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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:• Uphold the human dignity and well-being of migrants• Assist in meeting the growing operational challenges

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

The IOM MissionEDITORIAL

SLO Addis Communication GroupEditor/Designer: Alemayehu SeifeselassieCopy editor: Brian Corry / 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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2 Foreword

3 ExecutiveSummary

4 IOMSLOinEthiopia

6 2013/2014Highlights

10 EmergencyOperation

14 RefugeeResettlementand MovementAssistance

16 MigrationManagement

22MigrationandHealth

24 Migrantwell-beingandDevelopment

26 AU/ECA/IGADLiaisonFunctions

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FOREWORDThe years 2013/14marked a significantmilestonewith thelaunching and implementationof the national publicmove-ment against human trafficking and the setupof aNationalCouncil to coordinate efforts against human trafficking andsmugglinginEthiopia.IOMcongratulatedtheGovernmentofEthiopiaforsuccessfullysettinguptheNationalCouncil.IOMpromisestocontinue itssupporttotheGovernment’sefforttotacklehumantraffickingandsmugglinginEthiopia.

AstheAfricanUnionembarkedonanewera,celebratingitsgoldenjubilee,IOMextendsitsbestwishesforthefulfilmentand realizationof theAfricandream. IOMhopes the futureisbrightforAfricaandcontinuedtoworkinpartnershipwiththisbeautifulandemergingcontinent.

SincethesignatureofaCooperationAgreementbetweenthetwoorganizations in2006, IOMandtheAfricanUnionCom-missionhavebeenworkinginclosepartnershiponvariousMigrationrelatedpoliciesandprograms.Impor-tantcontinentalpolicydocumentssuchastheAfricanCommonPositiononMigrationandDevelopment,theOuagadougouActionPlantoCombatTraffickinginHumanBeings,EspeciallyWomenandChildrenandtheConventionfortheProtectionandAssistanceof InternallyDisplacedPersons inAfrica (theKampalaConvention)areworthmentioninginthisregard.Withafieldpresencein41Countries,IOMworkscloselywithAfricangovernments,constitutingathirdofitsMemberStates(53outof150)toaddressthemigra-tionchallengesofthecontinent.Accordingtovariousstudies,intraregionalmigrationrepresentsthemostcommonformofmigrationinAfrica.

Inaddition,IOMhascontinuedtoworkcloselywiththeregionalblocksinthedifferentpartsoftheconti-nentinSouthernAfricawithSADC,intheHornofAfricawithIGAD,inEastAfricawithEAC,inCentralAfricawith ECCAS) through regional initiativesonmigrationand the smoothoperationofdialogueunder theframeworkofRegionalConsultativeProcesses(RCP)onmigration.

Amongthemajorchallengesintheyear2013,theemergencyassistanceoperationforEthiopianreturneesfromtheKingdomofSaudiArabiaisworthmentioning.IOMhasrespondedtotheEthiopianGovernment’srequestforassistanceindealingwiththemassexpulsion.Inthisregard,IOM’sswiftresponsewillnothavebeensuccessfulwithoutthededicatedeffortofitsstaff,theGovernmentofEthiopia,theEthiopiandiasporacommunityandIOM’spartnersanddonors.ThemissioninEthiopiawouldliketothanktheGovernmentofEthiopia,donors,itspartnersandstafffortheirsupportindealingwithsuchamassivechallenge.

IOMwouldalsoliketoappreciatetheEthiopianGovernmentforkeepinganopendoortoitsneighboursfleeingfromSouthSudan,Sudan,Somalia,andEritreafromwarandunfavourableconditionsintheircoun-tries.

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AsPrimeMinisterHailemariamDesalegncallsforanationwideeffortagainsthumantraffickingandsmuggling,theyear2013hassetalandmarkonthelaunchofthefightagainstirregularmigrationatanationallevel.Takingthisinitiativetoaction,theyear2014hasbeenfilledwithdiffrentanti-traffickingactivities. IOMhas supported thiseffortandstood togetherwith theGovernmentinfightingsmugling,traffickingandirregularmigration.

AsEthiopiacontinuedtofacemajorchallengeswithirregularmigration,IOMhascontinueditsdirectsupporttotheGovernment.IOMEthiopiaiscommittedtotheprinciplethathumaneandorderlymigrationbenefitsmigrantsandsocietyandwillcontinuetosupporttheGovernmentofEthiopia.

ThispublicationsummarizesmajorachievementsandactivitiesoftheInternationalOrganizationforMigration(IOMSLOEthiopia)experiencedintheyear2013/14.AstheOrganizationbecomesmorerobust, IOMhasstrengtheneditsengagementwithhumanitarianresponse,preventionof human trafficking and smuggling, including secondary movement, labour migration anddiasporaengagement.

Forinstance,theintroductionofEthiopia’snewDiasporaPolicyin2013hasmarkedamajorstepinengagingthediasporaindifferentnationwidedevelopmentalefforts.

Some other highlights include IOM’s support to the Government of Ethiopia in differentreintegration and reinsertion assistance of citizens in different regions, including formercombatantsfromSudanandstrandedEthiopianmigrantsfromvariouscountries.

Due to changes in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)’s foreign workers legislation and thesubsequentcrackdownonirregularmigration,overa160,000EthiopianmigrantswereexpelledfromthecountrytoEthiopiaovertheperiodofacoupleofmonthsinlate2013andearly2014.Inthewakeofthiscrackdownonirregularmigrants,IOMprovidedpost-arrivalandreintegrationassistancetotheEthiopianreturnees.

Intheyear2014EthiopiabecameacountrywhichhoststhelargestnumberofrefugeesintheworldfollowingthewarinSouthSudan.IOMhasalsobeencalledtoprovideitsassistancetodealwithmorethan180,000SouthSudaneserefugeeswhomigratedtoEthiopiafleeingwarandunrest.

TheyearalsowitnesedtheorganizingofthefourthRegionalCommitteeonMixedMigrationfortheHornofAfricaandYemeninAddisAbaba.Theaimwastoimprovemulti-statecollaborationtomakeandendorserecommendationsthatwill serveasaroadmapfor influencingpoliciesaffectingmigrants,refugees,andasylumseekersintheregion.

Anadditionalmajorhighlightof2014isthecollaborationbetweenIOMandtheGovernmentofEthiopiaondiasporaengagement.Inthisregard,adiasporamappingseminarwasorganizedinresponsetotherequestforsupportspecifiedbytheMinistryofForeignAffairsduringthediscussionsin2014.

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IOM is committed to the principle that hu-mane and orderly migration benefits mi-grantsand society.Asan intergovernmentalorganization,IOMactswithitspartnersintheinternational community to assist in meet-ing theoperational challenges ofmigration;advance understanding of migration issues;encouragesocialandeconomicdevelopmentthrough migration; and uphold the humandignityandwell-beingofmigrants.

In Ethiopia, the IOM Special Liaison Office(SLO)workswith the Government of Ethio-pia,theAfricanUnion(AU),theUNEconomicCommissionforAfrica(ECA),theIntergovern-mental Authority for Development (IGAD),migrants, and other stakeholders to upholdthe rights and needs of migrants, promotethe benefits and address the challenges ofmigration, andmitigate the related risks totheadvantageofall.

ActivitiesofIOMSLOinEthiopiaincludehu-manitarianresponsetovariouscrises;includ-ing providing assistance to disaster affectedpopulations (IDPs, refugees, returnees andhost communities);migrationmanagement,including addressing human trafficking, ir-regularmigrationandsecondarymovement;health and migration issues including pre-departure medical screening for migrantsand refugees;and labourmigrationandhu-mandevelopment.IOMSLOalsoundertakesliaisonactivitieswithvariousstakeholderstoenhance research, policy development anddialogueonmigrationrelatedmatters.Itsad-vocacyeffortsfocusonmainstreamingmigra-tioninpolicydevelopmentatthecontinentallevelthroughitspartnershipwiththeAU,ECAandIGAD.

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2013 The year 2013 has been filled with events that relate to migration. IOM has taken part in but not limited to

the following events.

IOM Signs MOU with the Government of Ethiopia to Enhance National Capacities for Prevention of

Trafficking in Persons

Ethiopia Introduces New Diaspora Policy

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20th Ordinary Session of the

Assembly of Heads of State

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World TB Day Walk

IOM Deputy Director

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IOM Conducts TOT Training on Information

Management in Disasters

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for nation wide effort against human trafficking and smuggling

OAU/AU Golden Jubilee Celebration

3rd IGAD RCP Held in Addis Ababa

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The Reintegration of Former Combatants of BPLM Officially Launched

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IOM conducts International Migration Law training

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Post-arrival Assistance to Ethiopian Returnees from the

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

IOM conducts Network of Victim Assistance

Service Providers workshop

U.S. Assistant Secretary of

State Anne Richard visits

IOM Transit Centre

IOM marks International

Migrants Day

IOM launches World

Migration Report 2013

IOM launches Overseas

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IOM Forum Theatre tours in rural villages in Ethiopia

IOM Ethiopia started the South Sudanese

refugee border evacuation from

Akobo-Tergol riverside (Gambella village)

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IOM signs a project implementation agreement with the Federal Police

Commission and the Amhara National Regional State

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IOM AND MOFA ORGANIZE DIASPORA MAPPING SEMINAR

ETHIOPIAN DIASPORA SENDS DONATIONto Returnees from

Saudi Arabia

Community Dialogue

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2014201420142014The year 2014 has been filled with events that relate to migration. IOM has taken part in but not limited to

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FIRST REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SMUGGLING

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IOM DELIVERS OVER 18,000 VACCINES FOR REFUGEES IN ONE YEAR

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EMERGENCY OPERATIONSTheEmergencyandPostCrisisUnit(EPC)reachesouttotensofthousandsofvulnerablepopulationsaffectedbydisasterinmultipleregionsofEthiopia.EPC’sresponseincludesgenderconscioustargetedinterventions fordisplacementcausedbynaturalandman-madedisasters in the formofEmergencyShelterandNon-foodItems,internaldisplacementmonitoring,capacitybuildingandtransitionalshelterconstruction.EPCisalsoresponsibleforEmergencyShelter/Non-FoodItems(ES/NFI)Clusterleadcoor-dinationatthenationalandregionallevel.Furthermore,EPC’sstrongpartnershipwithFederal,Regional,ZonalandWoredalevelauthoritiesanditsparticipationinGovernmentandHumanitarianCommunitycoordinationmeetingspositionsitwelltoprovideeffectiveandefficientsupporttoaffectedcommuni-ties.TheunitisalsoworkingonthereintegrationphaseofaGovernmentDisarmament,DemobilizationandReintegrationproject.

EPCwasalsoengagedinconductingvariousresearchactivitiesthataimedatidentifyingrootcausesofrecurrentdisastersaswellascausesofprotracteddisplacementsinvariousregionsofEthiopia.There-searchfindingswerepresentedtopolicymakersandprivate/publicdevelopersinanefforttoadvocateremedialactionsaretakenbyresponsibleactors.Sucheffortsincludestudyofcausalfactorsofrecur-rentfloodingandconsequentdisplacementsinGambellaandSomaliregionsandconflictstudiesinAfar,SomaliandOromiaregions.OntheotherhandtheunithasalsosupportedregionssuchasSomali indevelopingdurablesolutionstrategytoaddresstheneedsandplightsofprotractedIDPs.Theseeffortswerecombinedresultsofanumberofprojectswithwidespectrumofaspirationsandwithcontributionsandsupportfromvariousdonors.

2013HumanitarianassistanceanddurablesolutionsforInternallydisplacedpersonsinEthiopia:AimingtoenhanccemergencyresponsemechanismsfordisplacedpeopleinEthiopia-mainlythroughthestrengtheningofcoordination, logisticalcapacity,prepositioninganddistributionofNFIsanddis-placementmonitoring, IOMcontinued tomonitor and report displacements in Ethiopia through thequarterlyissuedInternalDisplacementMonitoringReport(IDMR).Thereportcombinesstatisticsfordis-placedpopulationswiththeirlocationsshownonmaps.ThereportattemptstoindicatethenumberofIDPsinEthiopia.IOMisworkingwithregionalgovernmentsonremedialactionforcommunitiesaffectedbyprivate/publicdevelopmentinduceddisplacements;induceddisplacements.Thisincludesprotectionforcommunitiesandlobbyingprivate/publicdevelopers.IOMaimstousetheIDMRtoadvocatefortheprotectionofanddurablesolutionsforIDPsinEthiopia,especiallytheprotractedcaseloads.

Inyear2013,IOMprovidedlifesavingassistancethroughprovisionofES/NFIstoconflictinduceddis-placementinNogobandLibenzone,SomaliRegionandEastHarargheandBorenazone,OromiaRegionto13,112conflictaffectedhouseholdsand2,798naturaldisasterinduceddisplacedhouseholdsinSo-mali,Gambella,AfarandAmhararegions.

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TransitionalShelterWithfundingfromCERFandUNHCR,hasbeenconductingtransitionalshelterconstructionprojectsinanumberofrefugeecampsthroughoutEthiopia,withprojectsrunningfrom2012into2013-namelyFugnidocamp inGambellaRegion (368transitional shelters for1840 individuals);Ashura,TongoandBambasicampsinBenishangul-GumuzRegion(2,175transitionalsheltersfor10,125individuals);andMelkadidacampinSomaliRegion(1,356transitionalsheltersfor6,780individuals).

Disarmament,DemobolizationandReintegrationofBPLMformercombatantsWithfunding (1,680,070Euro) fromtheAfricanConflictPreventionPool (ACPP)throughtheGovern-mentofUnitedKingdomandtheInstrumentforStability(IFS)throughtheEuropeanUnion,IOMiscon-ductinga13monthprojectthataimstoreturnandreintegrateBenishangulPeople’sLiberationMove-mentformercombatants(BPLM).TheGovernmentofEthiopiahascommittedtorepatriate1,800BPLMformercombatantsandtheirdependentsincludingthereleaseof300BPLMsympathizersforpurposesofdemobilization,returnandreintegration.Owingtoitstechnicalexpertiseandextensiveexperienceintheareaofdisarmament,demobilizationandreintegration(DDR)globally,IOMhaspartneredwiththeMinistryofFederalAffairsandtheBenishangul-GumuzRegionalStatetosupporttheDDRprocess.Asocio-economicprofilingreportthatoutlinesqualificationandlivelihoodneedsofFormerCombatants(FC),aswellasthecommunity’sabsorptioncapacitywasdeveloped.Inaddition,areintegrationstrategywasalsodeveloped thatwill guide sub-national stakeholders, IOMandFC leadershipon sustainablereintegrationoptions–includinglivelihoodssuchassmallandmicroenterprises,transportandmining.However,theprojecthasexperienceddelaysinimplementationduetopoliticaldisagreementsontheimplementationofthepeaceagreementbetweentheBPLMandtheRegionalGovernment.

NFI distribution for Internally Displaced Persons in Somali Region, Ethiopia © IOM 2014

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TransportationIOMprovidesemergencyevacuationandtransportationassistancetorefugeesfromborderpointstotherefugeecampsinEthiopia.In2013IOMprovidedtransportationassistanceto17,054SomalirefugeesfromtheborderpointstoDolloAdorefugeecamps.IOMalsoprovidedtransportationassistancetoSouthSuda-neserefugeesfromtheborderpointstorefugeecampsandbetweencamps.IntotalnumberofrefugeesIOMhasassistedinevacuatingandrelocating182,024SouthSudaneseRefugeesinGambellaRegionand2,612inBenishangul-Gumuz(SNNPR)sincetheSouthSudaneseconflictbrokeoutinDecember2013uptoDecember2014.Additional5,036SomalirefugeeswerealsotransportedfromDolloAdoin2014.

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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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2014HumanitarianassistanceanddurablesolutionsforInternallydisplacedpersonsinEthiopia:IOMhasmanagedtoscorereliableresultsaroundfourmajorpillarsinrelationtoIDPmappingandimprovingcoordinatedemergencyresponsesystemfornaturalandman-madedisastersinEthiopia.Thesepillarsinclude:1Producedanddisseminated6IDMRand16MIDUinforminghumanitarianpartnersandgov-ernmentthesituationofIDPsinthecountry;

2 Strengthened logistical capacity for rapid responsemechanisms through installing two rubhallsinGambellaandSomali,procuringonetruckandfourlightvehicles;

3Assisted13,112conflictinduceddisplacedhouseholdsinOromia,Somali,Harari,MoyaleandGambellaregionsand2,798naturaldisaster induceddisplacedhouseholds inSomali,Gam-bella,AfarandAmhararegions.

4ConductedresearchestoidentifyrootcausesofrecurrentdisastersinGambellaandSomaliregionandorganizedadvocacyworkshopsandpresentedfindingstodecisionmakers,public/privatedevelopers.

Drawingonyearsofexperienceinemergencyresponsetonaturalandman-madedisastersandcon-sequentinternaldisplacementinEthiopia,EPChasdevelopedafive-yearIDPstrategyframeworkthatwillguideitsoperationintermsofrelief,recoveryandcommunitystabilization.Thisframeworkledtodevelopmentofamulti-year,multi-donorandmulti-sectoralprojectproposal.

IOMhasusedtheMIDUandIDMRtoadvocatefortheprotectionofanddurablesolutionsforIDPsinEthiopiaespeciallytheprotractedcaseloads.ThishasresultedintheformationofaDurableSolutionsWorkingGroupinSomaliRegiontotrytofinddurablesolutionsforthehugenumberofprotractedIDPshighlightedinIOM’sreports

Disarmament,DemobolizationandReintegrationofBPLMformercombatantsWithfunding(1,680,070Euro)fromtheAfricanConflictPreventionPool(ACPP)andtheEU,throughitsIFSfundingfacility,IOMhasalsoassistedatotalof408formercombatantswhohavebeenlivingexileinSudanindiresituationtoreturn,rehabilitateandpeacefullyreintegratecommunitythroughtechnicalassistanceintermsofmobilization,registration,transportation,capacitybuildingandskillpromotiontrainings,businessandlivelihoodstartupkits.

EnhancedlivelihoodofrefugeesAlivelihoodassistancetorefugeesinPugnido,Gambel-lawasprovidedthroughadundingbyJapaneseGovern-ment(May2014toSeptember2014).Basedonneedsidentificationacapacitybuilding trainingonpracticinghome gardeningwas providedwhichwas followedbyprovisionoftools,seeds,poultry,beehives,fishingtoolstoatotalof1055refugee(90%)andhostcommunities(10%). Among the targeted refugee’s nine self-helpgroups each comprising 10 refugee women were or-ganized,trainedandprovidedwithstart-upcapital.The

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projectwasimplementedwithclosecoordinationwithARRA,UNHCRandregionalandworedalevelagricul-tureofficeoftheGogworedabothintermsofsuper-visionmonitoring and technical assistance. The pro-jecttargetedthemostvulnerablerefugeehouseholdsandyouthintermsofcreatingjobopportunitiesandbusinessstart-ups.Theself-helpgroupsofwomenes-tablishedandthematerialdeliverybasedonskillde-velopmentandtrainingsalongwithlocalgovernmentstructureswillensurethesustainabilityoftheprojectresults.

TransitionalShelter

IOMasofDecember2014,constructedandhandedover650sheltersinKuleCampwithfundingfromECHO.Thisactivitywillcontinueinto2015fromfundingfromECHO,SDCandUNHCR.Inaddition,IOMconstructed1,001transitionalsheltersinDolloAdoforSomalirefugees.Asaresult,improvedsecurity,protectionanddignifiedlivingconditionswereprovidedtorefugeesinGambellaandSomaliregions.Theprojectensuredsafety,healthimprovement,vulnerablegroupprotectionandimprovedlivingcon-ditionsduetopreventionharmfulharshenvironmentaleffects.

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REFUGEE RESETTLEMEnT AnD MOvEMEnT

ASSISTANCE

IOMfacilitatesthedeparturesofrefugeesfromEthi-opiaforresettlementtotheUSA,Canada,Australia,NewZealandandmanyEuropeancountriesthroughproviding logistic support tomigrants/ refugees forresettlementinterviews,processingtherelevantdoc-umentationandarrangingsafeandreliabledomesticand international transportation, and accommodat-ingrefugeesatIOMtransitcentres.IOMalsohandlesrepatriationofrefugeesbyroadandairliftoperationsto Sudan in support of the repatriationprogramoftheUNHCRandAdministrationforRefugeeandRe-turneeAffairs(ARRA)ofEthiopia.Departureorreturnofvulnerablecasesisalsoachievedbyusingexperi-encedIOMmigrationhealthprofessionalsandopera-tionalescorts.

AttherequestofreceivingStates,IOMprovidescul-turalorientationassistanceandclasses for refugee/migrant populations who have been accepted forthirdcountry resettlement.AdditionalConsular ser-vices being provided include requests for Visas onbehalf ofmigrants applying for family reunification,translations,anddocumentverification.

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IRREGULAR MIGRATORY ROUTES: During the years 2013 and 2014, Ethiopians havecontinued to follow similar irregular migratoryroutes though there were changes in themagni-tudesalongeachroute.

Thethreemajorirregularmigratoryroutesare:

•SouthernRoute:passingthroughKenya,theUnit-edRepublicofTanzania,Malawi,Zimbabwe,Zam-biaandMozambique– SouthernAfricabeing theintendeddestination;

•EasternRoute:viaSomaliland,Puntland,DjiboutiandYemen–intendeddestinationsbeingtheGulfStates,mainlySaudiArabia;and

•NorthernRoute:crossing toSudan,Libya,Egyptand the North AfricanMediterranean coast – in-tendingtoreachIsraelandEuropeancountries.

NEW ARRIVALS – DATA: •Asisthecasewithmostirregularmigratoryflowsandhumantraffickingchannels,absenceofproperdataisaseriouschallengeintheeffortstomanagemigrationflowsinEthiopia.Theonlyestimatedataavailableisonthe‘Easternmigratoryroute’,whichgoesthroughDjiboutiandtheGulfofAden/YementoreachtheGulfStates.However,alongtheotherroutesno suchproperdata collectionmechanismisinplace.

• According to the RMMS, an estimated 71,952EthiopiansarrivedontheshoresofYemenin2014,a33%increasewhencomparedtothenumberofEthiopiansthatarrivedin2013.

•TheonlyavailabledataonthenumberofEthio-piansfollowingtheSouthernmigratoryrouteistheestimate from the study, conducted by IOMbackin2009,whichindicatedthatbetween17,000and20,000SomalisandEthiopiansengagedsmugglerstotakethemtoSouthAfricain2008.Thestudyalsoshowed thatoutof thesemigrants,70%wereas-sumedtobeEthiopians.

•FollowingthebanonlabourmigrationtotheMid-dleEasterncountriesbytheEthiopianGovernmentsinceOctober2013,increaseinthenumberofEthi-opiansfollowingtheirregularmigratoryrouteswasobserved.Reportsbygovernmentcounterpartsin-dicatedincrementinthenumberofmigrantsinter-cepted at border crossing points aswell as thosemaking it to the border towns waiting for smug-glers/traffickers.

•BetweenNovember2013andMarch2014over163,000Ethiopiansweredeported fromtheKing-domofSaudiArabiaasaresultofthenewlabourlawintroducedbytheendof2013.IOM,incollabo-rationwithGoEandpartners,providedemergencypost-arrivalassistancetomorethan94percentofthetotalreturnees.

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•IOMEthiopiahasinitiatedeffortstoputasystemthatwill,onceoperational,enablebothIOMandthegovernmentstructureswithmigrationmanagementresponsibilities tocapturedataonthemigratoryflowsalongthemajorexitpoints.

VULNERABILITIES OF MIGRANTS: •AmongthemigrantscrossingthebordersareUnaccompaniedMigrantChildren(UMC)andseparatedchildrenwithlimitedknowhowandcontrolovertheirjourneysandsusceptibletoanyformexploitationandabusealongtheway.Reportsoftortureandextortionbysmugglers/traffickersarecommonespe-ciallyamongthosefollowingtheEasternandNorthernmigratoryroutes.

•Additionalvulnerablegroupsarewomen,elderly,and thosewithhealthproblems.Majorityof thefemalemigrantsareyounggirlswhooftenendupbeingdomesticworkers.

•Alongtheseroutes,IOMhasidentifiedvictimsoftraffickingandprovidedspecializedassistancefocus-ingonrehabilitationandreintegrationwithpartnerorganizations.

THE BAN ON LABOUR MIGRATION: •EthiopiangovernmentannouncedatemporarybanonitscitizensfromtravellingtotheMiddleEastandSouthAfricaasofOctober2013.ThebanwasintroducedfollowingrepeatedreportsofcountlesslossofEthiopianlivesanduntoldphysicalandpsychologicaltraumaduetoirregularmigrationandhu-mantrafficking.TheGovernmentannouncedthatthebanwillbeliftedoncepropermeasureswhichwillmakeemploymentagenciesaccountablehasbeenset.

REFUGEES:•Bymid-2014,Ethiopiahasbecomethelargestrefugee-hostingcountry inAfrica,sheltering629,718refugees.

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ManyofEthiopianirregularmigrantsmaketheperilousjourneybytravelingirregularlythrougheastern,south-ernandnorthernroutetotheirintendedfinaldestination,suchastheMiddleEast,EuropeandSouthernAf-rica.MigrantswhoreachEgypt,Libya,Djibouti,Yemen,TanzaniaandZimbabweastransitareoftenexposedtoexploitation,violenceandsexualabusesandareunabletogetbasicneedssuchasfood,water,shelterandmedicalneeds.

IOMSLOAddisAbabahasbeenprovidingorderlyandhumanereturnandreintegrationofmigrantswhoareun-ableorunwillingtoremaininhostcountriesandwishtoreturnvoluntarilytotheircountriesoforigin.

During2014fiscalyear,IOMSLOAddisAbabahasprovidedlifesavingassistancetototalof18,637amongthese17,771ofthemadults(12,582maleand4,855female)fromdifferentcountries(i.e.Europe107,KSA16,094,YemenandotherMiddleEastcountries841,Africancountries1595).Amongthereturnees65womenwereidentifiedasVictimsofTrafficking(VoT)whorequiredrehabilitationandreintegrationassistance.Amongthe65VoTs,55wereprovidedwithrehabilitationsupportincollaborationwithpartnerswhiletheremaining10willalsobeprovidedwithrehabilitationin2015.Inaddition,1,200UAMswereidentifiedandprovidedwithfam-ilytrackingandreunificationincollaborationwithUNICEFandtheMinistryofWomen,Youth,ChildrenAffairs.Uponfamilyreunificationthereturneeswereprovidedwithreinsertiongrants.

Asper informationfromdiscussionsmadewithreturnees,Themainpushandpullfactors includeeconomicoportunity,limitedavailabilityofemploymentintheurbanandruralareas,increasingcostofliving,andbasi-callymanipulatedinformationfromthebrokersandtraffickersthatlifeabroadischeaperandbetter.

TheReturneesbenefitedfromIOMSLOAddisAbabaservices:pre-departureassistance,onwardtransportationandreintegration,provisionoffoodandwater,provisionofmedicalandpsychosocialsupportincludingrefer-rals,temporaryshelter,andaccesstowellequippedsanitationunits,provisionofhygieneanddignityservice,familytracingandreunificationforUAMs.

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medical and psychosocial support including referrals, temporary shelter, and access to well-equipped sanitation units, provision of hygiene and dignity service, family tracing and reunification for UAMs.

During 2014, AVRR provide services under different projects like JTIP for VoT cases, PRM, Protection and child protection projects for adults and minors’ assistance and as per sending missions endorsed WBS’s.

Figure 1: Summery Data of AVRR 2014

To ensure smooth implementation of the voluntary return of the targeted vulnerable migrants, IOM continuously liaises with the relevant government departments of Ethiopia particularly PM, MoFA, Immigration, MoLSA, MoWCYA, MoJ, and also with other partners such as Embassies, UNICEF, UNHCR, UNODC, UNFPA, Medicines Sans Frontiers International Spain (MSF-Spain), ERCS, AGAR, AWSAD, GOOD SEMARITAN to receive and assist migrants accordingly. Beside this, AVRR established network of direct assistance providers on victims of trafficking and deliver capacity building training for 36 workers of network member organizations. In addition, one transit centre established to use as temporary shelter and accommodation for returnees and UAM.

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Table1:SummarydataofAVRRin2014

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Total 12,582 4,855 1,200 18,637

Toensuresmoothimplementationofthevoluntaryreturnofthetargetedvulnerablemigrants,IOMcon-tinuouslycoordinatedwiththerelevantgovernmentdepartmentsofEthiopiaparticularlyPM,MoFA,Immigration,MoLSA,MoWCYA,MoJ,andalsowithotherpartnerssuchasEmbassies,UNICEF,UNHCR,UNODC,UNFPA,MedicinesSansFrontiersInternationalSpain(MSF-Spain),ERCS,AGAR,AWSAD,GOODSEMARITANtoreceiveandassistmigrantsaccordingly.Besidethis,AVRRestablishednetworkofdirectassistanceprovidersonvictimsoftraffickinganddeliveredcapacitybuildingtrainingfor36workersofnetworkmemberorganizations.Inaddition,establishedatransitcentrespecificallytouseastemporaryshelterandaccommodationforreturneesandUAM.

Reintegration assistance for an Ethiopian returnee who set up an opal processing business in Addis Abaaba © IOM 2014

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OutreachActivities

IOMSLOinEthiopiahasalsobeenworkingcloselywiththeEthiopianGovernmentandstakeholderstopromotehumanrights-basedpoliciestoinformcommunitymembers,potentialmigrantsandmi-grantsonthedangersof irregularmigrationandtopromotegoodpracticestocombattrafficking,smugglingand irregularmigration through com-munity dialogue and peer education. IOM alsoprovidedInternationalMigrationLawTrainingtoofficialsandpolicy-implementingpartners.

In2013,peereducationtrainingwasconductedinMaiTsebriforparticipantsinbothAdi-harushandMai-ainiEritreanrefugeecampsandfromjuniorand secondary schools in the host communitiesaroundthecamps.Atotalof89(M=52F=37)refu-

geesandteachershaveattendedthetraining.

455(M=334F=121)communitydialogue(CD)fa-cilitatorsweretrainedonfacilitationskillsandba-sic conceptsofhuman trafficking,people smug-glingandirregularmigration.

Over 460,000 people were reached through ra-dioprogramsandforumtheatreshowsconveyingmessagesrelatedtohumantraffickingandsmug-gling.

KnowledgeAttitudeandPractice(KAP)surveywasconducted to rate the awareness level of targetcommunitymembers in four regionsofEthiopianamely, Amhara, Tigray, Oromia, and SouthernNationsandNationalitiesregions.TheKAPsurvey

Forum Theatre in Amhara Region, Ethiopia © IOM 2014

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helpedto identifytheneedforattitudechangeon irregular migration among the community.Accordingly, a community-based interventionssuch as Community Conversation, Peer Educa-tion, Forum Theatre, and other BehaviouralChangeCampaigns(BCC)on irregularmigrationwerelaunchedinthefourregions.

In addition, Information Education Campaign(IEC)materialswereproducedanddistributedinthe irregularmigration/humantraffickingproneareas and in and around theNorthern refugeecampsinTigray.

Whilein2014,anartisticawarenessrasingcam-pign “TogetherWeCanFight SecondaryMigra-tion”, was organized. The campaign brought amusic concert,poetryandpaintingart show inMai-Tsebri town, Tigray Region on 8, 9 and 10November, 2014. The campaign targeted Eri-trean refugee community members hosted inrefugeecampsinNorthernEthiopia,inresponsetothesudden increaseofEritreanrefugeesen-tering Ethiopia, including UAMs and secondarymovement.

Community dialogue in Oromiya Region, Ethiopia © IOM 2014

“Together We can fight Secondary Migration” Campaign Tigray Region, Ethiopia © IOM 2014

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MIGRATION AND HEALTH

TheMigrationHealthDivision(MHD)workstomeettheneedsoftheGovernmentofEthiopiainmanaginghealth-relatedaspectsofmigration.TheMHDalsoprovideshealthassessment,vaccination,pre-departureevaluationaswellasprovidingmedicalassistance,includingmedical

A pilot vaccination program for approved refugee applicants in the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) © IOM 2013

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escorts,forrefugeesandothermigrantswithidenti-fiedhealth issues. In2013/14, theMHDconducted13,856healthassessmentsforrefugeesandmigrantsleavingfromEthiopiafortheUnitedStates,Canada,NewZealand,andAustralia.

Inadditiontotheseongoingmigrationhealthassess-mentandassistanceactivities,in2013/14theMHDworked in supportinggovernmentandother stake-holdersinaddressingHIV/AIDS,TB,Malariaandoth-erconditionsinthecontextofpopulationmobilityinEthiopia including collection, analysis, and dissemi-nationofaccurate,timelyandrelevantdata.

TheMHDcontinueditsworkontheTBReachprojectthat concludedat theendof2013/14. ThisprojectaimedtoenhanceTBcasedetectionandtreatmentamongmigrants andhost communities in Ethiopia,the7thmostheavilyburdenedcountryintheworld.This project resulted in the implementation of thenewGeneX-perttechnologythatensureddetectionof10,916casesofTB.

TheMHDwasanintegralpartoftheemergencyoper-ationsofreturneesfromtheKingdomofSaudiArabia(KSA).Becauseofthepoorconditionsandlimitedac-cesstohealthcareamongthosewhoreturnedfromKSA,a totalof8,725requiredurgentmedicalassis-tance.Thevarietyofassistancerangedfromwomenarrivinginlabororadvancedstagesofpregnancy(63and152,respectively),psychiatricillnesses(149),orothermedicalemergencies(422).

EthiopiawasselectedasoneofthefivecountriesforimplementationoftheOverseasRefugeeVaccinationPilot Project for the U.S. Refugee Admissions Pro-gramin2013.Thisprogramseekstoprovidecost-ef-fectivepublichealthinterventions, improverefugeehealthandlimitthenumberofvaccinationsrefugeesrequireaftertheirarrival.Theprogrambeganimple-mentationinNovemberandbytheendoftheyearof2014hadreached18,000beneficiaries.

“The vaccines reduce the outbreak of preventablediseases among the population in the US. It alsohelpswiththeassimilationofrefugees.Theprovisionofvaccineoverseasreducescostsaswell”saidWar-renDeleon,Center forDiseaseControlandPreven-tionPublicHealthAdvisor.“A lotoftimes,refugeeswillhavetowaituntiltheyreceivetherecommendedvaccineandaredelayedenteringschoolformonthsatatime,”heexplainedhowthevaccinehelpsrefu-geestointegratequicker.

IOMhasalsobeenprovidingthemedicalprocessingforrefugeesheadingtotheUnitedStates.Thediffer-entvaccinesIOMprovideshelpprevent10typesofdisease.

AsIOMisplanningtoprovidesuchservicesataclos-erproximitytotherefugeecamps-whichhostsrefu-geecommunities thatare themajorbenefactorsoftherefugeerelocationprogramme-themedicalpro-cessing,includingthevaccinationwillmovetoJijiga.Currently,thefirstdoseiscarriedoutinIOM’sAddisAbabaoffice,whiletheseconddoseisadministeredinthedifferentcampsinEthiopia.

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IOMworkscloselywiththeGovernmentofEthio-pia to facilitate themobilizationandutilizationofhuman and financial resources of Ethiopian dias-poras for the country’s development. In aneffortto strengthencoordinationwith theGovernment,IOMhasmetwiththeStateMinisterAmbassadorDewanoKedirandtheDirectorGeneraloftheDias-poraEngagementAffairsDirectorateMr.FeisaelAl-iyioftheMinistryofForeignAffairs,todiscusswaystodevelopacomprehensivediasporaengagementprogrammetofurtherensureeffectiveimplemen-tationoftheEthiopianDiasporaPolicy.Moreover,furtherdiscussionshavebeenconductedwithoth-errelevantministriesandthedonorcommunitiestoexplorepossibleareasofcollaborationondias-poraengagement.

In2013,thethirdcapacity-buildingtrainingonMi-gration and Development Nexus, a follow-up tothefirst and second rounds thatwere conductedin 2012, was given to higher officials of federaland regionaldiaspora coordinatingofficialsunderthe framework of AMEDIP (StrengtheningAfricanandMiddleEasternDiasporaPolicythroughSouth-

SouthExpertExchange)pilotprojectprogram.TheofficeequipmentpurchasedaspartofthecapacitybuildingcomponentofAMEDIPpilotprojectweredelivered to the remaining Addis Ababa, Tigray,AfarandOromiadiasporacoordinatingoffices.

The South-South Expert Exchange (SSEE) compo-nentoftheAMEDIPprojectwasalsoanothercorecomponentwhichwasimplementedin2013.TwoEthiopianhighofficialsfromDiasporaEngagementAffairsDirectorateoftheMinistryofForeignAffairsandtheAmharaRegionaldiasporacoordinatingof-ficeweresupportedtoconductastudyvisittoKen-ya in order to share other countries’ experiencesondiasporaengagement.InthesamemannerGha-naiangovernmentofficialsfromGhanahavebeensupportedtocometoEthiopiatoconductanexpe-riencesharingvisitonareasofdiasoporaengage-ment. Some of the major institutions that havesharedtheirexperienceswereMinistryofForeignAffairs, Ministry of Health, Ethiopian InvestmentAgency,NationalBankofEthiopiaandEthiopianDi-asporaAssociation.

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Since themeetingwithStateMinisterofMoFAand theDirectorGeneraloftheDiasporaEngagementAffairsDi-rectorateonOctober4,2013tookplacetodiscussonhowtocomeupwithadiasporaengagementprogrammetoimplementtheEthiopiandiasporapolicy,IOMhasworkedcloselywith the Government to further discuss how toenhance Ethiopian diaspora engagement towards thecountry’s development. Various discussion papers weresubmittedforMOFA’sfurtherreviewwiththeintentiontoleadforjointresourcemobilizationactivities.

Aspartofstrengtheningcollaborationwithrelevantgov-ernmentcounterparts,IOMhassupportedthreegovern-ment officials fromMinistry of Foreign Affairs,Ministryof Finance and Economic Development andMinistry ofAgriculture,toparticipateattheInternationalworkshoponMigrationandDevelopmentinRomeon2-3October,2014.Moreoverofficial fromtheMinistryofForeignAf-fairswas supported to participate at the Ethiopian DaySeminarinGeneva,whichwasorganizedbytheEthiopianembassyinGeneva.

Intheyear2014,IOMincollaborationwiththeEthiopianMinistryofForeignAffairs (MOFA) hasalsoorganizedafive-day seminar on diaspora mapping (profiling of thenumber,composition, interestandpotentialofthedias-pora)inAddisAbabatoEthiopiandiplomatsfromabout26Ethiopianembassiesandconsularofficesandsomeof-ficialsworkingattheDiasporaEngagementAffairsDirec-torateofMoFA.

For this first-of-its-kind seminar, IOM invited labourmi-grationanddevelopment specialists from IOMRegional

Office andAfford (UK-based partner organization),withthegoaltodeepentheknowledgeandsharpentheskillsofofficialsfromMOFAinEthiopiaandEthiopianmissionsabroad. The purpose of the seminar was to equip thetraineeswithskillsonhowtodesign,conductandreportondiasporamappingexercises aswell as related topicsassociatedwithdiasporaengagement.Accordinglyasperafollowuprequestfromthegovernment,IOMhadorgan-izedabriefingsessionon theconceptofdiasporamap-pingtoabout100EthiopianAmbassadorsduringtheiran-nualreviewmeetingheldinAddisAbaba.

Duringthissamereportingperiod,IOMhasalsoreceivedfundingfromIDF(USD200,000)forthestrengtheningla-bourmigrationmanagementinEthiopiaproject.Accord-inglyasofNovember2014hasstarteditsimplementation.The 15month project, having the objective to supportandenhancethecapacityofpolicymakersoftheGovern-mentofEthiopia (GoE)andother stakeholdersengagedin labourmigration,willenablerelevantstakeholderstomore effectivelymanage and regulate labourmigrationfrom Ethiopia, and prevent irregularmigration to othercountries.

Moreoverwith regard tophilanthropic role of thedias-pora, Ethiopian diaspora from different parts of theUSand Europe, contributed assistance through IOM’s part-nerUnitedStatesAssociationforInternationalMigration(USAIM)tosupportthereintegrationeffortsoftheEthio-pianreturneesfromtheKSAduringthemassdeportation.USAIMhasreceivednearlyUSD200,000fromEthiopiandiasporaorganizationsdirectedtowardsIOM’sassistanceforEthiopianreturnees.

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AU/ECA/IGAD LIAISON FUnCTIOnSIOMSLOinAddisAbabaundertakesliaisonactiv-itieswithvariousstakeholderstoenhancepolicydevelopment, dialogue and researchonmigra-tion-relatedmatters.Itsadvocacyeffortfocusonmainstreamingmigrationinpolicydevelopmentat the continental and regional levels throughitspartnershipwiththeAfricanUnion(AU)andmajorUNagenciessuchastheEconomicCom-missionforAfrica(ECA)aswellasIGAD,anim-portantinstitutionintheHornandEasternAfricaRegion.

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IOMbuiltastrongpartnershipwiththeAfricanUnion Commission (AUC) in the past years. Itcontinuestobeakeypartnerofthecontinentalbodyonvariousmigrationrelatedissues.

IOMhasbeensupportingAUC’santi-traffickinginitiativessince2009throughthejointpopulari-zationoftheOuagadougouActionPlantocom-

battraffickingespeciallyinwomenandchildren.

Asafollow-uptothislongtermengagement,TheAfrican Union Commission (AUC) spearheadedthe Horn of Africa Initiative (HOAI) to addresstheirregularmigrationflowsthroughtheNorthEasternMigratoryroute(fromtheHornofAfricatoEuropeandbeyond)andtherelatedincreas-ingabusesrelatedtotraffickingandsmugglingofmigrantsespeciallywomenandchildren.

IOMworkedcloselywiththeAUC,affectedcoun-tries(namelyEthiopia,Eritrea,SudanandEgypt)andotherstakeholderstofacilitatetheconven-ingofaRegionalconferenceonhumantraffick-ingandsmugglingofmigrantsinOctober2014.The regional conference successfully adoptedtheKhartoumDeclarationandaplanof actiontoaddresstheidentifiedchallenges.Afollow-upmeetingisexpectedtobeheldin2015.

WhenitcomestoMigrationandDevelopment,the African Institute for Remittances (AIR) is aflagshipinitiativeoftheAUC.IOMhasbeenpartofthesteeringcommitteewhichworkedfortheestablishmentofAIRalongwiththeAUC,WorldBank and the European Commission. Using itsstrongexpertiseindiasporamobilizationandre-latedareas,IOMcontributedtotheprocessthatled to the institutionalization of AIR. This newAUentity isnowhostedbytheGovernmentofKenyaand isexpected tobeoperational in thecourseof2015. IOMcontinues toprovide sup-porttoensureAIRisfunctional.

LabourMigration has been identified as a keypriorityareabytheAULabourandSocialAffairsCommission (LSAC) in 2013. In light of this re-minder,IOMjoinedhandswiththeAUC,ILOand

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UNECA to design a program addressing intra-regionallabourmigrationinAfrica.Thedevelop-mentoftheprogramentitled“LabourMigrationGovernanceforDevelopmentandIntegrationinAfrica”wascarriedoutthrough2013.Thispro-gram was then unanimously endorsed by theSpecialSessionof theLabourandSocialAffairsCommissionoftheAfricanUnionheldinWind-hoek,NamibiainApril2014.Implementingpart-nersof this joint initiative, including IOM,havenowengaged inactiveresourcemobilizationtoroll-outtheimplementationoftheprogram.

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TheUNGeneralAssembly(UNGA)HighLevelDi-alogue(HLD)onMigrationandDevelopmentwasanimportanteventwhichmarkedtheyear2013.AsrequestedbyUNGAresolutionA/RES/65/170,IOMworkedcloselywithdifferentstakeholdersto“contributetotheHigh-levelDialogueonIn-ternationalMigrationandDevelopmentin2013through appropriate regional consultative pro-cesses and, as appropriate,major initiatives inthefieldofinternationalmigration”.

IOM SLO organized a regional expertsmeetingincollaborationwith theUNECA inpreparationoftheHLD.Thepurposeofthemeetingwastocreate a consultativedialogue to bring anAfri-canperspectivetotheHigh-LevelDialogue.Themulti-faceted nature ofMigration continues toget the interest and concern of policy makersinAfrica.Migration is recognizedasapotentialforceforeconomicandsocialdevelopmentandforregionalintegrationinthecontinent.Howev-er,forcedandirregularmigrationremainsakeychallengeforAfricanGovernments.

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IOMhasbeensupportingtheIGADRegionalCon-sultativeProcess (IGADRCP) since its inceptionin2008.ThisconsultationplatformonMigrationbrought together delegations from IGADMem-ber States to discuss Migration related issueson two occasions in 2013 and 2014. IOM usesitsuniquepositionastheleadmigrationagencyto ensure that the interests ofmigrants are anintegralpartofvariouscontinentalandregionaldiscourses.

ThethirdIGADRCPinMay2013washeldunderthetheme“MigrationandRegionalIntegration”.Discussions amongst member states, develop-ment partners and other stakeholders focusedontheMigrationandregionalintegrationnexus,covering issues ranging from border manage-ment,regionaltrade, labormobility,healthandregionalintegration.

ThefourthIGADRCPmeetingwassubsequentlyheldinNovember2014underthetheme“Refu-gees,IDPsandReturnees”.IGADMemberStateshostalargenumberofvictimsofforceddisplace-ment. Thus, the regional dialogue on the issuewasverytimelyandallowedfruitfulexperiencesharinganddiscussions.

IOMcontinuestostrengthenitspartnershipwithIGADonareasofcommoninterest.Thetwoor-ganizationsworked closely in the developmentof a Regional Migration Program throughout2013. The three year program (2014-2016) en-titled“BuildingRegionalandNationalcapacitiesforimprovedMigrationGovernanceintheIGADregion” received the generous support of theSwissGovernment and activity implementationstartedinMay2014.

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Visa Facilitation ServicesGlobal (VFS)Global istheLeadProjectPartnerwhowasawardedwitha service agreement by Citizenship and Immi-grationCanada(CIC)toprovideVisaApplicationServicesGlobally. As per a service and ProjectPartnership agreement entered between VFSandIOMinMay2012,IOMisthesubcontractingpartyandpreferredprojectpartnertotheCVACproject. As per agreements entered, VFS pro-vides IOM with Project Management supportservices for all CanadaVisaApplicationCentre(CVACs)operatedbyIOM.IOM established CVACs in different regionsphasebyphase.45CVACsincludingtheCVACinAddisAbabawasestablished in theyear2013.TheCVAC,AddisAbabawasopenedonNov22,2013.ThisCVAC isoneof the23centerswhichhavethecapacitytocapturethebiometricsofappli-cants.TheCVAC,AddisAbabaprovidesservicewith regards toTemporaryResidentVisas,Per-mitsandPermanentResidentTravelDocument.With this General Category Visa applications

acceptedandservicesprovided inthisVACareTemporary Resident Visa, Study Permit, WorkPermit, Permanent Resident Travel Document,Biometric Collection, Passport Transmission toCVO,andValueaddedservices like formfillingandthelike.TheCVAC,AddisAbabawas initially estimatedtohavethecapacityofaccepting10applicationsper day. However, the Visa Application Center(VAC)hasproventhatitiscapableofacceptingover 20 applications per day during high sea-sons.In adifferentmanner to theEmbassy inAddisAbaba, which accept applications two days aweek,theCVACisopen8hoursadayandfivedaysaweekexceptondeclaredpublicholidays.Currently,theEmbassyinAddisAbabanomoreaccepts applications similar to services provid-ed in theCVAC,except fordiplomaticpassportholdertravelingtoCanadaforOfficialpurposes.TheVACchargesandcollectsfeesforitsservicesandonbehalfoftheGovernmentofCanadaasperitsfeeinstructions.TheCVACprovidessinglewindowserviceforallitsservices,includingpay-mentoffees.TheVACisassignedunderthejurisdictionoftheCanada Visa Office in Nairobi, hence applica-tionscollectedintheVACaresenttothisoffice.

In Addis Ababa, the total applicants acceptedsincetheestablishmentoftheVAConNov22,2013was2,573;andvisitorsassistedwas7,167(Update:Dec31,2014).Thecenter’sBiometricServicebegunonJan31,2014.This isaFingerprintandPicturetakingservicegiventospecificnationals.Particulartothisservice,applicantarecomingfromEritrea,SouthSudan,Sudan,Yem-en,andSomalia.

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Intheyear2013,thetotalnumberofstaffworkingatIOMSLOEthiopiawere205.fromthistotal,84werefemalewhiletheremaining121weremale.IOMhadre-cruited23newstaffmemberson2013.On2014IOMrecruited83newstaffMembersandthetotalNumberofstaffmem-bersinEthiopiareached309.Thetotaltotalnumberoffemalemployeeswere106whilemaleemployeesacountedfor203.

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IOMmainofficewasvisitedby36,681individualsintheyear2014MedicalUnit 17,179OperationUnit 10,321Admin/Finance 1,186CanadaVisa 7,995Total 36,681

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REPORTintroducing 2013

EthiopianStateMinisterofLabourandSocialAffairsDr.ZerihunKebedeandIOMDeputyDirectorGeneralAm-bassadorLauraThompsonlaunchedIOM’sWorldMigra-tionReport2013:MigrantWell-BeingandDevelopment,inAddisAbabaonWednesdayNovember6th.

Thisyear’sreportistheseventhinIOM’sWorldMigra-tion Report series and builds upon the conclusions ofthe2011WorldMigrationReportentitledCommunicat-ingEffectivelyaboutMigration.“TheWMR2013isthefirsteverglobalreportthatgivesavoicetothemigrantsandseekstoestablishhowmigrantsthemselves,ratherthanresearchersoradvocatesassesstheirmigrationex-perience.

TheWorldMigrationReport2013focusesonsixcoredi-mensionsofwell-beingtopresentingauniquepictureofthegainsandlossesassociatedwithmigrationandtheimplicationsforhumandevelopment.

“Thereisaneedtolookatmigrationanddevelopmentinamoreholisticway,”saysIOMDirectorGeneralWil-liamLacySwing.“Contrarytocommonbelief,migrationisnotjustaSouth-Northphenomenon.Infact,lessthanhalfofallmigrantsworldwidemovefromdevelopingtodevelopedcountries.”

Thenewfigurespresentedinthereportshowthatadultmigrants moving South-North represent only 40% oftheglobaltotal.About33%ofmigrantsmovebetweencountries in the South, 22%between countries in theNorthand5%fromtheNorthtotheSouth.

Overall, migration improves well-being, especially forthose who move to the North. But contrary to whatmightbeexpected,itismigrantswhomovefromNorthtoNorth(betweenhigh-incomecountries),ratherthanfrom South to North, who report the greatest gains.Aside fromtheNorth-Northcontext,migrantsare lesslikely to feel satisfiedwith their lives than the native-bornpopulation.

PeoplemigratingNorth-Southhavemixedexperiences.While they tend tomake theirmoney go further in arelativelycheaperenvironment,theyalsotendtohavefewersocialcontacts,andarelesslikelytohavesome-onetheycancountonforhelp.

Thosemoving from South to North rate their lives assimilarto,orslightlyworsethan,peopleintheirhomecountrywithasimilarprofile.

South–Southmigrationbetweenlow-ormiddle-incomecountries is largely about survival, bringing few gainsandoftenleavingmigrantsstrugglingalongsidethena-tive-borncitizens.

In fact, migrants in the South often fare the same orworsethaniftheyhadnotmigrated.Manyreportworse

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lives,struggletogetadequatehousing,andaredissatis-fiedwith their health. Amajority also tend to be quitepessimisticabouttheirfuture.

Thereportalsoprovidesanumberofnewinsightsregard-ingtherelationshipbetweenmigrationanddevelopment.Forexample,althoughabouttwothirdsof internationalmigrantsoriginateintheSouth,peoplefromcountriesintheNortharemorelikelytomigrate.

Infact,emigrantsmakeupbetween3.6%and5.2%oftheNorthpopulation;whileintheSouth,emigrantsrepresentroughly3%ofthepopulation.

Thisfindingisimportantbecauseoftenitisassumedthatpeoplemigrate because of a lack of development, andthat migration will decrease when a country becomesmoredeveloped.

Thenewfindingsalsosuggestthatonlyaminorityofmi-grantssendremittances.Infact,only8%ofadultmigrantsintheSouth,and27%intheNorth,reportsending“finan-cialhelp”tofamilyinanothercountry.

Anothermisconceptionexposedbythereportisthelevelofunemploymentamongmigrants.Theglobalunemploy-mentrateformigrantsisroughly13percent,comparedto8percentfornative-born.

Over seven million migrants have also been recordedmovingfromtheNorthtotheSouth.Theyinclude,forex-ample,nationalsfromtheUnitedStatesmovingtoMexicoandtoSouthAfrica,butalsoGermanstoTurkeyandPor-tuguesetoBrazil.Thisappearstobeanemergingmigra-tiontrend,whichencouragesustore-thinkoldnotionsofmigrationanddevelopment,asmorepeoplemovefromdevelopedtolessdevelopedcountries.

TheWorldMigrationReport2013finallyunderlines thecriticalneedtolearnabouthowmigrantwell-beingvariesaccordingtolocationandpersonalexperience.Thisvari-ation is seen, forexample, in theeffectofmigrationonthewell-beingofdifferentmigrant categories, includinglabour migrants, students, irregular migrants, returnedmigrants,ormigrantsstrandedduetoconflictorenviron-mentaldisasters.

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OnDecember18th,IOM,alongwiththeAddisAbabaCityAdministrationBureauofLabourandSocialAffairs,organizedanInternationalMigrantsDaycelebration.Thethemeofthecelebrationin2013was“It’sTimetoTakeActionandSaveLivesofMigrantsCaught inCrisis”whileon2014thethemewas“SavingMigrantLives”.

The2013 IMDevent featureda children’s choir, theatricalperformances,poetry recit-alsandtestimonialsofreturneeswhoenduredvariouschallengesinSaudiArabia.Municipalofficialsdiscussedthestressesofirregularmigrationonhumanandeconomicwell-beinginthecountry.They

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also shared theirplans tomitigate theproblem, including formalizingoverseas employment and putting in place the appropriate legal andproceduralframeworks.

In 2014, IMD was celebrated with a week long events including thegraduationceremonyofEthiopianreturneesfromtheKingdomofSaudiArabia atAgar Ethiopia*, the twodaydocumentaryfilm screeningofSurprisingEurope*, the InternationalMigrationLawtraining forAfri-canSub-deansattheAU,andtheculminationeventattheAddisAbabaHiltonhotelwhichfeaturedapolicemarchband,streetmarch,poetryrecitalandphotoexhibition.

*AgarEthiopiaisanonprofitorganizationthatsupportsandcaresforvulnerableadultsandvictimsofhumantrafficking*SurprisingEuropeisanon-profitprojecttodocumentmigrationexerpiencesoflegalandillegalimmigrantsfromAfrica

Certificate handover for Ethiopian returnees from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia who were trained with vocational skills by Agar Ethiopia © IOM 2013

International Migration Law training © IOM 2014

International Migration Day walk © IOM 2014Surprising Europe documentary Film screening © IOM 2014

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UNDAF ALLIGnMEnT IthasbeentwoyearssincetheEthiopianGovernmentlauncheditsfive-yearGrowthandTransformationPlan (GTP) as its overall development policy framework for the country. TheUNCountry Team inEthiopia(UNCT),ofwhichIOMisanactivemember,hasaligneditselftotheGTPintheformulationof thenextUnitedNationsDevelopmentAssistanceFramework (UNDAF) forEthiopia.TheUNDAFacknowledgesMigrationandDevelopmentasacrosscuttingissueandhighlightsimportantmigrationdynamics, inparticular in the contextofemployment,protectionof vulnerablemigrants,diasporaengagementandremittances,basicsocialservicesandDisasterRiskManagement(DRM).

Aspartof theUNCT inEthiopia, IOM’sstrategicplan isalignedtotheUNDAFprioritiesand linkedtotheoperationalcontext,itsstrongrelationswiththeAUandtheUNECA,itsliaisonfunctionanddirectprogrammingwith IGADand thenationalprioritiesof theGovernmentof Ethiopia. SpecificprojectsandactivitiesarebeingorwillbedevelopedinclosecoordinationwiththeGoE,AU,IGAD,UNagencies,CivilSocietyandotherstakeholders.

TheobjectivesbelowareIOM’sUNDAF-specifictermsandStrategicObjectives.

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1 Facilitating safe, voluntary, and orderly return and sustainable reintegration of vulnerable migrants in need of international migration services.

Pillar3and4:

• Outcome9:by2015,nationalactorshaveenhancedcapacitytopromote,protectandenjoyhumanrightsandaccessibilitytoefficientandaccountablejusticesystems,asenshrinedintheconstitutionandinlinewithinternationalandregionalinstruments,standardsandnorms.

• Outcome13:by2015,women,youthandchildrenareincreasinglyprotectedandrehabilitatedfromabuse,violence,exploitationanddiscrimination.

2 Strengthening the capacity of the government of Ethiopia to improve border management mechanisms and effectively address issues relating to irregular migration including human trafficking and smuggling.

Pillar3andPillar4:

• Outcome9:by2015,nationalactorshaveenhancedcapacitytopromote,protectandenjoyhumanrightsandaccessibilitytoefficientandaccountablejusticesystems,asenshrinedintheconstitutionandinlinewithinternationalandregionalinstruments,standardsandnorms.

• Outcome13:by2015,women,youthandchildrenareincreasinglyprotectedandrehabilitatedfromabuse,violence,exploitationanddiscrimination.

3 Facilitating Ethiopian nationals’ access to regular and safe employment opportunities abroad and provide relevant information and selected services relating to safe and orderly migration.

Pillar4:• Outcome12:by2015,womenandyouthareincreasingly

participatinginadvocacy,socialmobilizationanddecisionmakingandbenefitingfromlivelihoodopportunitiesandtargetedsocialservices.

• Outcome13:By2015,women,youth,andchildrenareincreasinglyprotectedandrehabilitatedfromabuse,violence,exploitationanddiscrimination.

4 Strengthening sustainable economic and social development of Ethiopia through diaspora engagement.

Pillar1&3:• Outcome2:by2015,privatesector-ledEthiopian

manufacturingandserviceindustries,especiallysmallandmediumenterprises,sustainablyimprovedtheircompetitivenessandemploymentcreationpotential.

• Outcome11:by2015,capacitiesofnational,localandcommunityinstitutionsstrengthenedforparticipatoryandevidence-basedplanning,implementation,monitoringandevaluation,leadershipanddecisionmaking.

5 To improve the living conditions of disaster affected populations and local communities.

Pillar1:• Outcome4:by2015,nationalandsub-nationalinstitutions

anddisasterpronecommunitieshavesystematicallyreduceddisasterrisks,impactsofdisastersandhaveimprovedfoodsecurity.

6 Supporting government and other stakeholders in addressing HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria and other conditions in the context of population mobility in Ethiopia including collection, analysis and dissemination of accurate, timely and relevant data.

Pillar2:• Outcome6:by2015,theEthiopianpopulation,inparticular

women,childrenandvulnerablegroupswillhaveimprovedaccesstoanduseofqualityhealth,nutritionandwashservices.

• Outcome7:improvedaccesstoHIVprevention,treatment,careandsupportby2015.

7 Promote research and dialogue on migration among Ethiopian researchers, public institutions and policy makers to facilitate the development of a national migration policy.

Pillar3:• Outcome11:by2015,capacitiesofnational,localand

communityinstitutionsstrengthenedforparticipatoryandevidence-basedplanning,implementation,monitoringandevaluation,leadershipanddecisionmaking.

ACknOwLEDGEMEnTIOMwouldfirstandforemostthanktheGovernmentofEthiopiafortheeffortlesscollaborationandcoordinationthroughoutimplementationofIOM’soperation.

IOMgreatlyappreciatesthegenerouscontributionsofthedonorswhofinanciallysupporteditsoperationsandmadeitpossibletoprovidetheassistancetothosewhoneeditmost.Partnerorganizationsthatsupportedtheoperationdidsobothfinanciallyandin-kind,includinghumanresourcesupport.

Inparticular, IOMwould like to recognize the invaluable contributionmadeby: theGovernmentofEthiopia, the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM), Canada, Ireland, Japan, Italy,Switzerland,CERF-OCHA,ECHO-ERM/IRC,EuropeanCommission,UNHCR,HRF-OCHA,DFID-UK,IndianBusinessForum,IrishAid,JohnSnow,Inc.andPathfinderInternational(JSI-PI)IntegratedFamilyHealthProgram(IFHP)Staffmembers,PlanInternational,andGlobalAlliancefortheRightsofEthiopiansinSaudiArabia-whichsentcontributionthroughtheUSAssociationforInternationalMigration(USAIM)fortheirassistance.SpecialthanksandappreciationalsogoestoindividualswhowentoutoftheirwaytosupporttheIOMoperationfinancially.

IOM also appreciates the in-kind contributions from valuable partners including the Association ofFrench inEthiopia (ADFE),Ethio-FrenchAssociation,EthiopianRedCrossSociety, ICRC, InternationalRescueCommittee(IRC),MedhanialemChurchFellowMembersAssociation,PlanInternational,SavetheChildren,UNHCR,UNICEF,WFP,MSFSpainandVEDIKAEthiopiaTelugu-Association.

ThevolunteerservicessupportreceivedbyIOMfrompartnersincludingfromDFID-UK,MSF(Spain),NarcoticsAnonymous(NA),OCHA,OXFAMCanada,SpanishCooperation,UNDP,UNECA,UNICEF,WFP,WHO,WorldVisionInternational(WVI),andindividualsisalsomostappreciated.

IOMwouldliketothankdonorsandpartners,aswellasitsdiligentstaffmemberswhorespondedtosupportitsefforts.Workingaroundtheclock,IOMstaffmembers’contributiontotheoperationwasvitalinprovidinghumaneassistancetovulnerablereturnees,refugeesandInternallyDisplacedPersons.Ethiopiahasexperiencedmajormigrationrelatedchallengesbothwithinthecountryandfromabroad.IOMstafffromAddisAbaba,Ethiopiansuboffices,othercountryofficesincludingKenya,UgandaandSomaliaintheareasofcommunication,finance,operationandlogisticsrespondedtoandroseabovethechallenges.TheassistancefromIOMstafffromdifferentlocationswasinvaluablethroughoutthemigrationresponseintheyear2013/14.

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