This report summarizes the insights gained and lessons learned from the downsizing of the armed forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the wake of Dayton Peace Accords of December 1995.
Capacity Development
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In 1996-2001 the International Organization for Migration (IOM) executed a project ”Reconstruction, Capacity Building and Development through the Return of Qualified Nationals to Bosnia and Herzegovina.” This evaluation has two overall objectives: Assess whether objectives of the project were attained in an efficient manner; and Determine lessons learned...
The programme Return and Counselling Assistance of Asylum Seekers from the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania currently living in Belgium, Finland and The Netherlands has been implemented by the International Organisation for Migration in seven countries. Its overall objective is to contribute to the provision of more durable voluntary return options...
The overall objectives of RQAN, as stated in the phase III of the programme, is to contribute to enhancing the role and utilization of highly qualified, qualified and skilled African personnel in the development of participating countries. Ethiopia was included in Phase III of the programme during 1995-1998 as one of the target countries to return 45...
This summary report provides a detailed analysis of the situation of migrants who have returned home to several West African countries as a result of the conflict in Libya. This report is the full version which IOM’s Policy in Brief – Returnees from Libya: The Bittersweet Experience of Coming Home is based on. It provides an understanding of the factors that...
The report assesses the relevant laws, policies, services and infrastructures available in Armenia for returning migrants with acute health problems and their degree of implementation. It identifies the gaps in health care system for migrants and returnees with medical problems and suggests specific recommendations to this end. The report dwells on the...
In the Netherlands IOM meets with some 7,000 migrants every year. A good part of these people choose to return home with IOM. The decision to return is not always easy - there is much to consider, for oneself, and for one’s family. Return is a complex set of services. This issue of IOM the Netherland’s magazine Focus on Migration carries articles and stories...
The Guide covers the various issues related to reintegration such as citizenship, residence, return documents, entry to Armenia and registration; pensions, benefits; economic and social reintegration; employment and self-employment (entrepreneurship) services for returnees, vocational training services; training and re-qualification; education and language...
IOM has produced a special publication Saving Lives and Building Livelihoods to chart the evolution and scope of IOM and Germany’s partnership in light of its 60th anniversary in November 2014. Covering in detail all activities between 2010 – 2013, the publication overviews IOM-German projects across the globe. This publication highlights the strong...
This Annual Report on the project the Implementation of Assisted Voluntary Returns including Reintegration Measures (AVRR), covering the period from May 2017 to June 2018, is the second publication following the first annual report of the project (May 2016–June 2017), implemented by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Greece.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), together with the Asia Foundation Mongolia (TAF) developed passport inserts against human trafficking in 2007. These passport Inserts have been distributed since March 2008 at Mongolian border posts. This assessment is focused on the issues of the distribution of the inserts and their usefulness, based on...
This report is done within the monitoring and evaluation strategy of the IOM’s “Capacity Building of Institutions Involved in Migration Management and Reintegration of Returnees in the Republic of Serbia” project (CBMM project), to promote organisational learning, asses results achieved within the project and recommend relevant future steps. Basic evaluation...
In September 2013, Altai Consulting was contracted by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to conduct a final evaluation of the Reintegration Assistance to Returnee Communities in Counties Of High Return Program. The program was implemented and evaluated in Twic (Warrap State) and Aweil East (Northern Bahr el Ghazal State) counties of South...
After the end of conflict (mid 2009) the Northern and Eastern Provinces were facing specific challenges such as the resettlement of internally displaced populations, reintegration and rehabilitation of infrastructure in almost all sectors and the decrease of economic productivity. To respond to some of these challenges, IOM designed and implemented the...
Este estudio interagencial OIM, UNICEF, UNHCR y OIT-IPEC tiene como objetivo hacer un análisis sobre la situación de la niñez y adolescencia migrante, con énfasis en la que migra no acompañada y aquella en situación de trabajo infantil.
The "Handbook for Consular and Diplomatic Staff" is the result of a training programme for consular and diplomatic staff that was conducted in the capitals of the Council of Baltic Sea States' (CBSS) members and beyond, between 2008 and 2010. The Handbook outlines legislation and best practices and it intends to contribute to shaping curricula for diplomatic...
This report is the result of an external evaluation of IOM’s Regional Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration Programme for Stranded Migrants in Egypt and Libya (RAVEL) program conducted by five students from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) in Geneva in collaboration with IOM. RAVEL is a regional AVRR program...
IOM has had some 13 years of experience in implementing counter-trafficking activities. This Handbook summarizes and systematizes this experience. IOM recognizes that each victim is unique and requires and desires different assistance. As well, the nature of trafficking is different around the world and is ever evolving, requiring changing responses...
This Handbook aims to provide practical guidance on the design, implementation and monitoring of reintegration assistance for returnees. While reintegration is a process taking place in different return contexts (for example following spontaneous, forced or assisted voluntary returns, or internal displacement), the Handbook focuses on assistance provided to...