📋 Tender Overview
Tunisias recent announcement 0503 to uphold the principled values of eliminating all forms and manifestations of racial discrimination and improve assistance and residence permits for migrants in the country is welcomed. The commitment to combat trafficking in persons and migrant smuggling that can help in countering xenophobia and misinformation about migration remains a priority for IOM. We urge States international actors as well as media to collectively counter harmful and negative rhetoric hate speech and hate crimes.IOM reiterates the UN Secretary Generals call to all to ensure that the dignity and rights of migrants are upheld at all times everywhere regardless of their migratory status nationality race or gender. Migrants need to be protected everywhere. Migrants have human rights said UN Secretary General Antnio Guterres. When I hear political leaders describing migrants in a way that doesnt take into account their dignity and the fact that they are human beings with human rights it is something that deeply shocks me. It shocks me in Tunisia it shocks me in Europe it shocks me everywhere.IOM stands ready to continue working with our national and regional partners to translate the Governments commitments into concrete actions to improve migration governance and support services to migrants. We will continue working to provide protection- especially for the most vulnerable including victims of trafficking women and unaccompanied and separated children medical and psychological support legal counseling as well as assisted voluntary return and reintegration.There are currently over 100 migrants outside IOMs office in the capital Tunis seeking various types of assistance. We are working as fast as possible to offer support while appealing for calm and dialogue to ensure dignified and human rights-based solutions. We count on the Tunisian governments continued support to facilitate our work to improve the living conditions of migrants and to promote efforts to ensure safe regular and orderly migration.IOM is ready to provide post arrival assistance to migrants who have returned from Tunisia to their countries of origin with help from their governments and is coordinating with authorities across the region to ensure provision of support.
