The UN Country Network on Migration has started its work in Belarus this week. Chaired and led by United Nations Resident Coordinator jointly with the IOM Chief of Mission in Belarus, the meeting featured participation of representatives of UN agencies and partners to discuss the role of the UN Country Network on Migration in supporting Belarus in the implementation, follow-up . . . Read more
Global Migration Film Festival: Minsk 2018 This year the International Organization for Migration holds the Global Migration Film Festival (GMFF) for the third time. The festival offers fiction and documentary films about migrants, challenges and potential of migration, problems that migrants may face and, finally, the benefits they bring to societies and communities. The GMFF is another way to show one of the . . . Read more
A new 7-million euro project on addressing irregular migration was officially launched in Minsk on 23 October 2018. The irregular migration management is one of the priority issues for almost every country, including Belarus which faces a 30% increase of irregular migrants this year as compared to last year. The project “Helping Belarus address the phenomenon of increasing numbers of . . . Read more
IOM Minsk announces the vacancy of the Expert on social media according to the attached Advertisement. All interested applicants are kindly invited to submit their applications (Personal History Form and Cover letter) to tmarholina@iom.int and iomminsk@iom.int by 18 August 2020 latest, referring to this advertisement in the subject line of your message. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Download Personal History Form Download the Advertisement
Attention! The deadline has been extended until 4 August 2020. IOM Minsk announces the vacancy of the Expert for SOPs development according to the attached Advertisement. All interested applicants are kindly invited to submit their applications (Personal History Form and Cover letter) to tmarholina@iom.int and iomminsk@iom.int by 4 august 2020 latest, referring to this advertisement in the subject line of your message. Please note that . . . Read more
When you think of Brazil, you immediately think of football. However, when it comes Belarus, the landlocked Eastern European country, perhaps not so much. Yet, it is Belarus where Nivaldo Ciriaco, better known as Ciríaco found himself in recent years. The Brazilian football player first came to Belarus in 2015 during the 11th Futsal World Cup as a member of . . . Read more
With the support of the EU and the IOM Development Fund, IOM Belarus and the State Border Committee (SBC) are rolling out a new information campaign about COVID-19 prevention and targeting foreigners and Belarusian citizens entering the country. At passport control, everyone will receive a leaflet with the information about COVID-19, its risks and prevention measures, as well as behavioral . . . Read more