Dushanbe, 25 November 2020. Today, on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Government of Tajikistan, the United Nations and the European Union partnered on an event launching in Tajikistan the global campaign for the 16 Days of Activism on gender-based violence, also known as the “Orange campaign.”
Picture of IOM Tajikistan HIV outreach to migrants.
Lack of cross border cooperation between sending and receiving countries is making migrants with HIV more vulnerable, the International Organization for Migration claimed at a major regional dialogue on HIV and Migration run online yesterday from the Tajik capital Dushanbe.
Lack of access to services can also lead to increased stigma and discrimination of HIV positive migrants across the vast Central Asian region, yesterday’s (12/11) event was told.
On 16 October, IOM continued direct assistance to vulnerable migrants in difficult life situation due to COVID-19. IOM in Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan cooperated with the governments to send stranded migrants to home.
For the second time in September, IOM and the Government of Tajikistan jointly facilitated the return home of about 300 Tajik migrants who had been stranded at the Kazakhstan/Uzbekistan border.
IOM in cooperation with national partners from Central Asia and the Russian Federation has launched a regional initiative "Mitigating Socio-Economic Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Migrants and Communities in Central Asia and the Russian Federation".
IOM and the Government of Tajikistan jointly facilitated the return home of over 200 Tajik migrants who had been stranded at the Kazakhstan/Uzbekistan border.
IOM, UNICEF, and the Government of Tajikistan, jointly facilitated the return home of Tajik migrants who had been stranded at the Kazakhstan/Uzbekistan border.