Latest News on Migration
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Organizația Internațională pentru Migrație, Ambasada SUA în România, ANITP și DIICOT cooperează pentru combaterea și prevenirea traficului de persoane și oferirea de asistență victimelor
Bucharest - Organizația Internațională pentru Migrație (OIM), în cooperare cu Ambasada SUA în România, Agenția Națională împotriva Traficului de Persoane (ANITP) și Direcția de Investigare a Criminalității Organizate și Terorismului (DIICOT), lansează proiectul „LUPTA - Leading a United Pathway to anti-Trafficking Action” al cărui obiectiv general este de a contribui la eforturile Guvernului României pentru combaterea traficului de persoane.
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Resettlement to Romania Resumes as Syrian Refugees Arrive from Turkey with IOM Support
Bucharest - Thirty-two Syrian refugees arrived safely in Bucharest after departing from Turkey part of Romania’s refugee resettlement programme. The group is formed mostly by families, including a 70-year-old couple and children as young as four years.
“My biggest wish, during these unfortunate times of uncertainty and chaos, is to be able to live in a peaceful environment, surrounded by my family”, as expressed by one of the refugees when she landed in Romania.
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Vacancies with the International Justice Mission (IJM) in Bucharest
International Justice Mission (IJM) is launching its first anti-trafficking program in Central and Eastern Europe with a team based in Romania, focused on building partnerships and contributing to combatting human trafficking.
IJM is assessing multiple forms of human trafficking—including sex trafficking, online sexual exploitation of children and labor trafficking—in Romania and the region to provide support and develop programming that will complement and strengthen government and non-government anti-trafficking efforts.
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IOM Romania partners with the National School of Political and Administrative Studies in Bucharest and designs a one of a kind master program
We partnered with the National School of Political and Administrative Studies in Bucharest and designed a one of a kind master program. A blend of international development and cooperation, humanitarian aid, and added a touch of migration.
For two years you can learn from experts designing policies in the field, together with UN migration staff. From Romania and abroad, they work both in operations and in project development.
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General Inspectorate for Immigration, IOM and UNHCR sign new working arrangements for the Emergency Transit Centre in Timisoara
Today, June 5 2020, the document 'Working Arrangements for the Tripartite Agreement' was signed between the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and the Ministry of Internal Affairs through the General Inspectorate for Immigration.
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IOM Romania organized Q&A about COVID-19 for the migrant community
‘What is the best way for disinfection?’, ‘How often should we wash our hands when we are at home?’, ‘How do we protect ourselves at the supermarket?’, ‘When will we be able to see our families?’, ‘What will happen after May 15?'
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STARRT III - Information session on resettlement
A new information session was organized as part of the EURITA and STARRT III projects to help local authorities prepare to receive resettled refugees in Romania.
Key actors in integration gained a stronger understanding of the existing legal framework on resettlement, the role of local public authorities in meeting the needs of the newcomers and facilitating their integration process.
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Workshop - Identifying Victims of Trafficking in Human Beings
The International Organization for Migration, Office in Romania, together with the National Agency Against Trafficking in Persons, hosted a workshop regarding tools for identification of victims of trafficking in human beings.
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World Day Against Trafficking in Persons (July 30)
The world’s workforce has never been more mobile—from the gardener in California to the banker in Singapore. Whether it’s the dishwasher in Rome or the designer in London, we recognize human ambition is on the move, everyone—skilled or unskilled, with work permits or without—is seeking an identical goal: how to deploy their talents in those markets that reward them best.