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
The Chief of Mission of IOM Belarus, Ms. Mahym Orazmuhammedova, met with the Deputy Minister of Health – Chief State Sanitarian of the Republic of Belarus, Mr. Alexander Tarasenka. Ms. Orazmuhammedova introduced main activities of IOM Belarus in the field of migration and health to the Deputy Minister of Health and highlighted the importance and interrelationship of those two phenomena. . . . Read more
International Organization for Migration (IOM) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) join efforts to support migrants in Belarus during the COVID-19 pandemic under the Global IOM-UNDP Seed Funding Initiative. The partnership is designed to contribute to countering stigma and discrimination that migrants may face in the context of COVID-19 through research and advocacy, as well as develop joint project ideas . . . Read more
On International Migrants Day, 18 December 2020, IOM Belarus took the opportunity to reach out to the youth through the art of cinema with a view to creating a positive narrative towards migrants and providing a safe space for discussion and debate. As part of the Global Migration Film Festival (GMFF), IOM Belarus, together with resident UN Agencies and IFIs, . . . Read more
IOM Minsk announces the vacancy of the Expert on the design of infographics on victims of human trafficking & delivering a data visualization training(-s) 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 by 29 October 2020 latest, referring to this advertisement in the subject line of your message. . . . Read more