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IOM aims to further strengthen cooperation with the International Training Centre on Migration and Combating Trafficking in Human Beings in Belarus

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

Belarusian Border Guards Learn Facilitated Readmission Experience from Macedonian and Albanian Colleagues

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

Belarusian and Azerbaijanian Customs Officers Exchange Best Practices on Intelligent Video Control Systems

The visit took place on February 4-8, 2018 hosted by the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan Republic (SCCAR) with the logistical support of IOM Mission to Azerbaijan. A total of 10 officials from the State Customs Service of the Republic of Belarus (SCCRB) and the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine (SFSU) (3 females and 7 males)) took part in a . . . Read more

Global Migration Film Festival Kicks Off in Minsk

Cinema and Migration. It’s a magical bond that began over a century ago when filmmakers, many of whom were immigrants themselves, began making movies about a world on the move. Their films brought the dramatic, poignant and comic stories of migrants to diverse audiences, through a language of images and emotions that were meaningful to every culture. The Global Migration . . . Read more