Switzerland - IOM, the UN Migration Agency, and the Council of Europe have gathered experiences from researchers and practitioners around the world on how migrants have been included and have participated in disaster prevention and preparedness, as well as response and recovery activities.

These experiences are published in a new publication, Migrants in Disaster Risk Reduction: Practices for Inclusion, which will be launched tomorrow (19 July) at the United Nations Office in Geneva. The launch will take place in the framework of IOM’s International Dialogue on Migration, which is focusing on “Understanding migrant vulnerabilities: A solution-based approach towards a global compact that reduces vulnerabilities and empowers migrants”.

The publication highlights the importance and benefits of, as well as options for, integrating migrants into decision-making, policy-setting and implementation of disaster risk reduction initiatives. It builds upon the knowledge and experiences gathered through the Migrants in Countries in Crisis (MICIC) Initiative, a global state-led process for which IOM has been serving as Secretariat, as well as the Council of Europe’s EUR-OPA programme Migrants, Asylum Seekers and Refugees in the Context of Major Risks Prevention and Management.

The publication can be found in the IOM online bookstore: 
https://publications.iom.int/books/migrants-disaster-risk-reduction-practices-inclusion

Geneva-based media are welcome to attend the publication launch, which takes place at 13.30 on 19 July in Room XVIII, Palais des Nations.

For more information, please contact Olivia Headon, IOM HQ, Tel: +41 22 717 9435, Email: oheadon@iom.int