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Thailand
The programme aims to contribute towards the targets of the Global Malaria Action Plan (GMAP) and Global Millennium Development Goals by 2015 through the elimination of P. falciparum malaria parasites in Thailand.
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Thailand
Due to cultural and language barriers, many Burmese Muslim migrants in Thailand have difficulty accessing social and health services. This IOM project aims to reduce their vulnerabilities.
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North-East Cambodia
IOM implemented the project in 2010 to strengthen Cambodia's ability to cope with the consequences of climate change.
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Zimbabwe
Since May 2006, IOM Zimbabwe's Shelter Intervention in IDPs Communities project has helped thousands of Zimbabweans who otherwise would have no place to live.
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Lao PDR and Cambodia
The ease and speed of travel means that people are now more mobile. While this can mean greater access to economic opportunities, it means that diseases are also on the move.
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Mauritius
With its mountainous landscapes, pristine beaches and tropical climate, Mauritius is often described as a paradise. But with rising sea levels, altered rain patterns and fiercer storms threatening the island nation in the Indian Ocean, the residents of Mauritius must brace themselves for the impact of climate change.
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Mongolia
In its first project in the landlocked country, IOM helps modernize migration and border management in Mongolia, whose strategic location make it a regular destination and transit point for migrants.
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China
As the most populous country in the world grows more affluent and travel becomes easier, more Chinese are on the move. With the help of its partners, IOM makes sure that the challenges of modern migration in China can be met.
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Sierra Leone
Attending to the needs of Sierra Leone's war victims is a crucial part of peace building in the country, promoting national healing and rehabilitation in the aftermath of war. IOM provides technical assistance to the National Commission for Social Action, the government agency implementing the reparations programme.
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Liberia
IOM's Local Environment Initiative Project (LEAP 2) provides livelihood opportunities for some 200 former fighters and 200 civilian beneficiaries who collect and compost waste material for fertilizer and engage in other waste management activities and community clean-up campaigns.
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Colombia
The IOM project "Technical Assistance to the Administrative Reparation Programme in Colombia" aims to support the Colombian government in carrying out its Administrative Reparation Programme, an initiative that seeks to compensate victims of violence inflicted by illegal armed groups.
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United Kingdom/Global
This IOM programme prepares refugees with basic survival knowledge for their resettlement in the United Kingdom and empowers them with “survival” communication skills in English.
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United States/Global
The United States Cultural Orientation programme provides pre-departure orientation sessions to refugees in Nepal, India and Sri-Lanka accepted for resettlement to the US to help them adapt successfully to their new life.
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Canada/Global
The IOM project Canadian Orientation Abroad provides orientation sessions for all visa-ready migrants bound for Canada – refugees, immigrants, and live-in caregivers – to help them adapt to life in this country.
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Norway/Global
The Norwegian Cultural Orientation Programme benefits both refugees accepted for resettlement and their host communities by providing pre-departure orientation on Norwegian culture and society for the newcomers, and information about the countries where the refugees are from to the receiving Norwegian municipalities.
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Australia/Global
The Australian Cultural Orientation programme facilitates the smooth and quick settlement in Australia of refugees and humanitarian entrants by providing them with information on life in their new country, as well as the skills, training, and tools to successfully adapt to it.
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South East Asia/European Union
Remittances are one of the most visible and tangible contributions of migrants to their home countries. The money sent by migrants to their families pay for food, education and healthcare, easing day-to-day hardship and poverty and contributing to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.
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Global
Caring for Trafficked Persons: Guidance for Health Providers is the result of a project that brings together the experience of a broad range of experts from international organizations, universities and civil society in addressing the consequences of human trafficking on health.
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Moldova
IOM fights the trafficking of women, men and children in Moldova through a comprehensive Prevention and Protection Programme.
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Zimbabwe
Across Zimbabwe, close to 4,000 people have died from cholera in recent months. Tens of thousands more have been treated for the highly infectious disease spread by contaminated food and water. To ramp up efforts to contain the outbreak, IOM focuses on assistance to migrants in border areas, as well as on mobile and vulnerable populations.
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Viet Nam
In 2007 IOM and ActionAid formed the Reintegration Network a voluntary alliance of local and international organizations and United Nations agencies working together to improve and strengthen the return and reintegration of women and children in Viet Nam.
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Georgia
A series of projects aims to address the irregular migration of Georgians to the Czech Republic and to encourage the returnees and potential migrants in Georgia to contribute to the development of their home country.
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Thailand
Raising awareness about the rights and welfare of migrants among government officials, employers, and members of migrant and host communities helps to improve the living and working conditions of migrants in Thailand.
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Asia/European Union
Major Asian labour-sending countries and the European Union work together to promote legal labour opportunities and reduce irregular migration.
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Costa Rica/Nicaragua
Nicaraguan migrants in Costa Rica benefit from improved social and economic conditions thanks to an IOM project that seeks the co-development of both sending and receiving countries.
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Egypt
An integrated information system matches Egyptian jobseekers with prospective employers abroad, strengthens ties between Egyptians abroad and their homeland, and aids the Egyptian government in managing regular migration flows from the country.
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