Comprehensive Migration Management Strategy (COMMIST)

Submitted by Mr. Camille Saadé on

Tanzania did in 2014 a joint exercise with IOM Tanzania, under Comprehensive Migration Management Strategy in Tanzania (COMMIST), aimed at register all irregular migrants in the three Western Tanzanian regions of Kigoma, Kagera and Geira. As a pilot project, in two months, 22,282 migrants were registered and given IDs. Awareness-raising and capacity building for immigration officials and regional, district and village authorities will form other key activities in this project.

Participant Handbook: Training on protection assistance for vulnerable migrants in Zambia

Submitted by Mr. Camille Saadé on

This Handbook is a tool to accompany training on the operationalization of the ‘Guidelines: Protection Assistance for Vulnerable Migrants in Zambia’. The Handbook will be used during training of first line officials, to help them understand the needs of vulnerable migrants and to assist them in becoming conversant with international and national standards to be upheld in meeting the needs of such migrants.   

National Migration Policy

Submitted by Mr. Camille Saadé on

Recognizing the importance and dynamics of migration, as well as the challenges of both immigration and international emigration, the Government of Burundi has initiated the process of drafting and adopting a National Migration Policy. This document resulted in a draft of the National Migration Policy and a National Diaspora Policy that were adopted.

Healthy Migrants in Healthy Communities

Submitted by Mr. Camille Saadé on

Through its policy of “Healthy Migrants in Healthy Communities,” Thailand has provided access to health services and health insurance for both documented and undocumented migrants including their dependents.

Under the Compulsory Migration Health Insurance (CMHI) scheme, the yearly premium for an adult is an affordable 1,600 THB or 44 USD per year, while the premium for a child is only 365 THB or 11 USD per year.

Global Platform for Syrian Students

Submitted by Mr. Camille Saadé on

The platform aims to enable Syrian students to resume their university studies in Portugal under an emergency scholarship program.  

The Global Platform is an international endeavour to provide emergency scholarships to Syrian students and enable them to acquire professional qualifications. Furthermore, it also aims at forging collective political will and to mobilise concerted action aimed at promoting Higher Education in Emergencies at large and to place it high on the international agenda.

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