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Mainstreaming Migration into Environment Policy and Adaptation Strategies in Zimbabwe Zimbabwe continues to suffer from recurring climate shocks, which include floods and droughts, and which are exacerbated by the effects of climate change. The Government of Zimbabwe recognises the importance of planning long term for development and adaptation to climate change and environmental pressures, and to create conditions for migration to be a choice, not a necessity. However, the specific technical capacities of the Government of Zimbabwe on migration and climate change could be strengthened, and more resources are needed to contribute towards research and evidence-based environment and climate change policy coherence. Presently, Zimbabwe’s climate change and adaptation policies do not mainstream mobility dimensions. It is against this background that IOM seeks to contribute to providing knowledge and policy recommendations to key stakeholders in Zimbabwe to harness their expertise in order to address Migration, Environment and Climate Change (MECC) challenges in the country in a strategic and coordinated manner. To contribute towards this overall objective, the project seeks to first identify the gaps in climate change policies, strategies and frameworks, and more clearly determine the specific vulnerabilities of migrants due to environmental change (Outcome 1). After sensitizing Government stakeholders on these gaps and vulnerabilities, the project then seeks to ensure that migration is mainstreamed into climate change policies in Zimbabwe, reducing those gaps and vulnerabilities (Outcome 2). These outcomes, in combination, will overall lead to a more coordinated and strategic approach to addressing climate change-related issues in Zimbabwe.
Addressing Protection Risks in Humanitarian Settings in Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea Both Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea are highly prone to natural disasters and hazards. Timor-Leste often faces drought, flooding, landslides, tropical cyclones, and tsunamis. In Papua New Guinea (PNG), internal displacement is widespread and often occurs because of disasters related to various natural hazards, including earthquakes, volcanic activity, floods, landslides, frosts, cyclones and droughts, as well as tribal conflict and man-made disasters. This project is improving mechanisms and capacities to address protection risks in humanitarian settings, placing particular emphasis on women, children, and migrants through strengthening community resilience, systems capacity, emergency coordination and protection monitoring throughout humanitarian response cycles in Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea.
Humanitarian Response to International Migrants in Transit through Honduras The Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) Cluster led by IOM and co-led by the Honduran Red Cross, proposes an inclusive approach to improve and increase the humanitarian response in collective centres, particularly in the department of the country with the highest international migrants in transit: El Paraíso. The overall objective of this project is to ensure maintaining the dignity of international migrants through their transit in decent living conditions, with access to safe water, good hygiene, and protection mechanisms.
Safe and Dignified Living Conditions for Conflict-Affected Communities in Ukraine through Individual Shelter Support On 24 February 2022, the Russian Federation launched a broad military offensive against Ukraine. The overall scale and unpredictability of the situation requires immediate humanitarian assistance for the most vulnerable displaced and conflict-affected communities. Through field visits, including to areas heavily affected by the hostilities, IOM has observed that displaced families originating from the newly accessible areas are beginning to return to their houses, many of which have sustained damage of various degrees. Internally displaced persons (IDPs) and non-displaced families also often stay in damaged houses unable to provide sufficient protection from harsh weather conditions. In many cases the damage is relatively minor and could be repaired by residents themselves if provided access to construction materials and resources. IOM therefore proposes to provide conflict-affected households in Kyiv Oblast with construction materials for self-driven repairs with guidance from IOM’s technical teams. In addition, IOM aims to strengthen prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA) and respond to the incidents that can occur during the Ukraine Crisis, as well as support the inter-agency collective response in Ukraine.
Enhanced Humanitarian Assistance and Access to Health for Crisis-Affected Population in the Diffa and Tahoua Regions This project aims to deliver humanitarian assistance to improve the living conditions of crisis-affected populations in the Diffa and Tahoua regions, targeting internally displaced persons (IDPs) and returnees. The intervention will focus on the provision of 500 transitional and emergency shelters and 500 non-food item (NFI) kits (including culturally appropriate menstrual hygiene management (MHM) kits for women) in one village in Diffa region which was targeted by the second phase of the return process and the same number in the Tahoua region, as well as on the rehabilitation of the Awaridi health center in the Diffa region to a CSI type II to ensure access to health services by IDPs, returnees and host communities. Transitional and emergency shelters and NFIs will be provided to IDPs and returnees in the Diffa region.  IOM will procure materials locally to construct transitional shelters for 100 households in Diffa region, targeting a total of 700 individuals, based on the standard vulnerability criteria defined by the Protection Cluster.
Supporting Cross-Border Cooperation for Increased Community Resilience and Social Cohesion in The Gambia and Senegal The project’s goal is to address the causes of instability and conflicts in borderland communities of The Gambia and Senegal which include weak border management practices fueling mistrust between border authorities and communities; the rising transnational organized crimes such as smuggling of migrants, arms, timber, drugs and trafficking in persons; and illegal exploitation of natural resources leading to environmental degradation. These will be addressed in an integrated approach by strengthening cross-border cooperation between border authorities and communities for peaceful co-existence, promoting community management practices of natural resources and increasing community resilience through support for alternative livelihoods options for   improved social cohesion.
Emergency Pre-positioning and Distribution of NFI and Winterization Relief Items in NWS This project aims to replenish the Shelter and Non-Food Items (S-NFI) Cluster emergency pipeline stock for Northwest Syria (NWS) through the procurement, quality control, transshipment, as well as potential distribution, based on sudden shocks and winterization needs, of 4,152 winterization kits, 1,935 NFI kits and 1,350 tents. Shelter repair kits were removed from the proposed project following feedback from the S-NFI Cluster on the 2022 First Reserve Allocation Strategy. The thermal blanket specifications (IOM will procure blankets that fit two individuals each), as well as the kitchen sets, match the guidelines set by the S-NFI Cluster.
Supporting Migrant Returnees and Communities in Vulnerable Situations to Uplift Their Livelihoods, Enhance Their Skills and Promote Safe and Regular Migration (UPLIFT) The rapid changes in the socio-economic contexts have exacerbated migrant workers’ vulnerability to irregular migration and human trafficking. Lack of awareness on safe migration pathways and the existing national qualification frameworks also contributed to this. Further, many aspirant and returnee migrant workers face skills and qualification challenges that hinder their ability to secure decent employment opportunities. Against this backdrop, an acute need has arisen to support Government’s priorities and efforts to mitigate the risks of irregular migration and human trafficking; acquisition and recognition of skills; and sustainable reintegration of returnees towards promoting safe and regular migration. The UPLIFT project will contribute towards the sustainable socio-economic reintegration, and enhancing of skills and livelihood of returnees, aspirant migrant workers, and victims of human trafficking. This project is jointly implemented by IOM and the ILO with funding support from the Government of Japan. The project is consistent with the policy priorities of Sri Lanka such as the National Policy and Action Plan on Migration for Employment in Sri Lanka (2023-2027) and the National Strategic Action Plan to Monitor and Combat Human Trafficking (2021-2025).
Improved Specialization in Migration Governance and Integrated Border Management in Georgia This joint UN project will deliver activities under the overall objective of supporting the efforts of the Government of Georgia to strengthen its integrated border management and migration governance capacities, ensuring compliance with the Visa Liberalization Agreement with the European Union, while at the same time implementing concrete measures in the context of the Ukraine response.
Pilot for the Promotion of Integrated Durable Solutions for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Central Mozambique Following the severe impact of Cyclone Idai on the Central Region of Mozambique 2019, resettlement sites were established in view of eventual durable solutions. As per the latest DTM report, currently around 97,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) live across 73 sites in Central Mozambique. However, the conditions for durable solutions as set out in the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Framework on Durable Solutions for Internally Displaced Persons have not yet been met in most cases – 89% of the IDPs are still living in emergency or temporary shelters.In light of the above, the risks of further forced migration and vulnerability inherent within the situation, and at the request of the National Institute for Disaster Management (INGD), this project seeks to ensure that displacement management in Mozambique shifts towards an integrated durable solutions approach, taking whole-of-society and evidence-based considerations into account moving forward. The project takes a three-pronged approach to improving displacement management. First, a Steering Committee will be established in a key target district, which will increase stakeholders' capacities and knowledge on implementing Durable Solutions (Outcome 1). This will help to coordinate and facilitate efforts on Durable Solutions in line with the recommendation of ‘local solutions for local problems’. Second, based on community identified needs, IOM will support infrastructure and a platform to improve community participation in decision making (Outcome 2). Community engagement and ensuring the people benefitting are part of their Durable Solutions is a key component for sustainability and ownership of solutions. Finally, to ensure evidence based programming and leveraging on past and ongoing Durable Solutions activities in Central Mozambique, IOM will conduct a first progress report against the eight indicators for Durable Solutions as set by the IASC, in resettlement sites in Sofala and Manica. This will provide a baseline and support longitudinal evidence to measure progress towards achieving Durable Solutions and expanding the programming for the Central Region (Outcome 3).
Responding to the Multifaceted Crisis of Migrants and Host Communities in Egypt Currently, Egypt, which hosts approximately nine million migrants, faces a multifaceted crisis. The increase in the prices of goods and services experienced in Egypt following the war in the Ukraine and the continued devaluation of the Egyptian pound in 2022-23, pose a significant challenge to the food security and livelihood of migrants and host communities. Furthermore, the war in Sudan that broke out in April 2023 significantly deteriorated the situation. Since April, more than 343,230 people including Egyptian returnees, Sudanese nationals, and third country nationals (TCNs) have fled the war in Sudan to Egypt. This project aims to provide humanitarian assistance, including protection, medical, and mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), to people in Egypt affected by the crisis in Sudan, including Sudanese new arrivals, Egyptian returnees, and third country nationals, to meet their immediate needs and to create a conducive and sustainable environment, where the migrant population are accepted by the host communities.
Pilot Youth Diaspora Volunteering Project - Mauritius Over the past years, the Government of Mauritius (GoM) has shown a growing interest in engaging its dispersed diaspora communities, notably through the setting-up of a diaspora scheme in 2014, and the recognition of the diasporas as strategic partners for development. The youth Mauritian diaspora volunteering project will contribute to an effective contribution of the Mauritian diaspora, especially the youth, to participate in the development of Mauritius and strengthen their cultural ties with their country of origin. This pilot project will also contribute to the valorization of the diaspora and the creation of new initiatives, through social and knowledge exchanges between the youth diaspora and the local population in Mauritius.
Voluntary Assisted Return and Reintegration Program from Estonia The objective of the project is to continue supporting migrants who need return assistance and contribute to their socio-economic reintegration in countries of origin.
Emergency Grant Aid in Response to the Earthquake in Türkiye and Syria An earthquake of 7.7 magnitude with the epicentre in the south-east of the country, struck Türkiye on 6 February 2023 at 04:17 AM. Another earthquake of 7.65 magnitude occurred at 13:24 PM on the same day. Over 2,700 aftershocks have been registered in the region so far. The earthquakes came at the peak of the winter season and are considered the largest earthquakes for centuries in the region. A three-month state of emergency has been declared for ten provinces directly affected by the earthquake. The Turkish government is leading the response through coordination by the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD). IOM, through this project, is contributing to addressing lifesaving humanitarian needs of earthquake-affected populations in Türkiye through the procurement and transportation of improved shelter units and mobile latrines.
Promoting Safe Return and Stability for Displaced Persons and Communities in Iraq IOM, through this project, aims to address the urgent needs of Iraqis in informal sites who are being forcefully evicted and are obliged to return to their communities of origin or are having to relocate under duress. These actions will geographically focus on selected areas in Ninewa and is expected to have a larger impact to other linked projects. IOM aims to address this through i) improving access to adequate housing for internally displaced people at risk or affected by evictions and ii) support households at risk or affected by evictions with the provision of legal assistance to enable access to housing and tenure rights.
Strengthening Community Security and Stability in Communities Affected by Violence in the Northern Region of Mozambique through Police Capacity Building and Community Engagement Contribute to building resilience to violence in communities and increase law enforcement’s positive relationships with communities in Cabo Delgado
Kenya: Enhancing Peace through the Prevention of Natural Resource-based Conflicts in Northwestern Kenya This funding will support the Government of Kenya (GoK) and target communities in Turkana, West Pokot, and Baringo Counties in preventing resource-based conflict in the framework of building sustainable peace and promoting social cohesion among communities. Extreme climatic conditions in Northwestern Kenya have had devastating effects on the environment and the livelihoods of communities, shifting traditional migration patterns and pushing groups into conflict over scarce resources. These resource-based conflicts, exacerbated by climate change, have led to insecurity, undermining socio-economic development. Still, little is understood about the details of the climate change - migration - conflict nexus, and there is significant space to reduce the issues through community mediation mechanisms, if their capacities to do so are strengthened.To ensure that the GoK strengthens its conflict preventative measures, the hot spots, root causes, existing peace structures and possible solutions for insecurity caused by climate change will be mapped out and consolidated into a framework which will be further mainstreamed into existing peace structures in each target county (Outcome 1). After, to improve resilience to natural resource-based conflict, the programme aims to train key community leaders (women and men) on the issues of natural resource-based conflict and mediation skills so they can contribute to developing and leading community events to promote peace at the community level (Outcome 2). Finally, socio-economic stability in target communities will be enhanced through assistance to diversify livelihood opportunities to prevent over-reliance on limited resources by establishing and implementing Community Assistance Projects (CAPs) that will benefit all the communal groups, in a gender- and age-sensitive manner, to ensure not to leave anyone behind in the community (Outcome 3). Ultimately, the three-pronged approach will lead to strengthened peace mechanisms and a reduction in resource-based conflict in the communities.
Building National and Local Capacity to Combat Trafficking in Person in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic The project will establish local partnerships with community civil society organizations, who are already involved in informal cross-border coordination for the return of victims of trafficking from China and Thailand to northern Lao PDR, including, Village Focus International (VFI) and Sengsavang who operate both short and long-term shelters and protection-oriented support and have a deep understanding of the trafficking in persons (TIP) context in Lao PDR, and can offer survivor led responses to addressing TIP issues. Additionally, IOM will also work with and strengthen the community level coordination and capacity of local non-profit associations: Life Skills Development Association (LSDA), Community Based Drugs Alcohol Abuse Control (CB-DAC),Alliance Anti Traffic (AAT) and Namjai Community Association, all operating in northern Lao PDR.
Managing Health Risks linked to Migration in Afghanistan: Operationalization of International Health Regulations This joint project aims to reduce the transmission of communicable diseases across the borders of Afghanistan through the improved implementation of International Health Regulations (IHR). Building on the technical and thematic areas of expertise of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), it will take a multi-faceted approach to i) build a comprehensive knowledge base and support legal and policy frameworks on IHR, ii) conduct capacity building and infrastructure upgrading at PoEs, iii) strengthen community-level surveillance systems and awareness and iv) ensure cross-border cooperation and interlinkages with Pakistan and Iran. This project will be implemented within and informed by the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, but will provide critical support to prevent, detect and respond to the numerous infectious diseases detected in Afghanistan, with a particular frequency in migrant populations, including tuberculosis, malaria, cholera, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, arboviral diseases (dengue, chikungunya), leishmaniasis and hepatitis B, among others.
Strengthening International Migrants’ Access to Health Services in the Republic of Moldova Until recently the Republic of Moldova has been a major country of origin of migrant workers heading towards European Union (EU) countries, and there has only been a comparable small group of international migrants residing in the country, with an even smaller group of people in irregular situations and stateless persons. Since 24 February 2022, this situation has been changing drastically, with many Ukrainians displaced and now are residing in the territory of the Republic of Moldova. So far, little attention has been paid to the health dimensions of migration for foreign nationals. Foreigners who have work permits are covered by the Moldovan National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and all people with a regular stay can apply for the NHIS. Formally Moldovan legislation contains no restriction on the rights and opportunities of foreigners residing on the territory, except their political rights. At the same time, de facto, foreigners do not have equal access to health services as nationals, such as access to long-term treatment against tuberculosis or cancer. Another gap exists for irregular migrants, stateless persons and asylum seekers, several thousand persons in total, as they cannot access the NHIC and hence face difficulties in accessing health services. At the same time, Universal Health Coverage is a key aim of the 2030 SDGs, based on the principle that everyone and everywhere has access to quality essential health services. This is also in line with perquisites for an EU membership, which the Republic of Moldova is aspiring. Therefore, the proposed project aims to support the government in achieving Universal Health Coverage for international migrants, including irregular migrants, stateless persons and asylum seekers, on its territory. This is to be achieved through three components: 1) a feasibility study will be conducted to enhance understanding of migrants’ access to health services in practices, 2) a gender-sensitive and sustainable mechanism for the possible full integration of migrants into the National Health Insurance System will be developed, and 3) capacity-building activities for policymakers, health service providers and other relevant stakeholders, to ensure migrant-inclusive and gender-sensitive health service provision.
ΙΟΜ - UMC Accommodation Center Thessaloniki Through this Action, IOM seeks to continue the operation of the Accommodation Center for UMC in the region of Thessaloniki, from 01/08/2023 to 31/07/2024, with a total capacity of 33 beds/places. UMC hosted in the Accommodation Center will be provided with dignified accommodation and will receive holistic support to cover  their basic needs and promote their personal growth. This will be achieved through the multiple services provided alongside the safe accommodation and will include psychosocial support, legal counselling, and provision of non-formal education in line with the children’s best interests.
Renovation of the Center for Prevention and Combating Domestic and Gender Based Violence in Moldova This project will contribute to respecting the rights of the victims of gender-based violence and trafficking in persons in the Republic of Moldova. The project is supposed to cover the costs related to reconstruction and renovation of the building provided by the Ministry of Interior to serve as premises for the establishment of the Center for Prevention and Combating Domestic and Gender Based Violence, piloted by Te Doy Foundation. The center will directly serve the needs related to granting and safeguarding of primary aid and will have a complex multi folded approach in cases of domestic violence by diversified specialized social services for these vulnerable populations.