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Winterization Support for Conflict-Affected Populations in Ukraine IOM identified solid fuel support as the second most pressing need expressed by respondents in Ukraine during the past winter. Overall, 24 per cent of non-displaced, 23 per cent of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and 18 per cent of returnees indicated that they required such support. The numbers are similar for support with heating appliances at 18 per cent, 27 per cent and 18 per cent respectively (General Population Survey Round 12). 
 
Through this intervention, IOM contributes to addressing urgent winterization needs of conflict-affected populations in Donetsk and Kharkiv oblasts while empowering local partners by building their capacity.  In line with the priority activities identified in the OCHA Ukraine Winter Response Plan 2023-2024 and the Allocation Strategy, the project supports vulnerable and conflict-affected individuals to cope with the harsh weather during the 2023-2024 winter. To deliver these results, IOM is working in partnership with active local partners.
Lifesaving Emergency Assistance for Affected Populations Within this project, IOM will provide camp coordination and camp management activities as well as coordination of multi-sectoral assistance for 4,000 individuals (800 men, 800 women, 1200 boys and 1200 girls) living in the reception centers (RCs) in Sharan,sub-district, Aleppo Governorate, and Salqin subdistrict, Idleb Governorate. IOM will also provide camp coordination and camp management activities and ensure access to basic services and dignified living conditions for 94,917 individuals ( 18,380men, 20,013 women, 27,533 boys and 28,991 girls) inIDP sites in Dana, Qourqeena subdistricts, Idleb Governorate, and Sharan subdistrict, Aleppo Governorate. 
 
In partnership with Shafak, IOM will provide on-site protection assistance and services for newly displaced IDPs residing in RCs and IDP sites following the earthquake. Pursuing a multi-sectoral and integrated approach with the CCCM component, IOM with its IP will focus on providing emergency protection services to newly displaced families, including the elderly, women, children, and People with Disabilities (PwD) residing in in RCs Sharan and Salqin sub-districts and IDPs sites across Dana sub-district.
Enhancement of Socio-Economic Reintegration Opportunities for Youth at-Risk of Irregular Re-Emigration and Other Vulnerable Groups through Market-Oriented Skills Training and Community Development Support The project aims to support and accompany youth at risk of irregular migration, in particular those who have already tried to cross the border in an irregular way.
Enhancing Health and Border Management in Kyrgyzstan to Respond to COVID-19 and Other Communicable Diseases The project aims to contribute to the efforts of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic in reducing the spread of COVID-19 and other communicable diseases by strengthening overall health management (prevention, detection, and response to health threats) at the borders' points of entry (PoE). The project will procure prioritized equipment and supplies for PoEs identified in the needs assessment and will strengthen of the capacity of relevant national authorities through simulation exercise trainings.
IOM Migration Information Centre (MIC) Supporting the Labour Mobility and Integration of Migrants under the Recovery and Resilience Plan of Slovakia The overall objective of the project is to facilitate the effective integration of non-EU nationals and the EU nationals in the Slovak Republic. The integration services provided by the MIC target mainly employment and language learning, but also address broader issues of social inclusion, community cohesion and respect for human rights. The project under the regional response plan (RRP) will enhance the provision of all established MIC services, including legal counselling, labour and social counselling, support in education and retraining, Slovak language courses and information courses for newcomers. Furthermore, MIC services will be under RRP specifically aimed to Slovak nationals living abroad, highly-qualified foreign workers, international students, researchers and talents from non-EU countries and their family members and extended to a broader target group not previously covered by MIC - the EU nationals, returning Slovak nationals and their family members. The cooperation with the private sector will be expanded.
Supporting the DESC initiative in Kazakhstan In response to the challenges imposed by the diverse political, economic, and climate conditions involving the continuous expansion of borders, the IOM has developed the Document Examination Support Center (DESC) – an initiative to assist governments through capacity building in travel documents and identity examination and verification. Through this project, and after several presentations conducted by the IOM in 2022, the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan has provided, in a kind contribution, the willingness to support the launch of the DESC initiative in Kazakhstan at the institutional level. This project, thus, focuses on this foundation for the further development of the Kazakhstan border security and management – with the additional aid of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs at the US Embassy in Astana (INL/US Embassy), the DESC initiative plans to contribute to the strengthening of the authorities’ network in responses in border control and a tighter, safer and more just maintenance of migration justice.
Organizing a Circular Migration Project with Suriname in the Domain of Healthcare The project will facilitate the development of a collaborative and sustainable Skills Mobility Partnership (SMP) where Suriname, in return for tailored financial and technical support provided by the Belgian healthcare sector will provide access to a reliable pool of well-educated Dutch speaking health care workers that can work temporary or permanently in Belgium in hospitals and/or elderly homes. The Belgian employers have committed to provide financial support for the capacity building (in Suriname) and training component (in Belgium) of the SMP. For each successfully recruited worker an amount will be made available for the SMP.  This support can for instance be provided in the form of “scholarships” to attract and encourage new students to enrol in (specialized) nursing programmes in Surinamese schools, as well as in the form of incentives / top ups for a pool of essential specialist nurses to continue working in Suriname. The Belgian employers are also willing to support COVAB to improve its curricula, teaching practices and training system. The allocation of the Belgian financial means will be further fine-tuned in the inception phase of the project and will be designed as to ensure transparency and integrity in the use of funds.
Emergency Multisectoral Assistance to Vulnerable Populations in North Kivu and Ituri and Support for Durable Solutions for Displaced Persons The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to experience armed and intercommunal conflicts, disasters related to natural hazards and disease epidemics that have created one of the world’s most complex and long-standing crises. Since October 2022, North Kivu province has been affected by the resumption of activism by the M23 armed group, leading to a severe security and humanitarian crisis. As of the beginning of 2023, the group has extended its control over additional territories, further exacerbating the humanitarian situation in and around the North Kivu province, causing mass displacement of almost half a million internally displaced persons (IDPs) currently settled in spontaneous sites and collective centres in and around Goma. IOM is providing emergency multi-sectoral assistance to populations affected by the M23 crisis, particularly in areas less covered by the current response, in Djugu and Mahagi territories of Ituri province, where urgent and significant humanitarian needs are largely underfunded. Specifically, IOM is strengthening the management of displacement sites in coordination with local communities, conducting assessments using the Displacement Tracking Matrix Return Index to evaluate conditions in places of origin to inform durable solutions for displaced populations, and providing mental health and psychosocial support to displaced populations.
Provision of Holistic Humanitarian Support to Persons With Disabilities in Aweil South and Tonj South As a result of the conflict in South Sudan, it is estimated that the number of persons with disabilities increased substantially, including those with congenital disabilities or disability caused by mines, unexploded ordinance, the effects of war such as poverty, insufficient access to essential services, and displacement. IOM and Humanity and Inclusion (HI) surveys (Malakal 2021, Wau 2019, Bentiu 2018) on disability inclusion and access to humanitarian services in displacement camps shows that people with disabilities face greater challenges to access services, with greater challenges experienced among women and especially children with disabilities. There remain high levels of stigma and discrimination towards persons with disabilities, neurological and mental health conditions further reinforcing exclusion and vulnerability to protection and mental health risks. This project aims to improve empowerment and inclusion of persons with disabilities. In addition to focusing on the persons with disabilities, the project is reaching out through awareness raising activities to the wider community, among whom persons with disabilities reside. Inclusion of the broader community will assist in addressing the attitudinal and environmental barriers which persons with disabilities face in their day to day lives.
Drought Mitigation in Kiribati The project aims to address severe drought conditions in Kiribati through interventions focused on enhancing water security, ensuring equitable access to clean water, and fostering social and behaviour changes for safe hygiene practices.  Leveraging the International Organization for Migration's (IOM) expertise and operational capacities in the Pacific region, the intervention pivots towards prioritizing resilience-building measures, early recovery, and disaster risk reduction strategies, aligned with the Early Recovery, Risk Reduction, and Resilience (ER4) framework. IOM presence in the region enables a strategic entry into Kiribati to address the worsening drought situation with initial emphasis on water security, especially safe water storage, treatment, and driving social and behaviour change. IOM's interventions aim to bolster community self-reliance, preparing them to mitigate and respond to hazards & disaster events through capacity-building and resilience-building measures.  IOM's evidence-based, risk-informed approach focuses on fortifying early warning systems, improving disaster preparedness, and strengthening first-responder capabilities. These efforts are vital in reinforcing national disaster risk management capacities and fostering resilience within at-risk communities to promote self-reliance.
Empowerment of Women and Local Communities through Socioeconomic Actions in Regions Vulnerable to Climate Change and Internal Migration in Peru Peru is one of the countries most affected by climate change. As such, the impacts of climate change affect and will increasingly affect the livelihoods of the Peruvian population in all regions across the country. The consequences for internal migration include hydrometeorological hazards, both in terms of excess (through floods, torrential rains) and scarcity of water (through droughts, desertification, retreat of glaciers). On the other hand, the capacity of local governments to manage migration due to climate change, with a particular focus on gender considerations, is still limited.The objective of the project is to contribute to the empowerment of women and local communities in regions vulnerable to climate change and internal migration in Peru. To meet this objective, the implemented activities will focus on the achievement of two key outcomes: 1) The local governments of the Piura and Ancash regions responsibly collect, analyse, share and disseminate quality, timely, disaggregated and comparable data on migration and climate change; and 2) Local communities, particularly women, establish sustainable livelihoods adapted to climate change.Under the first outcome, the project will support the development and dissemination of a pilot platform for Local Observatories on migration and displacement due to the effects of climate change. In addition, gender-sensitive training for government officials on migration and climate change will be conducted. Under the second outcome, the project will support the development of participatory assessments on the local socioeconomic needs and opportunities in each region. Moreover, training for women in rural areas of Piura and Ancash on adaptation strategies to hazards associated with climate change, using ancestral methods and technologies, will be conducted. Finally, infrastructure/material resources and technical guidance for the implementation of sustainable productive activities to restore sustainable livelihoods will be provided, based on the results of the participatory assessments.
IOM Ukraine Winterization Strategy On 24 February 2022, the Russian Federation launched a broad military offensive against Ukraine. The situation in the country quickly deteriorated, with major attacks reported across Ukraine, including in the capital, Kyiv. The overall scale and unpredictability of the situation requires immediate humanitarian assistance for the most vulnerable displaced and conflict-affected communities. The invasion has also exacerbated human suffering in eastern Ukraine, an area already affected by eight years of armed conflict, isolated communities, and a deteriorating infrastructure. With the onset of winter, Ukraine is approaching a compounded crisis, putting millions of already vulnerable people at greater risk given the country and district heating facilities and supply lines damaged in areas of physical conflict. This winterization proposal supports the Shelter, Non-Food Item (NFI), Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), and Cash sectors with activities focused on specific winterization Shelter and NFI support, including winter items, items for heating and cash/voucher support specifically for winter items, and light repairs for collective centres through mobile teams; cash for rent; and WASH through specific repairs or inputs for infrastructure to withstand winter and support temperature control, and WASH NFIs.
Improving Migration Governance and Access to Services for Displaced Afghans in Pakistan and Central Asia Through this intervention IOM seeks to support government institutions in the region and communities to address immediate protection and humanitarian needs of Afghan nationals and local communities, mitigate the mid-term impact of the crisis on societies in the region, and support recovery and resilience for longer-term sustainable development.
PeaceFIELD Darfur Impact Evaluation This project fills a specific data collection need in order to support the broader PeaceFIELD initiative's objective of developing new, rigorous evidence about the effectiveness of Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) - supported programming in conflict-affected areas in East and central Darfur states. IOM will conduct an end-line data collection process with support from PeaceFIELD partners at the PBF and the International Security and Development Center. The end-line data collection exercise will comprise of six activities: 1) Qualitative data collection planning and preparation; 2) First round of village visits to conduct qualitative interviews; 3) Household survey planning and preparation; 4) Training of household survey enumerators; 5) Second round of village visits to conduct the household survey and follow-up qualitative interviews; and 6) Data management, data cleaning, and handoff.
Lifesaving Emergency Assistance to Vulnerable People Affected by the Earthquake in Khoy, Iran Following the 5.9 magnitude earthquake that occurred on 28 January 2023 in Khoy in north-western Iran, around 130,000 people are accommodated in 110 temporary sites managed by local authorities and the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) in 19 locations across Khoy Governorate. Based on an inter-agency multi-sectoral assessment conducted in the affected area highlighting a large spectrum of unmet needs presented by the affected population, in collaboration with local authorities, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is providing 4,900 individuals with USD 164,150 in unconditional multi-purpose cash assistance, allowing them to enhance access to adequate basic goods and supplies, and meet their basic needs in a secure and dignified manner. In collaboration with financial service providers, such as local banks, cash assistance will be provided through prepaid cards which will allow beneficiaries to either withdraw cash or execute payments for goods or services at points of sale.
Reducing Vulnerabilities Leading to Onward Movements among Vulnerable Migrants in Eastern Sudan Sudan hosts over one million international migrants, mostly from African neighbour countries and serves as a destination and transit country to many who aim to reach Europe or the GCC states. The key entry point for these migrants are eastern borders in Gedaref and Kassala states with land borders with Ethiopia and Eritrea. Irregular migrants and others transiting through, stranded or living in Sudan face destitution, exploitation, abuse and becoming potential victims of trafficking while also facing risks of being apprehended, detained and deported. Against this backdrop, IOM Sudan with its Migrant Resource Centres (MRCs) and Migrant Resource and Response Centres (MRRC) in Khartoum, Gedaref and Kassala strives to provide protection and assistance to vulnerable migrants which remain relevant and needed for migrants due the exacerbated vulnerabilities. The project aims to reduce the drivers leading to onward movement and build resilience of migrants in eastern Sudan with the following outcomes. The enhanced coordination between the MRRC Khartoum and MRCs in Gedaref and Kassala and its referral partners improves the protection environment for vulnerable migrants. Migrant and host communities co-exist harmoniously through improved community resilience. Vulnerable Ethiopian migrants in Gedaref and Metema have consistent access to direct assistance and support for safe and dignified return and sustainable solutions.
Reducing Vulnerabilities of Displaced Communities through Durable Solutions Programming in Somalia - Danwadaag The ever-growing displacement crisis in Somalia necessitates a two-pronged geographical targeting approach to limiting and reducing the IDP caseload. IOM-led Danwadaag Consortium overall objective with this project is to reduce the IDP caseload by a significant margin and enhance government capacity at various levels. The project proposes firstly, the development and implementation of a comprehensive exit strategy or referral pathway which is required for the vulnerable IDPs concentrated in primary urban centres (Banadir, Baidoa, Kismayo). Secondly, Danwadaag will target strategic intermediary towns (Xudur, Berdale, Doolow and Baardheere), where initial IDP caseloads have been recorded, and present the potential to buffer primary urban centres from the shock of continued mass displacement flows, which jeopardise hard fought resilience gains in cities like Baidoa. The estimated target reach is 502,320 vulnerable displacement affected individuals across the targeted regions of South West State (SWS), Jubaland, and Banadir. Overall, this project prioritizes tenure security, improved living conditions, and livelihood opportunities for vulnerable communities while also incorporating a crisis response mechanism. Furthermore, the program focuses on knowledge generation and policy influence at both local and global levels, reinforcing its commitment to evidence-based, coordinated, and sustainable solutions to Somalia's displacement challenges.
Response-Recovery-Resilience for Conflict-Affected Communities in Ethiopia Project (3R4CACE) Ethiopia faces one of the most complex human mobility environments in the world, with a range of social, economic, political, and climatic factors driving populations within and outside its borders. The International Organization for Migration (IOM)’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) reports that an estimated 2.7 million people (excluding Tigray region) are displaced across Ethiopia as of September 2022. Ethiopia is facing the worst drought in 40 years with 24.1 million people in need, and the recent conflicts in the country have resulted in extensive destruction of property. The peace agreement signed between the Federal Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People's Liberation Front, ending a two-year armed conflict, is paving the way for recovery in affected regions through improved livelihoods, rehabilitation of social and economic infrastructures, and the promotion of social cohesion and harmony amongst affected populations. 
 
Through the Response-Recovery-Resilience for Conflict Affected communities in Ethiopia project, IOM is utilizing DTM's Mobility Tracking component and draw on its technical expertise in transition and recovery to conduct assessments to increase the evidence base on needs, infrastructure and access to services in the affected woredas, as well as ascertain the level of support required to address immediate needs and support post-conflict recovery.
Leaving No One Behind: Helping Countries to Report on SDG Indicators by Migratory Status - PHASE II There are several direct references to migration in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2030 Agenda). Migration is also a cross-cutting theme relevant to most 2030 Agenda Goals (SDGs). While the inclusion of migration in the 2030 Agenda is a key opportunity, it also presents countries with a series of new data challenges and reporting requirements, as large amounts of new migration data are required for monitoring of progress against the SDGs. However, relevant data frameworks have not yet risen to these challenges. One specific challenge is the need to disaggregate indicators by migratory status. In 2021 IOM’s Global Migration Data Analysis Centre, with the support of Statistics Sweden, developed a dedicated guide to help practitioners disaggregate data by migratory status. There is now an opportunity to encourage and support use of this guide in selected pilot countries in Africa, building on existing capacity building partnerships and activities in the region. The objectives of this programme of work are to assist two to four pilot countries in Africa to disaggregate SDG-related and other development data by migratory status, and to showcase progress in migratory status disaggregation in pilot countries and encourage peer-to-peer learning and knowledge exchange.
Effective Migration Governance for Sustainable Return and Reintegration of Georgian Citizens With this project, IOM will contribute to effective migration governance in Georgia, and particularly to the improvement of policies, their implementation and intra-governmental coordination for sustainable return and reintegration of Georgian citizens, on the basis of sound data and analysis. To that end, IOM Georgia will work to enhance the government’s capacity to generate and apply accurate and disaggregated data for the development of evidence-based migration policies, to manage return, readmission and reintegration of Georgian citizens, and to promote diaspora investment for the development of the country.