote sustainable development and social inclusion in communities hosting migrants. Building on this success, the present project proposes to support the expansion and growth of NNF to promote inclusion of migrants and local communities through fashion design and production. 
 
To do so, this project will enable private individuals to donate funds to the NNF Brand, which will in turn be used for the following: 
1. Maintain NNF workshops in reception facilities to build skills of interested migrants, such as design, sewing, tailoring, and modelling, in a safe and inclusive environment. 
2. To provide seed funding for materials and machines needed for migrants to create unique garments that showcase their skills 
3. Promote social and cultural joint activities and exchanges between host and migrant communities to celebrate diversity and build stronger inter-community bonds.
Collaboration Against Trafficking and Smuggling between Nigeria and the Niger (CATS-NN) The proposed project aims to enhance border management information system (BMIS) used in Niger and Nigeria. Border authorities will have increased means and capacities and data management frameworks in place to enhance capacities to counter trafficking and avert increased risk and insecurity within the sub-region.
Landledger: Reinventing Land Rights in Crisis Through this project, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is establishing a sustainable land registration model adaptable to various contexts. This model is intended for adoption by national institutions in the target countries, as well as the global humanitarian community. As the Global Focal Point on Housing, Land and Property (HLP) for the Global Shelter Cluster, IOM is integrating the model into its regular programming and advocating for its mainstreaming across the United Nations system and other partners. The objective of this project is to develop an innovative, cost-effective, inclusive and scalable method for securing property rights in contexts of humanitarian crises. This directly addresses the challenges displaced persons face to access shelter and rebuild their lives. Land tenure and property rights underpins the transition between emergency response, peace and early recovery, aligning with IOM’s mission to assist people on the move, and promote resilience of the affected population. The outcome of the project is conceived as a blueprint for IOM's future interventions and as a standard model for humanitarian actors globally.
Yemen: Multisectoral Crisis Response 2023 The humanitarian crisis in Yemen, as result of more than eight years of conflict, has left millions grappling to meet their most basic needs. Under the proposed intervention, IOM in Yemen is implementing multisectoral activities to address life-saving needs of vulnerable internally displaced persons, migrants, and host community members. In addition, IOM seeks to support target individuals to transition from emergency to recovery conditions, via programming that restores access to basic services.
EU 4 Border Security This action aims to further enhance the integrated border management (IBM) between the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine by encouraging inter-agency cooperation through joint control and information exchange on persons/vehicles/goods crossing the Moldovan-Ukrainian border, as well as through joint border surveillance along the common border. The action will support the two beneficiary countries with implementing 24/7 automated intellectual video control systems (VICOS) at some of the busiest road border crossing points (BCPs) to develop cross-border and inter-agency real-time information sharing, including pre-arrival data exchange based on Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR). The action is also aimed at improving mobility and accessibility in difficult water areas and/or during unfavourable weather conditions along the common blue border, with the view to enhance preparedness to respond to border incidents and urgent search and/or rescue needs in a bilaterally coordinated and coherent manner.The action is expected to contribute to the broader objective to facilitate trade and movement of people across borders, while preventing and combating cross-border crime and corruption, and therefore to the economic security and sustainable development of the region. It responds to the priorities as identified in the national IBM policy documents of both countries.
Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration Assistance for Victims of Trafficking and Cabaret Dancers Who Have Been Exploited in Switzerland This project, on-going since 2010, aims to facilitate the voluntary return of victims and witnesses of human trafficking identified in Switzerland, as well as victims according to the Victim Support Act within the prostitution sector, and to contribute to their sustainable reintegration in their country of origin. This specific project foresees a flexible and efficient operational and administrative framework to ensure a dignified and needs-tailored return of this highly vulnerable target group.
Individual Measure to Strengthen Integrated Border Management Capacities in Montenegro This action aims to directly respond to the objectives of the Action Document for Individual Measures to strengthen border management capacities in the Western Balkans. IOM aims to contribute to the following objective: to improve Integrated Border Management (IBM) in line with the human rights of migrants in Montenegro. This project specifically aims to contribute to the Montenegro IBM Strategy and Schengen Action Plan in areas of border security, migrant identification and registration, information management, and overall human-rights compliant management of the blue and green borders. It furthermore aims to contribute to Montenegro’s progress in resolving gaps identified in the European Commissions’ Montenegro Report 2021, which identifies the need to “further strengthen the capacities in border management, by addressing the critical gaps in human resources and equipment
Addressing Urgent Need for Emergency Shelters, Protection, and Assistance for Vulnerable Migrants In 2021, IOM in Tunisia has witnessed a surge in assistance to migrants rescued at sea (RAS) in 43 operations, land arrivals particularly from Algeria. This resulted in a much greater need for shelter, and other assistance to meet the immediate humanitarian and protection needs of rescued, stranded, and other vulnerable migrants to prevent situations of destitution. The IOM-operated shelters for vulnerable migrants are at maximum capacity, and thus is it pertinent to secure and establish additional emergency shelters while also planning and supporting sustainable solutions. The aim of this project is to address the urgent need of emergency shelter as the migrant caseload surges in Tunisia. This project is providing protection and assistance to vulnerable migrants in the emergency context by establishing/refurbishing public/private spaces to use as temporary accommodations for vulnerable migrants. The project is also providing access to assistance and protection services in the spaces, and also establish medium term solutions to improve migrants' resilience and foster empowerment in face of socioeconomic challenges.
Reintegration Assistance from Belgium 2022 The Reintegration Assistance Project complements the Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR) programme in Belgium. The project contributes to the sustainable reintegration of beneficiaries in their Countries of Origin (CoOs), considering their vulnerabilities. In the implementation, IOM works closely with IOM missions worldwide, and cooperates with a variety of partners in Belgium and in CoOs. Reintegration assistance is provided in-kind. Reintegration support ranges from income-generating activities, material support, housing assistance, as well as trainings and educational activities, to medical and psycho-social assistance. The specific vulnerabilities of each beneficiary are identified through a gender-sensitive needs assessment during the pre-departure counselling and through active liaison with the referring AVR partners in Belgium and IOM Missions in CoOs.
Consolidation of Humanitarian and Recovery Efforts through High-Quality Data Aggregation and Evidence-Based Programming Ukraine has continued to suffer immense damage and significant displacement of the population that finds itself in gravely vulnerable situations. To provide assistance IOM proposes to strengthen its assessments and data generation, coordination, and evidence-based governance, with the aim to help governments, humanitarian and other actors to help address challenges and better consolidate humanitarian and recovery interventions in support of the war-affected population in Ukraine.
Y-Med Blue Economy: Facilitating Skills Circulation between Libya and Italy in the Fisheries Sector knowledge transfer and increased collaboration in this area of work across the two sides of the Mediterranean. The project comprises a preparatory phase in Libya, a 6-month internship in Italy and a placement phase in Libya upon completion of the internship. This project will be part of the broader Y-med initiative, a circular migration scheme run by IOM in Italy to support youth from Mediterranean countries (Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Morocco) with skills development and knowledge transfer through 6-month internships in Italian companies. In its first three editions, Y-med involved a total of 78 interns from the above-mentioned North African countries and 41 Italian companies based in two Italian regions (Veneto and Lazio).Thanks to  the Y-med Blue Economy project, IOM will have the chance to enrich the Y-med initiative, expanding its regional collaborations in Italy (involving companies from Friuli Venezia Giulia Region) and targeting specifically the blue economy (a key sector for Mediterranean economies).
Support of IOM Activities in Pakistan Outlines in the 2023 Refugee Response Plan (RRP) for the Afghanistan Situation Instability in Afghanistan during the past few decades has led to a substantial influx of Afghans into Pakistan. In this project, IOM is seeking to expand its support to vulnerable Afghan nationals in Pakistan and host communities to enhance their living conditions and resilience. This is being achieved through a set of activities centred around facilitating Afghan nationals' access to services through efforts to mitigate the tensions that might arise with the host community and through efforts targeting both the basic needs of targeted populations. For this, IOM's support evolves around the tracking the human mobility of Afghan nationals and efforts to comprehensively map their needs, and provide evidence-based cash assistance, housing support, health support, access to clean and safe water (Water, Hygiene and Sanitation (WASH)) and rehabilitation of community-based infrastructure.
Readiness and Operational Capacity-Building Support for the Republic of Korea National Emergency Response Workforce As an emerging donor country, the Republic of Korea (ROK) has been consistently expanding its contribution and involvement in complex humanitarian crises across the globe. In the face of heightened security and safety risks associated with the increasing complexity of humanitarian crises in recent years, it is critical to provide technical support for the Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) personnel including its reserve members and NGO partners in order to enhance their capacity to operate in a volatile field environment and achieve their mission safely and effectively. Upon the request of KOICA, this project aims to deliver tailored trainings on humanitarian assistance in emergency contexts, in order to support the capacity-building of KOICA staff who form the research force of KDRT as well as its NGO partners.
Support of JIAF Project Management Unit (PMU) for the Implementation of the Joint Inter-Sectoral Analysis Framework 2021-2022 A Joint Intersectoral Analysis Group (JIAG) was formed mid-2017 to develop an approach to analyse the needs of crisis-affected people in a joint, comprehensive, and methodologically sound manner in line with Grand Bargain commitments. The specific objective was to produce a Joint Intersectoral Analysis Framework (JIAF) that will enable to analyse the various dimensions of a crisis (context, impact) and its underlying factors, as well as the resulting effects on people’s lives and livelihoods combining multiple sectors and their interactions. This project provides additional, required cost coverage to ensure the recruitment of the Project Manager (JIAF) for a full one-year period, in order to effectively and successfully finalize all tasks.
Strengthening protection in North Africa through Regional coordination and knowledge Building on the capacity building support made available through past RDPP-NA Protection cycles, the IOM regional WP focuses on strengthening regional evidence and cooperation to combat trafficking inhuman beings and children on the move in North Africa. In the short term, this intervention aims to provide one up to date assessment on children on the move along Mediterranean routes, facilitate the production of tools to support cross-border protection-centred and rights-based case management for VoTs and Children on the move and create concrete coordination forum for EU, North African and key route countries’ authorities and stakeholders. In the medium term, these three effort-streams will lead to enhanced coordinated and evidence-based responses to Trafficking in Human Beings (THB) and children on the move along Mediterranean migration routes and stronger inter-governmental dialogue and exchange of practices on these topics. More specifically, a learning note on best practices in assistance and cross-border referrals of VoTs will be produced and disseminated to 200 practitioners in at least 7 countries. A training on CT data will be organized in coordination with the AU targeting 30governmental authorities from 7 countries. 1 regional meeting and 1 cross-regional coordination meeting on THB will be organized. A regional forum gathering 30 child protection and migration professionals from 6 countries will be organized to share good practices and improve dialogue on integrated child protection systems. A regional assessment of the vulnerability of children on the move in North Africa and along key corridors will be developed and a guidance for authorities on cross border case-management for children on the move produced and distributed to 150 practitioners.In the short term, this work package aims to provide one up to date assessment on children on the move alongMediterranean routes, facilitate the production of tools to support cross-border protection-centred and rightsbasedcase management for VoTs and Children on the move and create concrete coordination forum for EU,North African and key route countries’ authorities and stakeholders.In the medium term, these three effort-streams will lead to enhanced coordinated and evidence-based responsesto THB and children on the Move along Mediterranean migration routes and stronger inter- governmental dialogueand exchange of practices on these topics. This impact will be reached not only through implementation of projectactivities but also stronger synergies with other EU and EU Member States funded initiatives promoting protectionsensitive migration management in Africa implemented by IOM, and with due consideration for relevant suchinterventions led by UN agencies and EU agencies.
The Gavi Health System Strengthening Programme of the Government of South Sudan Since the country’s independence in 2011, the protracted conflict in South Sudan has left the country’s health system fragile and unable to address the growing and diverse needs of its population, including that of women and children with very poor and limited infrastructure which remain largely inaccessible to most of the population, including nearly 2 million internally displaced persons (IDPs). This situation is exacerbated by flooding during the six-month rainy season and a severe lack of human resources for health (qualified health care workers). Thus, the country has not been able to meet maternal, new-born and child health care needs, including those related to immunization reflecting a low routine immunization coverage with only 60 percent of children aged under 1 being reported as having received the Penta3 vaccination in 2020, a slight increase from 2019 at 44%. IOM, through the Health Systems strengthening support to the ministry of Health project aims to contribute to increased routine immunization coverage of children 0 to 23 months through scaling up of vaccination services to IDPs, returnees, conflict affected host communities in hard -to-reach locations by strengthening vaccine last mile delivery, service delivery and improved data management.
Multisectoral Support to Enhance Integration of Refugees from Ukraine in Poland - 2024 Building on the International Organization for Migration (IOM)'s broad experience with implementing comprehensive shelter, protection, mental health and psychosocial support, and socio-economic inclusion programmes in Poland, the overall objective of this intervention is to address unpredictable and emerging needs of populations affected by the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in the medium to long-term. This programme has been designed in consideration of the dynamic nature of the conflict and the likelihood of displacement becoming protracted in the coming years. During this twelve-month project, IOM is supporting approximately 4,684 refugees, acknowledging the specific and intersectional vulnerabilities and needs of women, girls, boys, and men. In addition, IOM is engaging stakeholders operational in Poland with capacity building initiatives. Moreover, IOM continues to build evidence on information collected on mobility trends, vulnerabilities and needs to inform IOM and programming across humanitarian, development, peace nexus through the Displacement Tracking Matrix.
Nigerian Immigration Service - Training Strategy Implementation - Phase II Over the past years, IOM has supported Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) in developing and updating the NIS training strategy which aims to institutionalise the common training approach across the agency and boost its overall capacity in fulfilling its mandate defined in the 2015 Immigration Act. The first phase of the project successfully contributed to the implementation of the training strategy. Building on the outcome of Phase I and responding to the current pandemic, the proposed project aims to update the training curriculum and the learning management system, scale up the training programme to reach a larger number of NIS officers as well as enhance joint training efforts with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) with considerations to establishing COVID-19 control measures during trainings. This project primarily aims to enhance NIS and NAPTIP capacity to regularise processing of individuals passing international borders by applying legal, operational, and technical tools, and best practices in border management.
Improving Human Security through Community-Based, Community-Led Solutions in Conflict-Affected Repatriation Areas in Ukraine and Strengthening Consular Services of Ukraine The overall objective of the project is to improve human security in conflict-affected regions of return in Ukraine through implementing area-based and community-driven solutions, as well as strengthening consular services for Ukrainian nationals. The project will place a particular emphasis on empowering women and other vulnerable or marginalized groups, including internally displaced persons (IDPs), youth, older persons, persons with disabilities, survivors of human trafficking, gender-based violence (GBV), exploitation, and other forms of abuse, and war veterans. The project will prioritize activities that support community-level winter preparedness and response. By linking humanitarian assistance to peace and development programming, the project aims to address mid-term needs of conflict-affected populations, thereby reducing their long-term dependency on aid. The project will focus on areas of high return that are conducive to community stabilization programming, which tentatively include Kyiv City, Kyiv Oblast, Chernihiv Oblast, and Poltava Oblast. IOM will target a total of six communities in these regions.
Supporting Unaccompanied Migrant Children at Greek Borders  (MERIMNA III – Protection) The project will contribute to the ongoing national efforts to improve the well-being and access to fundamental rights of Unaccompanied Migrant Children (UMC) arriving at the Greek Borders  by supporting UMC living in the Safe Areas of Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Leros and Kos and Reception and Identification Center (RIC) in the region of Evros (Fylakio), to have access to immediate assistance in line with their best interest and fundamental rights.