IOM is today hosting a three-day workshop in Ulan Bator for 40
Mongolian government officials to strengthen border protection and
prevent irregular movements of people.

The workshop, attended by officials from the Mongolian
Immigration Agency (MIA) and the General Authority for Border
Protection (GABP), addresses the challenge of managing increased
people flows across Mongolia's vast international borders.

Over the past few years, the number of incoming foreign
nationals and outgoing Mongolian migrants using fraudulent
documents has been on the rise. Mongolia is also a source country
of victims of trafficking, often young women, who also use
fraudulent travel documents.

The workshop, which will include sessions from international
experts from the Philippines, Portugal and the United Kingdom, is
part of IOM's two-year "Capacity Building for Migration Management
in Mongolia" (CBMM Mongolia) project.

Funded by the IOM 1035 Facility, the project aims to contribute
to the Government of Mongolia's efforts to enhance capacity to
efficiently manage migration flows in a manner consistent with
national priorities and international norms.

"The workshop will contribute to the Mongolian Government's
efforts to strengthen the capacity of our officials to intercept,
examine and analyze fraudulent documents," said MIA
Director-General Dashdorj Murun.

"This (event) will directly assist our efforts to combat
irregular migration and identity fraud, as well as prevent human
trafficking and people smuggling across Mongolia's borders," said
GAPB Passport Control Department Chief Colonel Munkhchuluun
Dandar.

For more information please contact:

Kieran Best

IOM Beijing

Tel: +86 10 8532 5303, Ext. 203

E-mail: "mailto:kgormanbest@iom.int">kgormanbest@iom.int