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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Strengthening Local Capacities for Disaster Preparedness and Response While an upper-middle-income country, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has both systemic and immediate needs for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) initiatives. BiH is still grappling with the aftermath of the war, a fragmented governance structure, weak institutions, and is at an increasing risk of disasters due to climate change and environmental degradation. Climate change projections for BiH predict increases in natural disasters' frequency, unpredictability and intensity, which could exacerbate existing political and social tensions. The floods of 2014 can serve as a warning sign for future events. In 2014 the country experienced devastating floods that affected one in four inhabitants and resulted in significant economic losses. BiH is also at risk of other disasters, most prominently landslides, heatwaves, forest fires, and earthquakes.This project will support BiH EU accession process, as well as national priorities and international commitments on DRR, while focusing on a people-centred approach to improving the safety, security, and well-being of people in hazard-prone areas, with a focus on the most vulnerable groups. As such, the overall objective of the proposed intervention is to contribute to strengthening the preparedness and response to hazardous events of local communities and disaster response actors at the local, entity, and state levels in Bosnia and Herzegovina.This project will be closely coordinated with the Ministry of Security (MoS) at the national level, entity, and district level civil protection authorities, organizations, and groups. Additionally, at the local level IOM will seek out the participation of local community leaders, both men, and women, as key for the successful engagement with local communities. Specifically, IOM will work with the Civil Protection Directorate of RS, the Civil Protection Directorate of the FBiH, Brcko District Public Security Department, the BiH Red Cross, the Red Cross of RS, the Red Cross of the FBiH, and the Red Cross of Brcko District, local level Red Cross societies, first responders and other volunteer and professional civil protection organizations.
Regional Migrants’ Response Plan (RMRP) for the Horn of Africa and Yemen 2023 The Horn of Africa and Yemen 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 smugglers to facilitate movement along the Eastern Route (originating from Ethiopia and Somalia and transiting through Somalia, Djibouti and Yemen) with the intention of crossing the Gulf of Aden towards the Gulf States to seek better livelihood opportunities. The vulnerabilities of the migrants are one of the specific drivers to migration and determinants of IOM's response through the Regional Migrants Response Plan. Through this project, IOM is providing lifesaving assistance to vulnerable migrants and host communities including protection assistance and services.
Saving Lives & Building Resilience by Bridging the Gap between Humanitarian Assistance and Development in Bogotá and Santander, Colombia As of August 2023, Migración Colombia reports approximately 2.89 million Venezuelan migrants in Colombia under the Temporary Status of Protection. These migrants face vulnerabilities due to various factors. The Inter-Agency Group on Mixed Migration Flows forecasts over 402,000 in-transit migrants, 1.9 million people in pendular movement, and around 980,000 Colombian returnees. This situation creates a demand for humanitarian assistance and integration processes across Colombia. Aligned with the Colombian Government's priorities, this project aims to support the Regional Refugee and Migrant Response Plan, addressing the needs of refugees, migrants, Colombian returnees and host communities affected by mixed migration flows. This twelve-month project aims to bridge humanitarian and development assistance by supporting shelter, enhancing healthcare access, protecting victims of trafficking and promoting economic integration in Bogotá and Santader.
Support National Initiatives to Strengthen the State Authority to Improve State-Citizen Relations and Encourage the Development of Lasting Peace in Haiti. This project aims to create favorable conditions for strengthening trust between the State and citizens through the return of basic social services provided by state institutions for the benefit of communities and social cohesion, improving security and the restoration of peace in areas affected by violence, and the contribution to the improvement of good local governance.
Project for Reintegration Assistance to Potential and Returned Migrants Youth Focused on Training and Entrepreneurship in Eastern El Salvador To address the needs of the Government of El Salvador, and based on previous investments from the Government of Japan in the Eastern Region of the country, IOM proposes a project to enhance potential and returning migrant youth capabilities to improve their livelihood under a human security paradigm by providing market-driven vocational/entrepreneurship training, as well as upgrading education facilities to provide effective learning environments. The project is divided into three components: 1) Expand access to market-driven vocational/entrepreneurship trainings, and humanitarian assistance for potential and returning migrant youth; 2) Improve learning environments by enabling access for target population to safe, inclusive and eco-friendly facilities; 3) Support evidence-based decision making and collaboration among multiple stakeholders to advance comprehensive responses under a human security approach.
Logistical Support to the Swiss Election Observer Group to the EU Election Observation Mission (“EU EOM”) for the General Elections in Nigeria - 2023 The European Commission/FPl 3 appointed IOM with the logistical and administrative implementation of the EU EOM Nigeria 2023. In accordance with the terms of reference of the EU EOM Nigeria 2023, IOM will provide logistical and administrative support to one Swiss Election Observer, member of the EU EOM observer group; for this purpose, a separate agreement is signed between IOM and the Swiss Confederation (represented by the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and acting through the Peace and Human Rights Division, Swiss Expert Pool for Civilian Peacebuilding).
Breaking the Climate-Conflict Cycle in Galmudug, Somalia This project addresses the climate-conflict nexus in Somalia and seeks to address and reverse the multiplier effect that climate change has on violent conflict in specific regions of the country and enhance the capacity of conflict- and displacement-affected communities to adapt to the negative effects of climate change.
Regional Evidence for Migration Analysis and Policy (REMAP) - Asia and the Middle East The overall objective of the Action is to strengthen evidence-based formulation and implementation of humanitarian and development policy and programming on migration and forced displacement in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iran, Iraq, and Pakistan. In particular, IOM will contributeby gathering, analysing and sharing data on relevant topics to inform and strengthen policy and programming. This will include insight into reintegration challenges and efforts, return intentions and host/return community perceptions in relevant locations, supporting government, humanitarian, and development stakeholders (including relevant departments within IOM) to design, implement and adapt well-evidenced programming to foster resilience and self-reliance. IOM will also aim toincrease the availability and quality of information on the locations, numbers, needs and vulnerabilities of these groups, and by responsible sharing of this information with organizations and government institutions mandated and able to assist these groups and individuals.
IOM Iraq - Contribute to the Economic Recovery of Iraq Through Employment Creation and Revitalization of Local Economies (Phase V) Phase V of IOM’s collaboration with KfW will continue to promote sustainable livelihoods in post-conflict Iraq. The overall objective of the proposed programme is to contribute to the economic recovery of Iraq through employment creation and revitalisation of local economies and the livelihoods of internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, and host communities.
Reintegration Assistance from Switzerland (R.A.S.) The project aims at contributing to the sustainable reintegration in their countries of origin of returnees from Switzerland. Possibilities of reintegration assistance may range from professional reintegration (income-generating activity), housing assistance, training/education, cash for care, cash for shelter with potential additional medical assistance.
Data and Displacement: Assessing the Practical and Ethical Implications of Targeting Humanitarian Protection This project contributes to a new understanding of the ways that contemporary humanitarian risk is generated, resolved and/or perpetuated in situations of conflict and development, specifically by assessing protection interventions that are grounded in the use of largescale quantitative, biometric and visual data with internally displaced persons (IDPs). The coordination and operational distribution of humanitarian assistance increasingly relies on tools of data gathering and visualisation, with the IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) as a key database within a rapidly growing field of importance to the wider humanitarian community. Our research assesses the effectiveness of data-based responses to humanitarian risk, focusing in particular on the data-based targeting of humanitarian assistance in the African region through examining two key cases in which such interventions have been central: northern Nigeria and South Sudan. By juxtaposing data sources with an overview of coordination mechanisms and operational activities across each site, we assess the resonance between complex data and humanitarian assistance and highlight problems of interference that impact the transposition of data into practice. These areas of interference are further explored through qualitative research both with practitioners and local stakeholders, as well as with IDPs themselves as subjects who negotiate humanitarian assistance.
Canadian Orientation Abroad (COA) The main objective of the programme is to increase the integration outcomes of refugees by supporting their pre-departure preparation and providing targeted (re)settlement information and orientation.
Durable Solutions - Wau Town Project The project supports the implementation of a road map, designed by the Governor of Western Bahr el Ghazal State and IOM. This roadmap outlines the available solutions for displaced populations in the state (IDPs). In Western Bahr el Ghazal, opportunities are present for these communities to build up a normal life, away from camp settings. This project is unique in South Sudan in how it makes use of the favourable conditions in place to support durable solutions for IDPs and facilitates the transition from humanitarian to development support. IDPs will be supported to make informed decisions on the durable solution they would like to pursue, including local integration, return or relocation to a third location. Those who opt for local integration will further benefit from multi-sectoral assistance in the form of housing, land, and property support; WASH, protection and health services; and livelihoods assistance, to enable beneficiaries to become self-supportive and to integrate economically. Those opting for return or relocation to a third location within South Sudan, will benefit from referrals to other humanitarian and development partners. IOM may also assist those opting to return to their community or origin, primarily those from other areas within and surrounding Wau county.
Promoting Ethical Recruitment in the Hotel and Tourism Industry: Building Capacity and Enhancing Commitment This project builds on a successful partnership with the hospitality and tourism industry and seeks to enhance awareness and capacity related to the promotion of ethical recruitment and protection of migrant workers. It strengthens and sustains the IRIS: Ethical Recruitment initiative and pursues a three-pillar strategy of private sector and employer engagement; private-public dialogue; and migrant-centred and civil society action. The project reflects a multi-faceted, multi-stakeholder approach to enhance ethical recruitment.
Advanced Document Examination Training The project Advanced Document Examination Training seeks to address the challenges posed by irregular migration and transnational organized crime (TOC), i.e. trafficking in persons and migrant smuggling, through enhanced capacities to detect document and identity frauds. While capacities are built through the training programme, the network of involved experts across selected Mekong countries would also be strengthened, hereby contributing to future regional law enforcement information sharing, which is a key element of the fight against TOC. The project prioritizes activities that will develop the capacities of law enforcement agencies and border officials to counter irregular migration and TOC by providing them with necessary skills and tools to enhance their ability to detect and counter document and identity fraud, ensuring effective border control measures and protecting genuine legal identities.
Labour, Employment and Mobility  Actions of the AU-ILO-IOM Joint Programme on Labour Migration Governance for Development and Integration in Africa (JLMP Lead Project): 2022-2025 The overall objective of the project is to contribute to the vision of strengthening the effective, rights-based and gender-responsive governance and regulation of labour migration and mobility, under the rule of law and with the involvement of key stakeholders across governments, legislators, decision-makers, social partners, migrants, international organizations, private sector, NGOs, diaspora organizations and civil society organizations.
Strengthening Community Engagement and Policing (CEP) and Integrated Border Management (IBM) in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, and Mtwara, United Republic of Tanzania The objective of the project is to improve community safety and strengthen borders, contributing to peace and stability in Mozambique and United Republic of Tanzania, through the following outcomes. Enhance capacity of Communities and Law Enforcement in Community Engagement and Policing practices in Mozambique and United Republic of Tanzania. Law enforcement has increased capacity in Intelligence Led Policing. The Mozambican National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC) has increased capacity in Investigative Policing. Improved cross-border cooperation and capacity between Tanzanian and Mozambican border agencies.
EOM Jordan 2024 The purpose of the project is the implementation of logistics, security, financial and administrative aspects of the 2024 EU EOM to Jordan, for the General Elections, scheduled for the 10th of September 2024. IOM will select of team of experts (Project Manager, Logistics Expert, Security Expert, IT Expert, Finance & Contract Expert, three Liaison Officers) who will be deployed to Amman from mid July to early October 2024 to implement the mission. The EOM will be composed by a Chief Observer, a Core Team of 11 members, 28 Long Term Observers and 38 Short Term Observers. IOM will have no visibility in the project.
Balancing Migration Narratives in the Americas This project will build on the lessons learned and opportunities identified from the first year/phase of It Takes A Community (ITAC) in 2021. The second phase campaign in 2022 and 2023 will continue to be global in scope, but also have features that engage experts and the public in live, real-time events and initiatives. These global initiatives will be leveraged to support balanced narratives about migrants and migration in a regional context to make ITAC further resonate with its audience.
Resettlement Programme with the Government of Switzerland from Lebanon, Egypt, and Turkey in 2022-2023 Phase VII This program will provide comprehensive resettlement support to 830 refugees from Türkiye, Lebanon and Egypt. IOM is supporting the selection mission, facilitating the visa and travel document processing and is providing health assessments and pre-embarkation checks to establish fitness to travel. IOM is also delivering 3-day pre-departure orientation sessions to all refugees in order to prepare them for their future life in Switzerland. Finally, IOM is providing movement management and operational support to Switzerland.
Enhancing Border Management Capacity for Responding to Infectious Diseases in Pacific Island Countries The objective of this project is to support Pacific socio-economic recovery through safe resumption of border management operations and enhanced seamless border management infrastructure technology, equipment, and improved capacity. Reopening international borders, through the adoption COVID-19 measures that allow safe resumption of border management operations, including infrastructure upgrades and the provision of necessary equipment and technology, specifically tailored to the needs of frontline border officials, will directly contribute to revitalising economic activity, through re-starting human mobility to drive the development of new business and reignite existing commerce. The project has two key outcomes: strengthened immigration and border management infrastructure, equipment, and technology for safe border reopening in the Pacific region
Strengthening Local Capacity of the Republic of Korea in Preparedness and Response to Natural and Man-Made Disasters The Republic of Korea (ROK) plays a vital role in the peace and stability of the Asia Pacific region. It is one of the most heavily militarized countries in the world, as the country is technically still at war with its northern neighbor. The country’s geographic location makes the country vulnerable to abrupt changes in power dynamics and various other geopolitical influences, while there have been persistent security threats due to the North. Further to the security threats, the country is exposed to greater risks of disasters due to climate change, which can exacerbate the impact of natural hazards. Extreme weather events have become more frequent than ever before in ROK, affecting the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people each year. 
 
The project aims to address persistent needs of ROK humanitarian actors in capacity development in emergency preparedness and response, by offering tailored trainings and knowledge support in most practical forms in addition to direct financial assistance for local non-government organizations to deliver Disaster Risk Reduction or emergency relief activities in case of a large-scale disaster in ROK.
Fund for the strengthening of the Integral System of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Non-Repetition (SIVJRNR) Taking into account the challenges posed by the implementation of point 5 - “Agreement on the Victims of the Conflict: Integral System of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Non-Repetition (SIVJRNR), including the Special Jurisdiction for Peace; and Commitment on Human Rights” of the Agreements of Havana, for the implementation of a stable and lasting peace, as well as the defined lines for the support of Sweden in the construction of peace in Colombia, the present project will have as a general purpose to contribute to the implementation of the SIVJRNR and promote the participation of the victims in the process. The project will be implemented through three components that include institutional strengthening, promotion and access to information, and the development of confidence-building measures.
Supply Chain Support to Humanitarian Partners Providing Assistance to Populations in Northwest Syria To contribute to addressing lifesaving humanitarian needs in NWS through the provision of supply chain support to humanitarian partners in addition to direct distribution through the Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM). 
 
In response to partner-identified needs and building upon the achievements of the ongoing BHA-funded project [720FDA18IO00091], the present action aims to contribute to addressing crucial humanitarian needs through the provision of supply chain support to humanitarian partners and direct distributions through IOM’s RRM implementing partners (IPs) of lifesaving shelter and NFI (S/NFI) to vulnerable population through the below interventions.
Supporting Climate Adaptive Solutions in Mali through Migration-Sensitive Policy and Local Planning In recent years, the state of the environment in Mali has been characterised by degradation linked to the combined effects of human activity and climate change. The effects of climate change are having a direct impact on the livelihoods of a large proportion of the Malian population. Recent IOM studies indicate that climate change is contributing to the departure of large numbers of migrants. Some of Mali's policy frameworks recognise the impact of climate shocks on migration, while admitting that state tools for collecting data on the impacts of climate change in areas of high migration remain limited. The integration of human mobility into Mali's environmental governance tools needs to be strengthened both at the national and local level.In light of the above, the objective of the project is to contribute to strengthening Mali's environmental governance through climate change adaptation policies and measures integrating human mobility and gender.The project will seek to do so by supporting the integration of migration and gender in the implementation of the National Environmental Protection Policy (PNPE) (Outcome 1) by carrying out participatory diagnoses on human mobility and gender equality in climate change adaptation practices in the regions of Kita, Nioro and Sikasso (Output 1. 1) and by integrating human mobility and women's empowerment into the 2024-2028 Action Plan of the PNPE on the basis of the diagnoses (Output 1.2). In addition, the project will enable local development planning processes to strengthen the climate resilience of communities in the Nioro region (Outcome 2) by integrating human mobility and gender equality considerations into the Economic, Social and Cultural Development Plans of the communes of Diarrah, Diaye Coura and Gavinané (Output 2.1) and by promoting the resilience and livelihood adaptation strategies of affected rural communities (Output 2.2).
Integrated Multi-Sectoral Response to Vulnerable, Conflict and Climate Affected Communities across South Sudan People in South Sudan continue to face deteriorating humanitarian conditions four years after the signing of the revitalized peace agreement. Their situation is worsened by endemic violence, conflict, access constraints and operational interference, public health challenges such as measles and cholera outbreaks and climatic shocks resulting in extraordinary flooding and localized drought. These in turn have a severe impact on people’s livelihoods, hamper access to education and water, sanitation and hygiene and health services. Protection concerns remain high, especially for women and girls. People affected by violence have limited access to formal justice as well as restriction in their movement and access to basic needs such as food. Continued conflict and instability combined with flooding, have resulted in large-scale internal and cross-border displacement. 
 
This action is contributing to preventing, reducing and mitigating protection threats for persons affected by the crisis in South Sudan, including those living in flood and conflict-affected areas through the provision of multi-sector lifesaving humanitarian assistance in a safe, dignified, accessible and participatory manner.