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@Louis_Dumas9 @UlricShannon Félicitations Louis pour un rôle très bien rempli!

Je termine aujourd'hui mon rôle d’ambassadeur du 🇨🇦 en 🇪🇬. Je suis reconnaissant pour les nombreuses expériences et rencontres au cours des 4 dernières années. Je passe le flambeau à l'Ambassadeur @UlricShannon qui poursuivra notre amitié avec l'Egypte. Shukran! 😊🇨🇦🙌🇪🇬

Happening Now at the UN House Abuja. To galvanize youth and creative actors in the global fight against exploitation, and contribute to the fight against trafficking, @IOM_Nigeria announces the winners of the short film contest in combating Trafficking in Persons in Nigeria.

A pleasure to have received a delegation from Malawi🇲🇼 led by the acting DG of Immigration Mr Fletcher Nyirenda at our headquarters last week in Abuja. The delegation was accompanied by @IOMMalawi's IBG team for a study visit to #Nigeria🇳🇬 on data management and border security.

Unijos and IOM Partner to Tackle Migration Challenges. In a move to advance research and development in migration studies, Unijos and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) signed an MoU aimed at fostering collaborative efforts in the areas of migration. #Migration

“Now, this is really a new city.” - says Musa Tella, a community leader in Malkohi, #Adamawa. He describes the positive impact of IOM-led site improvement activities, including drainage construction and shelter repairs. Thanks to the support from @USAidSavesLives and @eu_echo.

Persons living with disabilities are at a higher risk of abuse and #trafficking. This is why we partnered with the #Borno State Special School for the Blind and Deaf to hold a sensitization session with students to equip them with knowledge on how to avoid becoming victims.

Our step-by-step health assessment process - registration, physical examination, counselling, and certification - ensures ALL migrants are fully supported every step of the way. Visit appointmentnigeria.iom.int to book an appointment today.

This is what transition looks like! With the support of @USAIDSavesLives, IOM is helping displaced communities transform their emergency shelters made of tarpaulin into houses made from compressed stabilized mudbricks capable to withstand the elements & which they can call home.

Through debates, quizzes and presentations, the students learnt about ways to spot and report trafficking schemes.

Education is a powerful tool to prevent & combat #trafficking in persons, especially among children. In Lagos, we partnered with @DutchMFA, @_gihfoundation, @naptipnigeria, @ncfrmi_ng & @FranceInNigeria to organize an inter-school Peer Education event among high school students.

Partnerships for Development🤝 we are excited to have signed an MoU with @unijos this week. The strategic partnership will see to the utilization of the expertise & research resources of both institutions to improve migration governance in #Nigeria🇳🇬.

IN PICTURES As part of our lineup of activities marking World Day against Trafficking in Persons, we teamed up with @EdoStateGovt last week to organize a screening and discussion session with youth on how to identify and avoid falling into trafficking scams.

📌Humanitarian Border Management 📌Policy, Legislation, Assessments and Publications 📌Institutional Capacity Development 📌Infrastructure Development and Equipment For more on the pillars guiding our work with the @NigeriaGov on border governance 👇 bit.ly/3Y4gtIl

Today, we welcomed a delegation led by Dr. @ufodike, Deputy Minister for Immigration and Multiculturalism of Alberta, Canada at our office in #Lagos.

Today, we held a social partners advisory committee meeting for the new @SwissDevCoop funded project to improve labour #migration governance & ethical recruitment practices in 🇨🇮, 🇬🇭 & 🇳🇬. It was an opportunity for stakeholders to review the project scope & make recommendations.

📍Yola In partnership with @followADSG and State MDAs, we held this week a workshop to strategize on flood preparedness and management techniques. It was also an opportunity to strengthen the State's flood contingency plans & identify resources needed for its operationalization

Join us on 17 July for a movie screening and a conversation on trafficking in persons in #Edo State. We're thrilled to join forces with @EdoStateGovt and @ItalyMFA_int in raising awareness and accelerating action. Register here ⏩bit.ly/wdatip2024 #TogetherWeCan

🌟Making a difference in Gombi, #Adamawa With the support of @eu_echo and @usaidsaveslives project, IOM is leading site improvement activities to bolster community resilience and combat environmental degradation. 🌿🏡 #BuildingResilience

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to facilitate a training session with the 2024 fellows of @diasporaafrica_ Africa in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (@UNmigration ) in Nigeria. It was an insightful session. Thank you @chimeeadioha

No poverty‍❌ Zero hunger🌽 Climate action🌱 Peace & justice⚖️ Partnerships🤝 These are the #SDGs under review at the #HLPF. Migration can boost progress towards the #GlobalGoals. Explore the links between migration and the SDGs👇 iom.int/ZUv