The International Organization for Migration (IOM) was established in 1951. IOM is the principal intergovernmental organization dealing with migration issues and the only global migration agency dealing with all aspects of migration.
All Updates
Geneva – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 134,549 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 24 September, with over 75 per cent arriving in Italy and the remainder divided between Greece, Cyprus and Spain. This compares with 302,175 arrivals across the region through the same period last year.
IOM Rome’s Flavio di Giacomo reported on Thursday, 21 September that, according to official figures of the Italian Ministry of Interior, 103,318 migrants arrived by sea to Italy this year, or some 21.5 per cent fewer than last year in the same period.
Highlights
An estimated 436,000 Rohingyas have crossed the border into Bangladesh since 25 August 2017. IOM’s 5th Needs and Population Monitoring (NPM) report focused on Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar has been published, detailing the needs of the affected population.
Since the current influx began, IOM distributed 32,000 tarpaulins, installed 322 emergency latrines, trucked 138,000 litres of water, and provided healthcare services to over 22,000 patients.
NEEDS ANALYSIS
• Hostilities has spread in many locations of Greater Equatoria particularly in Yei, Kajo-Keji, Kapoeta North, Rumbek, Morobo, Mundri West and Maridi County forcing thousands of people to leave their homes and seek protection and humanitarian assistance in neighbouring counties and some are even crossing border to Uganda.
Juba Gumbo Park
Significant decrease (23%) in people transiting through Juba Gumbo Park respect to the previous week (1083 individuals compared to 1401). The overwhelming majority of people moving are youths between 5 and 17 years old (509 ind. - 47%).
Majority of people are moving from Juba (701 individuals - 65% of the total) and they are manly going to Uganda (547 ind. to Refugee Camps and 107 to Kampala). Mainly reasons for Movements are “Shortage of Food” (354 ind. – 50%) and “Insecurity” (142 ind. – 20%).
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Jobs
SPECIAL VACANCY NOTICE
Open to Internal and External Candidates.
Position Title : National Project officer- PRD
SVN/IOMSO/096/2017
Vacancy No : SVN/IOMSO/098/2017
Duty Station: Hargeisa, Somalia
Classification: National Officer (NO/A)
Type of Appointment: Six (6) months Special Short term, with possibility of extension
Organizational unit: Preparedness and Response Division (PRD)
Position Title : Project Development and Reporting Officer
Duty Station : Cairo, Egypt
Classification : Professional Staff, Grade P2
Type of Appointment : Special short-term graded, Six months with possibility of extension
Estimated Start Date : As soon as possible
Closing Date : 08 October 2017
Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading
Soutien à la libre circulation et migration en Afrique de l'Ouest :Service de consultance pour l'élaboration du profil migratoire national du Sénégal et l'animation d'un atelier sur les données migratoires.**
Agence : Organisation internationale pour les migrations (OIM)
Lieu de travail : À domicile
Titre du poste : Consultant
Durée : 40 jours ouvrables (sur une période de 3 mois)
Date de début prévue : 1er Octobre 2017
Informations de base :
Position: Consultant - Expert en Migration et Développement
Lieu d’affectation: Belgique
Classification : Consultant(e)
Durée du contrat : Six semaines
- Contexte
Les bureaux de l’Organisation Internationale pour les Migrations en Belgique et en Guinée ont lancé le projet « Promouvoir l’engagement socio-économique national de la diaspora Guinéenne de Belgique » avec l’appui financier de la Direction Générale de la Coopération Belge au Développement (DGD).
Position Title : Project Officer (Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM))
Duty Station : Sana'a, Yemen
Classification : Professional Staff, Grade P3
Type of Appointment : Fixed term, one year with possibility of extension
Estimated Start Date : As soon as possible
Closing Date : 05 October 2017
Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading
Training
El Gobierno colombiano, a través de la Oficina del Alto Comisionado de Paz (OACP), puso en marcha el curso virtual Entérese sobre el Proceso de Paz, el cual tiene como objetivo acercar la información de lo que sucede en las conversaciones de paz que actualmente se desarrollan con la guerrilla de las Farc en La Habana. El curso está dirigido a la ciudadanía en general, tanto colombianos como extranjeros.
