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
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
On 22 February 2018, a delegation of IOM senior officials visited the International Training Centre (ITC) on Migration and Combating Trafficking in Human Beings. The delegation, composed by Mr. Manfred Profazi, Senior Regional Adviser for Europe and Central Asia, Mr. Amr Taha, Senior Regional Liaison and Policy Office at the Regional Office Vienna and Mr. Zeynal Hajiev, Chief of Mission . . . Read more
In the light of the preparation for signing of the Readmission agreement with the European Union, readmission issues, including facilitated readmission, are especially important for the Republic of Belarus. In this regard, during the period of 18-24 February, 2018, the IOM Mission in Belarus organized a study visit on facilitated readmission to Macedonia and Albania for the Belarusian border guard . . . Read more