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An intergovernmental organization established in 1951, IOM is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society.

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  • More than 7,800 staff working on more than 2,700 projects
  • More than US$ 1.3 billion expenditures in 2011

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Tap Tap Sitcom, Episode 1
Tap Tap episode 1 Haiti

Tap Tap, a common name for public transport in Haiti, is a five-part sitcom that aims to raise awareness about the challenges created by the massive displacement of so many in a capital city.
IOM Helps Restore a Ravaged Forest
IOM Helps Restore a Ravaged Forest Haiti

Much of Haiti has been devastated by deforestation, as poor, hungry people eke out a living. This includes Haut Barrette, a locality of Vialet in Petit-Goâve situated 12 to 13 kilometers west of the city center.

Protecting Women and Girls in Camps from Sexual Violence and Abuse
Protecting Women and Girls in Camps from Sexual Violence and Abuse Haiti

IOM helps victims of sexual violence and abuse in displacement camps in Haiti.

The Restavek Problem
The Restavek Problem Haiti

A local traditional system of child domestic servitude, known as the restavek phenomenon, is endemic in Haiti. Family tracing, long-term reintegration assistance, and monitoring are essential services IOM Haiti provides.

IOM Helps Haitians in the Dominican Republic Return Home
IOM Helps Haitians in the Dominican Republic Return Home Dominican Republic

In the aftermath of the January 2010 earthquake, approximately 200,000 displaced Haitians crossed into the Dominican Republic in search of medical assistance, job opportunities, family reunification and relief from the post-disaster conditions in Haiti.

Haiti: IOM Builds Houses for Poor Families in La Savane
Haiti: IOM Builds Houses for Poor Families in La Savane Haiti

IOM builds new houses in the poor neighborhood of La Savane, in the inner city neighborhood area of Les Cayes on the South Coast, Haiti.

El Salvador: Youth for Restorative Justice
Youth for Restorative Justice El Salvador

Youth leaders from Central America attend a specialized course under the "Development Policy and Regional Initiatives for Youth in Conflict with the Law and Social Risk" project organized by UNFPA, Integration SICA and SISCA with the financial support of the Italian cooperation. IOM is in charge of the systematization process. The course focuses on restorative justice to address and prevent all sorts of violence.

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Human Trafficking in Nicaragua
Nicaragua

Nicaragua is a country of origin for women and young girls trafficked for sexual exploitation, as well as for children trafficked for forced labour in construction, agriculture, fishing, and domestic servitude.

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Irregular Migration from Nicaragua
Nicaragua

Extreme poverty and lack of jobs have pushed an estimated one million Nicaraguans to leave their country in search of work and a better life.

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Emergency Operations in Haiti
Haiti

IOM is responding to the damage and displacement caused by the four storms which battered Haiti in August and September 2008. IOM is working with the Haitian authorities, UN agencies and NGO partners, providing emergency relief, cleaning up the city and rehabilitating damaged infrastructure.

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Combating Child Trafficking and Abuse in Haiti
Haiti

The plight of the estimated 173,000 Haitian children internally trafficked for domestic servitude is a major challenge in Haiti and the focus of IOM’s counter-trafficking programme in the country.

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