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Service Areas/Projects............................................................................................................................. Assisted ReturnsMore and more countries hosting migrants and asylum seekers are resorting to IOM's assisted return programmes as a more humane, cost effective and diplomatic alternative to enforced returns. They offer logistical and financial assistance to persons unable or unwilling to remain in the host country who volunteer to return to their country of origin. In particular, IOM provides assistance to people fleeing conflict situations, refugees being resettled in third countries or repatriated, those who are stranded, unsuccessful asylum seekers returning home, displaced persons and other migrants. Increasingly, host governments are finding that this assistance helps relieve the pressure of overburdened asylum systems and, in some instances, countries of origin benefit from the voluntary return of much-needed expatriate human resources. More co-operative and multilateral programs are evolving among countries of origin, transit and destination, and increasing recognition is given to the importance of reintegration assistance for sustainability of voluntary return. For more information on the projects please click here.
Counter TraffickingThrough its counter-trafficking programmes, IOM both assists victims of trafficking directly and trains government officials in methods and legislation to counter trafficking and law enforcement agents in the proper treatment of victims. IOM is increasingly responding to distress calls from trafficked migrants stranded in transit and arranges their speedy and safe return home. IOM's counter trafficking service provides assistance and protection to victims and guidance to field missions and member states for the prevention of trafficking in human beings. For more information on the projects please click here.
Mass InformationTrends in international migration point to information as an essential resource for individuals making life-changing decisions about migrating; for Governments setting migration policies; for international, regional or non-governmental organizations designing migration programmes; and for researchers, the media and individuals analyzing and reporting on migration. IOM gathers information on migration to meet these growing demands. In a context of prevention, it also designs and implements information campaigns which provide potential migrants with a more accurate picture of migration realities, including the pitfalls of irregular migration. Information dissemination is a valuable, integral part of all projects and operations. For more information on the projects please click here.
Migration HealthIOM's migration health activities aim to reduce and better manage the health consequences of both infectious and non-infectious migration-related diseases. Assisting the Member States in managing some of the medical concerns related to the migration-related diseases, through medical screening and the evaluation of migrants and refugees being processed for resettlement, constitutes IOM's largest health activity. The evolution of new and more complicated challenges posed by disease and ill health in migrant populations, coupled with faster methods of travel, requires continual review and modernization of medical screening and evaluation practices. Delivering appropriate services, sometimes in difficult locations, necessitates close and intensive co-operation between States and technical advice and assistance from national health and immigration departments and agencies as well as international partners. For more information on the projects please click here.
MovementsUndertaken in co-operation with migrants and governments, movement programmes provide resettlement, repatriation and transportation assistance. IOM assists with the resettlement of persons accepted under regular immigration programmes, through processing relevant documentation, performing medical screening and arranging safe, economical transportation. IOM also assists with the voluntary repatriation of refugees, in accordance with protection concerns and procedures which take into account the specific status of these returnees. Transport, sometimes combined with reintegration assistance or air freight, is provided to refugees and displaced persons on their voluntary repatriation to their home country.For more information on the projects please click here.
Technical Co-operationThrough its technical co-operation programmes, IOM offers advisory services on migration issues to governments, intergovernmental agencies, non-governmental organizations and others to assist them in the development and implementation of migration policy, legislation and management, to prevent illegal migration, facilitate regular beneficial migration and provide assistance in various aspects of migrant processing. Technical co-operation also focuses on capacity building projects such as training courses for government migration officials, in working toward an analysis of and suggestions for solving emerging migration problems. These programmes respond to the needs of governments to develop coherent responses to migration challenges in a changing international environment. For more information on the projects please click here. ............................................................................................................................. Labour MigrationThrough Labour migration has, in the 21st century,
moved to the top of the policy agendas of many countries For more information on the projects please click here. ............................................................................................................................. Emergency and Post-ConflictFor more information on the projects please click here.
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