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Promoting Language Rights in Kosovo This project is to be viewed as a complementary initiative to the broader social inclusion programme with the overall objective to foster social inclusion through enhancing learning of official languages and enabling environment for equal use of official languages. To do so, the project will support the development of C1 curriculum for teaching Albanian/Serbian (as per the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).
Strengthening the Role of Women and Youth as Peace Builders to Improve Development in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea The aim of the project is to foster sustainable peacebuilding in the highlands area of Papua New Guinea and to empower marginalized groups of women and young people to be agents of change. This will in turn create an enabling environment for longer term development outcomes.
Administration of the Regional Support Office of the Bali Process This project supports the administration of the Regional Support Office of the Bali Process (RSO) in Bangkok. The RSO operates under the oversight and direction of the Bali process Co-Chairs (Australia and Indonesia) in consultation with the IOM and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Syria Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan Under this project, IOM aims to provide support to Syrian refugees in Turkey. In order to do so, IOM activities include: 1) the provision of comprehensive protection interventions for vulnerable refugees through emergency case management, mobile and outreach psychosocial activities, Turkish language courses and support to municipal and community centres in Gaziantep and Ankara; 2) improving access to adequate, safe, and dignified shelter conditions and contributing to community stabilization through quick impact projects; 3) increasing access to education for Syrian refugee youth through the provision of transportation; 4) facilitation of formal employment through a multi-dimensional livelihoods programme, including the provision of cash grants, job placement, and community farming; and 5) multi-sectoral social cohesion activities to reduce tensions between Syrian refugees and the Turkish host community in rural and urban settings.
Regional Direct Assistance Fund for Stranded Migrants on West and Central African Migration Routes The objective of this project is to provide a flexible and timely tool to address urgent and unforeseen protection assistance needs to stranded migrants in difficult circumstances for whom support is not available from any known sources or programmes. This project will contribute to reducing the vulnerability of stranded migrants on West and Central African migration routes in ensuring that vulnerable migrants are assisted in a comprehensive manner with respect to their individual needs and that those who wish to are able to return voluntarily to their country of origin and benefit from tailored reintegration assistance. The project will also include a capacity building component, both for national partners and IOM staff, with the aim to reinforce their capacity to provide migrant with protection assistance, through training and reflection on good practices and lessons learnt on case management.
Voluntary Relocation from Malta, Italy or Greece to Spain The objective is to help foster greater solidarity between Member States by relocating up to 72 applicants for international protection from Greece, Italy and Malta to Spain by supporting their safe and dignified transfer. The project will support the voluntary relocation to Spain.
Common Transport Services for Humanitarian Partners in South Sudan The Common Transport Services (CTS) is a free-for-user service that transports key humanitarian supplies on behalf of humanitarian actors. Through the effective management of the CTS, IOM aims to support organizations’ preparedness measures to mitigate risk associated with increased insecurity, looting/theft of humanitarian supplies, critical access impediments to very vulnerable people and reduce expensive air and road transport costs, which ultimately supports the timely response to the needs of the affected populations. With this funding, IOM works directly with 80 humanitarian organizations located in different areas enabling them to deliver critical life-saving humanitarian services and assistance items.
Support to a Family Assistance Programme (FAP) Facilitating Family Reunion for Vulnerable Migrants to the Federal Republic of Germany The project assists the Government of Germany's efforts to facilitate family reunification of migrant families in vulnerable situations with a person with protection status in Germany.
Transport Support including Pre-Embarkation Medical Screening for Refugees This project ensures the voluntary transportation in safety and dignity of Burundian refugees from the United Republic of Tanzania. IOM plans to provide transportation assistance for voluntary repatriation to up to 18,000 Burundian refugees who United Nations High Commisioner for Refugees (UNHCR) registers as willing to return to their country of origin. Movements are conducted by hired buses and IOM office in Tanzania carries out the following operations for dignified return assistance. Moreover, IOM provides pre-embarkation medical checks and medical services to refugees.
Mainstreaming Gender into Local Migration and Development Priorities in Kyrgyzstan Since local level authorities in villages, small towns and municipalities are responsible for implementing national policies at the local level, this project works closely with local authorities, community-based organizations and local opinion-makers to assist in eliminating the stigmatizing myths and exposing facts about migrant women's contribution to socio-economic development in an effort to build an objectively positive image of a migrant woman. Gender mainstreaming of local migration and development priorities will also ensure that gender issues as re-integration needs of migrant women are sufficiently included into local development planning. IOM has identified pilot districts and provinces where gender mainstreaming of local migration and development plans will be carried out, to educate and train local authorities, community-based organizations and local activists who will serve as voices in combatting stereotypes about migrant women.
Monitoring and evaluation of perception about the impact of the Peace Agreement’s Rapid Response Strategy (RRS) This project contributes to the provision of information to the Ministryof Post-Conflict (MPC) in Colombia to determine the effects of the RapidResponse Strategy (RRS) on the perceptions of the inhabitants of the territories in which it is implemented.
Facilitating Migrant and Diaspora Investment in Ukraine The overall objective of the project is to contribute to the Government of Ukraine's efforts to boost economic development through attracting and facilitating investments by Ukrainian migrant workers and diaspora into local businesses. The project consists of two components. The first component foresees conducting a targeted assessment of the current legal and regulatory framework in Ukraine from the perspective of facilitating migrant and diaspora investment in local businesses. The second component aims to improve Ukrainian government stakeholders' knowledge and ability to manage labour migration through providing training sessions in labour migration management and fostering development, as well as in mainstreaming migration into local development planning.
Enhancing Migrant Community Stabilisation and Cohesion in Egypt, Morocco and Algeria and Countries of Return (CARE II - Egypt, FORAS II - Morocco, DARV - Algeria) The objective of this project is to provide expanded quality and targeted assistance to vulnerable migrants and provide those who voluntarily chose to return to their country of origin with quality safe return and sustainable reintegration assistance. To achieve this goal, the project will provide additional support to both improve and expand existing assisted voluntary return and reintegration services as well as support to open the DARV2 transit centers (Dispositif d’accueille pour le retour volontaire), enhancing at the same time IOM Algeria’s capacity and quality of AVRR procedures and services.
Enhance Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Capacity for COVID-19 Response Through this project, IOM Iraq will contribute to enhancing the national response capacity to COVID-19 through targeted interventions and the provision of critical supplies and essential commodities. In particular, IOM will enhance capacity for infection prevention and control through the provision of critical materials including personal protective equipment; and support continuity of health services by supporting healthcare facilities with essential medications, supplies, and equipment at supported health facilities to respond to the outbreak.
Pacific Adaptation through Labour Mobility in the Low-Lying Atoll States of Kiribati, the Marshall Islands and Tuvalu Data gaps limit the capacity of governments to develop evidence-based labor mobility (LM) programmes. To address this gap, this project will begin by gathering new data relating to LM and labour markets in three Pacific countries which are vulnerable to climate change:  Marshall Islands (RMI), Kiribati, and Tuvalu. Following data collection, IOM will work with Kiribati and Tuvalu to use this data to feed into national labour market information systems (LMIS). IOM will organise two training sessions (Tuvalu and Kiribati) that will end with a roundtable to agree on next steps for the roll-out of LM activities in-country. RMI does not have an NLMP in place, however this is a priority for the government moving forward. IOM will organise a national dissemination and planning workshop at which the LM research report will be launched and findings analysed, following which an action plan for developing the NLMP and implementing policy recommendations within the report will be developed.
Strengthening Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) in Sierra Leone to Ensure Legal Identity for All This project is designed as a joint UN project. The UN project team will engage other UN agencies through the UN Task Force to advance essential event registration and other related initiatives to facilitate access to financial services, following agency mandates outlined in the UNCT Operational Guidelines. IOM role will focus on updating standard operation procedure for linking registration and legal identity confirmation for refugee, migrant, displaced and stateless populations.
Support Cluster Response to Drought-Affected Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), through Monitoring IDPs Inflow and Outflow, as well as Intention Survey, in Herat and Badghis In response to critical levels of internal displacement in Afghanistan caused by what is being described as the worst drought in the country indecades, through this action IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) will continue to implement flow monitoring to identify and register the newly arriving drought-affected internally displaced persons (IDP) caseload in Herat City, as well as in Qala-e-Naw in Badghis. In addition, IOM will share the information with humanitarian partners to facilitate onward registration of newly arriving IDPs into humanitarian assistance programmes and expedite subsequent delivery of assistance. Additionally, DTM will also continue to track the outflow of IDPs returning to their places of origin or into secondary displacement as well as conduct return intention surveys in locations of displacement toidentify the intentions, motivations, needs and concerns. This will enable partners to better integrate the concerns and requirements of potential returnees into return packages and into return strategies in areas of origin to deliver sustainable return solutions.
COVID-19 Response: Strengthening Preparedness Across the North Pacific The project is designed to increase capacity to prevent, detect and respond to an outbreak. Activities are directly aligned with government priorities and support a coordinated and cohesive efforts. The response strategy is developed in conjunction with the World Health Organization's (WHO) operational planning guidelines and focuses on coordination & partnerships; risk communication and community engagement; infection prevention and control, and protection.
Welcoming, Knowing, Integrating The initiative aims at strengthening the overall local governance capacity of the Prefecture of Naples on migration management and integration. Particular attention will be paid to the recognition of competencies of third-country nationals, improving the ability of local reception centers to focus on socio-economic inclusion, while providing technical support to local authorities for their adhesion to the protection system for asylum seekers and refugees system.
Demobilization, Disassociation, Reintegration and Reconciliation: Conflict Dissolution and Peacebuilding in North-East Nigeria The project contributes to the successful reinsertion and reintegration of former low-risk associates of Boko Haram and other non-state armed groups and promote long-term reconciliation in affected communities in North-East Nigeria.
Timor-Leste COVID-19 Response - Laboratory Equipment Procurement Support (COVID-LAB) Building on IOM’s current ‘Community-Based Active Case Detection and Management of Tuberculosis in Timor-Leste, the project proposes to contribute to mitigating the transmission of COVID-19 in Timor-Leste. Through this project IOM will support the Ministry of Health  to strengthen the capacity of the National Health Laboratory to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak and maintain existing essential laboratory services. IOM will use its established global procurement system to ensure that the National Health Laboratory have the necessary equipment to detect and confirm COVID-19.
Afghanistan: Post-Arrival Reception and Reintegration Assistance - Norway (PARA Norway) The project aims to contribute to the stability and productivity of returnee home communities in Afghanistan. For this, IOM will provide post-arrival reception and cash-based reintegration assistance for up to 60 Afghan nationals who have returned from Norway after they have cleared all immigration procedures and been formally admitted into Afghanistan. IOM will provide post-arrival reception assistance to the returnees, including post-arrival reception at Kabul International Airport, post-arrival information briefing and information on possible temporary accommodation in Kabul. The payment for the accommodation will be done by the returnee. IOM will also advise the returnees on possible onward transportation to their destination. The returnees will be financing the transportation themselves and will make the payment for the transportation directly to the relevant transport provider, but IOM will be of service to help the returnees chose the best mode of transportation.
Preventing Colombian Drug Consumption This project seeks to strengthen territorial capacities in Colombia for implementing sustainable initiatives to prevent drug consumption. This will be done through the development and implementation of a comprehensive program of specific prevention tools and models, jointly coordinated with the Government of Colombia’s Ministry of Justice. Through this project, IOM aims at carrying out trainings and workshops for local authorities and social and civil society leaders in five key urban centers. In order to contribute to resiliency, IOM supports the increase in coverage and quality of the “Strong Families” program and of the “Community Services” training, in order to support comprehensive and preventative attention to adolescents, youth, and their families and communities for the prevention of drug consumption. In doing so, this project seeks to foster locally-driven social cohesion and effective service delivery.
Ibero-American Network of Migration Authorities (RIAM) Workshop on Cross-Border Movement and Care of Migrants in Disaster Contexts This project aims to meet the commitment established by the Member States of the Ibero-American Network of Migration Authorities (RIAM) to organize a capacity-building workshop on cross-border disaster displacement and protection of migrants in disaster situations. The outcome expected from the workshop is that the migration authorities of the RIAM Member States increase their knowledge and capacity on the migration, environment and climate change nexus, within the framework of the International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) in 2022.
Emergency Assistance & Livelihood Support for Mosul Response, Iraq Multi-year humanitarian support to IOM in Iraq is contributing to meeting the needs of vulnerable displaced populations. Project activities include: (1) Providing life-saving shelter support for vulnerable conflict-affected persons, including IDPs; (2) upgrading and rehabilitation of critical shelters for vulnerable IDPs, returnees and host communities; and (3) Provision of psychosocial support and livelihoods support for vulnerable displaced persons.
Costa Rica: Local Recycling Knowledge Transfer in San Juan, Ciudad Quesada The objective of this project is to foster social cohesion and integration for migrant populations through local knowledge sharing and economic empowerment related to recycling in the San Juan neighborhood of Quesada City (Costa Rica). Prevailing poverty, unemployment, an absence of law enforcement, widespread violence and crime, and the regular arrival of migrants to the area, have caused this neighborhood to near a potential crisis situation. This has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, as it has created a socioeconomic downturn which is adversely affecting all of Costa Rican society, and a burden that is falling heaviest on migrants. The foundation of this project is based on initiatives already underway in San Juan to empower women in the community as drivers of economic and social development. IOM aims to expand the impact of the San Juan Recycling Center, a cooperative formed by Nicaraguan women, by introducing value added processes and encouraging the transfer of recycling knowledge.
Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons and Affected Host Communities in the Center-North, Sahel, and East Regions Since 2015, insecurity continues to increase in Burkina Faso and the resulting mass displacement has limited the population's access to basic social services, including health care. A total of 1,462 security incidents were reported from January to May 2021. Six regions are particularly affected (Sahel, Center-North, Boucle du Mouhoun, North, East and Center-East). According to CONASUR, the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) has risen to 1,218,754, an increase of 6.19% from the last situation report in February 2021. The mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) needs of the affected populations are increasing exponentially as a result of the repeated security shocks in the regions affected by the humanitarian crisis. In addition to the psycho-trauma caused by the violence and losses, there is also the stress related to the difficulties in accessing basic social services, including health care. In light of these elements, IOM will implement a MHPSS project of which the objective is to strengthen and increase access to MHPSS services for IDPs and host communities in the Center-North, Sahel and East regions, targeted by the health cluster.
Women in Police Regional Conference Since 2012, the annual Women in Policing Conference brings together police officers from various backgrounds into a professional network with the joint motivation for achievement of a gender-sensitive approach to security, safety, justice, and public order. The 9th annual conference gathered 260 participants from eleven countries on March 3-6, 2020 in Tbilisi, Georgia. IOM supported the organization of the conference, contributed with thematic expertise, as well as offered opening and closing remarks. The overall objective was to contribute to international efforts to mainstream gender in policing, including border policing, focusing on areas such as policy and oversight, technology and social media, community policing and crime reduction, training and education and officer wellness and safety.
Improving Resilience by Strengthening Disaster Preparedness in Dominica The project contributes to improving the capacity of disaster management authorities to manage displacement and mobility in the context of disasters at a national level in Dominica. Relevant activities include rehabilitation of collective centres and pre-positioning of non-food items. In addition, the project works to support disaster management authorities to integrate the needs of marginalised populations and currently excluded groups including persons with disabilities, migrants and displaced individuals into disaster risk management (DRM) plans. In particular, IOM is conducting research of best practices and lessons learned on specific conditions of vulnerability in past disasters and inclusivity of the DRM systems in Dominica.  IOM will disseminate research findings and provide multi-stakeholder and thematic consultations on inclusiveness in DRM.  IOM will adapt and develop training, awareness raising and simulation exercise materials to include specific groups.
Cambodian Refugee Settlement Programme Under this settlement project, those who are found to be refugees in Nauru are eligible to apply to settle in Cambodia. To do so, refugees must do so voluntarily and be accepted by the Government of Cambodia. This project is intended to provide settlement services to those who volunteer and are accepted for settlement in Cambodia.
SRHR-HIV Knows No Borders This regional project aims to improve sexual and reproductive health and HIV (SRH-HIV) related outcomes amongst migrants (including migrant adolescents, young people and sex workers) as well as non-migrant adolescents, young people, sex workers and others living in migration-affected communities in six countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region including Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland and Zambia.
Strengthening the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM's) Preparedness and Response Capacity for Effective COVID-19 Prevention and Control The COVID-19 pandemic has posed significant humanitarian and development challenges to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in the Philippines. Despite ongoing efforts of the BARMM government and local government units to prevent and respond to the spread of COVID-19, the pandemic has exposed a lack of preparedness and capacity among local health systems, particularly in hard-to-reach areas in the island provinces of Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi (BaSulTa). These challenges do not only negatively impact ongoing COVID-19 testing and response activities, but also the provision of emergency medical treatment. In response to these challenges, IOM will conduct a series of health and emergency preparedness interventions in the provinces of BaSulTa, Lanao del Sur and Maguindanao of BARMM and Zamboanga City aiming at enhancing the government’s preparedness in preventing the spread of COVID-19 and alleviating its impact on the communities of BARMM.
Community Based Approach to Support Youth in Target Municipalities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) This pilot project focuses on activities that target at-risk communities and individuals and constitutes one component of a comprehensive strategy for addressing violent extremism. The approach used in this pilot initiative will empower individuals and local communities and build their resilience against violent extremism.