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Improving the Health of Highly Mobile Fisherfolk and Communities around Lake Malawi Malawi’s lakeside districts are accustomed to the age-old practice of fish vendors and fishers exchanging sexual activity for fish, which is then sold in markets. Sexual transactions such as this give rise to sexual exploitation and abuse, often in a context of circular and fluid migration between communities of origin, transit and work. Recent reports indicate a high prevalence of HIV, particularly among fish-dependent communities in Nkhatabay, Salima and Mangochi districts, with suspected related high cases of sexual gender-based violence (SGBV) in these regions. These same districts have also seen high case rates due to the current cholera outbreak, demonstrating the need for institutional and community-centered support to district health systems. The objective of this project is to contribute to improved health outcomes among highly mobile fisherfolk and fish-dependent communities on Lake Malawi, with a specific focus on SRHR, HIV and emerging public health threats. To achieve this the project will have two complementary outcomes: 1) District and community health systems around Lake Malawi effectively plan for and respond to the gender-sensitive health needs of highly mobile fisherfolk and fish-dependent communities; and 2) Mobile fisherfolk and fish-dependent communities actively take steps to exercise their rights to health.Specifically, the project will contribute to the evidence base regarding the mobility patterns of fisherfolk alongside Lake Malawi, including seasonal patterns, duration of stay and the extent to which they are using health services. Additionally, the project will focus on community structures to develop their capacities to effectively plan for the health needs of fisherfolk and fish-dependent communities. Lastly, it will pilot a community-led approach to providing health services to the fishing communities around Lake Malawi. It will identify and develop the capacities of community change agents who will support the community through targeted outreach mobile health clinics on docking days. The lessons learned from this pilot will feed into the overall planning processes within each district.
Contributing to the Mitigation of Conflict Over Natural Resources Between Farmer and Herder Communities in Adamawa State, Nigeria (COMITAS) In order to contribute to the mitigation of conflict over natural resources between farmer and herder communities in Adamawa state in Nigeria, IOM, in coordination with Search for Common Ground and Mercy Corps, has designed a comprehensive and integrated approach that seeks to achieve four main outcomes; strengthened traditional conflict resolution, improved trust in authorities, enhanced collaboration in managing the use of natural resources and improved intra- and inter-communal perceptions. IOM builds on its data collection experiences in north-east Nigeria and globally, and its extensive policy engagements with the government of Nigeria, to implement a transhumance tracking tool to strengthen early warning systems of potential conflict triggers and identify solutions early on.
Covid 19 Delivery Support and Intergration into Routine Immunisation (CDS3) South Sudan, with support from GAVI, continued to avail vaccination opportunities across all the 10 States targeting individuals above 15 years old, including IDPs, migrants, cross-border communities and frontline health workers at international points of entry (PoE). The MoH is working together with other partners to establish a road map with the aim of rolling out COVID-19 vaccination across South Sudan.
Improving Protection and Living Conditions and Reducing Vulnerabilities of Crisis-Affected Populations in North-East Nigeria The crisis in conflict-affected north-east Nigeria continues to be one of the gravest in the world today, marked by armed conflict, forced displacement and severe violations of civilians’ human rights and dignity. Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in and outside camps have weak coping mechanisms and are reliant on humanitarian assistance to survive and improve their living conditions. With this project, IOM is focusing its efforts on providing multi-sector assistance to IDPs, returnees and host communities and an overall displacement and operating picture to tailor the humanitarian response. In line with IOM’s Global COVID-19 Strategic Response and Recovery Plan (SRRP), IOM`s approach under this action encompasses life-saving assistance and response to humanitarian needs as well as initiatives to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on migrants and societies. Direct assistance will pertain to the following sectors of assistance; camp coordination and camp management; shelter and non-food items; water, sanitation and hygiene; mental health and psychosocial support. Additionally, the organization will continue to provide inter-agency services through the maintenance and operation of humanitarian hubs, and the implementation of the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM).
Emergency Floods Response through Provision of Integrated Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion (WASH) Services in Somalia The overall objective of this project is to provide life-saving support to flood-affected communities through the provision of integrated water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in Baardhere and Kismayo districts of Jubaland state of Somalia. The project is expected to contribute to the countrywide efforts by the humanitarian actors to alleviate the impact of El Niño.
Supporting Community Policing and Transitional Justice to Promote Stabilisation in Iraq (Phase IV) This project contributes to positioning the state as the primary guarantor of safety, security and justice in Iraq. Through this, it aims to 1) promote a conducive environment for returns through strengthened social cohesion and increasing access to rights and political representation and; 2) enhance peace, security and stability by rebuilding trust between law enforcement officials and communities.  To support these objectives, this project will strengthen the participation of the Yazidi community in transitional justice mechanism development and implementation and increase inter-community cohesion and political representation of Yazidis.
Guidelines on Mainstreaming Migration into International Cooperation and Development Policy The main objective of the action is to contribute to effective mainstreaming of migration into international cooperation and development policy.
Migration Profile Guyana: Promoting Evidence-Based Policymaking The overall objective of this project is to promote more evidence-based policy making and support the mainstreaming of migration into the policymaking process through the development of a national migration profile.
Post-Pandemic COVID-19 and Outbreak response: Sustaining the expansion of the Overseas Health Assessment and Management of U.S. - Bound Refugees, Non-Immigrant Visa Applicants and other Migrant Populations This project is part of IOM's overall work with CDC to improve the health of migrants undergoing resettlement to the United States of America and protect the health of their receiving communities. It aims to strengthen the capacity to prevent, detect, investigate and respond to COVID-19 and other outbreaks of public health significance through various methods.
EUROFRONT - Support to the Fight against Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling in Latin America The objective of the project is to support the fight against human trafficking and smuggling of migrants at national and regional levels in Latin America with focus in the South America sub-region. This project is part of a two-fold action being led by the European Commission, that aims to contribute to security, improved respect for, and protection of, human rights and social and economic development at national and regional levels in Latin America, from an Integrated Border Management perspective. It will focus on four significant land borders in South America, including Rumichaca, Desaguadero, Bermejo-Aguas Blancas and the Tripler Border; covering Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru, with impact in other countries in South America, Central America and the Caribbean.
Climate Security in the Pacific The project aims to provide capacity to pacific countries, with a focus on low lying atoll nations, to assess, better understand and address their critical climate security challenges. This will be achieved through: the application of tailored climate security assessment approaches; inclusive youth and gender-sensitive dialogues; partnerships with the range of stakeholders operating across the aspects of climate security and supporting the uptake of key findings in relevant national, regional and international policy and resourcing strategies. These activities will add value through key regional frameworks and initiatives such as the Boe Declaration and Action Plan. The project is designed as a catalytic intervention to both strengthen capacity for global advocacy as well as capacity to plan and respond to challenges at the community, national and regional level in Pacific Small Island Developing States.
Humanitarian Response in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique (Phase III) For over four years, the province of Cabo Delgado in Mozambique has experienced brutal attacks by armed groups, while neighbouring provinces of Nampula, Niassa, Zambezia and Sofala are seeing a spillover of displacement. Armed conflict and natural hazards are expected to put an additional strain on already vulnerable communities and to remain key drivers of humanitarian needs in the coming years. The effects are more severe on vulnerable groups such as persons with disabilities, the elderly, and children. This also affects women and girls, who have unique health concerns and protection needs in situations of displacement. In order to address the acute needs of displaced and vulnerable migrants in Cabo Delgado, IOM is providing a comprehensive and integrated health, water, sanitation and hygiene, camp coordination and camp management, displacement tracking, mental health and psychosocial support, and shelter intervention, with the main objective to ensure dignified, safe and secure living conditions and basic services for vulnerable populations affected disasters driven by natural hazards and conflict, and to contribute to empowered and resilient individuals and communities in northern Mozambique.
Labor Mobility Pathways for Persons with Humanitarian Needs in Mexico The UNHCR and IOM pilot project seeks to pave the way towards an alternative migration regularization process for those vulnerable migrants of Haitian origin who would not be recognized as refugees but cannot be returned to their countries of origin and want to stay in Mexico. It is aimed that in this first phase 50 households, with family members of working-age from 18 to 65 years old –identified in Tapachula and Ciudad Acuña-, will be supported on their regularization processes and their socio-economic integration in the Municipalities of Puebla and San Luis Potosi in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Migration Institute.
Early Solutions and Enhancing Progress Towards Climate-Conscious Durable Solutions for Displacement Affected People in Urban Centres in Somalia This project aims at enhancing climate-conscious durable solutions by mitigating drought-displacement vulnerabilities and strengthening resilience and self-reliance of displacement affected communities towards (re)integration and reduced displacement in Somalia.
Providing life-saving humanitarian protection and health care assistance to migrants and other vulnerable individuals in Lebanon Lebanon’s crisis has increased needs among vulnerable migrants, who face greater protection risks and economic hardship. The objective of the project is to improve access to lifesaving protection and health-care services for migrants. The project continues IOM’s efforts to mitigate the impact of socioeconomic and humanitarian crises on the protection environment for migrants, including but not limited to unaccompanied and separated children and victims of human trafficking. The project’s main focus is on Beirut and Mount Lebanon, given IOM migrant presence monitoring indicates the highest migrant population densities in these areas. However, the project is also targeting beneficiaries countrywide.
Technical Capacity Building for Partners and Humanitarian Response in Gaza Under this six-month project, IOM is contributing to the overall objective of meeting the immediate needs and the alleviation of the suffering of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and other affected people in Gaza through two components of assistance. These build on IOM’s extensive technical experience and expertise in emergency humanitarian operations, on-going provision of shelter and non-food items (NFIs) to partners with operations on the ground in Gaza and the expressed priorities of UNRWA in filling gaps in the overall response. IOM is providing technical experts to support technical capacity building on and the overall response under shelter/NFI, water, sanitation and hygiene, and site management areas of intervention. IOM is also procuring, transporting, storing and handing over tarpaulins, ropes and family tents to UNRWA, for onward distribution to affected persons in Gaza.
Contributing to humanitarian interventions and durable solutions for the Undocumented Rohingya in Cox’s Bazar - Bangladesh The projects aims to support Undocumented Rohingya in makeshift settlements and host communities to cope with challenges and rebuild their lives through humanitarian support on health, education, livelihood support and life-saving interventions during crises
Addressing Protection Risks of Refugees and Migrants through Mobility and Needs Assessment Monitoring and Direct Assistance in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand The project will contribute to strengthening protection of refugees, including but not limited to Rohingya and Myanmar refugees and migrants, through mobility and needs assessment monitoring and direct humanitarian assistance in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand.
Strengthening Capacities of Key Stakeholders and Communities to Prevent Trafficking in Persons in Illegal Mining Areas in Brazil The project aims to strengthen the capacities of key stakeholders and raise awareness among target communities in the Amazon Region in Brazil about TiP issues and risks in the context of illegal mining, in particular traditional and indigenous communities, with a special focus on the sexual exploitation of women and girls.
PNG Highlands Joint Programme for Peace and Development This project forms a component of a comprehensive UN Joint programme in Papua New Guinea and specifically targets community-based interventions in Hela province. IOM's activities implemented under this intervention include supporting communities to identify and implement disaster preparedness and risk mitigation measures; restoring/rehabilitating/strengthening and equipping evacuation centres according to safety standards in line with national and local disaster risk reduction strategies; and improving access to clean and safe water through drilling bore holes and/or rehabilitating/installing gravity feed irrigation systems or rainwater catchments systems at schools, health centres and community centres for drinking, washing, and gardening.
Promotion of the Documentation of Foreigners and Structural Strengthening in Border Points and Delegations of the Provinces of Argentina This project assists in the development of cooperation and technical assistance activities for the National Directorate of Migration (DNM), with the aim of strengthening its management and administration capacities in the development of processes related to the regularization of foreigners, and structural strengthening of the border points and delegations of the provinces of Argentina, in which it exercises the competencies inherent to it in accordance with what is established by Law No. 25.871 and its Regulatory Decree No. 616/2010.
Enhanced Humanitarian Assistance and Social Cohesion and Resilience for Crisis-Affected Population Niger is affected by crises and recurrent shocks, including drought, epidemics, floods and armed conflicts. As outlined in the 2023 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP), 4.3 million people, representing about 17 percent of the population, require humanitarian assistance. The Tillabéri, Tahoua, Diffa, and Maradi regions have seen a 14 per cent increase in the number of people requiring humanitarian assistance due to population movements.This project incorporates a two-pronged approach. Firstly, it aims to provide humanitarian assistance in the Diffa, Maradi, and Tillabéri regions, targeting host community, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and returnees affected by either floods or armed conflict. The intervention includes the provision of transitional shelters, non-food item (NFI) kits (including Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) kits), income-generating activities, and construction of latrines. Secondly, the project aims to provide a holistic response to the humanitarian situation in Assamaka and the migratory route Assamaka – Arlit - Agadez. IOM aims to address challenges faced by migrants and host communities in Assamaka, Arlit, Ingall, and Agadez. The limited social infrastructure exacerbates their vulnerability, resulting in a lack of basic necessities, potential conflicts between migrants and the host communities as well as increased illicit trafficking and insecurity in this fragile border area.
IOM Shelters: Supporting and Protecting Unaccompanied Migrant Children in Greece Through this Action, IOM seeks to continue operating six (6) Shelters for UMC with a total capacity of up to 152 beds/places in the regions of Attica (four shelters), Central Macedonia (Thessaloniki, one shelter) and Western Greece (Patra, one shelter) from 1 February 2022 to 31 January 2023. One of the shelters in Attica is accommodating girls (Ilion), while all other boys. The six shelters will be operational since the project beginning and until 24 March 2022. As of 25 March 2022, and until 31 January 2023 five (5) shelters with the total capacity of 132 places will continue hosting UMC and being financially supported under the present Action. During their stay in the Shelters, UMC will be provided with dignified accommodation and tailored protection in accordance with their best interests, by experienced IOM staff. To this end, IOM will capitalize on its previous experience in operating UMC Shelters, as well as in providing safe and dignified accommodation to UMC and other migrants in a situation of vulnerability in Greece.
Promoting the Inclusion of Internal Migrants in Green Renovation in Kyrgyzstan A large percentage of the Kyrgyz population is internal migrants, with numbers expected to increase dramatically in the coming years due to the effects of climate change. Many internal migrants construct non-energy efficient, non-climate resilient housing in growing informal settlements, where there is little access to basic services. This exposes them to many risks, including health- and climate-related. The Programme for the Development of a Green Economy in the Kyrgyz Republic for 2019-2023 calls for green renovation and for partners to deepen their understanding and develop approaches to better enable vulnerable groups to participate in decision making and policy development processes at household level. However, internal migrants are not included. As this Programme comes to an end in 2023, the Government will begin evaluating the current Programme and identifying what should follow. At this opportune moment, the project aims to promote the inclusion of internal migrants in the Government of Kyrgyzstan’s efforts on green renovation. It will do so by first establishing a Working Group to provide technical support to the project, including the development of standardised, pre-approved, cost and energy efficient, climate-resilient construction plans and green renovation designs. The designs will then be piloted in internal migrant women households. Awareness raising and capacity-development activities for key stakeholders and the selected pilot households will then take place. These will improve understanding of the newly available plans/designs, as well as the benefits of including internal migrants in green renovation initiatives for Government and other stakeholders, and the benefits of green renovation initiatives for the pilot households. Finally, the plans will be made publicly available and a campaign will promote the newly-available construction plans and green renovation designs to the general public.
Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance for Conflict Affected Populations in Sudan Through this project, IOM is providing multi-purpose cash assistance (MPCA) to 3,500 households (HHs), around (17,500 people) in Sudan. MPCA is being provided to the most vulnerable to meet their basic needs, such as shelter, water, food, transportation, medical costs.
Providing Vulnerable Migrants in Tunisia with Assistance and Voluntary Return and Reintegration In February 2023, Tunisian authorities adopted a new approach to irregular migration, leading to an increased demand for protection and assistance for vulnerable migrants in Tunisia, particularly for Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR) to their countries of origin. IOM has witnessed a significant rise in requests for assistance, and by October 23, 2023, 1,863 returns were facilitated, surpassing the entire year of 2022. Closely with relevant stakeholders, we aim to strengthen the safeguarding of migrants in vulnerable situations, offering protection and assistance, including information on their rights and available options, with a focus on case management services and empowerment for durable solutions. The project includes providing short-term emergency assistance, vulnerability assessments, counselling on return options, and reintegration assistance for migrants, especially those rescued at sea, referred from land borders, and those in immigration detention. This initiative prioritizes migrant rights and well-being, striving to bridge the gap between arrival and reintegration while addressing medical cases.
Respond and Meet the Most Urgent Food Needs in the Conflict-Affected Area of Donetsk NGCA To ensure food security for affected by the ongoing conflict, IOM is providing food parcels to approximately 3,500 households. In order to ensure rapid response, IOM will proceed with local procurement performed though local non-governmental organisations authorized to implement in the area, thus minimizing the risk of impeded crossing of the line of control and securing soonest delivery.
Migration Information Centre “I choose Lithuania” 2022 The project aims at facilitating the return and reintegration of nationals of the Republic of Lithuania, their family members as well as foreigners arriving in Lithuania through information and counseling provided by the IOM Migration Information Centre. It responds to the current migration context in Lithuania, where emigration rates are still among the highest in Europe, but a significant number of Lithuanians envisage returning home. Numbers of foreign nationals coming to live in Lithuania are also steadily increasing. Successful completion of migration information centre activities and projects in the previous years of operation proves that there is a great and increasing need to provide relevant and consistent information on return and reintegration into Lithuanian society for migrants.