STAFF OFFICES PROJECTS DONORS BUDGET SPENT BENEFICIARIES

MIGRANT ASSISTANCE AND HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT

10340 35 22.4 MUSD >65,00013

CAPACITY-BUILDING

IOM THAILAND2017 YEAR IN REVIEW

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JAN-DEC 2017

In 2017, IOM Thailand spent USD 22.4 million to benefit over 65,000 migrants across 35 projects funded by 13 donors.

32,159 migrants were reached through information campaigns on topics such as migration policy, safe migration and trafficking in persons.

701 officials and civil servants from the Royal Thai Government received training on immigration and border management, trafficking in persons, migrant assistance and the Migrants in Countries in Crisis (MICIC) initiative.

9743 food and non-food items were distributed to migrants in detention and at shelters at 22 locations in 13 provinces as humanitarian assistance.

17,162 benefited from direct assistance, including return assistance, reintegration assistance, medical assistance, food and non-food items support, access to health insurance and first-aid kits.

293 NGO and CSO workers were trained on leadership, migration policy, communications for development, case documentation, policy advocacy, and media advocacy.

93.4% of all children born to non-Thai mothers at Mae Sot General Hospital had their births registered with the assistance of IOM’s Legal Clinic.

115 migrants benefitted from skills upgrade, leadership training and livelihood enhancement initiatives.

6 Verifier Travel Document and Bearer (TD&B) stations were installed at key air and land checkpoints to enhance travel document inspection capabilities of the Thai Immigration Bureau.

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MIGRATION HEALTH

10, 943benefitted from health assessments conducted by IOM Thailand’s medical teams.

REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT AND MOVEMENT MANAGEMENT

HIGHLIGHTS

PUBLICATIONS

2,670 camp-based and urban refugees were resettled to 8 countries. Of this number, 905 refugees benefitted from cultural orientation conducted by Australian Cultural Orientation (AUSCO) and Canadian Orientation Abroad (COA).

6 publications were finalized in 2017:• Handbook for Interpreters Certified by the

Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (MSDHS)

• Technical Guidelines on the Protection of Migrants at Sea

• Comprehensive Approaches for Addressing Irregular Movement by Sea

• Induction Training Manual on Combatting Human Smuggling and Trafficking for Law Enforcement Officers

• Assessment of Suicide Risks and Factors in a Refugee Camp in Thailand

• Risks and Rewards: Outcomes of Labour Migration in South-East Asia

155 migrants from 19 countries were assisted in returning to their countries of origin under our Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR) Programmes.

• Developed a national strategy to identify IOM Thailand’s programmatic priorities from 2017 to 2020.

• Supported the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to organize three stakeholder workshops to prepare Thailand for negotiations on the Global Compact on Migration.

• Launched two new projects: Poverty Reduction through Safe Migration, Skills Development and Enhanced Job Placement in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Thailand (Labour Migration) and Strengthening Health Coordination Mechanisms in Asia (Migrant Health)

• Was featured in 15 news reports, op-eds and feature stories published by the media.

• Partnered with the Embassy of Canada on the Canada Day 1 Exhibition to highlight the contributions of migrants to society as part of Canada’s 150th Anniversary of Confederation.

• Organized the second Global Migration Film Festival in Thailand to celebrate International Migrants Day.

DONORSCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Department of Home Affairs, AustraliaDepartment of Social Services, AustraliaEuropean Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)European UnionIOM Development Fund

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ThailandGovernment of CanadaGovernment of New ZealandSwiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)UNHCRUS Department of State - PRMWorld Food Programme (WFP)