IOM TURKEY Briefing ASAM 6 December 2016
Established in 1951 It is IOM Global en2re range of migra2on issues Established in 1951 It is a global, inter- governmental organiza>on dealing with the en>re range of migra>on issues 165 Member States 401 offices in over 120 countries Staff of 9000 On September 19, IOM became the UN Migra>on Agency
The IOM Commitment IOM is commimed to the principle that humane and orderly migra>on benefits migrants and society IOM acts together with its partners in the interna>onal community to: Uphold the dignity and well being of migrants Encourage social and economic development through migra>on Assist in mee>ng the growing opera>onal challenge of migra>on management Advance understanding of migra>on issues
IOM Turkey
IOM Turkey: Mission Overview Offices Main office: Ankara in 1991 Sub- offices: Istanbul in 1994 Gaziantep in 2013 Izmir in 2016 Staffing 2012: 29 na>onal staff+4 Officials (33) 2013: 37 na>onal staff + 4 Officials (41) 2014: 45 na>onal staff + 5 Officials (50) 2015: 83 na>onal staff + 16 Officials (99) 2016: more than 290 staff Na>onal 57%, Interna>onal 38%, Consultancy 6%
IOM Programma?c Areas Migra?on Management Mixed Migra>on Labour Migra>on and Human Development Migrant Integra>on Counter Trafficking Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegra>on Family Assistance Program Migrant Presence Monitoring (MPM) Immigra>on & Border Management (IBM) Management of Migra>on Flows in Mediterranean Sea ReseMlement
IOM Programma?c Areas - Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery Refugee Response Programs Food Assistance Non- Food Items Transporta>on /School Transporta>on Medical Support Psychosocial Assistance Legal Assistance Educa>on Emergency Case Management Livelihood Assistance
Cross Border Programs NFI/Shelter Infrastructure Rehabilita>on Rehabilita>on of schools in Kobane Livelihood/Resilience Projects Support to small income genera>ng ac>vi>es, VT. Individual contribu>on More than 500.000 direct beneficiaries since July 2014 in Aleppo, Idleb, Northern Hama and Northern LaMakia
Mediterranean Response Mobile teams to provide NFI, Food and referral for migrants and refugees rescued at sea Provision of life saving equipment for Turkish Coast Guards Construction of search and rescue boats for TCG Capacity building on Migration Management for TCG Total number of assisted: more than 10,000 migrants
ARRIVALS TO EUROPE 175,184 arrivals to EUROPE 2017 164,654 by sea 10,530 by land (updates as of 29 November 2017) 3,038 dead/missing - Mediterranean 2017 387,895 arrivals to EUROPE 2016 5,143 dead/missing - Mediterranean 2016
Arrivals to Greece (Source: IOM and Na2onal Authori2es): as of 25 Nov 2017 Cumula>ve Total (1 Jan 2015 un>l Date of Last Recorded Arrivals): 1,065,614 Date of Last Recorded Arrivals: 25 Nov 2017 Total 2017: 31,345 2017 by sea: 26,897 2017 by land: 4,448 Total 2016: 176,906 Type: Country of first arrival in Europe
Arrivals to Italy (Source: IOM and Na2onal Authori2es): as of 26 Nov 2017 Cumula>ve Total (1 Jan 2015 un>l Date of Last Recorded 451,910 Arrivals): Date of Last Recorded Arrivals: 26 Nov 2017 Total 2017: 116,632 2017 by sea: 116,632 2017 by land: 0 Total 2016: 181,436 Type: Country of first arrival in Europe
Main na2onali2es of arrivals (in descendant order): To Italy: Nigeria, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Bangladesh, Mali (October 2017) To Greece: the Syrian Arab Republic, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Republic of the Congo/Algeria (October 2017) To Bulgaria: Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, the Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey (October 2017)
COMPARATIVE IRREGULAR MIGRATION STATISTICS BETWEEN THE YEARS 2016 AND 2017 IN ALL SEAS SURROUNDING TURKEY AYLAR / MONTHS DÜZENSİZ GÖÇ OLAY SAYISI / NUMBER OF IRREGULAR MIGRATION INCIDENTS DÜZENSİZ GÖÇMEN SAYISI / NUMBER OF IRREGULAR MIGRANTS HAYATINI KAYBEDEN GÖÇMEN SAYISI / NUMBER OF LIFE LOSS IRREGULAR MIGRANTS YAKALANAN ORGANİZATÖR SAYISI / NUMBER OF APPREHENDED ORGANIZERS 2016 2017* 2016 2017* 2016 2017* 2016 2017* Ocak / January 135 17 5.506 756 103-16 7 Şubat / February 182 19 8.747 719 38 1 25 5 Mart / March 177 34 8.530 1.501 32 11 12 12 Nisan / April 36 34 1.717 1.551-7 1 11 Mayıs / May 28 28 1.109 1.236 - - 2 7 Haziran / June 15 46 538 1.888 - - 2 19 Temmuz / July 28 41 881 1.743-8 - 7 Ağustos / August 44 57 1.603 2.668 1-12 11 Eylül / September 75 75 3.425 3.407 7 24 16 27 Ekim / October 61 68 2.437 2.931 - - 13 39 Kasım / November 34 42 1.856 2.052 6 4 6 19 30 Kasım /30 Nov - - - - - - - - 01 Aralık /01 Dec - - - - - - - - Aralık / December - - - - - - - - TOPLAM / TOTAL** 815 461 36.349 20.452 187 55 105 164
Routes of Migrants and Refugees leaving Turkey by Sea Known exit points by sea : Çeşme, Ayvalık, Didim, Bodrum, Küçükkuyu (Locations close to Lesvos, Samos, Chios, Symi, Kos and Rodos), Dikili, Kuşadası, Seferihisar, Kaş, Karaburun, Edirne
ReadmiOed Migrants and Refugees to Turkey Under EU- Turkey Agreement Since 4 April, 2016 there are 2059 migrants and refugees readmimed to Turkey from Greece. The main exit points in Greece include Lesvos, Chios, Kos and Samos and the main entry points to Turkey include Dikili, Çeşme, Güllük/ Bodrum and Adana. (through the airport). Resedlement of Syrians From Turkey Since April 4, a total number of 11,492 Syrians were resemled to the below men>oned countries according to One- to- One mechanism with the assistancve of IOM.
Overview of Migrant Situa2on in Turkey According to the latest available figures from the Turkish Directorate General for Migra>on Management (DGMM) currently there are approximately 3,6 million foreign na>onals present in Turkish territory seeking for the interna>onal protec>on. Most of them are Syrians 3,285,533* who are granted with the temporary protec>on (TP) status, while according to UNHCR another greater group of the foreign na>onals requiring Turkish humanitarian and interna>onal protec>onare 331,487** asylum- seekers and refugees consis>ng of different na>onali>es, but mainly coming from Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Somalia and other countries.
IOM presence IOM has recruited field assistants, social workers and interpreters for Çeşme, Küçükkuyu, Bodrum and Dikili who support TCG in distributing food and NFIs to migrants and refugees rescued at sea, conducts recreational activities with migrant and refugee children, identifies migrants with special needs to refer to related institutions/ organizations: IOM staff providing recreational activities to migrant and refugee children as they wait in Çeşme TCG premisses.
Provision of Humanitarian Assistance to Migrants and Refugees Rescued at Sea Ø The objective of the project is to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants rescued at sea by Turkish Coast Guard. Ø To date, IOM has provided : v 24 prefabricated cabins, v Fourteen tarpaulin tents(to help shelter rescued migrants and refugees from the winter elements at reception areas), v Outdoor heaters, water dispensers, vertical freezers, plastic chairs (used at the reception areas inside the tents), v Non Food Items as blankets, hygiene kits, clothing, baby diapers, shoes v Food items including foodkits and water to be benefitted by migrants and refugees rescued at sea by TCG
Construction of the boats ongoing and first to be delivered by May the latest
Flow Monitoring Surveys Flow monitoring surveys to capture additional and more in-depth data on the people on the move, including age, sex, areas of origin, levels of education, key transit points on their route, motives, and intentions. This data has been captured by IOM field staff in Greece, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, Hungary, Croatia and Slovenia since October 2015. FMS in Turkey is being conducted in four proivnces for now targeting to represent the main migrant categories in Turkey.
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