IOM Uganda 🇺🇳

Official account of @UNMigration in Uganda. IOM is the leading Intergovernmental organization dealing with migration. IOM has been working in Uganda since 1988.

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MIDAS Administrator and Immigration Officer Johnson Asiimwe explains: “We have to make sure they are well equipped to screen travellers. They should know how to use MIDAS features, so every aspect of verification and security is captured and understood.”

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The ongoing MIDAS User training, led by @NCIC_Ug together with IOM and supported by @UEenRDC Borderlands project, continues with practical exercises and group discussions, building immigration officers’ skills to use the system for effective border management.

[IOM Migration Health @Health_IOM]

In 2025, @UNmigration delivered migration health programming in 135 countries, showing the scale of support needed to make preparedness work for people on the move. #UNGA81

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As the second cohort under this initiative, participants will strengthen their skills in traveller processing, including document and biometric verification and screening, during the five-day training at the Immigration Training Academy in Nakasongola.

[IOM Uganda 🇺🇳 @IOM_Uganda]

With @UEenRDC support, @NCIC_Ug, together with IOM🇺🇬, is building border officials’ capacity to use the Migration Information and Data Analysis System (MIDAS) to effectively manage movement along the Uganda-DRC border.

[IOM Uganda 🇺🇳 @IOM_Uganda]

With @UEenRDC support, @NCIC_Ug, together with IOM🇺🇬, is building border officials’ capacity to use the Migration Information and Data Analysis System (MIDAS) to effectively manage movement along the Uganda-DRC border.

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The team will also validate the locations of the congregation points, including transport facilities, markets, places of worship, schools and health centres, and collect GPS coordinates to develop mobility maps that support preparedness and cross-border surveillance.

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@DTM_IOM, together with @MinofHealthUG, is drawing on community insights in Bundibugyo to understand mobility patterns and services accessed by people from #Ebola-affected areas of DRC, informing 🇺🇬’s support to 🇨🇩’s ongoing response. Funded by Uganda Humanitarian Fund.

[IOM Uganda 🇺🇳 @IOM_Uganda]

@DTM_IOM, together with @MinofHealthUG, is drawing on community insights in Bundibugyo to understand mobility patterns and services accessed by people from #Ebola-affected areas of DRC, informing 🇺🇬’s support to 🇨🇩’s ongoing response. Funded by Uganda Humanitarian Fund.

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The initiative will, among other things, help farmers diversify incomes, improve soil fertility, access sustainable coffee markets and build resilience to climate shocks, while creating green jobs and supporting biodiversity conservation in their communities.

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IOM 🇺🇬, together with GrowGrounds, has launched an agroforestry project to promote climate-resilient coffee production in Uganda’s Nakivale and Rhino Camp refugee settlements. The project combines agroforestry, safe water solutions and climate finance readiness.

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IOM 🇺🇬, together with GrowGrounds, has launched an agroforestry project to promote climate-resilient coffee production in Uganda’s Nakivale and Rhino Camp refugee settlements. The project combines agroforestry, safe water solutions and climate finance readiness.

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Murungutanu 1A, an informal crossing along River Lamya in Murungutana village, was among more than 25 routes identified in the area. Unmonitored crossings such as these can make it harder to track population movements and strengthen disease surveillance.

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IOM 🇺🇬, together with @MinofHealthUG officials, is mapping informal points of entry in Bundibugyo District to strengthen border surveillance amid the #Ebola response in eastern DRC 🇨🇩. This is part of @DTM_IOM’s ongoing Population Mobility Mapping (PMM), supported by @OCHAFunds

[IOM Uganda 🇺🇳 @IOM_Uganda]

IOM 🇺🇬, together with @MinofHealthUG officials, is mapping informal points of entry in Bundibugyo District to strengthen border surveillance amid the #Ebola response in eastern DRC 🇨🇩. This is part of @DTM_IOM’s ongoing Population Mobility Mapping (PMM), supported by @OCHAFunds

[IOM Uganda 🇺🇳 @IOM_Uganda]

Stakeholders from transport, hospitality, education and health sectors, alongside community leaders, are identifying travel routes and congregation points connected to areas affected by the outbreak in DRC. The findings will strengthen cross-border transmission prevention.

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@MinofHealthUG, together with @DTM_IOM team, is conducting a Population Mobility Mapping (PMM) exercise in Bundibugyo to understand traveler movement patterns. The exercise is part of Uganda’s continued support to DRC’s response to the Ebola virus disease outbreak. @OCHAFunds

[IOM Uganda 🇺🇳 @IOM_Uganda]

@MinofHealthUG, together with @DTM_IOM team, is conducting a Population Mobility Mapping (PMM) exercise in Bundibugyo to understand traveler movement patterns. The exercise is part of Uganda’s continued support to DRC’s response to the Ebola virus disease outbreak. @OCHAFunds

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The consultation enabled participants to identify gaps, review proposed actions and share recommendations to strengthen the two documents, helping shape priorities and practical arrangements for implementation in line with Uganda’s diaspora engagement objectives.

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IOM, in collaboration with @UgandaMFA, recently convened stakeholders to review the draft 🇺🇬National Diaspora Policy and Action Plan. The framework will guide engagement with Ugandans in the diaspora to support national development. This was supported by @IOMDevFund

[IOM East, Horn and Southern Africa 🇺🇳 @IOM_EHSA]

The Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in the DRC continues to put displaced and mobile populations at heightened risk.

IOM is scaling up preparedness and response across affected and at-risk countries.

Read more: https://t.co/tuIASDIuUS

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Small seeds ➡️ Big impact 🌱

At Somalia’s Seed Bank, IOM Regional Goodwill Ambassador Paul Choy saw how indigenous seeds help communities adapt to climate change. Working with City University of Mogadishu, IOM trained farmers and displaced communities on seed preservation.

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Over the two-day engagement, attendees will gain the skills to identify and mitigate risks throughout the process, including those related to fees, contracts, information sharing and migrant worker protection.

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Supported by @FCDOGovUK, IOM 🇺🇬 is strengthening Private Recruitment Agencies’ (PRAs’) understanding and capacity on ethical recruitment practices. This will help promote safe labour migration for Ugandans seeking jobs abroad.

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Supported by @FCDOGovUK, IOM 🇺🇬 is strengthening Private Recruitment Agencies’ (PRAs’) understanding and capacity on ethical recruitment practices. This will help promote safe labour migration for Ugandans seeking jobs abroad.

[IOM Migration Health @Health_IOM]

IOM led cross-border #Ebola meetings between DRC and Uganda in Kasenyi and Fort Portal in August, which resulted in the development of a joint cross-border action plan focusing on increasing community-based surveillance & strengthening alert mechanisms. 👉https://t.co/SZMNiPGMgt