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International Women's Day - 8 March

Proactively including gender equality in all of IOM’s work means: advocating for equal rights under the law in employment and mobility; combatting discriminatory migration practices; understanding how gender influences all aspects and types of migration; knowing and responding to how gender shapes access to social services, economic growth, capacities, risks and vulnerabilities; and understanding how migration influences gender roles and gender equality.

INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS DAY - 18.12.2015

To mark this year’s International Migrants Day on December 18 we invite the international community to come together and remember all migrants, including refugees who have tragically lost their lives this year.

Each person has a name, a story and left their homelands seeking better opportunities and safety for themselves and in many cases for their families - aspirations that all of us strive for.

World Day against Trafficking in Persons - 30 July

"Out of millions of men, women and children trafficked each year, only approximately 45,000 victims are identified. IOM assists one in seven of those cases, helping victims return to normal lives often after years of appalling abuse and cruelty."

Ambassador William Lacy Swing, the Director General of the International Organization for Migration

Tbilisi Annual Women in Policing Regional Conference Organized by IOM

On 1- 4 March 2016 INL in cooperation with IOM, organized Women in Policing Regional Conference. This year marked the 5^th anniversary of the conference that had taken place in Tbilisi, Georgia every year since 2012. This year in addition to the traditional participating countries of Moldova, Armenia, Ukraine, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Albania, representatives of Greece, Romania, Poland, FYROM Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, Pakistan, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines also took part in the event.

IOM border management activities

IOM is currently engaged in implementing the EU-funded project “Reinforcing the capacities of the Government of Georgia in Border and Migration management”. With Integrated Border Management (IBM) the key focus of this project, targeted assistance will include, inter alia, technical support to strengthen intra-service and inter-agency cooperation, support in establishing a comprehensive border-related risk management system and expertise in assisting the development of the GoG’s IBM Strategy and Action Plan for 2014-2020.

IOM capacity building initiatives

IOM has responded to requests from the Government of Georgia in dealing effectively with the challenges posed by identity management. IOM’s Border Management Specialist in Tbilisi has experience from Asia, Africa and the EU in identity management and the supporting documents that lead to the safe issuance of passports, ID cards, residence permits and visas. In Georgia this issue cuts across the Ministries of Interior, Justice and Foreign Affairs as well as the Revenue Service and IOM continues to provide training, equipment and guidance to all these key stakeholders.

Migration Health

Migration and Health is an emerging issue for the South Caucasus. Jointly with National Centre for Disease Control IOM implemented Migrant Health Survey project to study the prevalence of non-communicable diseases’ biological and behavioural risk factors among IDPs, returned migrants, foreign migrant students and detainees, asylum-seekers and trafficked persons. Data obtained through the Survey will provide the basis for mainstreaming adequate programmatic response to ensure that psychosocial needs of diverse migrant populations are addressed and primary health care services are strengthened. The Migrant Health Survey project was funded by the IOM Development Fund.

IOM Georgia assists in refugee resettlement

International Organization for Migration provides extensive support to the Government of the United States in carrying out its US Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP). IOM Tbilisi has been involved in the United States Refugee Admission Programme (USRAP) since January 2001 and acts as a local point of contact for migrants.

IOM Georgia utilizes potential of migration

IOM Georgia works together with respective IOM Missions to link migration to development and build the institutional capacity of the Georgian Government. IOM Georgia contributes to the development and implementation of national enhancement policies and strategies of Georgia by engaging its overseas communities in improving the capacity of governmental and non-governmental institutions and encouraging temporary return of its qualified nationals.

IOM Georgia provides targeted services for migrants and beneficiaries

IOM Georgia provides a comprehensive range of services for different groups of migrants focusing on voluntary return and reintegration, support to mine victims, support to victims of trafficking, support to foreign migrants through job counseling, assistance in finding employment, vocational education, offering soft loan scheme for small business development, return to countries of origin, humanitarian support.

IOM Georgia assists victims of trafficking and stranded migrants

IOM is active in supporting the Government of Georgia to further upgrade its counter-trafficking policy. IOM Georgia regularly provides expert advice to the government and contributes to the update of the national counter-trafficking action plan and capacity building of law enforcement structures. In close cooperation with its governmental and non-governmental counterparts, IOM Georgia offers victims of trafficking and other vulnerable migrants a comprehensive assistance package, including safe return to their home countries as well as pre- and post-return protection.

News

IOM Hosts Migration for Development Workshop in Tbilisi

On 30 June – 1 July 2015, jointly with the Office for the State Minister of Georgia for Diaspora Issues and Public Service Development Agency, IOM organized a Migration for Development workshop in Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel in Tbilisi. IOM engaged participants in discussions on financial literacy and remittance services and on mainstreaming migration into national development plans.

IOM Trains 18 Officers from Georgia's Migration Department

Under the EU-funded More for More project IOM responded to a specific training request from the Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. With vast experience of managing centres in the Netherlands Greg Pidakos shared his knowledge in such matters as developing SOPs, conflict avoidance and increasing good communication between those working and staying in the centre.

IOM Organizes Visit for MIA Operational Department Officials to Finland

Under the EU-funded More for More project IOM’s Border Management Specialist based in Tbilisi cooperated with the Finnish Border Guard (FBG) to enable four officials from the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs’ Operational Technical Department (OTD) to visit Kainuu in central Finland from 15 - 18 June 2015.

Search and Inspection Training for 25 Revenue Service Officers

1 – 5 June 2015

Under the EU-funded border management capacity building initiative, implemented by IOM, Polish expert Mr. Remigiusz Wozniak visited Georgia to deliver a five-day search and inspection training course for 25 specially selected Revenue Service (RS) officers.

Georgian Revenue Service Delegation Hosted in U.K.

Under the EU-funded More for More project IOM coordinated a visit to the U.K. from 26-29 May for senior officials from the Revenue Service of Georgia to gain practical exposure to the approach of the U.K. Border Force to risk analysis.

IOM and the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs sign a Cooperation Agreement

On May 21, The International Organization for Migration, represented by Ms. Ilyana Derilova, Chief of Mission, IOM Georgia signed a Cooperation Agreement with the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, represented by H.E. Mr Dumitru Badea, Ambassador of Romania to Georgia. The signing ceremony was held at the Romanian Embassy in Tbilisi. This agreement is to implementSocio-economic Empowerment of conflict affected, displaced persons through Durable Livelihood Activities” supported by the Unit for Development Assistance (UAsD) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania.

IOM Expert Karol Turzynski Works on Risk Analysis at Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia

18 - 22 May 2015

Under the EU funded More for More project Karol Turzynski from the Border Guard of the Republic of Poland, spent a week consulting with the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia as it progresses its unified risk analysis plans.

2015 PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival Call for Entries

Are you a young filmmaker and interested in migration, diversity and social inclusion? The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) invite YOU to share your views on these topics by submitting your video to the 2015 PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival.

By providing a platform for outreach and distribution, PLURAL+ empowers young people around the world to make their voices heard through short videos. Do you want to know how you can submit your creation? Go to www.pluralplus.unaoc.org for more info. If you need some inspiration first, go to the same website to find all the winning videos from previous years!

Deadline: 15 June 2015.

Watch here PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival 2015 Call for Entries

IOM Trains Judges in Smuggling of Migrants

Under the EU-funded More for More project Georgian Legal Expert Mari Meskhi joined IOM’s Border Management Specialist Mark Richmond to deliver a two day training course from 5-6 May 2015 at the High School of Justice in Tbilisi for judges from across Georgia. Areas of discussion included the presence of migrant consent in smuggling and the nature of smuggling of persons as a service/business transaction.

Identity Management Training in Tbilisi and Kutaisi for the Personnel of the Georgian Public Service Development Agency and Public Service Halls

Experts from IOM and Georgia’s Ministry of Interior joined forces to deliver training in both Tbilisi and Kutaisi in Document Fraud and Identity Management.