The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is the leading international organization working with migrants and governments to provide humane responses to migration challenges.

IOM is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and the society.

Since its establishment in May 2002, IOM Mission in Oslo has worked with its partners, both governmental and non-governmental, in implementing programmes to fulfill its mandate.

CROSS – CULTURAL FACILITATORS (Bi-Cultural Trainers)

IOM Oslo will recruit Cross Cultural Facilitators (CCF) with Somali, Afghani, Eritrean and Burmese cultural and language skills, who will provide pre-departure cultural orientation classes to quota refugees in their native languages at refugee camps in their respective transit countries. The positions are part time engagements, on average 1 to 2 months per year. 

IOM Oslo has release new publications that can provide more information about the activities and projects that are being implemented. Check out the following:

• VARP - Frequently Asked Questions.

• New Beginnings, a post-arrival training project

• Return and Reintegration assistance to Victims of trafficking

• Return and Reintegration assistance to Unaccompanied and Aged-out minorasylum seekers in Norway - Info sheet.

• IRRINI reintegration program timeline in Norway and Irak

Horn of Africa - With famine declared in five parts of southern Somalia, severe drought in Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti, coupled with an unrelenting influx of refugees and high prices of basic food commodities in the region, IOM is urgently appealing to the donor community for US$ 26.6 million as part of a massive humanitarian operation being carried out in the Horn of Africa.