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
On 16th of May, Minsk hosted the National consultation on Global compact on safe, orderly and legal migration under the auspices of IOM Minsk Mission, Ministries of Foreign Affairs and the Interior. Basically, Belarus has become one of the first countries to start national consultations on Global compact on migration (GCM), sitting all stakeholders at the one table: governmental and non-governmental agencies, . . . Read more
Today, on 15th of March, 2017, Lviv has become a platform for the international conference on integrated management of common border «Border Security in Action. Success in Partnership». Apart from promoting of coordinated approach to border management, the purpose of the event is to mark the successful completion of SURCAP-2 project*, aimed at strengthening the security in the region in . . . Read more
Human trafficking happens in every country in the world. At any given time there are around 21 million of victims of human trafficking. Combating human trafficking was reflected in Sustainable Development Goals listed in the Agenda 2030. On 27th of July Minsk hosts a press-conference dedicated to the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons to highlight once again the importance . . . Read more