iom ethiopia operations
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OPERATIONS
Selection and Immigration Interviews Conducted
The Operations Unit directs, oversees and coordinates IOM’s resettlement, family unification, humanitarian and other admission initiatives, by facilitating movement and logistical assistance. Operations are conducted in Addis Ababa, Shire, Dollo Ado, Jijiga, Assosa and Afar, in close coordination with partners such as UNHCR and the Agency for Refugees and Returnees Affair (ARRA), alongside Immigration and Ethiopian Airlines, among other partners.
Refugees transported for health assessments and follow-ups as part of the prescreening process.
IOM Ethiopia Operations
5,698
Health Assessments
TotalDepartures
5,895
Operations Unit facilitates and supports:
1045
Pre-departure medical screening by resettlement country
Refugees were assisted and interviewed; eligible cases were referred for health assessment.
• Selection and Immigration Interviews• Health Assessments• Cultural Orientation • Resettlment movements• Family Reunification • Airport Assistance• Transit Center Assistance
Refugees Accommodated atthe Transit Center
3,515
5,020
Selection and Immigration Interviews
5,020
Movements and interviews from camps, Jan - Dec 2019
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200
RSC
USCIS
Canada
France
Norway
German Immigration
Germany Police
New Zealand
Netherland
Semera Assosa Dollo Jigjiga Shire
Citizenship and Immigration Service (US RCS)Resettlement Support Center (US CIS)
643USRAP
Canada
Norway
Germany
New Zealand
Australia
1,691
1,049486
36
1,957
OPERATIONS PROGRAMME OVERVIEW 2019
IOM staff assisting refugees during departure at the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. IOM
Arrival Assistance at the Airport
7,472
Arrival Assistance7,472 Ethiopian returnees arriving at Bole
International Airport were assisted. Of the total, 3,785 returnees were assisted by organizing 30 Charter flights from Yemen, Djibouti and Sudan.
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Refugee Resettlement 4,541
1,335
Refugees departed from Ethiopia under IOM’s resettlement programme.
Jan-Dec 2019 saw an increase in departures due to new resettlement countries taking caseloads from Ethiopia and an increase in scheduled yearly intake from the planned target for 2018/2019 (e.g USRAP). Refugees received predeparture cultural
orientation about the US, Norway, German and Canada to help with their future integration.
Cultural Orientation2,933
Document Verification819 Credentials of refugees and migrants were
verified for different embassies.
Transit CentreRefugees were accommodated and supported at the Transit Center. Refugees underwent resettlement interviews, health assessments, cultural orientation and other pre-departure preparations.
5,831
Family Reunification
New Resettlement Countries
Refugees and migrants were assisted under the IOM family reunification programme, forming a quarter of all departures. Family Reunification movements are covered by the applicants themselves or by a sponsor.
Destination countries are mainly Australia, New Zealand and EU countries, with a small portion of Canada and US departures.
3 New EU resettlement countries: Sweden, Norway and Germany
Canada
Australia
United States of America
Canada
Canada
United States of AmericaSweden
France
GermanyUK Netherlands
Austria
Slovenia
FinlandNorway
New Zealand
New Zealand
Switzerland
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Canada
Australia
United States of America
Canada
Canada
United States of AmericaSweden
France
GermanyUK Netherlands
Austria
Slovenia
FinlandNorway
New Zealand
New Zealand
Switzerland
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Family reunifi-cation
AUSTRALIA 54 58
CANADA 2170 4
FINLAND 202
FRANCE 18
GERMANY 330
NETHERLANDS 3 55
NEW ZEALAND 54 23
NORWAY 414 25
SLOVENIA 16
SWEDEN 242 164
SWITZERLAND 385
UK 393 393
USA 1256 10
OPERATIONS PROGRAMME OVERVIEW 2019
Overview of Resettlement and Family Reunification from Ethiopia
IN COORDINATION WITH THE RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES AND UNHCR, IOM ORGANIZES INITIAL SELECTION MISSION, SECURITY INTERVIEWS AS REQUIRED, CULTURAL ORIENTATION, HEALTH ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE REQUESTED BY THE RECEIVING COUNTRIES
The Ops programming of IOM in Ethiopia is fully aligned with relevant Sustainable Development Goal (SDG):