IOM has launched a new website to provide migrants in Europe with
unbiased and up-to-date information on return and reintegration
opportunities in their countries of origin.

The EC-funded website allows migrants who are currently residing
in Austria, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Greece, Ireland, Malta,
Netherlands, Portugal, and Switzerland to have 24/7 access to
comprehensive information on return and reintegration conditions in
20 countries of origin, from Afghanistan to Ukraine, including
Albania, Angola, Armenia, Brazil, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic
of the Congo, Georgia, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, the UN
Security Council Resolution 1244-Administered Kosovo, Moldova,
Nigeria, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Serbia and Sudan.

The website, which is available in Dutch, English, French,
German, Greek and Portuguese, also contains detailed information on
various practical aspects of life in home countries, including
prospects for gainful employment, access to housing, health care
and education or to enquire about the transferability of pension
funds.

"The website aims to help migrants make a fully informed
decision about the possibilities for a productive return," says
Pascal Reyntjens, IOM's Programme Coordinator in Brussels. "It also
allows migrants to receive tailored information that will help them
start new business ventures and professionals endeavours with the
support of IOM offices in countries of origin."

The 18-month project builds on IOM's long standing experience in
promoting multilateral approaches to encourage the successful
return and reintegration of migrants in their countries of
origin.

For more information, please visit "paragraph-link-no-underline" href="http://www.iom.int/irrico"
target="_blank" title="">http://www.iom.int/irrico or
contact:

Pascal Reyntjens

IOM Brussels

Tel: +32 2 287 74 10

E-mail: "mailto:preyntjens@iom.int">preyntjens@iom.int