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IOM UKRAINE:WHAT WE DO

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is committed to the principle that humane and orderly mi-gration benefits migrants and society. As the leading international organization for migration, IOM acts with its partners in the international community to:

•assistinmeetingthegrowingoperationalchallengesofmigrationmanagement;•advanceunderstandingofmigrationissues;•encouragesocialandeconomicdevelopmentthroughmigration;•upholdhumandignityandthewell-beingofmigrants.

These are the broad guidelines, shared by all Member States, which set the framework for IOM's response to migration challenges.

Established in 1951, IOM is the leading intergovernmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners.

With 132 member states, a further 17 states holding observ-er status and offices in over 100 countries, IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services, policy advice and rec-ommendations to governments and migrants.

IOM works to help ensure the orderly and humane manage-ment of migration, to promote international cooperation on migration issues, to assist in the search for practical solutions

to migration challenges and to provide humanitarian assis-tance to migrants in need, including refugees and internally displaced people.

The IOM Constitution recognizes the link between migra-tion and economic, social and cultural development, as well as to the right of freedom of movement.

IOM operates in the areas of migration and development, facilitating migration, regulating migration and forced migra-tion. IOM’s activities that cut across these areas include the promotion of international migration law, policy debate and guidance, protection of migrants’ rights, migration health and the gender dimension of migration.

ABOUT IOM

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IOM MISSION STATEMENT

Family reunited with assistance from IOM Family reunited with assistance from IOM

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IOM Facts & Figures

•Membership increased from 67 States in 1998 to 132 States in 2011 and growing.•TotalExpenditure increased from US$ 242.2 million in 1998 and exceeded US$ 1 billion in 2010.•Fieldlocations increased from 119 in 1998 to more than 400 at present.•Active projects increased from 686 мin 1998 to more than 2,820 at present. •Operational staff increased from approximately 1,100 in 1998 to more than 7,000 at present, almost entirely in the field.

IOM’s structure is highly decentralized and service-oriented. In order to achieve efficiencies and manage growth, IOM has transferred certain functions from its Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland and other high cost locations to lower

cost locations, such as Manila and Panama.

Projectization (similar to Activity-based costing) is used by IOM where staff and office costs associated with implementing a project is charged to projects through a time-allocation concept referred to as ‘projectization’.

Total Funding: In 2010, more than 97 per cent of IOM’s global funding was derived in the form of voluntary contributions for projects. The remainder represents the administrative budget, funded from Member State contributions.

Lowest Rate of Administrative Support Costs: To cover its indirect costs, IOM charges 5 per cent on total costs of projects for administrative support. IOM’s support costs are among the lowest of all international organizations.

IOM’s overall strategy encompasses 12 strategic objectives and guides the operations and activities of the Organization.

1. To provide secure, reliable, flexible and cost-effective services for persons who require international migration assistance.

2. To enhance the humane and orderly management of migration and effective respect for the human rights of migrants in accordance with international law.

3. To offer expert advice, research, technical cooperation and operational assistance to States, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders, in order to build national capacities and facilitate international, regional and bilateral cooperation on migration matters.

4. To contribute to the economic and social development of States through research, dialogue, design and implementation of migration-related programmes aimed at maximizing migration’s benefits.

5. To support States, migrants and communities in addressing the challenges of irregular migration, including through research and analysis into root causes, sharing information and spreading best practices, as well as facilitating development-focused solutions.

6. To be a primary reference point for migration information, research, best practices, data collection, compatibility and sharing.

7. To promote, facilitate and support regional and global debate

and dialogue on migration, including through the International Dialogue on Migration, so as to advance understanding of the opportunities and challenges it presents, the identification and development of effective policies for addressing those challenges and to identify comprehensive approaches and measures for advancing international cooperation.

8. To assist States to facilitate the integration of migrants in their new environment and to engage diasporas, including as development partners.

9. To participate in coordinated humanitarian responses in the context of inter-agency arrangements in this field and to provide migration services in other emergency or post-crisis situations as appropriate and as relates to the needs of individuals, thereby contributing to their protection.

10. To undertake programmes which facilitate the voluntary return and reintegration of refugees, displaced persons, migrants and other individuals in need of international migration services, in cooperation with other relevant international organizations as appropriate, and taking into account the needs and concerns of local communities.

11. To assist States in the development and delivery of programmes, studies and technical expertise on combating migrant smuggling and trafficking in persons, in particular women and children, in manner consistent with international law.

12. To support the efforts of States in the area of labour migration, in particular short-term movements, and other types of circular migration.

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IOM’s 12 Point Strategy

The IOM Mission in Ukraine was established in 1996, when Ukraine became an observer state of IOM. In 2001, Ukraine requested membership in IOM, which was formalized with the Ukrainian Parliament’s ratification in 2002. IOM enjoys similar privileges and immunities as a UN Specialized Agency despite not being a UN Agency, and is part of the UN Country Team in Ukraine.

In line with IOM’s overall 12 point strategy, IOM Ukraine is en-gaged all key objectives of the organization and aims at advanc-ing the understanding of the opportunities and challenges of migration in the Ukrainian context.

Maximizing those opportunities and minimizing the challenges presented by migratory movements are the guiding principles of all activities and programmes in which the Mission engages. In doing so, the IOM Mission in Ukraine continues to fight traf-ficking in human beings, assisting the Government in dealing with irregular migration and migration management, and creat-ing migrant-inclusive health practice and policy.

At the same time, IOM Ukraine engages in exploring and pro-moting regular channels for Ukrainian labour migrants, harness-ing the development potential of migration, and integration of ethnic minorities, promoting the benefits of cultural diversity, and counteracting xenophobia and intolerance.

IOM’s priorities for Ukraine include the development of an In-tegrated State Migration Concept; utilizing positive impacts of labour migration; fostering national ownership of counter- traf-ficking of Ukrainian nationals; establishing an Integrated Border Management approach; creating migrant-inclusive health pol-

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icy and practice; and integration of minorities through micro-financing and social inclusion programmes.

To achieve these objectives, IOM Ukraine works closely with the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the Ukrainian Gov-ernment, including such key partners as:

• Parliament (Verkhovna Rada) • Ministry of Foreign Affairs • Ministry of Internal Affairs • State Migration Service • State Border Guard Service • Ministry of Social Policy • Ministry of Education, Science, Youth and Sports • Office of the General Prosecutor • Ministry of Justice

In all its programming, IOM Ukraine strives to uphold and im-prove the quality of its interventions, so as to ensure the highest standards in aid-effectiveness and efficiency, sustainability and value for money.

Following internationally accepted standards and best prac-tices, IOM Ukraine’s institutionalized Monitoring and Evalua-tion (M&E) system is led by a dedicated M&E Unit, providing guidance and ensuring Mission-wide compliance throughout all programme areas with an aim to embed impact-driven pro-gramming. The Mission’s M&E framework is accompanied by an institutionalized complaints-handling system, beneficiary satisfaction measurement tools, as well as transparency and anti-corruption mechanisms.

Since the inception of IOM’s operations in Ukraine, the mission has driven seminal reform and provided essential humanitarian assistance to migrants in need. Principal achievements include the development of the national counter-trafficking model for Ukraine; assisting over 7,000 victims of trafficking (over 2000-2010); leading the support effort to transform the Border Guard Service into an EU-type modern law enforcement agency; aiding in the alignment of migration management in line with interna-tional standards; activating the bilateral labour agreement with Portugal; and creating a platform for civil society-Government dialogue on cultural diversity and counteracting xenophobia.

IOM Ukraine Facts & Figures

• Current active funding of over US$ 20 mln.• Operational personnel of more than 140 staff and consultants.• Operates in 3 locations; head office in Kyiv, sub-office in Crimea, and a Medical Centre. • Over 30 projects being funded by more than 10 donors.

During the last 15 years of presence in Ukraine, IOM has as-sisted over 130,000 migrants, potential migrants, victims of trafficking, and other vulnerable groups, directly or through its project partners.

IOM UKRAINE

IOM’s NGO partner staff distribut-ing humanitarian aid to migrants in detention facilities

IOM’s NGO partner staff distribut-ing humanitarian aid to migrants in detention facilities

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ASSISTING THE GOVERNMENT WITH CHALLENGINGASPECTSOF MIGRATION

COMBATINGHUMANTRAFFICKING

Ukraine is a country of origin, transit and destination for trafficking in men, women and children. Internal trafficking is also a growing problem. According to research commissioned by IOM, over 110,000 Ukrainians became victims to human trafficking since 1991, which makes Ukraine one of the largest “suppliers” of slave labour in Europe.

The IOM Ukraine Counter Trafficking (CT) Programme was launched in 1998, with a strategy to support government and civil society efforts to combat trafficking in human beings and to ensure victims’ access to assistance and justice. IOM encourages a holistic and multi-disciplinary approach to tackle the problem of human trafficking, working in four interrelated directions.

1. Preventionandadvocacy

IOM puts special emphasis on preventing human trafficking in cooperation with government agencies from the social and education systems, law enforcement, other international organizations as well as a network of civil society organizations throughout Ukraine. IOM addresses the general population, specific risk groups, youth, unidentified victims as well as state and non-government professionals who might be in contact with (potential) victims through targeted information campaigns, a National Counter-Trafficking and Migrant Advice Hotline (which received close to 80,000 inquiries since 2006), advocacy trainings for NGOs and journalists, development of educational materials for secondary schools and universities, and various other innovative methods.

2. ProsecutionandCriminalization

In order to enhance the access of victims of trafficking to justice, IOM provides comprehensive capacity building services to the criminal justice chain in Ukraine, including the police, investigators, prosecutors, and the judiciary. This includes thematic trainings, technical assistance, networking with countries of transit and destination, capacity building in the sphere of mutual legal assistance, strengthening victim/ witness protection mechanisms and other. IOM also partners with the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine to enhance the identification of (potential) trafficking victims at the country’s borders and to improve cooperation with specialized police units.

3. ProtectionandReintegration

IOM Ukraine started assisting Ukrainians who had become victims of trafficking (VoTs) in 2000. Together with a network of partner NGOs throughout Ukraine, from January 2000 to April 2011 IOM provided comprehensive reintegration assistance to more than 7,500 VoTs, which, depending on the individual needs of each beneficiary, included legal consultation and representation in criminal and civil court; medical care, psychological counselling, shelter, vocational training, small-grant program supporting those trafficking survivors who aspire to set-up their own business and other forms of assistance. Since 2002, IOM has operated a Medical Rehabilitation Centre, the only one of its kind in Ukraine, where comprehensive medical care and psychological assistance are provided to beneficiaries free of charge in a safe and confidential manner. From 2002 to 2010, more than 1,700 victims benefited from the Centre’s services.

4. Partnership is the basis of all of IOM’s counter-trafficking efforts. Working with a growing circle of partners, including various government agencies, international organizations, civil society, private companies and individuals and facilitating cooperation among them is the key to effective action against human trafficking in Ukraine and to greater national input and ownership.

IOM’s main achievements include the identification and reintegration of more than 7,500 VoTs, including medical treatment of 1,700 VoTs at the IOM Rehabilitation Centre, with the result of over 90% of VoTs being successfully employed/ self-employed or enrolled into an education institution. Further, over 210 VoTs benefited from the IOM´s Micro-Enterprise Development Programme, setting up 157 micro-enterprises and creating close to 300 new jobs. Moreover, IOM has established itself and remains the leading agency aiding the national criminal justice system in the development of an effective response to trafficking. In particular, IOM facilitated the creation of a specialized law enforcement department within the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.

Mrs. Ban, the Spouse of the UN Secretary General, saying farewell to a survivor of trafficking she met at the IOM Rehabilitation Centre

IOM UKRAINE: WHAT WE DO

Ukraine occupies a pivotal position on several routes of irregular East-West migration for a diverse population of migrants, originating mainly from Central, Southern and Eastern Asia and Africa. The available statistics indicate that a substantial part of third-country nationals attempt to enter the EU from Ukraine in an irregular manner, which, along with other factors, places management of irregular migration as one the key subjects in EU-Ukraine relations.

Migration management remains one of the key issues for the Ukrainian Government and a priority component of reform and EU integration. IOM’s Capacity Building in Migration Management (CBMM) Programme operates in accordance with its strategy to address Ukraine’s policy, legislative and administrative framework to engender the formulation of an all-encompassing approach to the challenges of regular and irregular migration. IOM prioritizes partnerships with non-State actors and cooperation amongst State actors as important components of the capacity building process.

The Programme enhances the Ukrainian Government’s capacity to manage migration flows and perform integrated border management. CBMM works with the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MOI) of Ukraine and the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (SBGS) and partner NGOs to institutionalize the best practices on migrant accommodation centers and temporary holding facilities and to safeguard the human rights of migrants by establishing joint mechanisms for

monitoring accommodation conditions, providing humanitarian assistance and improving migrants’ access to qualified medical, legal, interpretation, and other social services.

Focusing on the long-term impact and sustainable solutions, CBMM supports the SBGS’ transformation to an EU-compatible law enforcement agency through assisting the Service to reform its recruitment, training, and career development systems. To bolster the SBGS’ training capacity, the Programme provides training equipment to and develops didactic material for four SBGS training facilities.

Furthermore, the CBMM Programme produces studies and provides advice and counseling on legislative acts related to migration management, border management, readmission, and assisted voluntary return.

IOM’s main accomplishments in this area include the gradual transformation of the SBGS into an EU-type law enforcement agency, alignment of migration management in line with international standards, creation of a mechanism for monitoring of human rights of migrants in detention, improved human resources management capacities of the SBGS, replacement of SBGS conscripts with contracted personnel selected under EU-compliant recruitment procedures, and the development of a Monitoring & Evaluation unit at the SBGS National Academy in Khmelnytskyi to assess the efficiency and impact of the training system.

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MANAGING IRREGULAR MIGRATION

Ukrainian and Polish border guards shaking hands on the border

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MAXIMIZING THE OPPORTUNITIES OF MIGRATION

IOM’s overall goal with regard to migration and development is to harness the development potential of international migration for individual migrants and Ukraine. The focus of IOM activities, therefore, lies in the strengthening of the positive aspects of migration and in migration management, through economic development, reintegration assistance, and microfinance programming.

IOM implements activities to realize the full potential of individual migrants and mobile populations through education, training, skills acquisition, empowerment of women (and victims of trafficking) and the protection of migrant’s rights, thus enabling individual migrants to be agents of development.

IOM conducts research on remittances, demographics and investment; facilitates labour

migration programmes to benefit individual livelihood building; fosters economic integration of migrants through specialized micro-credit schemes for small enterprise businesses, which increases the migrants’ potential to contribute to the development of Ukraine; and enhances social cohesion of Ukrainian grass-roots communities by assisting local institutions.

IOM works actively to mitigate migration pressures through economic empowerment, entrepreneurial support and microfinance assistance to vulnerable groups. IOM’s key achievements include seminal labour migration and remittances surveys, successful integration of mobile populations through education and business start-ups, and improved communication links between labour migrants and their families left-behind in Ukraine.

Ukrainian seasonal migrant worker picking raspberries in south Portugal

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The IOM approach to international labour migration and integration is to foster the synergies between labour migration and development and promote legal avenues of labour migration as an alternative to irregular migration. IOM aims to facilitate the development of policies and programmes that are in the interest of migrants, the society and the Ukrainian Government, and which provide effective protection for labour migrants and their families.

Facilitating circular migration can respond to short-term requirements for labour, while at the same time maximizing the development impact of migration in Ukraine. IOM continues to assist the Ukrainian Government in its efforts to put into place transparent, equitable

recruitment schemes ensuring that migrant workers are placed in decent working conditions in particular within the framework of bilateral arrangements.

IOM’s specific areas of focus include information dissemination, database set-up and registration of potential migrant workers, matching skills with demand, selection and pre-departure orientation, transit and post-arrival assistance, complementary orientation, job placement, and return and reintegration in Ukraine. IOM’s major achievements include the activation of the Portugal-Ukraine Bilateral Agreement and creation of an operational mechanism for the implementation of labour migration programmes in Ukraine.

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Labour migrant working in construction in Norway

LABOUR MIGRATION

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Responding to an increase in the number of suspected racially motivated attacks in Ukraine beginning in 2006, the IOM, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Amnesty International and other concerned civil society organizations formed the Diversity Initiative (DI) in 2007, to address the issue in a coordinated way.

The DI is a voluntary cooperation platform, which strives to uphold the human dignity and well-being of migrants, refugees and visible minorities in Ukraine. It currently includes over 65 organizations from the international, civil, corporate, and Government sectors as well as diplomatic missions and interested individuals (see http://diversipedia.org.ua).

African migrant in Ukraine taking part in a national folk dance

DIVERSITY INITIATIVE (DI)

IOM UKRAINE: WHAT WE DO

IOM works to prevent irregular migration, labour abuse and the misinformation of migrant workers through awareness raising activities and provision of information to migrants in Ukraine. IOM implements activities to inform migrants about their future living and working environment prior to their departure and assists migrants by developing language training courses to facilitate integration in the workplace and host society.

Moreover, IOM informs the migrant workers of the risks and realities associated with labour migration and works to improve migrants’ access

to information on immigration, labour legislation, and integration in Ukraine (as well as numerous other key issues), through its seven Centers for Migrant Advice (CMAs) throughout the country (see www.migrantinfo.org.ua/). Since 2005, the CMAs have assisted over 110,000 clients.

IOM also administrates (since 2010), the web portal of the Söderköping Process, which serves as a bilingual information gathering tool on key EU Policy documents in asylum and migration, EU regulations, research papers and best practices on asylum, migration and border management (see www.soderkoping.org.ua/).

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MIGRATION INFORMATION

IOM information awareness poster

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MIGRATION HEALTH ASSESSMENT

Migration health activities encompass a variety of services corresponding to the emerging challenges facing mobile populations in Ukraine. Migration health assessments are IOM Ukraine’s largest migration health service.

Health assessments consist of an evaluation of the physical and mental health status of migrants, made either prior to departure or upon arrival, for the purpose of resettlement, international employment, enrolment in specific migrant assistance programs, or for obtaining a temporary or permanent visa. IOM Ukraine performs health assessments for the following countries: Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States of America.

Reflecting national differences in immigration and public policies and practices, there is a diverse range of assessment requirements. The purpose of health assessments is to ensure that migration does not endanger the health of the migrants or pose a public health risk during travel or upon arrival at the final destination. In addition, health assessments identify and address conditions of public health concern in order to mitigate the impact of the migrants’ disease burden on national health or social services.

Since its inception in 1997, IOM Ukraine’s migration health department provided health assessment

services to more than 185,000 migrants. In response to the request of countries, IOM has partnered with medical, laboratory and radiology services in Kyiv, Lviv and Odesa in order to ensure the delivery of efficient, customized and quality services in the major cities of Ukraine. In the context of health assessments, IOM Ukraine provides other complementary travel and integration-oriented health promotion services such as treatment, counseling, health education, immunization and medical escorts.

Migration health activities have evolved from health assessments over the years in response to the changing needs of migrants and governments and the increased international awareness of the health-related dimensions of migration patterns. IOM Ukraine, aside from provision of health assessments to regular migrants, promotes the physical, mental and social well-being of migrants and mobile populations irrespective of their legal status.

In addition, IOM actively advocates evidence-based strategies and policies needed for greater inclusion of health issues into migration and development initiatives. By addressing the health needs of migrants, IOM is improving migrants’ health, protects global public health, facilitates integration of migrants and contributes to social and economic development.

IOM radiologist examining a migrant’s X-ray

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In adherence with international practices, IOM Ukraine operates an Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR) programme, which facil itates orderly, safe and dignified voluntary return options for irregular, stranded migrants and failed asylum seekers. IOM does not participate in any form of forced returns of migrants.

In the period of 2005-2011, IOM has assisted over 400 migrants (including families and unaccompanied minors) who were voluntarily returned from Ukraine to more than 25 countries of origin. IOM also provides reintegration assistance to Ukrainian returnees from EU countries such as the UK, Ireland, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, the Netherlands, Austria and Venezuela. contributes to social and economic development.

MIGRATION MOVEMENT MANAGEMENT

Ukrainian migrants queuing at passport control at the Kyiv Boryspil airport

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- The Ukrainian Government: all executive, judicial and legislative bodies dealing with migration - The Diplomatic Community in Ukraine: over 30 Embassies - UN Country Team in Ukraine - NGO network of over 100 local and international civil society organizations - EU Justice, Security and Home Affairs Liaison Officers Network - Private Sector Companies: Life, Kyivstar, MTS, Beeline, GalNaftoGaz, Western Union, Microsoft, BDO, and Leo Burnett

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Theyear2011marksthe60thanniversaryofthefoundingoftheIOMandthe15thforIOM’sprogramming in Ukraine. Amidst an unprecedented era of human mobility, the IOM continues to assist migrants and foster dialogue among nations to ensure orderly and humane responses tothechallengesandopportunitiespresentedbyincreasedmovements.Since1951,IOMhassteadfastlyservedaworldinmotionandiscommittedtodrawingattentiontothesignificanceandtheinherentpotentialofmigration,asevidencedbyIOM’smembershipgrowthfrom16to132States.The60thAnniversarysloganof“MigrationfortheBenefitofAll”underscoresthepositivecontributionofmigrantstothesocialandeconomicwealthofnations.

UN Resident Coordinator, Olivier Adam, and IOM Chief of Mission, Manfred Profazi, plant a tree as a symbol of climate change

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