Представительство Международной организации по миграции в Беларуси

Abstract

The article is devoted to the migration issues including illegal migration and women trafficking as the most topical problems today. The author gives brief description of the main directions of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) activities and the basic fields of activities of the IOM office in the Republic of Belarus. He shows that the IOM office within its mandate jointly with the government bodies of the Republic of Belarus has carried out a number of specific projects contributing to the improvement of the migration situation in the country. A vivid example is the successful project of joint Belarusian-Russian control of the border area between Gomel region (Belarus) and Chernigov region (Ukraine). The author also gives brief description of the project "Combatting Women Trafficking in the Republic of Belarus" carried out in close cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus and the UNDP with the support of the Department of International Development of Sweden and the US State Department.