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DEMAC enters partnership with IOM to enhance Diasporas' Operations and Coordination in Humanitarian Assistance

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DEMAC is thrilled to announce its new partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for the year 2023. The partnership aims to enhance diaspora organizations' operations and coordination in humanitarian assistance, with financial support from USAID - Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID - BHA).

The renewed funding from USAID for 2023 will enable DEMAC and IOM to continue their engagement with diaspora organizations involved in humanitarian response. The project will focus on emergency-prone countries and increasingly support diasporas' operational response, starting with Somalia, which has been severely affected by droughts in the past years. Through the operational response, DEMAC will contribute to the application of IOM’s Framework for Diaspora Engagement in Humanitarian Assistance.

DEMAC, hosted by the Danish Refugee Council, has been working since 2015 to strengthen coordination in humanitarian response by facilitating dialogue and exchange between diaspora organizations and institutional humanitarian actors. Entering this partnership with IOM and collaborating on IOM’s Framework, DEMAC is poised to make even more significant strides towards achieving its goal of enhancing diaspora operations and coordination in humanitarian assistance.