MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News) – The UN migration agency is considering opening a new Migration Response Centre (MRC) to cater for the needs of vulnerable migrants returning to Somalia, the agency said on Friday.
The office, according to statement, is due to open its doors in Mogadishu.
The city represents a hub for returning migrants both through IOM programs of voluntary return as well as for migrants forcibly returned.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said it has handed over the facility to the Banadir Regional Administration.
The IOM said in a statement issued in Mogadishu that the MRC is part of its efforts to expand its migrant protection, assistance and community engagement activities across the country.
“It will provide migrants with direct assistance, information, counseling, and referrals, as well as play a key role in promoting the sustainable reintegration of Somali returnees provided with Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR),” said Isaac Munyae, a program manager with IOM Somalia.
The new MRC is the eighth of its kind in the Horn of Africa and complements the services provided by the two MRCs located in Bossaso and Hargeisa.
According to IOM, the facilities serve as one-stop centers for stranded migrants and returnees, including victims of trafficking as well as for unaccompanied and separated children in need of information and protection related services.
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