A new return and reintegration center was opened in Accra, the capital of Ghana, with support from Germany. It's one of several assistance facilities for migrants returning to Africa from Europe voluntarily.
The French Office of Immigration and Integration (OFII) organizes street outreach activities for homeless migrants as well as in migrant reception centers. The aim is to encourage those who have been refused asylum or those without papers to return to their countries of origin.
In an initiative promoted by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), 20 migrants who have returned to Gambia are producing protective equipment for COVID-19 for frontline border officials.
For migrants in Germany considering going back to their home country, returning voluntarily is a viable option. On top of existing return programs, the German government supports a series of reintegration projects for returnees in various countries of origin around the world. We take a look at the different voluntary return and reintegration support schemes.
Last week the International Organization for Migration (IOM) hosted a job and training fair for returned migrants in Cote d'Ivoire to help them reintegrate and find work in their home country.
A new report by the Danish Refugee Council shows that after Afghan migrants return to their home country, either due to pressure or being forced to return, they often suffer from depression, anxiety, isolation and stress. These hardships make it difficult for the migrants to reintegrate and start a new life in Afghanistan, according to the report.
The EU-IOM joint initiative for the protection and reintegration of migrants from the east and the Horn of Africa have increased their support for reintegration measures for migrants from Ethiopia during a meeting last week between local authorities and members of UN agencies.
29 irregular Ethiopian migrant returnees have received support from IOM, the UN migration agency, in economic reintegration through training and assistance in launching agricultural activities.
The Somali government, together with the EU and IOM has launched an initiative to support returnee migrants as they integrate back into their country of origin.