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Who we are
WHO WE AREIOM is the leading inter-governmental organization promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all, with presence in over 100 countries. IOM has been active in the East and Horn of Africa from the early 1980s.
About
About
IOM Global
IOM Global
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Our Work
Our WorkAs the leading inter-governmental organization promoting since 1951 humane and orderly migration, IOM plays a key role to support the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through different areas of intervention that connect both humanitarian assistance and sustainable development. Across the East and Horn of Africa region, IOM plays an important role of protecting, assisting and supporting migrants.
Cross-cutting (Global)
Cross-cutting (Global)
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- Data and Resources
- 2030 Agenda
To inform policy actors and provide practitioners and other stakeholders with strategic and evidence-based data on migration, the Regional Data Hub developed a research strategy along the three main migratory routes in the East and Horn of Africa region.
- Eastern Route: The project was launched in 2019 and involved three separate data collection exercises. The first two phases were conducted with individual migrants in key transit locations (Obock and Bossaso) to better understand the migration of young Ethiopians along this route. The third phase was conducted in communities of high emigration in Ethiopia to investigate the environment in which migration is taking place.
- Southern Route: A scoping research project through key informant interviews was launched in 2020 to create a foundational understanding of the migration dynamics along this largely understudied route. The next phases included data collection with migrants in detention in the United Republic of Tanzania as well as in one community of high emigration in Ethiopia.
- Northern Route: The project was launched in 2022 and aimed to provide a more nuanced understanding of Ethiopian, Eritrean and Sudanese migrants’ profiles along this route. Data collection is planned in the Sudan in early 2023.