Yuko Hamada

[Yuko Hamada @yhamadaiom]

Informed communities are key to preventing exploitation! Under the BMM Programme, funded by @EUinKenya & @GermanyinKenya, IOM, government partners & Kenya Airways engaged 190 migrant & host community members in Kamukunji on trafficking & migrant smuggling risks. #SafeMigration

[Yuko Hamada @yhamadaiom]

Through MRP Partners, 825 returnees gained livelihoods. Skills training, financial inclusion & improved services created clearer pathways to sustainable reintegration in Ethiopia 🇪🇹. Beneficiary unemployment dropped from 79% to around 20%! #MigrationMPTF #SustainableReintegration

[Yuko Hamada @yhamadaiom]

Migration along the Eastern Route continues to rise, with 238,000+ movements recorded in 2025. The Regional Migrant Response Plan (MRP) is helping deliver coordinated protection and assistance to protect migrants and save lives! Read more: https://t.co/SXTcKY7MGe

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🤝 Strong partnerships drive stronger protection. IOM and 49 partners launched planning for the 2027 Regional Migrant Response Plan, strengthening coordinated action to protect vulnerable migrants and communities across the Horn of Africa, Yemen and Southern Africa.

[Yuko Hamada @yhamadaiom]

📰 Ethical storytelling can save lives. The MRP brought together journalists from across the Horn of Africa & Yemen to strengthen evidence-based reporting on the Eastern Route, amplify migrant voices, & promote informed action on one of the world's deadliest migration corridors.

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Preventing trafficking in persons starts with creating safer choices. Supported by the BMM Programme, funded by @EUinKenya & @GermanyinKenya, IOM & @KenyaAirways brought together public & private sector partners to promote safe, regular migration.

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🤝 Strong partnerships are vital to combat trafficking! In Malawi, the MRP Coordination Team met with the Malawi Network Against Trafficking to strengthen collaboration, tackle shared challenges, and enhance coordinated responses along the Southern Route.

[Yuko Hamada @yhamadaiom]

🤝 Strong partnerships are vital to combat trafficking! In Malawi, the MRP Coordination Team met with the Malawi Network Against Trafficking to strengthen collaboration, tackle shared challenges, and enhance coordinated responses along the Southern Route.

[Yuko Hamada @yhamadaiom]

In South Sudan, IOM & the Regional Operational Centre in Khartoum (ROCK), under the BMM Programme funded by @EuinSouthSudan & @GERinSSD, convened civil society partners to strengthen protection for survivors of trafficking & promote community-led support for vulnerable migrants.

[Yuko Hamada @yhamadaiom]

🌍Regional challenges need regional solutions! At the SADC Public Security Technical Committee Meeting in Malawi, the MRP presented the Regional Migrant Response Plan's Route-Based Approach, inspiring a call for stronger collaboration in migrant protection across Southern Africa.

[Yuko Hamada @yhamadaiom]

With support from the BMM Programme, funded by @EUinKenya and @GermanyinKenya, IOM Kenya trained Kenya Airways staff to detect and respond to trafficking in persons, thereby building frontline capacity across the aviation sector and making air travel safer.

[Yuko Hamada @yhamadaiom]

🌱 Sustainable livelihoods are creating new opportunities across Ethiopia! With @Sida funding, MRP-supported reintegration enables returnees and host communities to build businesses, create jobs and strengthen resilience, helping to address the drivers of irregular migration.

[Yuko Hamada @yhamadaiom]

🔑 Legal identity opens the door to protection and opportunity! In Busia, Marsabit and Moyale, IOM, supported by the BMM Programme, funded by @EUinKenya & @GermanyinKenya, helped 7,712 people access legal identity, reducing exclusion and improving access to essential services.

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On Djibouti’s Eastern Route, @SweinEthiopia & IOM, under the MRP, observed the host community's kindness & migrants' harsh realities, from stretched services to belongings washed ashore after sea tragedies, highlighting the urgent need for protection & safe migration.
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In Hargeisa, IOM, the Somaliland Immigration and Border Control & @eapcco_ctcoe, supported by the BMM Programme funded by @EU_in_Somalia & @GermanyinSOM, trained officials to combat trafficking & transnational crime, advancing protection & regional cooperation for safer borders.

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With support from the BMM Programme funded by @UEaDjibouti & @BMZ_Bund, IOM trained national trainers in Integrated Border Management, enhancing risk management, migrant protection & cross-border cooperation for safer migration & strengthened border governance in Djibouti 🇩🇯💪

[Yuko Hamada @yhamadaiom]

Through the MRP, @PAD_Ethiopia's Waste to Wealth initiative turns plastic waste into livelihoods, creating income for migrants, returnees, and communities while promoting sustainability and resilience. Turning waste into opportunity in Ethiopia 🇪🇹 ♻️

[Yuko Hamada @yhamadaiom]

Under the BMM Programme, IOM & the Border Management Secretariat trained frontline officials in Busia on Coordinated Border Management, enhancing inter-agency cooperation, trade, and responses to irregular migration, strengthening border governance at the Kenya–Uganda border 🇰🇪🇺🇬

[Yuko Hamada @yhamadaiom]

Through the Migrant Response Plan, experts witnessed migrants' daily realities along Djibouti’s Eastern Route. Over 500 awaiting perilous Red Sea crossings, overstretched facilities, & the graveyard of 34 migrants, including 16 children. An urgent call for coordinated action!

[Yuko Hamada @yhamadaiom]

Productive engagements in Malawi 🇲🇼 under the Migrant Response Plan (MRP), strengthening cross-border cooperation, protection systems & practical solutions for migrants. Together, advancing safer migration, dignity & stronger regional coordination. 🤝🌍