Gabon
Region: Africa
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Duration: September 2021 - March 2023
Budget: US$347,475 (UNTFHS: $295,855; Pooled Funding: $51,620)
Implementing Agencies: UNICEF(lead), UNODC, UNHCR, IOM
Mixed migration to Gabon, comprising of irregular migrants for labor purposes, but also criminally organized trafficking of women and children, is a recurrent, growing and an increasingly visible challenge. -
Duration: June 2010 - October 2013
Budget: US$2,194,426
Implementing Agencies: OHCHR (lead), UNDP, FAO, WHO, UNICEF
In June 1999, tens of thousands of people crossed the border into Gabon fleeing violent conflict in the Republic of the Congo. Upon arrival in Gabon most refugees initially settled in rural areas within or adjacent to existing villages.