Iom ghana migration out poverty sept 2014

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Regional Offices

Special Liaison Offices

Administrative CentresCapacity Building Centre

Country Offices

Established :1951Established :1951156 Member States;156 Member States; 11 Observer States; 11 Observer States; More than 480 Offices More than 480 Offices

in 133 Countries in 133 CountriesResearch and Training Centre

8400 Staff worldwide;8400 Staff worldwide; More than 2600 projects; More than 2600 projects; Budget: $ 1.2 BillionBudget: $ 1.2 Billion


Service AreasService AreasMigration & Development

Regulating MigrationRegulating Migration

Migration Health Migration Health

Facilitating Migration

Claims Programmes Claims Programmes

Resettlement, Movement, Resettlement, Movement, Emergency & Post- Crisis Emergency & Post- Crisis

Policy, Research Policy, Research & Forum Activities& Forum Activities


• Ghana: 1987

• Offices: Main office in Accra; sub-offices (MHAC), Western region, Northern region, Brong Ahafo region, presence in Volta and Central regions

• Staffing: 72 staff (8 internationals and 64 nationals)

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Active Projects Active Projects


Period of Minimal Emigration (pre-colonial to 1960s)• Destination choice of many, esp W. Africans• Labour migrants (cocoa, minerals, etc)

Period of Initial Emigration (1970 – 1980)• Economic hardships (teachers/lectures, lawyers, administrators –

Uganda, Nigeria, Botswana, Zambia; Nigeria oil boom)

Phase of Large-scale Emigration (1980 – 1990)• Migration coping strategy; fall in wages, inflation, lack of basic services

and goods, political persecution; 1979 protocol on Free Movement; 2 mil left; UNHCR registered 90,000 asylum applications btwn 1982 and 1989)

Period of Intensification of Diasporisation of Ghanaians (1990 – present)

• Increasingly extra-regional since decline of Nigeria as a super power; Ghana one of the highest emigration rates of highly skilled in WA (4.6%)

Migration Trends - GhanaMigration Trends - Ghana


REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT

IOM facilitates the voluntary return and reintegration of both Ghanaian and non-Ghanaian migrants

MAJOR PROJECT• Refugee Resettlement Programmes (US,

Canada, Australia) • Cultural Orientation Project• Liberian Repatriation Project


MIGRANT TRAINING


MIGRATION FOR DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA (MIDA)

Ghana has a considerable number of professionals among their diaspora communities. The Programme’s objective is to make a contribution to the national development policies and strategies by facilitating the skills and knowledge transfer of diaspora professionals

MAJOR PROJECTS•Migration for Development in Africa (MIDA) Ghana Health Project •Temporary Return of Qualified Nationals (TRQN III) Project •Diaspora Engagement Project


ASSISTED VOLUNTARY RETURN

IOM's AVRR Programme aims at the orderly, humane and cost-effective return and reintegration of migrants who are unable or unwilling to remain in host countries and wish to return voluntarily to Ghana

MAJOR PROJECT•Reintegration for Ghanaian returnees from Libya•Assistance for Stranded Sri Lankan migrants•Regular assistance as requested by sending countries


MIGRATION HEALTH

The aim of migration health activities is to reduce and better manage the public health impact of population mobility on receiving countries, facilitate integration of migrants through detection and cost-effective management of health conditions and well as to provide information on medical condition of migrants

MAIN ACIVITIES•Research on HIV Vulnerability Among At-Risk Populations in Ghana along Transport Corridors•TB Reach Project•UK TB Detection Programme•Migrant Health Assessment to migrants under Refugee Resettlement Programmes


EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Emergency assistance has been provided to migrants, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and Third Country Nationals (TCNs) who are affected by natural and man-made disaster

MAJOR PROJECTS•Assistance to Flood victims (2010 and 2012)•Cote d’Ivoire Crisis (2010)•Libya Crisis (2011)


INFORMATION CAMPAIGN: SAFE MIGRATION


COUNTER-TRAFFICKING

IOM provides assistance to victims of trafficking and support the government in preventing and combating trafficking through building the capacity of local communities to address and prevent child trafficking and protection

MAJOR PROJECTS•Addressing Child Trafficking in Volta Region •Rescue, Rehabilitation, Return, and Reintegration of Ghanaian Children Victims of Trafficking in Fishing Communities•Sponsorship of Trafficked Children Project


LABOUR MIGRATION

IOM support the government in building institutional capacities through a variety of activities including the assessment of labour policies, piloting circular migration scheme, development of labour market database and drafting a 5 year Strategic Plan for Labour Department

MAJOR PROJECTS•AENEAS 2006 Labour Migration Project for West Africa (LAMIWA)•Labour Market Information Systems Project (LMISs)


CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT

IOM provides technical support and strengthen the capacity of government agencies to enhance its migration management framework and coordinate a variety of migration issues

MAIN ACIVITIES• Trainings • Sponsorship to attend

conference and seminars• Ghana Integrated Migration

Management Project (GIMMA)


POLICY AND RESEARCH

POLICY

IOM provides information, advice and support to the Government of Ghana to develop a national migration policy aimed at promoting the benefits and minimise the costs of migration in order to ensure socio economic development in Ghana

MAJOR PROJECT•Developing a National Migration Policy for Ghana

RESEARCH

IOM conducts research designed to guide and inform migration policy and practice

MAJOR PROJECT•Migration Profile 2009


• IOM Ghana’s strong operational capacities allow playing key regional roles in West Africa

• IOM Ghana supports other country offices including Togo, Benin, and Gabon

• IOM Ghana helps other country offices to liaise with donors and embassies which are not present in their countries

• Medical Health and Operations Departments serve as the regional hub and oversees activities in West and Central Africa.

• Canadian Visa Application Centre in Ghana oversees 13 VACs in Africa

• IOM Ghana’s strong operational capacities allow playing key regional roles in West Africa

• IOM Ghana supports other country offices including Togo, Benin, and Gabon

• IOM Ghana helps other country offices to liaise with donors and embassies which are not present in their countries

• Medical Health and Operations Departments serve as the regional hub and oversees activities in West and Central Africa.

• Canadian Visa Application Centre in Ghana oversees 13 VACs in Africa

Regional SupportRegional Support


MIGRATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE•Shortage of water for farming and livestock during dry season and floods during rainy season lower production yields, which has been causing rural to urban migrationMIGRATION AND PEACE-BUILDING•Influx of migrant cattle herders in the Northern regions has caused tension between the farming community and the migrantsMIGRATION DATA•Currently Ghana doesn’t have comprehensive migration database which is necessary for evidence based policy and decision making INTERNAL MIGRATION•The rapid urbanisation is overstretching urban resources and services, creating large migrant communities in urban slumsMAINSTREAMING MIGRATION INTO DEVELOPMENT PLANNING•Ensuring that migration is included in development strategies and enhancing coordination among the government is the next step after the migration policy is finalised

MIGRATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE•Shortage of water for farming and livestock during dry season and floods during rainy season lower production yields, which has been causing rural to urban migrationMIGRATION AND PEACE-BUILDING•Influx of migrant cattle herders in the Northern regions has caused tension between the farming community and the migrantsMIGRATION DATA•Currently Ghana doesn’t have comprehensive migration database which is necessary for evidence based policy and decision making INTERNAL MIGRATION•The rapid urbanisation is overstretching urban resources and services, creating large migrant communities in urban slumsMAINSTREAMING MIGRATION INTO DEVELOPMENT PLANNING•Ensuring that migration is included in development strategies and enhancing coordination among the government is the next step after the migration policy is finalised

Cross Cutting and Emerging Issues Cross Cutting and Emerging Issues


a) Acknowledges national sovereignty on population movements and a State’s expectation that migrants will respect host country culture and laws;

and simultaneously…

b) Acknowledges people’s age-old desire to migrate to improve their lives and their expectation that their rights will be respected.

a) Acknowledges national sovereignty on population movements and a State’s expectation that migrants will respect host country culture and laws;

and simultaneously…

b) Acknowledges people’s age-old desire to migrate to improve their lives and their expectation that their rights will be respected.

Conclusion Conclusion

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This compromise formula best achieved through dialogue and partnerships among States of origin, transit and destination. This compromise formula best achieved through dialogue and partnerships among States of origin, transit and destination.

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Daniel SamDaniel Sam

IOM Ghana IOM Ghana [email protected]@iom.int

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