IOM Vision
IOM Turkey will continue to respond to the humanitarian needs of migrants and refugees attempting to cross to Europe through the Western Mediterranean and Land Border routes in Turkey, while supporting the Government of Turkey by enhancing their capacity to provide assistance to migrants and refugees at sea and land borders.
Objective
Saving lives and protecting people on the move
Vulnerable migrants and refugees in the western land and sea border areas in Turkey.
IOM’s mobile teams in the Aegean Sea and Edirne will continue to provide migrants and refugees rescued at sea and on land with food supplies and NFIs according to the needs of migrants and refugees. Items for distribution are stored in IOM’s warehouses in Izmir and Edirne, and distributed directly by IOM or through the TCG, Gendarmerie or TNP. Activities will include:
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IOM will provide specialized protection services for migrants and refugees while enhancing the capacity of government partners through trainings. Activities will include:
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IOM will continue to provide culturally sensitive and community-based MHPSS to migrants and refugees. IOM will draw on institutional tools and expertise, including the IOM Manual on Community-Based Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergencies and Displacement[1] and the IASC guidelines on MHPSS[2]. IOM co-chairs the MHPSS sub-Working Group in Turkey to ensure coordinated intervention. Activities will include:
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[1] https://www.iom.int/sites/g/files/tmzbdl1481/files/mhpss/v3_-_manual_on_cb_mhpss_in_emergencies_and_displacement.pdf
[2] Inter-Agency Standing Committee Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings https://interagencystandingcommittee.org/iasc-task-force-mental-health-and-psychosocial-support-emergency-settings/iasc-guidelines-mental
To protect the health and well-being of frontline workers and migrants and refugees rescued at borders, IOM will procure Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and hygiene items to governmental partners and facilitate access of refugees and migrants to COVID-19 treatment and vaccination through awareness-raising. Moreover, IOM will provide or cover the cost of medication that is urgently needed and prescribed by healthcare institutions to migrants and refugees after the rescue at sea and on land while they wait at the TCG, Gendarmerie and TNP premises, ensuring all rules and regulations are followed, IOM’s duty of care about dispensing medicine and the protection of medical information. IOM activities will include:
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Turkey
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Figures are as of 31 December 2023. For more details of IOM's operational capacity in country, please see the IOM Capacity section.