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IOM and UNDP in Belarus Join Forces to Fight Stigma During the COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19, Migrants in Vulnerable Situations Minsk – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are partnering on a new initiative to counter stigma and discrimination faced by migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been launched in the eastern European nation of Belarus.   The partnership, made possible by the Global IOM-UNDP Seed Funding Initiative, tackles discrimination through research and advocacy, as well as joint projects to support the integration of migrants.  Both measures are seen as crucial to boost sustainable development in Belarus.  “During the pandemic, migrants experienced increased stigmatization, with false accusations that they were spreading the disease and infecting the population,” Mahym Orazmuhammedova, IOM’s Chief of Mission in Belarus, explained this week during the online launch. “Such discrimination has a negative impact on containing the epid

IOM and UNDP in Belarus Join Forces to Fight Stigma During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Belarus

IOM and UNDP in Belarus Join Forces to Fight Stigma During the COVID-19 Pandemic Format IOM works to counter stigma and discrimination against migrants through research and advocacy. © IOM. Minsk – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are partnering on a new initiative to counter stigma and discrimination faced by migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been launched in the eastern European nation of Belarus. The partnership, made possible by the Global IOM-UNDP Seed Funding Initiative, tackles discrimination through research and advocacy, as well as joint projects to support the integration of migrants.

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