Minsk — The International Organization for Migration (IOM), with support from the European Union, continues to assist people on the move with various solutions, including safe, voluntary and dignified return home. In the early hours of 22 March, in coordination with the Government of Iraq, a charter flight organized by IOM for migrants returning to Iraq through the Assisted Voluntary . . . Read more
Bruzgi, Belarus – In the new year, International Organization for Migration (IOM) continues its activities to support migrants stranded in Belarus, including those accommodated at the logistics facility in the vicinity of the Belarus-Poland border. In December 2021, IOM scaled up its activities. IOM representatives have been regularly visiting the logistics facility in order to deliver humanitarian assistance and to . . . Read more
Bruzgi – On 11 November, International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Belarus were granted access to a makeshift camp on the Belarusian side of the border near the international crossing point “Bruzgi” where a group of approximately 2,000 asylum-seekers, refugees and migrants has been staying since 8 November. Among them are many children and . . . Read more
On the 21st of April 2021 – the United Nations Country Network on Migration (UNCNM) in Belarus held the 2nd extended meeting. During the meeting, co-chaired by United Nations Resident Coordinator Mrs. Joanna Kazana-Wisniowiecki and the IOM Chief of Mission in Belarus Mrs. Mahym Orazmuhammedova, the progress on the GCM implementation in Belarus has been presented from the government, non-government, and . . . Read more