Capacity Building Tools

With the support of the U.S. Government, the International Organization for Migration is pursuing a capacity building program to support Governments to systematically address the vulnerability of migrants in emergencies. In close cooperation with the Governments of Guatemala, Mexico, Myanmar and Thailand, countries respectively sending and receiving large numbers of migrants along two of the most significant migration corridors worldwide, IOM has developed and piloted a series of capacity building tools:

THE MICIC SMARTPHONE APP                                                              Communicating more effectively with migrants in emergencies

IOM supports governments in the development of smartphone apps and information management platforms to communicate with migrants more effectively. The apps allows migrants to access basic consular assistance, to receive warnings and emergency communications, and to request specific support when facing hardship.