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13 April 2021 UN agency in the field of migration, works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants. IOM is committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. Read more about diversity and inclusion at IOM at www.iom.int/diversity. Applications are welcome from first- and second-tier candidates, particular...

A bridge to firmer ground: Learning from international experiences to support pathways to solutions in the Syrian refugee context Format At the Decade Mark of the Syrian Conflict and Displacement Crisis, New Report Spotlights Promising Practices Around World to Support the Resilience of Refugees and Host Communities AMMAN and WASHINGTON — Ten years into Syria’s violent conflict, Syrians remain the largest refugee population worldwide, with nearly 5.5 million living in Turkey, Lebanon, Jorda...

Iraq Humanitarian Response Plan 2021 (February 2021) Format Planned Response The 2021 Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) for Iraq identified 4.1 million people in need (PiN), of which 2.4 million people have acute humanitarian needs. While the number of people in need remained similar to the previous year, the severity of those needs increased, largely due to the impact of COVID-19 on top of an existing humanitarian crisis, leading to a 35 per cent increase in the number of people in acute need....

Information Management Job in Sudan, requiring 5-9 years of experience, from DRC; closing on 18 Mar 2021

UN-Habitat partner with sister agencies to support durable solutions for IDPs in Somali Region, Ethiopia Format Jigijiga, Ethiopia 25 February 2021—UN-Habitat, International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) recently launched the first Stakeholder Consultation meeting for assessment of gaps in the planned delivery of durable solutions for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Somali Regionof Ethiopia. “While many of the issues faced by persons a...

Home Again? Categorising Obstacles to Returnee Reintegration in Iraq Format INTRODUCTION: EXAMINING SUSTAINABLE REINTEGRATION As of December 2020, Iraq has witnessed the return of 4.8 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) to their places of origin in the aftermath of the ISIL conflict. This is a significant returnee population and, while the movement home is a first step toward reintegration, it is not necessarily an indication of longer-term sustainability per se. The analysis in this re...

On January 14, 2021, outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted about Palestinian refugees, proclaiming “(less than) 200,000 Arabs displaced in 1948 are still alive and most others are not refugees by any rational criteria.” A month earlier, on December 11, a group of 22 Republican members of Congress sent a letter to President Donald Trump requesting that he instruct the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration to declassify a report on the approximate number of Palestinian refuge...

Program/Project Management Job in Djibouti about Protection and Human Rights, requiring 3-4 years of experience, from UNHCR; closing on 04 Mar 2021

Advocacy Key Messages on Relocations of IDPs in Mozambique - February 2021 Format For relocations of internally displaced persons the humanitarian community should be guided by the principles elaborated in the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, the Kampala Convention on Internal Displacement, to which Mozambique is a signatory, and the IASC Framework on Durable Solutions for Internally Displaced Persons. Among other principles, these require movements of populations to be safe, volunt...

Humanitarian organisations in Yemen pilot ‘Durable Solutions’ to help reduce aid dependency Format Since 2014, conflict and an economic crisis have driven over four million Yemenis from their homes; over one in ten Yemenis are currently displaced and almost 90% of those have been so for over a year. The situation in Yemen has become a protracted crisis and shows no sign of improving. This puts huge pressure on humanitarian actors providing assistance and so more sustainable solutions are re...