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Overview Migration ActivitiesMigration InitiativesTanzania's geographic location, bordering eight other countries within Eastern and Southern Africa, makes it very exposed to various migration flows to, from and through its territory. Due to its political stability it has, for many years, been hosting a large refugee population from neighboring countries. However, given the recent positive political developments within the region, and the ongoing resettlement programmes, the overall refugee population in Tanzania is decreasing. Irregular movements of migrants from the Horn of Africa, through Tanzania, to South Africa and beyond have increased during the last years. The growing phenomenon of smuggled migrants and irregular migration is an issue of concern for the Tanzanian Government. Due to the recent political instability in Northern Africa and Middle East, these irregular movements are expected to continue, creating a humanitarian situation for many of these vulnerable migrants. Tanzania is presently characterized by large movements of migrants from its rural to urban areas, and many of these internal migrants are highly vulnerable to human trafficking. IOM proposes to continue its ongoing efforts in fighting human trafficking in Tanzania. The country has been identified as a country of origin, transit, and destination for trafficked persons. Trafficking in Tanzania is mostly internal: girls and boys, mainly between 10 and 14 years old, are trafficked from rural to urban areas for domestic labour, commercial agriculture in plantations, fishing and mining industries, and child prostitution. On the international level, women are mostly trafficked out of the country for domestic work. IOM continues to assist the government to establish a comprehensive border management information system as well as operationalizing of the One-Stop-Border-Post which requires basic rehabilitation of border infrastructure. Special emphasize is being put on capacity building of border officials, especially through the African Capacity Building Center (ACBC)/ Tanzania Regional Immigration Training Academy (TRITA). The ACBC was established in 2009 to strengthen the capacity to support training and capacity building for governments. Other migration-related issues and challenges to be addressed include: HIV/AIDS interventions for mobile populations; regional cooperation and harmonization of migration procedures; and migration for development focusing on remittances and involvement of diaspora in the national development. Movement, Emergency and Post-crisis Migration Management Donors
Since August 2006 IOM Tanzania has been assisting in the resettlement of refugees living in camps and settlements in Tanzania. As of early 2011 a total of 14,287 refugees have been resettled to third countries. Within this programme IOM undertakes the following activities:
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DonorIOM’s Migration Health programmes address the health needs of individual migrants as well as the public health needs of host communities by assisting governmental and non-governmental partners in the development and implementation of relevant policies and interventions. IOM’s Migration Health programmes support and work with government and partners in the following areas:
In the United Republic of Tanzania IOM’s migration health interventions include of the provision of migration health assessments services and travel assistance as well as health promotion and assistance for migrants. Aside from undertaking health assessments for resettled refugees, since 2005 IOM has also been providing pulmonary tuberculosis screening for individuals applying for a visa to the United Kingdom (UK) for a stay of more than six months upon the request of the UK Immigration Authorities in London (coordinated with the Health Department). Since 2009, IOM Tanzania is closely working with the Immigration Department of the Ministry of Home Affairs and Tanzania Commission for AIDS (TACAIDS), in the effort to assess and provide solutions for vulnerable populations in border places, such as truck drivers, seafarers, and Immigration and Police officials posted at border posts. IOM recently embarked on a multi- country, multi-stakeholder regional research project on Health Vulnerabilities of Mobile Populations and Affected Communities in Selected Ports of Southern Africa. It is anticipated that the research findings will provide evidence on the nature and dynamics of health vulnerabilities among the targeted communities and provide guidance on existing and future policies and programmes targeting these communities. Projects
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IOM supports the Government of Tanzania and the Tanzanian society in addressing the problem of human trafficking by providing assistance to victims of trafficking and building the capacity of service providers, relevant ministries, and NGOs to respond to the needs of victims of trafficking. The IOM programme also provides the victims of trafficking with long-term assistance and protection and assists the government in its efforts to further increase public awareness on the dangers of human trafficking. With the passing of the Anti-Trafficking Act in 2008, the work of IOM has shifted to technical assistance to build the capacity of the Government Departments who have been assigned responsibilities within the new law. The implementation of the programme includes relevant ministries of the Government of Tanzania. The challenges of irregular migration also affect Tanzania: the borders of Tanzania are crossed every year by thousands of irregular migrants, mainly from Ethiopia and Somalia, on their way to South Africa and beyond. Many of them are intercepted by Tanzanian Police and Immigration and end up in prisons. This has created a humanitarian crisis both for the Government of Tanzania, with an overpopulation of migrants in the prisons, and the home countries of the migrants. IOM has been assisting the Government of Tanzania to build its capacity in managing these mixed migration flows and increase their screening skills as to distinguish asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants, as well as providing the migrants willing to return home with voluntary return assistance. The ability to address border management comprehensively and cooperatively is today a fundamental requirement for effective national governance, friendly international relations and full participation in international and regional institutions. Border management is inextricably linked to human development, human rights, human mobility and human security. In particular, there is now a recognized need to reduce impediments to the movement of both goods and people across borders in order to take full advantage of the opportunities presented by the global market. This also includes the on-going regional integration efforts undertaken by Regional Economic Communities (RECs). In this context it is important to continue strengthening existing capacity building institutions, such as the African Capacity Building Center (ACBC)/Tanzania Regional Immigration Training Academy (TRITA) in order to enhance the knowledge and capacity amongst border officials. Main Projects
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International Organization for Migration (IOM)
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Dar es Salaam
Tanzania
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Partners
- Ministry of Community Development, Gender and Children
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
- Ministry of Health and Social Welfare
- Ministry of Home Affairs
- Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs
- Ministry of Labour and Employment
- OneUN Tanzania
- East African Community (EAC) Secretariat
