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Critical Protection Assistance in the Most Vulnerable Neighborhoods Affected by Increasing Violence in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti This project aims to provide support to populations in the neighborhoods of Taba Issa (Pétion Ville) and Bas Delmas in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to alleviate the most urgent needs. This includes the support for the most vulnerable families wishing to leave the targeted neighborhoods to move to safer neighborhoods with basic services; support to vulnerable individuals without documentation to obtain an archive extract or birth certificate; distribution of dignity kits among target population; provision of integrated medical assistance (medical screening, distribution of suitable materials, or medical insurance, as needed) and ensuring access to accountability and referral services; and provision of holistic assistance (school fees, lunch box, basic health) in cash to children born of UN sexual exploitation and abuse in Haiti for the duration of one school year.
Increasing the Developmental Impact of Labour Migration through Strengthened Governance and Partnership This project will focus on governance with the aim to establish a whole-of-government migration governance framework, which is a critical foundation to institutionalize migration mainstreaming into national and local development agendas. It will also focus on community outreach In Chin, Mon. Shan
Technical Assistance for Strengthening the Management of the Bureau for Border Technical Affairs The project aims to offer technical and administrative support to improve physical and IT infrastructure of border crossing points.
Preparedness and Response Intervention for COVID-19 to Reduce Associated Morbidity and Mortality in Displacement Settings in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo IOM provides handwashing kits and awareness raising through risk communication and community engagement related to COVID-19 prevention to conflict affected population residing in 61 displacement sites across North Kivu, Tanganyika and Ituri provinces. IOM continues to support the provision of site management and site administration services in 61 displacement sites and will provide water and sanitation health services.
Humanitarian Assistance in Ukraine and Neighboring Countries On 24 February 2022, conflict broke out in Ukraine when the Russian Federation launched a broad miliary offensive following months of steadily increasing tensions. As a result, immediately before and during the crisis, a huge increase in migratory flows has been seen from Ukraine. As of 1 March, it is estimated that over 600,000 migrants have left Ukraine to neighbouring countries, with a further 160,000 estimated to be internally displaced. Most migrants fled to neighbouring Poland, with figures placing arrivals from Ukraine at 377,400, while others fled to Hungary (62,730), Slovakia (31,922), Romania (83,635), the Republic of Moldova (51,154) and Belarus (700).Against this backdrop, IOM aims to provide lifesaving assistance and ensure accessibility of basic healthcare service provision for those most vulnerable displaced by the ongoing hostilities in Ukraine, particularly women, children, older persons and persons living with disabilities and/or chronic diseases. Furthermore, through this project, IOM aims to maintain and restore the dignity of people affected by conflict providing temporary shelter assistance to affected populations, where shelter conditions are inadequate inside Ukraine and in border areas in neighbouring countries.
Enhancing Preparedness Levels and Responding to Disaster-Related Displacement in Bangladesh This project aims to address the negative impact on the lives of displaced populations; strengthen information management capacity; increase the capacity of stakeholders to respond to mass displacement; and increase the quality and availability of information for disaster risk reduction and emergency response planning for a range of slow and sudden onset disasters which cause displacement on a cyclical basis.
Empowering Tawergha IDPs Through Community Based Protection and Mental Health and Psychosocial In 2016, facilitated by the UNSMIL Human Rights Department, the local councils of Misurata and Tawergha, started an official reconciliation process with the aim of ending the displacement and addressing the reparations to the victims of both sides. The agreement was signed on August 31st, 2016. Since then, the pact was modified multiple times and parties failed on the implementation of the agreement. Up to date, Tawerghas are still living in very precarious makeshift sites across Libya and a recent attempt to return has been disrupted by militias fromMisurata in February 2018, creating secondary displacement settlements in the areas of Bani Walid and Sirt (Qararat ai-Qatef and Harawa).
Improving Living Conditions of Vulnerable Venezuelans Through Direct Humanitarian Assistance and Data Collection and Analysis The objective of this action is to contribute to improving living conditions of vulnerable populations in Venezuela through the provision of multi-sector humanitarian assistance and mobility tracking operations. To achieve this objective, IOM is: 1) Providing shelter assistance and access to basic services to people in need in Venezuela including infrastructure rehabilitation of five temporary accommodation centres, provision of equipment, direct assistance through the provision of accommodation and food, and basic services such as sanitation facilities, as well as the provision of training on shelter management to local partners; 2) Providing non-food items and hygiene kits to beneficiaries of the temporary accommodation centres as well as to five vulnerable host communities in five states of Venezuela; 3) Providing life-saving information related to access to documentation, prevention of trafficking and smuggling, gender-based violence and other forms of exploitation and abuse, and facilitating access to protection services through referrals inside Venezuela; 4) Providing information on population movements, needs and vulnerabilities through Mobility Tracking Matrix (MTM); and 5) Providing personal protective equipment and institutional kits to, respectively, personnel of medical facilities and 22 government established centres for quarantine (PASI), in order to prevent COVID-19.
Emergency Response in Slovakia to People Fleeing the Conflict in Ukraine Following the beginning of the recent conflict in Ukraine on 24 February 2022, substantive flows and displacements across Ukraine and toward neighbouring countries have been reported. Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes in search of safety. The needs of vulnerable and displaced persons are increasing drastically. The Slovak Republic shares a 97,852km land border with Ukraine. Since 24 February there has been a tenfold increase in arrivals. Besides Third Country Nationals who represent around 12% of persons, there are mainly Ukrainian women with children, elderly and unaccompanied minors crossing the Slovak border as Ukraine has announced mobilization of men between 18 and 60 years old. Through this project, IOM is providing immediate support to conflict-affected individuals at the Slovak-Ukrainian border including provision of direct assistance of relief resources, transport, referrals to durable safe and accessible accommodation facilities, provision of essential needs to beneficiaries, as well as relevant data gathering.
Emergency Grant Aid for the Philippines in Response to Typhoon Disaster IOM’s response to Typhoon Rai (Odette) aims to mitigate the impact of the typhoon on the most vulnerable populations, which has multi-sectoral approaches to address their outstanding needs of shelter, water, sanitation and hygiene, and mental health and psychosocial support. Target communities include the most vulnerable and hard-to-reach communities in Southern Leyte in Eastern Visayas Region and as well as in Dinagat Islands, and Surigao del Norte (including Siargao Island) in Caraga Region.
Shelter and Non-Food Item (NFI) Assistance to Crises Affected Populations in Tigray, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Oromia, and Somali Regions of Ethiopia In Ethiopia, the internal displacement and humanitarian needs are mainly derived by the ongoing conflicts and floods in the country. The ongoing conflicts, climate shocks and displacements continue to pose serious protection concerns for the affected population. The majority of the displaced population live-in collective sites or in spontaneous settlements where they have limited access to essential services, dignified and safe living conditions and lack necessary resources to sustain their families and communities. The intervention is providing life-saving humanitarian assistance focusing on shelter interventions, to targeted internally displaced persons and only vulnerable affected households from host communities. Key activities include distribution of In-kind emergency shelter and non-food items and shelter repair assistance including cash for rent support and housing, land, and property support.
Fostering Recruitment Agencies’ Ethical Practices and Accountability & Supporting the Government of Kenya to Pilot a Recruitment Oversight Mechanism The project addresses safe and transparent labour migration practices through ethical recruitment and protection of migrant workers'; women, girls, men and boys, human social and economic and labour rights. The project will be implemented in close collaboration with the Ministry of Labor, NEA, and local authorities, which IOM already has established strong relationships with. It will also benefit from the technical guidance of the IRIS Secretariat. The project plans to implement a holistic ethical recruitment intervention that is tailor-made for Kenya. Bringing in global learning of ethical recruitment and IRIS implementation, the following interventions are planned. The project reflects the priorities of the Regional Ministerial Forum on Migration (RMFM) on harmonisation of labour migration policies in East and Horn of Africa, A United Approach on Safe, Regular and Human Labour Migration (Communique and Call to Action Priorities 2020-2023). A similar project has been funded in Uganda and the 2 projects will move in parallel.
Assisted Voluntary Return Program (AVR) in Honduras The project contributes to the dignified, safe and voluntary return and provide humanitarian support to migrants who are considering voluntary return options, including those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This program will be built upon the vision, principles and objectives in IOM's Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR) framework and IOM's Humanitarian Principles for Action.
Activities Supporting Integrated Interventions in Favour of Unaccompanied Migrant Children in Italy The project aims at strengthening Italian stakeholders' capacity in identifying the best durable solutions for unaccompanied migrant children (UMCs) residing in Italy, in full respect of the best interest principle. To this end, the project will support family tracing and assessment in children's countries of origin, networking activities with relevant stakeholders, development of research material, thematic papers and of information technology tools. The project will also facilitate for UMCs family reunification in European Members States or assisted voluntary return and reintegration in countries of origin, following the best interest determination process by Italian competent authorities.
Establishing “Sister Cities” in Mexico for the Integration of Migrants The objective of the project is to contribute to the socioeconomic integration of migrants, mainly coming from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, in the host communities of Mexico, by promoting cultural, academic and commercial exchanges between the cities of origin and the host cities in Mexico. The establishment of such a type of broad-based partnership, also known as “sister cities”, aims to strengthen the social cohesion between receiving communities and communities of origin, combat discrimination, encourage respect for human rights regardless of one’s nationality and hence, facilitate the overall integration of migrants in their new environments. This project contributes to the implementation of the  El Salvador-Guatemala-Honduras-Mexico Comprehensive Development Program.
Capacity Building of the Provincial Coordination and Execution of External Funding Unit (UPCEFE) for Designing, Formulating and Executing Programmes and Projects with External Funding in Rio Negro Province The project responds to a request from the Government of the Argentine Province of Río Negro for IOM’s assistance with the administrative management of the programme “Strengthening Capabilities of the Provincial Unit for Coordination and Execution of External Financing (UPECEFE) to Design, Formulate and Execute Provincials/Municipals Programs and Projects Driven by Rio Negro Province with External Founds for Rio Negro Province”. Through its Administrative and Financial Management Unit (UGAF), IOM will provide administrative, financial, supervision/control and monitoring services to ensure a transparent and efficient execution of the above programme.
Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration Centre The project aims at supporting 340 migrants with safe and dignified assisted voluntary return (AVRR) from Cyprus, in line with the current and future governments' and airports' measures and recommendations in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. The project will also support 80 eligible beneficiaries to reintegrate in a sustainable manner in countries of origin through the provision of tailor-made reintegration assistance. The project will equally result in an increased awareness of the programme for professionals working directly with AVRR potential beneficiaries and for the general public.
Support the Governments of Iraq and Jordan in Their National Responses to COVID-19 The project will support the governments of Iraq and Jordan to respond to challenges linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. In Iraq, IOM will provide context-specific case management services and material assistance for Iraqi and foreign victims of trafficking and vulnerable migrants at heightened risk of exploitation or abuse, as the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the risks for exploitation and abuse. In Jordan, IOM will support immigration and border authorities in re-opening the borders and reinstating cross-border mobility at points of entry in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Strengthening of Migration Capacity in the Coquimbo Region This project will contribute to improve the understanding amongst migration flows, as well as the challenges and opportunities that they generate for public policies, through the development of 6 workshops and 2 town hall meetings (one of them at the beginning of the process and the other one for closure). These efforts are targeted to public officials at the regional, provincial and communal level, civil society leaders and members of the academia in the Coquimbo Region. The implementation of the aforementioned activities will provide the assistants with further knowledge on: understanding the mixed migration flows, public policies challenges as a result of migration: instruments, tools and management areas, and migration within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Targeted Support to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Jeddah Camps, Iraq The humanitarian context in Iraq has evolved in the past years following the official end of the Islamic State in the Levan (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. Since then, Iraq has been facing multiple overlapping crises resulting from the years of violent conflict, which have led to protracted displacement. Populations which are still in displacement in 2021 and expected to still be displaced in the foreseeable future, are facing protracted displacement and are often unable or prevented from returning due to inconducive conditions in their areas of origin. This project provides targeted assistance to internally displaced persons in protracted displacement, in need of continued humanitarian assistance and facing complex barriers to return in the Jeddah 1 and Jeddah 5 camps, in Ninewa Governorate. As such, the project contributes to improving and maintaining safe and dignified living conditions of households currently hosted in the targeted camps and improving their capacity to prepare their return to their area of origin or to relocate through legal assistance and support for civil documentation.
Humanitarian Assistance to Vulnerable Internally Displaced Persons, Returnees and Host Communities This project is part of the emergency humanitarian response conducted in Mali with the overall objective of providing humanitarian assistance to conflict-affected populations in the center and north of the country. In order to alleviate the suffering of the populations, IOM offers assistance, which is structured around three axes, namely the protection aspect through the monitoring of the movement of populations through the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) which will support the Government of Mali in the collection of data. The second aspect of IOM's assistance is to improve access to shelter/non-food items to vulnerable populations in areas with a high concentration of internally displaced persons and returnees. The third axis will assure a protection response for affected and displaced households and host communities through psychosocial assistance and will respond to the proven need for clinical care for people with mental health problems.
Addressing COVID-19 Challenges Within the Migrant and Refugee Response in the Western Balkans IOM, in partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), aims to alleviate gaps and provide immediate solutions to the most urgent needs of project partners in their response to the COVID-19 outbreak, filling critical gaps for a timely, effective, and coordinated response to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to mitigate social and economic impacts that may lead to or exacerbate existing tensions within and between mobile and local communities in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Kosovo.
Switzerland’s Support to IOM Strategic Response and Recovery Plan 2021 for Improving Access to COVID-19 Vaccinations for Vulnerable Groups, and in Particular Vulnerable Migrants in Humanitarian Settings In agreement with governments, the respective Ministries of Health, and international standards and prioritization criteria (such as those of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization), IOM will promote equitable access to vaccines for vulnerable populations in humanitarian settings through a variety of activities, including assisting vaccine supply chain management, supporting the direct implementation of vaccine administration, conducting social mobilization activities, enhancing vaccination data management and quality, conducting capacity-building and in particular, monitoring access to vaccines for migrants – regardless of legal status - and other vulnerable populations in order to advocate for inclusion in national vaccination planning and implementation.
Shelter and NFI support for affected populations in Somali region of Ethiopia. The proposed intervention provides comprehensive and life-saving shelter (ES) and non-food item (NFI) assistance to disaster-affected populations in Somali Region’s Dawa zone (Moyale woreda) and Fafan zone (Tuliguled woreda), in Ethiopia. The project will deliver assistance through provision of ES/NFIs with essential protection mainstreaming, gender inclusion, and measures to mitigate the risk of gender-based violence and sexual exploitation and abuse.
Strengthening the Capacity of the Bolivian Government to Effectively Implement Policies to Combat Human-Trafficking and Smuggling of Migrants The project aims to strengthen the capacity of the government to generate accurate and reliable data in order to effectively implement the policy. The project will deliver two outputs: 1) A study, which will aim to provide the government with a baseline on the current status of human-trafficking and smuggling of migrants as well as the institutional response to combat these crimes, and; 2) An information system, based on the results of the above-mentioned study, which will collect, systematize and generate accurate gender-sensitive data related to human-trafficking and smuggling of migrants.
Empowering Fijian Civil Society in Countering Trafficking in Human Beings The overall objective of this project is to contribute to preventing trafficking in human beings in Fiji and protecting the fundamental rights of victims of trafficking and the associated forms of exploitation and abuse. The project works to build the capacity of the Fijian Government and relevant civil society organizations, support increased coordination of activities, raise awareness of human trafficking in the community, and conduct the first major research study into human trafficking in Fiji.
ZIRF Counselling 2020 - Virtual Return and Reintegration Counselling The project provides return and reintegration counselling to migrants in Germany with support from IOM staff members in their respective countries of origin via Skype, WhatsApp, Facebook and online messengers.
Improving access to water and sanitation in Somalia Improving access to water and sanitation services in urban and rural areas of Somalia and contributing to the reduction of infant and under-5mortality caused by WASH related diseases in Somalia.
Supporting Peace, Security and Stability in Northern Iraq through the Community Policing Approach This project seeks to contribute to enhancing peace, security and stability in Ninewa, Dahuk and Kirkuk in northern Iraq through rebuilding trust between law enforcement and minority communities, by supporting capacity building and access to justice. By applying the Community Policing approach, this initiative is designed to re-establish the relationship between the police and the communities to prevent conflict, address security risks, and mitigate crimes leading to more secure communities by focussing on areas of origin where Internally Displaced Persons and refugees have returned to, as well as transit locations.
DNA Sample Collection Support to Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service for Family Reunification Within the scope of this pilot project, IOM will coordinate the DNA collection process according to the established Standard Operating Procedures, in collaboration with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND). As the backlogs and prognoses of the IND are uncertain for 2021 and likely to fluctuate, IOM is flexible in assessing possibilities in requests from countries other than Sudan, Greece and Turkey and therefore includes a caseload based on dossiers.
Public Information Campaign on Awareness Raising of Human Trafficking and Exploitation in Post COVID-19 Environment The aim of this campaign will bring the issue of human trafficking into public consciousness, to raise awareness of who might be a person in a trafficking situation and to highlight that victims can, often, be hiding in plain sight. The campaign will use a variety of media to include social media as well as print and on street visibility placed in strategic locations such as city centre and town centre locations, Dublin airport, Bus Aras, and travel hubs.
Comprehensive and Multi-sectoral Action plan in Response to the Migration Crisis in Libya The purpose of the agreement is to provide financial support to IOM activities in Libya for the implementation of specific activities under the multi-sectoral action plan in response to the migration crisis in Libya.