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IOM OrganIzeD InternatIOnal MIgratIOn law traInIng

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INSIdeIOM’s MeDIcal assIstanceSaving MigrantS liveS at the South SudaneSe eMergency influx

16 December, ADDis AbAbA

The International Organization for Migration Special Liaison Office (IOM SLO Ethiopia) organized a two-day International Migration Law Training on 15 and 16

December at the African Union Head Quarters. The training was provided for diplomats and officials from different African countries represented in Ethiopia, as well as African Union and IOM staff members. The International Migration Law training is the fourth of its kind to be organized by IOM.

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18 December, ADDis AbAbA,

The International Organization for Migration Special Liaison Office (IOM/SLO) celebrated this year’s International Migrants Day with the theme “Saving Migrants’ Lives” on 18 December. In Addis Ababa, IOM celebrated the event with a series of events starting from 9th to 18th December.

In Addis Ababa, IOM started the celebration of International Migrants Day with a two day event entitled Surprising Europe: No more lies about paradise on 9th and 10th December in cooperation with the Italian Cultural Institute. During these two days, 15 documentary films were screened followed by a panel discussion involving the audience, which included many university students. The aim of the event was to contribute to the debate on international migration by using short films to show a mix of serious and lighter topics related to migration and the lives of migrants in Europe.

On December 15 and 16, IOM organized a

two day training on International Migration Law, which was the fourth training of its kind organized in Ethiopia. This year, the training was provided for diplomats and officials from different African countries represented in Ethiopia, as well as African Union and IOM staff members. At the conclusion of the training, the participants received certificates from the IOM Special Liaison Office Chief of Mission and representative to AU/ECA/IGAD Mr. Josiah Ogina.

On December 17, IOM in collaboration with Agar Ethiopia, a local NGO, celebrated the event with Ethiopian returnees who graduated from various vocational trainings with live music, theatre forum on irregular migration, presentation of graduation certificates among others. The Addis Ababa Bureau of Labour and Social Affairs in collaboration with the Addis Ababa City administration identified the returnees who needed the training.

On Thursday December 18, IOM marked the day with a marching police band

through the streets of Addis Ababa from Mexico Square to Hilton Hotel. At the Hilton Hotel, the IOM Special Liaison Office Chief of Mission and representative to AU/ECA/IGAD Josiah Ogina appreciated the federal police for its work in areas of irregular migration intervention where IOM is supporting the efforts in Mille area in Afar Region.

At the Hilton Hotel, a cultural program with a photo exhibition of IOM’s activities on saving migrants’ lives, performances of poetic jazz and a drama, followed by a testimony of an Ethiopian irregular migrant was shared. The migrant stated that she has faced a lot of difficulties while working as a domestic worker in the Middle East and on one occasion was thrown from the third floor of a building and suffered a broken vertebrae. However, through support provided by IOM and a local NGO, Agar Ethiopia, she is now healthy. IOM also presented a class of graduates who attended vocational training at IOM’s partner, Agar, after returning from the Middle East.

IOM is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society. As the leading international organization for migration, IOM acts with partners in the international community to:• Assist in meeting the growing operational challenges

of migration management• Advance understanding of migration issues• encourage social and economic development

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SLO Addis Communication Groupeditor/designer: Alemayehu SeifeselassieCopy editor: Alistair Bremnath/ Yuko Tomita

International Organization for MigrationSpecial Liaison Office (SLO) in Addis AbabaP.O.Box 25283 Code 1000 Addis AbabaTel +251 116 611 097/98Fax +251 116 611 101email: iomaddis@iom.int www.iom.int

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December 13 marks the day where a year earlier a major conflict broke out in Africa’s youngest nation, South Sudan. The conflict forced over 488,500 South Sudanese

people to seek asylum in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Sudan. Over 194,000 of these have been granted asylum in Ethiopia. This made Ethiopia the country with the highest number of refugees in Africa since October 2014.

The South Sudanese refugee population has become the largest refugee group in Ethiopia, with more than 257,575 individuals as of December 2014, surpassing the Somali refugee population according to UNHCR. Ethiopia has still kept its doors open to the asylum seekers.

As the refugees cross the border, they are

registered by ARRA and UNHCR and are evacuated to safe camps within Gambella and Benishangul-Gumuz Regions by IOM boats and buses, including medical screening/referral.

Following heavy rains, the relocation operation was temporarily stalled on September 2014. After three months of searching for alternative location to transfer refugees who were stranded in Matar due to heavy rains and subsequent flooding, the Administration for Refugee and Returnee Affairs (ARRA) and UNHCR have agreed to the relocation of the refugees to higher grounds of Pugnido Camp. Subsequently, IOM has resumed the transport operations by boat and road.

As the relocation from Matar to Pugnido takes two days, Itang way station was prepared. At the Itang way station, IOM provided hot meals and water and

distributed sleeping mats and blankets supplied by UNHCR and high energy biscuits supplied by WFP.

On request by UNHCR, IOM is also facilitating camp-to-camp transportation for refugees who may want to relocate to different camps for one reason or another.

IOM has also continued the construction of shelters to assist 39,000 refugees (7,800 households) in Kule refugee camp in Gambella Region to enhance protection from harsh weather conditions and environments. A total of 650 shelters have been erected, including bamboo walling with 400 of these completed with mud sidewalls and are occupied by refugees.

The number of asylum seekers crossing the Ethiopian border fluctuates per day. As was the case over the past year, the refugees cross the border into Ethiopia after walking for days and facing many hardships. Therefore, access to humanitarian assistance is of utmost importance.

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The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in collaboration with the Italian Institute Addis Ababa organized an event that aimed to showcase the lives of African migrants in Europe

called Surprising Europe III on 9th and 10th December 2014. The short documentaries were seen by hundreds of young Ethiopians and an international audience.

During discussions held after the screenings of 15 selected documentaries from the Surprising Europe collection, the audiences

expressed how enlightening the films were and expressed the elements of surprise from what they had witnessed. The harsh reality of lives of African migrants in Europe were among the surprises which were shared by some viewers.

The project aims to contribute to the debate concerning international migration by qualifying the image of Europe as it exists in countries of origin through the provision of information and the facilitation of its exchange.

Surprising Europe also aims at initiating a discussion regarding return and/or

reintegration. Accordingly, the audience was eager to learn what IOM has been doing to curb irregular migration.

The heart of the project is the TV series; a lifestyle-type programme containing a mix of serious and lighter topics related to migration and the lives of migrants in Europe. Lighter entertainment was depicted in the elements of mixed marriages, music, and ‘strange’ European habits. The difficulty faced by irregular migrants in terms of finding regular jobs, the hardship faced by African migrants in detention centers and the cultural shocks were also the topics which captivated the audiences.

participants from different embassies and the African Union sub deans was conducted by the IOM Migration and Law Expert, Ms. Fanny Dufvenmark. Mr. Idrissa Kane from OHCHR was also invited to present on Human Rights of Migrants.

Topics of the training included the international legal framework in regards to the smuggling of migrants and trafficking in persons, human rights of migrants, responsibility of states, protecting the rights of migrants, the right to liberty and

alternatives to detention in international law.

The trainees were presented with demonstrations on how to apply the standards in the specific context of the country and in the daily work, including in applying national legislations. Thus, it enabled participants to further disseminate these standards and a rights-based approach, in particular when they deal with migration in their work.

The training also provided information that can potentially assist the participants in

contributing to the possible designing and revising of policies and legislation.

At the completion of the training, the participants received certificates from the IOM SLO Ethiopia Chief of Mission and representative to AU/ECA/IGAD Mr. Josiah Ogina.

This year’s International Law Training was organized as a part of the International Migrants Day celebration which was marked on December 18 with the theme “Saving Migrants’ Lives”.

11 December, ADDis AbAbA

Government officials and International organizations and non-governmental organizatoins including IOM, Consortium of Christian Relief and Development Association

(CCRDA) met to assess the status of the over 165,000 Ethiopian returnees from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and to review the progress made by stakeholders in delivering rehabilitation and reintegration.

In a meeting held in Addis Ababa on 11 December 2014, it was stated that efforts for reintegration has been carried out. Representatives from the Ethiopian Government office stated that the Government has been providing vocational training, such as cooking, care and support for the elderly, in addition to prioritizing job provision for returnees. However, more support is highly needed to the returnees from KSA as reintegration assistance has yet to reach all returnees.

During the meeting, returnees who have lost a lot from their experiences in KSA but have subsequently returned and succeeded as entrepreneurs have also shared their experience.

Mrs. Ayalnesh Tegegn is one such individual. After working in KSA for years, she returned to Ethiopia empty handed. However, she was able to make a good living after starting from scratch thanks to reintegration efforts by the Government Micro Finance initiatives. Her message is “if one really believes in oneself and works hard he/she can make it here too. When I returned, I received 2,000 birr (100 USD) and started selling Shiro Wot (lunch service). Now, after a couple of years, I can proudly say that I own two restaurants.”

Despite the few success stories however, the participants stated that there are many returnees who have returned to KSA. It was stated in the meeting that stronger focus on

preventing irregular migration is needed. In addition, among the challenges identified by various partners, the main issues include limited funding available for reintegration, lack of coordination amongst partners and

scarcity of resources to maintain the mental health rehabilitation center which provides psychosocial support to the returnees.

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28 November, ADDis AbAbA

IOM has repatriated 253 Ethiopian irregular migrants released from detention in Tanzania. The operation, in close collaboration with the Tanzanian Immigration Department and the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was funded by the Government of Japan.

The migrants, who were intercepted by the Tanzanian authorities at the country’s borders en route to South Africa, had spent up to a year incarcerated in three prisons – Ruanda, Ubena and Kigongoni – located in Mbeya and Pwani regions.

Tanzania is a major transit country for migrants from the Horn of Africa seeking jobs in South Africa. The dangerous journey can take months or years and some die on the way - others are intercepted and jailed. Many of the migrants travel on foot and many are exploited by smugglers and traffickers.

Returnee Anebu Girma, aged 16, said that he saw friends die on the Tanzanian border. “My brother is living in South Africa and I was travelling there with my friend to work and send money home to my family. We travelled

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on foot for six days, then three days by boat. The person, who was taking us, left us for three days at a place called Bagamoyo. We were all starving. Four people died there. Then we decided that we should not die like them. So we surrendered to the border police.”

The returnees, all male, include 39 unaccompanied minors between the ages of 14 and 17. All asked to be repatriated to Ethiopia under the IOM programme.

Following their release from prisons last week, IOM Tanzania provided temporary accommodation for the group, pending issuance of travel documents, pre-departure medical screening and departure by IOM charter flight to Addis Ababa.

On arrival, IOM provided accommodation and meals at the IOM Transit Centre in Addis Ababa for the unaccompanied minors. In collaboration with the Ministry of Women,

Children and Youth Affairs and UNICEF, it will conduct family tracing to reunite them with their families as soon as possible

IOM Ethiopia paid for transport to their home areas for all the adult migrants. Most of the returnees came from Ethiopia’s Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s Region.

27 November, ADDis AbAbA

The fourth meeting of the IGAD Regional Consultative Process on Migration (RCP) took place from November 26 to 27, 2014 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia under the theme “Refugees, Internally Displaced persons (IDPs) and returnees”.

The theme of the meeting was chosen by IGAD in order to encourage regional consultation around refugees, IDPs and returnees and enhance the protection and assistance accorded to these groups in the region. The meeting was in line with the IGAD Regional Migration Policy Framework adopted in July 2012 which encourages the creation of an enabling environment and commitment by

IGAD Member States to ensure protection and assistance of these vulnerable groups.

During the two days of dialogue, officials drawn from IGAD Member States including the Ministries of Interior, Immigration, Foreign Affairs and Justice; civil society organizations working in the field; development partners and other stakeholders in the sector shared their experience and insight on the subject matter - different approaches to refugees, returnees and IDPs management (encampment, naturalization, integration).

This 4th meeting of the IGAD RCP discussed among other issues, about returnees, the mode of return (forced or voluntary), the role of the Regional Migration Coordination Committee and Member States National

Consultative Processes to deliver RMPF; the need for Inter RCP/REC engagements to better respond to regional migration priorities; and capacity building and migration profiles as an indispensable pre-requisite to improving migration management in the Region.

The IGAD RCP was established in 2008 to provide a platform for dialogue and cooperation on matters of migration for the IGAD member states in an informal and non-binding manner. The platform has ensured that member states remain seized with different migration issues in the region ranging from migration and development, irregular migration, border management, migration and climate change amongst other issues.

The 4th RCP was funded by the Swiss Development Cooperation under a Regional Migration Program titled ‘Building Regional and National Capacities for Improved Migration Governance in the IGAD region’ where IGAD is the Executing institution and IOM is the main Implementing partner.

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30 November, ADAmA NAzereth

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Ethiopia invited members of the art and media community to brainstorm on possible creative approaches to raise awareness amongst the

community in general. After IOM provided a two-day briefing session on the concepts of irregular migration in Adama Nazereth, the creative team brainstormed on how to best reach the media using visual mediums.

After the brainstorming sessions, IOM was able to collect different creative concepts, which it intends to use in different awareness raising campaigns. The participants from the art and media community suggested that the

involvement of such personalities in coining messages is key to hitting the target and

appreciated IOM for taking such an approach.

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ioM lAuncheS ‘toGether we cAn fiGht SeconDAry MiGrAtion cAMpAiGn10 November, tiGrAy

As part of the campaign “Together We Can Fight Secondary Migration”, IOM SLO Ethiopia organized a music concert, poetry and painting art show in Mai-Tsebri town, Tigray Region on 8, 9 and 10th November, 2014. The campaign targets Eritrean refugee community members hosted in refugee camps in Northern Ethiopia. At a rate of 2,000 per month, the number of daily arrivals from Eritrea, including Unaccompanied Minors has increased recently, with more than 200 Eritreans crossing the Ethiopian border every day. Many of the refugees arrive in refugee camps in Ethiopia aspiring to facilitate secondary migration to reach European destinations in search of better economic prospects and family reunification.

Gross human rights violations including organ removal, rape, torture, detention are committed on refugees leaving the refugee camps along the routes trying to reach European shores. The music concert, theater shows, sport activities, improvement of the youth friendly spaces under this campaign are designed to encourage the most vulnerable community members to engage positively in the camp activities in addition to reinforcing

messages on risks of secondary irregular migration. The concert this weekend featured the hit Tigrigna singers Abraham G. Medhin and Eden Gebresillassie and musicians from the Eritrean refugee community and was attended by close to 20,000 Eritrean refugees and the host communities. Organized by IOM and the Administration for Refugee and Returnee Affairs (ARRA), the touring concert was staged

at Adi-Harush, Mai-Aini and Hitsas Eritrean refugee camps on three consecutive days. IOM has also distributed 5,500 Information, Education and Communication materials focusing on the risks and consequences of secondary migration and human trafficking for the audience at the camps. The project is financially supported by UNHCR.

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Migrating from Jonglei Region of South Sudan when the conflict broke out, Choul 25, remembers how she has been very fortunate to flee the war with her husband and five little children one year ago. Now settled at Pugnido camp, Choul is among 90 women who have received livelihood assistance from IOM.

Setting up alternative means of income is vital for the refugees in the Gambella Region. A group of 10 women who have setup a teashop at Pugnido are one of the benefactors of such livelihood assistance.

The 25 year-old Choul explains how this assistance is valuable. “My husband is now jobless, and we have survived through aid from UNHCR and WFP programmes. However, we can now earn a little bit more money and support our family better through the money we earn from the teashop. We have an average of 200 clients per day. We are hopeful that the number will increase when we purchase more utensils and our service widens.”

The tea shop started its service in July 2014 through coffee, tea leafs, sugar, cups and a teashop setup by IOM. As Choul and her team are getting the handle on the business, they are now planning to expand their service to attract double the number of the total clients they are serving.

The teashop group is among the 1,055 households to receive livelihoods assistance in three refugee and one host community sites at Gambella Region of Pugnido district. The assistance, funded by the Japanese Government, provided different types of early maturing and adaptable vegetable seeds

for home gardening. The planned activities under the livelihoods assistance project also includes; provision of poultry assistance for targeted refugee households in the three sites and modern bee hive and fishing tools for the host community. A total of 4,500 chickens, 3,600 pullet and 900 roosters were provided

to 450 beneficiaries, among which 400 are refugees and 50 host community members.

IOM also provided two day training on improved vegetable production practices and management for 485 beneficiaries.

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IOM’s Medical Health Unit is involved in Pre-Departure Medical Screening, medical escorting, and providing medical support including necessary training to Government staff on emergency Issues.

In Gambella alone, until the end of December 2014, more than 184,000 refugees have gone through a pre-departure medical screening. This essential check allows IOM to identify which migrants are physically fit to be evacuated from the four border entry points: Pagak, Matar, Akobo/Tiergol and Burbiey. Conducting such a medical screening has helped in identifying those with medical needs. Among the total screened, 7,663 cases were diagnosed with medical needs: 2,837 male and 4,826 females. These vulnerable migrants were given treatment, except for 458 patients who were referred for hospitalization. After making sure that their health condition has improved, the refugees were evacuated to safe camps either by buses and boats.

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As a result of heavy rain which started in mid-July, IOM’s relocation of South Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia has been facing difficult challenges. The rain has caused water levels to rise rapidly causing flooding at the Matar way station, Pagak and Burbiey entry points and refugee reception sites, forcing many refugees to seek refuge on higher grounds. The flooding has made IOM’s registration and movement of South Sudanese refugees difficult in Gambella Region (a region with multiple entry points into Ethiopia from South Sudan).

IOM’s doctors and nurses has also been providing medical escorts to the camps. For those with special needs requiring fast transportation, after initial treatment, a Medevac (helicopter) Ambulance has been arranged in collaboration with UNHCR and other partners. While Upper Respiratory tract Infections, Malnutrition, Diarrhea Diseases and Malaria are among the top identified medical conditions; advanced pregnancies, infants and elderly are also the most vulnerable cases who received the special transport service.

In this regard, 929 malnourished children were diagnosed and given the needed attention during the movement. Since Gambella is a malaria endemic area, malaria and acute febrile illnesses comprise 453 of the cases. IOM has given treatment before departure and a medical follow-up at camps. For 1,637 pregnancy and pregnancy related assessments, a safe and dignified relocation with medical escorts has been carried out over the past year. Those referred will be followed up and provided with medical escorting on relocations.

As IOM was the only functional entity in Akobo, it had given response to the medical emergencies such as attending to the safe delivery of eight pregnant asylum seekers. IOM’s Dr. Adem Shifa states that in Pagak area, for dehydration (diarrhea disease) with malnutrition, IOM’s early intervention has saved the lives of children who were identified early and referred to relevant partners for further assistance. Under stressful conditions

with limited facilities and challenges due to heavy rainfall and flooding situations, IOM staff have continued to work with partners to provide medical support for emergency cases. “One case in particular is significant for me.” Dr. Adem said, “On one of the first flights of the helicopter from Akobo we were able to rescue a newborn (with Jaundice) with resuscitation during the flight and a quick reference to a hospital on arrival.”

In addition to the direct intervention, IOM’s medical staff also provide necessary on-the-job training to the beneficiaries to adopt infection control and prevention

measures during pre-departure medical screening procedures. The health staff are trained for emergency preparedness for infection outbreaks at the camp and outside.

IOM coordinates with Regional Health Bureau, UNHCR, ARRA, WHO, UNICEF, MSF F, MSFH, ACF, IMC and other partners and also participates in the Health and Nutrition cluster meetings. Recently, IOM has also arranged mental health and psychosocial training for the key health staff in the field of Gambella with support from IOM Headquarters.

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ioM DeliverS over 18,000 vAccineS for refuGeeS in one yeAr24 December: ADDis AbAbA

Along with Thailand, Nepal, Malaysia and Kenya, Ethiopia has been chosen as one of the five countries to provide different vaccines for refugees under the United States Refugee Resettlement Programme on November 2013. IOM has been delivering the vaccination for a little over a year, with over 18,000 vaccines provided to refugee populations identified for resettlement from Ethiopia to the United States of America.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Bureau for Population, Refugee and Migration, (PRM) and IOM have partnered for the implementation of the vaccination project which helps with the assimilation of refugees into the United States.

“The vaccines reduce the outbreak of preventable diseases among the

population in the US. It also helps with the assimilation of refugees. The provision of vaccine overseas reduces costs as well” said Warren Deleon, Center for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Advisor. “A lot of times, refugees will have to wait until they receive the recommended vaccine and are delayed entering school for months at a time,” he explained how the vaccine helps refugees to integrate quicker.

IOM provides the medical processing for refugees heading to the United States. The different vaccines IOM provides help prevent 10 types of disease. Prior to administering the vaccines, IOM’s medical personnel check for previously provided vaccines by the Administration for Refugee and Returnee Affairs (ARRA) to prevent duplications.

Depending on their age, adults will on a standard basis get three types of vaccine

while children receive more.

“We depend on IOM to implement the vaccination programme where PRM provides the funding and CDC does the technical oversight of the project.” Warren states.

With Uganda joining the five countries that have been chosen for the pilot vaccination project, the total number of countries providing such vaccines is now six.

As IOM is planning to provide such services at a closer proximity to the refugee camps - which hosts refugee communities that are the major benefactors of the refugee relocation programme - the medical processing, including the vaccination will move to Jijiga. Currently, the first dose is carried out in IOM’s Addis Ababa office, while the second dose is administered in the different camps in Ethiopia.

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Every year, the UN partners with the Great Ethiopian Run to promote its Running for a Cause campaign, which fundraises for local NGOs and helps raise social awareness on issues associated with children, women, the elderly, and girls.

This year’s theme was “Empower women, Empower a nation” dedicated to promote the Millennium Development Goal 3 on gender equality. Team IOM supported the cause by taking part in the race.

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May 2014 saw the launch of the development of a new National Action Plan against Trafficking in Persons in Ethiopia. In his opening speech, H.E. Dr. Zerihun Kebede, State Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, described trafficking in persons as being one of the most challenging bottlenecks in Ethiopia’s development endeavour. The Minister also insisted that human traffickers were violating human dignity and fundamental human rights.

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IOM etHIOPIa anD MInIstry Of fOreIgn affaIrs OrganIze DIasPOra MaPPIng seMInarJuNe

IOM, in collaboration with the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), organized a first-of-its-kind five-day seminar on diaspora mapping (identifying the diaspora) in Addis Ababa.

The purpose of the seminar is to equip officials from MOFA in Ethiopia and Ethiopian missions abroad with skills on how to design, conduct and report on diaspora mapping exercises as well as related topics associated with diaspora engagement.

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IOM and the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MOLSA) organized a two-day media workshop on irregular migration from 26 to 27 April 2014. The workshop informed the media on emerging trends of irregular migration, effective strategies for covering migration- related news contents, and the adverse effects of irregular migration on industrial development. Over 60 media and government community bureau personnel attended the event.

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IOM Ethiopia, in partnership with the Government and civil society, launched an initiative to engage Ethiopians through “community conversations.”

These are intended to create a forum through which communities can discuss local alternatives to migration and ways to combat irregular migration.

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IOM has used over 40 buses and 10 boats to relocate the refugees from entry points to camps. IOM has assigned doctors and nurses to conduct PDMS.

Over 194,000 South Sudanese asylum-seekers have arrived in Ethiopia mainly through the Pagak, Burbiey and Akobo-Tergol border points since the influx began on 16 December, according to UNHCR. IOM has relocated a total of 182,024 refugees to Pugnido, Tierkidi, Leitchuor, Bonga, Kule and Nip Nip camps as of the end of December, 2014. Children make up 70% of new arrivals; of the adult arrivals, women make up more than three-quarters. The IOM medical team is conducting the PDMS at the entry points. IOM has also relocated over 2,500 refugees in the Regional State of Benishangul-Gumuz since January 2014.

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the refugees from entry points to camps. IOM has assigned doctors and nurses to conduct Pre-Departure Medical Screening (PDMS).

More than 194,261 South Sudanese asylum-seekers have arrived in Ethiopia through the Pagak and Akobo-Tergol border points since the influx began on 16 December, according to UNHCR. IOM has relocated a total of 182,024 refugees to Fugnido, Leitchuor, Bonga, Tierkedi, Kule and Nip Nip camps as of 30 December, 2014. Children make up 70% of new arrivals; and women make up more than three-quarters of the adults. Arrivals entring from the Burbiey border entry points settled at Matar way station, are relocated to Fugnido camp. The IOM medical team is conducting the PDMS at the entry points.

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IOM GaMbella SOuth SudaneSe MOveMentS - 30 deceMber, 2014

TRAVEL ROUTES

daTes GMB-FGN

GMB-BNG

GMB-Itang

GMB-KLE

AKB-BRB-LTR

AKB-BRB-MTR

AKB-BRB-FGN

AKB-BRB-KLE

AKB- LTR (Heli)

AKB- MTR(Heli)

AKB- FGN (Heli/bus)

AKB- KLE (Heli/bus)

BRB- KLE (Heli)

MTR-FGN(Heli)

GMB-DIM(Heli)

KUL- DIM(Heli)

PGK-DIM (Heli)

LTR-FGN

LTR-KLE

WAN-AKU

APT- GMB

BNG-Itang

BNG-GMB

BNG-ABOB

BNG-ABOL/JOR

BNG-FGN

BRB-KLE

BRB-MTR

KLE- FGN

MTR-LTR

MTR-FGN

MTR NIP

PAMFGN

PGK-LTR

PGK- ITN

PGK- GMB

PGK - LAR

PGK-FGN

PGK-PAM

PGK-KLE

TOTAL ByMONTH

Jan 108 30 - - 2,279 140 - - 2,557

Feb - - 2,157 425 3,080 11,466 76 - 17,204

Mar - 50 10,856 35 - 8,038 96 24,675 43,750

aPr - 227 8,500 4 1,572 340 2 10 33 178 - - 1,267 14,869 27,002

MaY 41 164 44 5 4,664 247 6 1,252 179 9,425 6,032 22,059

JUn 1,476 24 121 28 6 60 21 76 15,776 8 10,738 28,334

JUl 23 32 40 1,173 5 182 17 59 97 1 7 3,020 8,214 419 14 1 8,140 21,444

aUG 1,261 53 128 1,874 2,854 2 2,452 26 8,650

seP 604 24 664 1,292

Oct 12 1,269 15 1,296

nov 130 402 3,278 3,810

dec 240 2,703 432 1,251 4,626

ToTals 172 471 76 40 21,513 3,038 474 7,894 611 94 2 59 218 370 1 7 12 10 6 1,252 128 61 6 60 21 433 28,221 12,423 15 5,359 5,981 2,854 432 19,644 419 14 1 2,700 2,452 64,480 182,024

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