International Organization for Migration

Awareness on safe shelter construction

The effects of natural hazards and extreme weather conditions on local communities include the destruction of shelter and population displacement.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) was recently able to enhance the preparedness capacity of 114 women and 112 men through trainings on participatory awareness on safe shelter construction (build back safer).

This was courtesy of funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA).

Law enforcement officers attend human trafficking workshop

 A workshop currently being facilitated by the International Organization for Migration, in conjunction with the department of Justice and Attorney-General and the office of the Public Prosecutor, is helping those law enforcement frontline officers combat human trafficking and people smuggling in PNG.

The workshop focuses on detecting case of trafficking, how to identify victims, carrying out proper assessment for trafficking, doing safe referrals of victims of trafficking and prosecuting those cases in court.