1-2 November 2023, Saranda, Albania – IOM organized a two-day training with frontline partners on Collaborative Response to Migration Management. 

Border Police, local government officials, and other frontliners were presented with:

• IOM Approach to Protection (Protection Mainstreaming Activities, Smuggling and Trafficking in Human Beings, Psychological First Aid, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support)
• Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR) referral mechanisms and operations.
• Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM)
• IOM outreach efforts through the Mobile Teams in Albania. 

Trainers from Bosnia and Herzegovina shared knowledge and led the discussion between professionals, focused on prioritizing protection-centered approaches; strengthening migration management capacities; advancing understanding of voluntary return programmes. 

This training activity was organized thanks to the support of the UK Government.