The third 2014 issue of the e-newsletter of the Office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Slovakia informs about IOM activities that took place from April to June 2014.

Newsletter of the IOM Office in the Slovak Republic, Issue 03/2014

Content of the IOM Newsletter, Issue 03/2014:

Upcoming events

• Invitation to the EMN Discussion Evening: People Forced to Flee
• IOM One-Stop Shops – Advisory Days for Migrants Held Each Month

Number

• 1 148 / In the first half of 2014, IOM in Slovakia helped 23 migrants to return from Slovakia to 13 home countries and provided comprehensive assistance to 12 Slovak citizens who became victims of trafficking in human beings abroad. IOM Migration Information Centre in Bratislava and Kosice counselled 1,113 clients.
• 649 / Already 649 refugees from Africa and Asia found a temporary shelter in the Emergency Transit Centre (ETC) in Humenne between August 2009 and June 2014. IOM, in cooperation with its partners, organizes their humanitarian transfer through Slovakia, where they complete the needed preparations, and then arranges their transportation to countries providing them with a new home.
• 349 / During the first six months of 2014, 349 people attended the open courses of Slovak language organized by IOM Migration Information Centre (MIC) for non-EU citizens living in Slovakia.

Previous activities and events

• IOM Has Trained More Than 440 Professionals
• All the World Came to Stará tržnica
• Next Door Family film at the [fjúžn] Festival
• Another 33 Refugees Are Preparing for Life in a New Country
• Trained Social Workers Are Helping Their Communities
• The World in Your Palms
• Migrants from 10 Countries at  IOM One-Stop Shops in June

IOM client stories

• She Went Abroad to Help Her Family

We offer

• IOM Migration Information Centre Provides Free Advice and Services
• We Are Looking for New Cultural Mediators!
• What Does Migration Mean to You? Say It by a Photo!
• Screen the IOM film We Are At Home Here in Your Town

Publications

• Welcome to Slovakia
• Annual Report on Migration and Asylum Policies in the Slovak Republic 2013
• Detention and Alternatives to Detention in the Context of the Migration Policy of the Slovak Republic
• Migrant Access to Social Security and Healthcare: Policies and Practice
• 7th Issue of the EMN Bulletin

IOM in media

News selection about activities of the IOM Bratislava published in the Slovak media from April 2014.

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