The Minister was received by IOM Uganda Chief of Mission @SanusiTejan and @StatePRM Great Lakes Regional Refugee Coordinator Christopher Jones. The Centre, funded by the USA Govt, hosts refugees being prepared for, and shortly before, their resettlement to USA & other countries.
After +4 years as Regional Director for @IOMRONairobi, I’m moving back to 🇨🇭 as Chief of Staff of @UNmigration. It’s been an honour of a lifetime serving migrants, our Member States & strengthening ties with RECs, partners & our staff in the region. 🙏 for all the support!
IOM Uganda Chief of Mission @SanusiTejan on Wednesday received a courtesy call from the @StatePRM Programme Officer for Africa, Ms Sumitra Siram, and @usmissionuganda Refugee Coordinator Associate Jennifer Jafari.
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Also in attendance was the IOM Head of Operations for the Great Lakes & West and Central Africa, M. @RomNGUESSAN. The @StatePRM is a key pillar of durable solutions to the refugee problem, offering thousands of Refugees from the region a route to safe and dignified resettlement.
IOM Uganda Officer in Charge @RomNGUESSAN speaks at @MinofHealthUG 's #Ebola response partners accountability meeting in Kampala, 10 November. M. N'Guessan is IOM Regional Head of Resettlement and Movement Operations for Great Lakes, West and Central Africa.
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IOM Chief of Mission @SanusiTejan and
senior managers have met key partners for Nakivale refugee settlement, including commandant Mark Mutaawe, @UNHCRuganda team leader Mohamed Djabakate and managers of Mayanja Memorial hospital in Mbarara.
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On a working visit to Kyangwali Refugee Settlement, IOM Uganda Chief of Mission @SanusiTejan, GLWC Africa Regional Head of Operations @RomNGUESSAN and senior managers paid a courtesy call on the settlement commandant, Ms Chali Tophius Kyalisiima.
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IOM Uganda Chief of Mission @SanusiTejan and his team with Sister Josephine Kirabo, inchange of Bujumbura health centre in #Hoima, on a visit to the facility. Team included GLWC Africa Regional Head of Operations @RomNGUESSAN, Chief Migration Health Officer Dr Risat Islam,
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.@UNmigration's Regional Director for East and Horn of Africa, @AbdikerM interview with @VOAAfrica on the drought and the humanitarian crisis gripping the region.
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Clear call for action by @AbdikerM stressing: need for high level advocacy for people & planet, addressing #climatechange induced mobility at #COP27/in int'l cooperation, and prioritizing future generations incl. listening to youth & acting on their priorities. #ClimateActionNow
IOM Uganda Chief of Mission @SanusiTejan this evening received a courtesy visit from officials of @EUI_EU , led by President Renaud Dehousse and @MPC_EUI director @AndrewPGeddes. They explored avenues of possible collaboration between @IOM_Uganda and @EUI_EU.
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The guests were received at the IOM Transit Centre in Kampala by IOM's Deputy Head of Operations in the Great Lakes, West and Central Africa region, Ms @mirasimovska and other staff. Ms Simovska hailed the strong relationship between IOM and @StatePRM.
@PRMAsstSec was guided around the Transit Centre, where refugees spend their last five days before being resettled to countries like the USA. Speaking to a group soon departing for cities like Chicago, Washington and New York, Ms Noyes said: "We are very happy to receive you."
She was pleased to learn that IOM works very well with @UNHCRuganda, @RefugeesUganda and the @usmissionuganda on the resettlement programme. Over the last 10 years, the USA been a leading destination of refugees resettled from Uganda.
Resettlement not only helps to extend protection to vulnerable refugees, it also helps to reduce the strain on countries with very large refugee populations, of which Uganda ranks third in the world.