IOM-commissioned study reveals opportunities for better migrant integration in Ukraine
3 June 2014
How do migrants in Ukraine live, where do they work, do they have equal access to healthcare and education and other public services on par with Ukrainian citizens, do they feel safe in Ukraine, and what are the needs for integration? Finding answers to these questions is essential to the development of an effective migrant integration policy. In order to draft recommendations for relevant Ukrainian policy makers, International Organization for Migration (IOM), within an EU-funded project, conducted a comprehensive study on integration, hate crimes and discrimination of different categories of migrants*. The recommendations of the study were presented today at the Office of the Ukraine Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights to lay the foundation for an action plan of their implementation.
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IOM Ukraine Migration Health Unit relocates to a new address
The IOM Ukraine Migration Health Unit would like to inform you about relocation of IOM health assessment programmes. Starting from the 16 June 2014, health assessments for the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand will be carried out at the following address:
IOM Migration Health Unit
16-V Horkogo Street
Kyiv, Ukraine
Telephone: 044 584-3668
Email address: iomkievmhd@iom.int
All procedures remain unchanged during this transition, and those applicants appointed before the 16 June should attend the clinic as informed during the registration (8 Amosova Street).
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Better data for a better migration policy
23 May 2014
It is obvious that for developing a proper migration policy, a country needs accurate and up-to-date information about foreigners living in the country, and its own countrymen and women broad. However, collecting and properly analyzing this data is more challenging than one would expect.
IOM assists Ukraine in improving its migration management for the mutual benefit of the state and migrants. The latest step in this longstanding cooperation was the presentation of the migration data assessment recently conducted in Kyiv*. The analysis on how Ukrainian state bodies collect and systematize migration-related data was conducted by two of the leading Ukrainian experts in this field, Ms. Olena Malynovska from the National Institute for Strategic Studies, and Mr. Oleksii Pozniak from the Institute of Demography and Social Studies with the National Academy of Sciences.
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Ukrainian Ministry of Economic Development interested in migration capital engagement
30 April 2014
IOM Chief of Mission Manfred Profazi met today with the Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine Pavlo Sheremeta.
“Today, the question of effective policy of engaging migration capital to socio-economic development of Ukraine is very important. The Government has to pay a great deal of attention to it”, - underlined the Minister.
The main topic of the meeting was discussion of cooperation and partnership within the framework of the IOM project “Research and Policy Dialogue Initiative on Migration and Remittances in Ukraine”, funded by the Government of Canada.
According to the National Bank of Ukraine, in 2013 the level of private remittances to Ukraine form abroad increased by 13.4% – to 8.5 billion US dollars, which equals 4,7% of the GDP (2010-2012 it was 4,3%)
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EU and IOM assist Belarus and Ukraine to make their common border more secure
18 April 2014
In March 2014, a new EU-funded project was launched to assist the Republic of Belarus and Ukraine to enhance their common border security. The overall aim of the project titled, “Strengthening Surveillance and Bilateral Coordination Capacity along the Common Border between Belarus and Ukraine (SURCAP Phase II),” is to minimize illicit transnational activity such as smuggling and irregular migration through improved law enforcement cooperation.
In Soviet times, the border between Belarus and Ukraine was an administrative boundary and is thus lacking typical border infrastructure. ‘Blue’ border sections (rivers and lakes) constitute over one-fifth of the whole length of the frontier. Dense forests also make it difficult to control the border.
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Counter-Trafficking NGO Coalition Members Receive Advanced Social Work Certification
14 April 2014
Almost 30 representatives of non-governmental organizations united under the umbrella of the All-Ukrainian Counter-Trafficking NGO Coalition participated in a six-day career enhancement training on vulnerable families’ and individuals’ social case management last week.
The training was arranged at the Postgraduate Studies Institute of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University. Prominent social work theorists and practitioners were invited as tutors: lecturers of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University and Kyiv Mohyla Academy, specialists of the Kyiv Social Services Centre for Families, Children and Youth, and experts of HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) Ukraine. All the participants successfully passed the final exam and received state career advancement certificates.
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