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Assistance for Conflict-Affected People in Romania Since the onset of the crisis, approximately 2.1 million Ukrainians have entered Romania. Data collected by IOM in Romania is showing the main needs are related to general information about the services and the assistance available in Romania (e.g., legal information, psychological support, case management, accommodation, etc.), health assistance and medicines, and employment. This project proposes to provide multi-sectoral intervention focused on humanitarian assistance to conflict-affected population in Romania with a focus on access to health assistance, protection/education, and non-food items.
Pacific Resilience Project Phase II (PREP II) In the face of increasingly intense extreme weather disturbances and hazards, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) requires greater investment in disaster risk reduction and mitigation efforts. The proposed Community Disaster Risk Management and Emergency Communications Training (CDRM-ECT) project is a small component of the larger World Bank Pacific Resilience Project – Phase II (PREP II) currently being implemented in the RMI. Through this project, IOM is contributing to enhancing the overall capacity of the communities and governments of RMI to be better prepared for, and more resilient to hazard events and disasters by equipping community members to have increased capacity to manage disasters, increasing the capacity of communities to implement emergency communications protocols through the use of upgraded emergency communications equipment and skills, and increasing opportunities for disaster risk management and emergency communications professionals in RMI through localized training certification options.
Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration - ARVoRE VIII The programme from Portugal aims to facilitate the voluntary return to countries of origin of approximately 600 third-country nationals, unable or unwilling to remain in Portugal, in full respect of their human rights, as well as to contribute to the sustainable reintegration of 70 returnees.
Strengthening Migration Governance at the Department of Migrant Workers in the Philippines The Philippines is a leading provider of international migrant labour globally and relies on migration as a driver of development. The Commission on Filipinos Overseas estimates over 10 million Filipinos are living abroad, including permanent, temporary and irregular migrants. While overseas labour migration is an overwhelmingly positive force for society, overseas foreign workers (OFWs) are also susceptible to various risks, including trafficking in persons (TiP), modern slavery, sexual exploitation and abuse, and other violations of their rights. In December 2021, Republic Act 11641 merged key functions of seven migration agencies in the Philippines and established the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) with the mandate to "protect the rights and promote the welfare of OFWs, regardless of their status and of the means of entry into the country of destination" (Sec. 5, RA11641).  However, despite strong commitment shown by the Government, as of June 2023, DMW still needs to hire more than 1,000 new recruits in order for the Department to be considered fully functional and have the capacity to deliver its mandate, as well as capacity development for existing staff.Applying the whole-of-government and whole-of-society approaches, the project aims to institute stronger migration governance in the Philippines in line with international standards through support to the Department of Migrant Workers. It will do this by providing technical assistance and guidance that aims at strengthening the Department's institutional capacity in 1.) data and information management on migration to enhance evidence-based decision-making through support for the operationalization of the M&E framework on the National Action Plans and the development of structural design to inform the establishment of a centralized information management system and 2.) stakeholders' engagement to promote vertical and horizontal programme coherence especially on the governments’ reintegration programmes/services and migration orientation programmes.
Implementation of the European Union Exploratory Mission (EXM) to Sierra Leone 2023 The European Union will send an election exploratory mission to Sierra Leone to assess the usefulness, advisability and feasibility of a fully-fledged EU Election Observation Mission for the upcoming 2023 elections in Sierra Leone. IOM will identify four experts (one electoral/political expert, one legal expert, one logistics expert and one security expert), who will travel to Freetown for approximately 15 days, to collect factual information on the election process, make necessary preliminary logistics enquiries and provide advice on how to organize the operational component of a possible EU EOM and assess the security situation in the country.IOM will have no visibility and will not be associated to the work or the reports written by the experts; IOM will provide administrative, logistics and security support to the ExM.
Fostering the Strengthening of UPCEFE's Capacities for the Design, Formulation, and Execution of Provincial and/or Municipal Programs with External Financing for the Province of Rio Negro. This project aims to contribute to the strengthening the Provincial Unit for Coordination and Execution of External Financing's (UPCEFE) capacities in order to increase the number and quality of provincial and/or municipal project proposals and documents that are presented to multilateral credit institutions, in line with the provincial public investment policy and Provincial Law. The strengthening of institutional capacities and government officials allows for the improvement of knowledge, skills, and actions of public organizations. The proposed modalities for strengthening UPCEFE's capacities are broad and include personnel training, mentoring, organizational development, support for the creation of provincial work networks, sectoral prioritization according to provincial needs, establishment of cooperation agreements, and the development of a results-based budget for UPCEFE that is not only structured by programs but also allows for the measurement of programmatic goals and objectives. Implementing these actions will improve UPCEFE's access to external financing to design and implement public policies that benefit all inhabitants of the province, including foreign and internal migrants, while simultaneously reversing recent patterns of emigration. Under this project, the IOM Country Office in Argentina will provide technical and administrative assistance to UPCEFE, which is responsible for the administration of project funds.
Covid-19 Response: Improving WASH Access in Public Facilities in the Federated States of Micronesia The overall objective of the proposed project is to contribute to COVID-19 response activities through improved water, sanitation and hygiene access in public facilities.
PROTTASHA II - Strengthened Service Delivery Systems for Improved Migration Management and Sustainable Reintegration The overall objective of the project is to contribute to strengthened gender responsive and rights-based migration, return systems in Bangladesh that ensure safe and orderly migration practices and the sustainable reintegration of migrants and returnees.
Assistance to Repatriated Migrants in Haiti While repatriations of Haitian migrants from the U.S. to Haiti had been paused after the devastating earthquake on 14 August, this sudden surge in migrant crossings has prompted it to change course. To prepare for this increase in repatriation movements from the U.S., and given the particular vulnerabilities of Haitian returnees, IOM aims to increase its direct support to the National Migration Office (ONM) to provide direct assistance to returning/repatriated migrants, as well as the Institute for Social Welfare and Research (IBESR) and the Haitian Coast Guard, also involved in the assistance to vulnerable migrants.
Strengthening Capacity on Disaster Risk Management through Incident Command System in Timor-Leste The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United States Forest Service (USFS) aim to strengthen the capacity of the Government of Timor-Leste (GoTL) to establish an effective emergency management system that is used by all levels of government -national, municipality, and community - to enhance operations and coordination before, during, and after an emergency or crisis. Building on the gains of the previous engagement, this project completes the training of the cohort of Civil Protection Authority (CPA), municipal commanders, and first responders on Incident Command System (ICS). The graduates will become full-fledged local trainers and will be incorporated into the Civil Protection Training Centre for the sustainability and continuity of the project's efforts. ICS is a common language for coordination among entities for effective and efficient emergency management systems and is accepted and understood across the region, especially the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). IOM, through logistical support to USFS, contributes to the priorities of the government on disaster risk management (DRM) and ASEAN ascension.
Strengthening the Capacity of National Partners in Ireland and Raising Awareness on Trafficking in Persons The project aims to contribute to strengthening the effective response to and prevention of human trafficking, across key sectors and public bodies in Ireland through capacity building and to contribute to increased awareness among the general population in Ireland on trafficking in persons.
STFA Joint Programme for the Eastern Region of Afghanistan: Addressing Basic Human Needs through the ABADEI Strategy - Outcome 3 Disaster and Climate Resilient Critical Infrastructure, Water Access And Protecting Farm-based Livelihoods The Joint Programme is centered around addressing the post 15 August 2021 worsening poverty situation and vulnerabilities. It supports community resilience and social cohesion for enabling the rehabilitation of small-scale infrastructure that are vital for basic human needs. The Area-Based Approach to Development Emergency Initiatives (ABADEI) Strategy and the Transitional Engagement Framework form the primary bases of the proposed integrated response. These support the creation of immediate sources of income through cash-for-work, cash for market, small businesses, and livelihood opportunities with particular focus on agri-business and basic regenerative agriculture infrastructure and services (critical for food security) that are under threat. It is sensitive to the chronic and newly emerging vulnerabilities of Afghan women and girls. The project will focus on supporting livelihoods, businesses, and local economy recovery. Specifically, IOM will support cash for work (CfW) and cash for market (CfM) activities (Furlough scheme); provide grants and replace assets of businesses. It is targeting the Eastern Region of Afghanistan (Kunar, Laghman, Nuristan, and Nangarhar provinces).
P-DDRCS Pilot Project to Support the Stabilization of Bantu and Twa Communities in the Village of Lambo Katenga, in the Tanganyika Province This project aims to contribute to the consolidation of peace, reconciliation, and reconstruction of socio-economic activities in the province of Tanganyika through the stabilization of Bantu and Twa communities, the improvement of security, and access to basic services. This project will also focus on improving the living conditions of beneficiaries through access to agricultural and economic opportunities.
EU-China Dialogue on Migration and Mobility Support Project – Phase II (MMSP II) The MMSPII aims at supporting Chinese and EU stakeholders in migration management matters as well as in providing an enabling environment for a productive approach to the EU-China Dialogue on Migration and Mobility. More specifically, its objectives centre around mobility and legal migration between the EU and China, as well as irregular migratory flows from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to the EU. Building on the fruitful results of the first phase, the second phase of the project is designed to focus on regular migration, irregular migration as well as migration policy and research.
Roadmap to Durable Solutions: Strengthening the Government of Colombia in the Implementation of the Durable Solutions Strategy The project is based on the essential premise that providing durable solutions for the 8.5 million internally displaced persons in Colombia requires a strategic and coordinated approach among various actors. Over the next 18, this project will support and empower the Government in formulating a short- and medium-term strategy aimed at sustainably responding to Colombia’s mass, protracted, and permanent internal displacement issues; thus, striving toward overcoming the Unconstitutional State of Affairs declared by the Constitutional Court since 2004. The strategy operates on two crucial fronts. First, it will assist the Government in defining and planning specific actions to address the complexities of displacement in Colombia with a territorial approach. This strategic planning process will provide the Government with a solid framework informed by consistent technical data and a road map to handle durable solutions realistically and adaptively to IDP´S. Second, active support will be provided to identify and coordinate actions towards lasting solutions in 3 targeted territories.
Provision of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Support to Vulnerable Populations in Conflict-Affected Areas of Ukraine Through this intervention, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) aims to increase the access of war-affected populations in remote and newly accessible areas of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Mykolaiv, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts to reliable and sufficient water supply, wastewater services, centralized heating and hot water in social institutions. The project supports an estimated 450,000 conflict-affected individuals, including those in vulnerable situations.
IOM – Multi Country Humanitarian Assistance – CAP 2022 Sudan has had various challenges in managing man-made and disasters due to natural hazards over the years due to political and socio-economic instability. Protracted and new displacement continue in Sudan due to decades of conflict and natural disasters. In response to current health situation, and considering the identified needs and vulnerabilities, the proposed action aims to provide immediate emergency response support to vulnerable mobile populations, including internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, and refugees through: Providing site management support to targeted gathering sites; Distributing of emergency shelter and non-food items (ES/NFI); Increasing access to timely and primary health services; and Increasing access to safe and clean water.
Providing Operational and Logistical Assistance to Humanitarian Actors Supporting Flood-Affected Populations across Sudan The rainy season in Sudan has reached its peak but already displaced more than 96,000 individuals across the country, almost six times more than during the entire year of 2021, according to IOM's and its Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) monitoring of newly displaced populations across Sudan. Humanitarian actors are, thus, facing significant challenges in reaching the affected communities in addition to shortages of emergency shelter and non-food items. Through this action, IOM aims to address the most urgent gaps in the flood response by providing logistical and operational support to other humanitarian actors with limited or depleted resources, but which are already responding to the floods.
Strengthening National Level Coordination and Collaboration for more effective Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Interventions in Bangladesh Bangladesh is one of the most climate-vulnerable countries as well as one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. Due to its geophysical characteristics - a tropical, low-lying, riverine country with a broad deltaic plain - Bangladesh faces a complex set of rapid-onset natural hazards, ranging from floods, cyclones, landslides and storm surges; as well as chronic, slow-onset hazards, including drought, sea level rise, riverbank erosion and salinity intrusion. When combined with the socio-economic context of Bangladesh, characterized by widespread poverty and high population density forcing many people to live in areas highly vulnerable to natural hazards, these natural hazards lead to loss of life, land, homes and livelihoods, as well as widescale displacement and damage to infrastructure. This project aims at strengthening national coordination and collaboration for more effective Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) interventions in Bangladesh.
Enhancing Health Promotion in Migration Affected Communities in North-Western United Republic of Tanzania Migrants in the United Republic of Tanzania face barriers in accessing services, particularly the most vulnerable migrants, such as informal workers, irregular migrants, and migrant victims of violence or exploitation. The conditions and circumstances surrounding the process of migration can pose risks to the physical, mental and social well-being of migrants. The migration process is thus an important social determinant of health, for the migrants and communities with which they interact. The project’s objective is to contribute to strengthened public health measures and reduced health vulnerability among vulnerable migrants and migration affected communities in North-western United Republic of Tanzania. The above objective will be achieved through the following outputs: 1) The provision of gender sensitive health services is increased through mobile and community outreach services in the intervention areas, 2) The capacity of health facilities and service providers along the mobility continuum is increased in the regions of Kigoma, Kagera, Geita and Mwanza, 3) Health seeking behaviour is increased through demand creation activities, 4) The preparedness and response capacity of personnel at Points of Entry and Exit (PoE) is strengthened, 5) Cross-border coordination in the regions of Kigoma, Kagera, Geita and Mwanza is strengthened through the establishment of cross-border coordination committees, 6) Gender sensitive Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) activities are scaled up along the mobility continuum, and 7) Infection prevention and control measures are enhanced in under-supported locations including health facilities and communities in Kigoma, Kagera, Geita and Mwanza.
Supporting Tajik Border Forces in Strengthening Border Security This project will contribute to increased security on the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border from irregular movements and public health threats through stronger capacity of the Border Forces of Tajikistan.
Community Action for Peaceful Resolution of Housing, Land and Property (HLP) Disputes and Conflicts The project supports local efforts and processes in South Sudan that resolve housing, land, and property (HLP) disputes peacefully through building consensus on HLP issues to amicably identify agreed options for their resolution. This will be done by facilitating power holder engagement, participation, and representation in fora where positions and perspectives are discussed and mediated as a first step towards peacebuilding among conflicting parties. On one hand, left unresolved due to capability shortfall, the multiplicity of HLP disputes could put considerable stress on community relations, increase tension and potentially inflame violent conflicts which, in turn, could threaten the fragile peace agreement. On the other hand, facilitating participatory processes for powerbroker engagement, participation, and representation for building peace among feuding parties creates the enabling environment for recovery, social stability, and transition. The project takes on a community driven approach to ensure that any new processes and strengthened mechanisms are embedded in community structures and with stakeholders. For example, inclusion of chiefs, women’s leadership, and youth representatives from the communities, to resolve disputes manage conflicts, promote social, cultural, and economic interdependencies, and account for gendered approaches to building peace, support sustainability, localization and strengthening capacity.
Panama and Costa Rica: Strengthening Government Capacities to Respond to Protection Needs in Flows of Vulnerable Migrants Crossing Borders Building on the favorable position of IOM in Costa Rica and Panama in leading and coordinating inter-agency efforts to address migratory issues, as well as with government counterparts, this project will support national and local governments to address factors described in the Crisis Response Plan for Large Movements of Highly Vulnerable Migrants in the Americas under section 1C. It also aims to address the health and protection concerns of migrants who transit the Panama-Costa Rica border in vulnerable and/or deteriorated health conditions, or who have been victims of violence or are potential victims of violence en route. The project will contribute to strengthening Governments capacity to ensure proper access to basic services (health, psychological support, shelter, social services, and others, as needed), information, and dignified treatment, setting a positive precedent of bi-national collaboration in the establishment of proper response protocols for vulnerable migrants crossing borders.
Shelter and Non-food Items Emergency Assistance to Affected People in Batken Region of the Kyrgyz Republic With this project, IOM is providing humanitarian assistance to 1,680 of the most vulnerable internally displaced persons (IDPs) whose houses were destroyed by the escalation of violence in Batken oblast of Kyrgyzstan. Non-food items that are to be provided to 1,680 IDPs from Batken oblast, who are currently placed in temporary shelters and host families, are addressing urgent needs and include appropriate items for winterization: clothing and shoes, electric heating, and other items such as blankets/quilts, cooking utensils, bedding essentials.
Strengthening Access to Neonatal Care among the Displaced Population in Borno State, Nigeria Through partnership and collaboration across the private section and humanitarian actors in Borno state, the project will build on existing health service provision in the internally displaced persons (IDP) communities. Currently, there are pediatric stabilization centers in 3 IDP local government area and safe spaces for obstetric care in IDP camps and camp-like settings. The stabilization center is a government health facility supported with technical pediatric operations by IRC. While the center serves as a referral center for general pediatric cases from surrounding IDP communities, there is no dedicated space for neonatal care. Also, there are safe spaces for obstetric care typically in PHC facilities in IDP camps. These safe spaces are technically operated with support from UNFPA and provide antenatal, delivery and post-natal care for IDP. Key interventions will include 1) the creation of neonatal space- ‘neo-rooms’ in the pediatric centers 2) design and testing of a tricycle neonatal ambulance that utilizes dual energy system 3) capacity building on neonatal care using the provided technologies. Humanitarian private sector partnership- the project implementation will include identification of private manufacturing company that will partner with IOM in the design of the neonatal devices and ambulatory system using locally available alternative energy solution.