The handbook outlines key elements and good practices in providing information on return and reintegration programmes, such as the provision of country fact sheets, inclusion of questions frequently asked by migrants, and tools for effective migrant outreach.
“This practical manual aims to help other institutions around the world to set up information provision approaches," says Pascal Reyntjens, IOM’s Programme Coordinator in Brussels. “It includes a checklist on the key concepts for easy reference”.
The development of the good practices guide and its widespread dissemination is the joint effort of 9 IOM missions in Europe and in 20 countries in Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa and Eastern Europe.
The publication is the final product of the “Enhanced and Integrated Approach Regarding Information on Return and Reintegration in Countries of Origin”, or Irrico II project, funded by the European Commission (EC), Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland and Malta.
The handbook will be available as of 22 April at http://www.iom.int/irrico/about-irrico.html
It will also be distributed to participants including civil society institutions, officials from more than 20 EU Member States, representatives of the European Commission and to the IOM offices taking part in the Irrico II project.
For more information, please contact Pascal Reyntjens at IOM Brussels, Tel: +32 2 287 74 10; Email: preyntjens@iom.int
