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              The 	                                           and in Kuwait. They are pas-  ble families, supporting
                         International  The role of TOM is to ensure
              Organization for Migration   that they receive the assistan-  sionate about the needs of   return and reintegration,
              (IOM)'s Iraq Mission was set   ce they need, whether their   the Iraqi people and commit-  developing livelihoods, and
              up in January 2003 in prepa-  intentions are to return,   ted to building a stable and   building the capacity of local
              ration for the overwhelming  resettle or stay in their cur-  prosperous future for Iraq.   and national authorities.
              humanitarian need following   rent location.
              the collapse of the former                      IOM Iraq has a diverse set of   Since 2007, TOM has been
              regime. Although the pace   Today, TOM Iraq has over   programmes that cover a   implementing
                                                                                                          the
              of internal migration in Iraq   250 staff working across all   wide range of humanitarian   Programme for Human
              is slowing, the needs of the   18 governorates of Iraq as   and migration initiatives,   Security and Stabilization
              displaced families and their   well as over 100 staff at its   including providing emer-  (PHSS) in Iraq. The aim of
              communities remain urgent.  support offices in Amman   gency assistance to vulnera-   this programme is to support
                                                                                       the empowerment of the
                                                                                       Iraqi government, communi-
                                                                                       ties and individuals to take
                                                                                       positive steps toward econo-
                                                                                       mic stability.

                                                                                       One recent PHSS beneficia-
                                                                                       ry, Mr. Yosif, is working hard
                                                                                       to ensure the success of his
                                                                                       new business. Mr. Yosif is
                                                                                       originally from Basrah, but
                                                                                       the poor security situation
                                                                                       and lack of work there forced
                                                                                       him and his family to reloca-
                                                                                       te to Mosul. Life in the new
                                                                                       city was very difficult, and
                                                                                       Yosif struggled to find
                                                                                       enough work as a carpenter
                                                                                       to feed his family of five
                                                                                       children, as well as his sister
                                                                                       and mother.


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