Humanitarian Development Program - Swedish donation to help migrants and mobile populations


Swedish donation to help migrants and mobile populations (14/03/08)


A donation of 20 million Swedish Kronor ($3.3 million) from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) for five IOM programmes in Zimbabwe focusing on the provision of humanitarian assistance to returning migrants and mobile populations will make a significant difference in reaching vulnerable groups.

		The funding, which is part of an allocation of more than $7.3 million (SEK 44.5 million) to the UN's Consolidate Appeal for Zimbabwe for $316 million for 2008, will support IOM's work in providing assistance to returned Zimbabwean migrants at the country's borders with South Africa and Botswana. The funding will facilitate the temporary and safe migration of farm workers to Limpopo province; in providing relief, reintegration and community health assistance to mobile and vulnerable populations as well as semi-permanent shelters and livelihood enhancement to these groups.
The humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe continues to be impacted by complex, overlapping and often worsening economic and social factors. The contribution will further strengthen Sweden's ongoing support to IOM humanitarian assistance to Zimbabwe. Announcing the new funding, Sweden's Ambassador to Harare, Sten Rylander, said the Swedish government was proud to support IOM in its work with the people of Zimbabwe. IOM, which has been operating in Zimbabwe since 1985, provides technical assistance to the Zimbabwean government on migration management and through its presence on the ground, assists mobile and vulnerable populations, potential migrants and returning Zimbabweans. Source: IOM To receive regular email alerts, contact us at updates@developmentprogram.org Click here for Newsletter Archive

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