3035 people decided to return with our assistance in 2019

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2019 was a busy year for IOM The Netherlands. 3035 people decided to leave the Netherlands with our assistance. 3035 individual stories, 3035 different needs, and 3035 personal expectations. To help all these people requires teamwork.

13 Jan 2020

“Stranger in Paradise” Shown on International Migrants Day

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Many attended the screening of “Strangers in Paradise”, shown at Humanity House in The Hague on 18 December, International Migrants Day. After the film former Syrian refugee Zakaria Alo and Marieke Mol from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs shared their views about the image migrants have of Europe.

19 Dec 2019

National Event PROTECT: Addressing SGBV in Migrant Communities

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1 in every 3 women around the world are affected by sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV); in the Netherlands 100,000 people are victim to SGBV every year. Without therapy 2 out of 3 victims, will experience sexual violence again in the future, said Antonio Polosa, IOM NL’s Chief of Mission at the PROTECT national event on 10 December.

12 Dec 2019

Kick-Off CD4D 2 at IOM The Hague

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From 3 to 5 December we had a very fruitful kick-off of the second phase of the CD4D project.

For this purpose, we were happy to receive the IOM CD4D 2 focal points from our IOM offices in Kabul, Mogadishu, Hargeisa, Baghdad, Erbil, Lagos and Abuja to discuss our action plan and coordinate our implementation efforts.

9 Dec 2019

IOM Involves Nigerian Diaspora in Diaspora Engagement

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On 30 November NIDO, the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation, organized the Event “Know your Rights: Integration in the Netherlands and Opportunities in Nigeria” in Amsterdam.
IOM has the honour to be associated with the Netherlands chapter, NIDOE-NL, and was asked to give a presentation on diaspora engagement and brain circulation.

3 Dec 2019

IOM Works to Help

Ensure the orderly and humane management of migration, to promote international cooperation on migration issues, to assist in the search for practical solutions to migration problems and to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants in need, including refugees and internally displaced people.

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