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Additional ResourcesOverview Migration ActivitiesBoth migration to and from the Netherlands has been an increasingly relevant phenomenon for several years. The Netherlands (NL) is a country of destination for asylum seekers as well as for migrants in search of labour opportunities. The return of rejected asylum seekers and irregular migrants has been a priority of the Dutch Government since 1998. The majority of IOM’s activities in the Netherlands are related to the assisted voluntary return of this target group. Particular attention is given to facilitated return of vulnerable groups (such as victims of trafficking and unaccompanied minors) and migrants with medical problems. Possibilities for reintegration have received increased attention as well. IOM the Netherlands implements projects in the field of migration and development, family reunification and resettlement to the Netherlands of invited refugees. More emphasis is put on facilitating labour migration, not only to countries of origin, but also to the Netherlands. DonorsThe major activity within the field of assisted voluntary return is carried out under the programme Return and Emigration of Aliens from the Netherlands (REAN). Under REAN, IOM assists migrants in the Netherlands who wish to return to their country of origin. The assistance of IOM consists of counselling; pre-departure assistance; an airline ticket to the airport nearest their end destination; remuneration of the costs for travel documents and a financial contribution to help during the initial period after leaving the Netherlands. Within REAN special attention is given to the facilitated return of victims of trafficking (by offering assistance and by organizing awareness-raising activities amongst judiciary of countries of origin and transit) and unaccompanied minors. Furthermore, IOM the Netherlands has broad experience in assisting migrants with medical problems. Assistance is provided before and during travel and if necessary in the country of origin. For some migrants with chronic diseases, reintegration in-kind is offered post-arrival. An improved outreach of its assisted voluntary return activities has been established with the appointment of “native counsellors” under the Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR) Native Counsellors Method. The project ended in 2011; this approach is now integrated in the work of all counsellors for all AVR under the REAN and other programmes. The Assisted Voluntary Return from Detention (AVRD) project provides outreach to and assistance of voluntary return of irregular migrants in detention. Projects
Labour Migration and Human Development IOM the Netherlands currently implements three projects under migration and development. These projects aim to contribute to the development of countries of origin by engaging the skills and know-how of diaspora groups through temporary return. Firstly, under the Temporary Return of Qualified Nationals (TRQN) a contribution is being made to the rebuilding and development of a number of selected countries including Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Sierra Leone and Sudan. Qualified migrants coming from one of these countries and living in the Netherlands and other EU countries will be assisted by IOM to return temporarily to help local institutions with capacity building. Secondly, IOM the Netherlands assists Ghanaian health professionals residing within the European Union to return to Ghana on a temporary basis to help improve human resources in the health sector. IOM works with over 100 hospitals and health training institutions in Ghana. In addition, IOM offers training in the Netherlands for health workers from Ghana. Thirdly, IOM Netherlands assists the temporary return of migrants originating from the Western Balkans and who live in the European Union and Switzerland within the framework of the EU-funded Migration for Development of the Western Balkan (MIDWEB) project. This project is carried out in close cooperation with the IOM missions in Hungary, Austria, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, Switzerland and the Western Balkans. Projects
DonorsSince 2010, IOM in the Netherlands has been implementing projects seeking to facilitate integration of migrants into Dutch society. A Cultural Orientation (CO) project was developed for quota refugees and their relatives, and a similar project providing pre-departure orientation to relatives of accepted asylum seekers in the Netherlands. While IOM provides worldwide pre-departure training, in the above-mentioned projects new elements have been introduced, for example, a web-based curriculum and the choice of family reunification cases as target group. In January 2012, the project for the quota refugees (in particular those cases selected by Dutch Government on an individual basis) went into its second phase. Projects Movement, Emergency and Post-crisis Migration Management Third-country resettlement is facilitated by IOM for those migrants who are admitted to another country. Within this framework IOM NL assists migrants who are in transit at Amsterdam airport on their way to resettlement in a third country.
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