IOM Albania

📢 𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐍 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌! IOM Albania is looking for two new staff members. Check out the vacancies and apply by 04 August 2024. ▪ Project Associate https://bit.ly/4cQvx0p ▪ Senior Protection Associate https://bit.ly/4bUjjCS

Since January 2024, authorities in the Western Balkans have registered 26,517 migrants in the #WesternBalkans. But what do their journeys look like? IOM has interviewed 8,524 migrants in the Western Balkans in the first six months of 2024, here are some key findings ⬇

Migration can help us achieve #Goal 16! People on the move are crucial in strengthening communities and creating stronger, inclusive, and more peaceful societies.

IOM Albania is looking for a 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫 in the framework of the project “Strengthening Local Institutional Capacities on Migration in Albania”. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4cPsGo5 📅 Apply by 21 July 2024

🔴 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬! IOM is launching a new project to enhance local governance on regular migration of Albanian citizens, focusing on employment migration, with a strong commitment to gender mainstreaming and minority inclusion. We kicked off with four dynamic consultative workshops in 📍 Shkodra, Tirana, Korca, and Vlora. IOM, GIZ, representatives from 61 municipalities, the Agency for the Support of Self-Local Government and the National Agency for Employment and Skills came together to discuss the intervention approach and were encouraged to actively engage throughout the project implementation. Funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the project “𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚” will assist central and local institutions in Albania to develop, strengthen capacities, and pilot the legal, administrative, and operational procedures for migration. 👉 Read more about the project: https://bit.ly/3W2tW1R

📣 𝐖𝐄 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆! IOM Albania is looking for new team members. Check out our vacancies and apply by 27 June 2024: ◾ Senior Protection Associate: https://bit.ly/4cgm2re ◾ Project Associate: https://bit.ly/45Bt9rA ◾ Communications Associate: https://bit.ly/4ccZEz3 ◾ Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment (PSEAH) Associate: https://bit.ly/3xxdjC0

Our Western Balkans Coordinator Laura Lungarotti visited IOM offices in Shengjin to discuss the resettlement of Afghan nationals who fled their country following the turbulent transfer of power in 2021. IOM, in coordination with embassies, host countries' immigration authorities, and airport and carrier authorities, has supported immigration interviews, fitness-to-travel checks, cultural and pre-departure orientations, movement operations, and more for over 5,700 Afghan nationals.

Migration is as old as humanity itself. It can represent solutions to some of the world's most pressing concerns, an opportunity to grow, or hope for a better future.

🚨 Call for Abstracts: Focus on Migrant Smuggling 🚨 We are excited to announce a call for abstracts in collaboration with the Workstream on "Ensuring migrant protection through strengthened responses to migrant smuggling and increased coordination on its linkages with trafficking in persons." This initiative, co-led under the United Nations Network on Migration umbrella, promotes an enhanced focus on migrants' agency, vulnerabilities, needs, and their ties to local contexts. It emphasizes integrating innovative perspectives that consider migrants' views into counter-smuggling discourses. Selected abstracts and subsequent extended papers will be featured in a Special Issue, and opportunities will be provided for researchers to discuss and present their findings to policymakers, international organization staff, and fellow academics. We encourage submissions that incorporate gender and intersectional perspectives and particularly welcome underrepresented voices. 📝 Submission Deadline: June 30, 2024 🌍 Languages: English, French and Spanish 📢 More info at: https://lnkd.in/dQ-dVfXY Join us in contributing to this crucial field of study and making a meaningful impact! 🌍

Vibrant discussions today at the Reginal Group of Readmission Specialists #RGRS meeting! Today is all about promoting synergies & defining the concrete steps to further advance the collaboration between the #WesternBalkans and countries of origin through tailored approaches to unlock the potential of migration. Thanks to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark and the European Union.