1. Early Warning Information Sharing Network
Humanitarian Communication – one of the 15 Sectors of MCOF - People on the move often know best what the problems are. This sector ensures there is a two-way exchange of information between humanitarian responders and affected populations.
Funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Migration SEM
Humanitarian Communication– one of the Sectors of MCOF - People on the move often know best what the problems are. This sector ensures there is a two-way exchange of information between humanitarian responders and affected populations.

2. Basic parameters
Greece, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, Albania, Kosovo*, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina
Initial 4 months (extended 18 October 2015 – 18 October 2016)
Budget – CHF

3. Early Warning Information Sharing Network
The overall objective of IOM initiative is to contribute to the ongoing efforts of the Governments of Greece, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, as well as Albania, Kosovo*, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Hungary, in addressing the emergency situation through the establishment of an Information Sharing Network that ensures the provision of key information on the nature and scale of flows, while ensuring a strong focus on the specific needs of migrants.

4. Early Warning Information Sharing Network
Response Structure:
Coordination Meeting among Project Management staff, to ensure coordination and sharing of best practices.
Operational staff members engaged in data collection and coordination of activities.
Project Management staff engaged in the process of ensuring coordination, consolidation, analysis and dissemination of the data collected, through the IOM Missions and to select relevant Stakeholders.
Continuous coordination with national stakeholders in data collection and dissemination.
Greece: 1 at the border with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 1 in Athens, and 3 at the blue border with Turkey, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: 3 on the border with Greece, 2 on the border with Serbia
Serbia: 1 on the border with Hungary, 3 on the border with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 1 on the border with Croatia, 1 at the border with Bulgaria, and 1 at the transit centre in Belgrade,
Hungary: 1 at the border with Serbia
Croatia: 3 at the border with Serbia
Albania: 1 at the border with Greece
Kosovo*: 1 at the border with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Montenegro: 1 at the border with Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1 at the border with Serbia

5. Early Warning Information Sharing Network
Progress – Collection of data:
Greece: 1 at the border with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 1 in Athens, and 3 at the blue border with Turkey,
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: 3 on the border with Greece, 2 on the border with Serbia
Serbia: 1 on the border with Hungary, 3 on the border with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 1 on the border with Croatia, 1 at the border with Bulgaria, and 1 at the transit centre in Belgrade,
Hungary: 1 at the border with Serbia
Croatia: 3 at the border with Serbia
Albania: 1 at the border with Greece
Kosovo*: 1 at the border with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Montenegro: 1 at the border with Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1 at the border with Serbia
Greece: 1 at the border with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 1 in Athens, and 3 at the blue border with Turkey, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: 3 on the border with Greece, 2 on the border with Serbia
Serbia: 1 on the border with Hungary, 3 on the border with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 1 on the border with Croatia, 1 at the border with Bulgaria, and 1 at the transit centre in Belgrade,
Hungary: 1 at the border with Serbia
Croatia: 3 at the border with Serbia
Albania: 1 at the border with Greece
Kosovo*: 1 at the border with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Montenegro: 1 at the border with Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1 at the border with Serbia

6. Early Warning Information Sharing Network
Progress – Collection of data:
Greece: 1 at the border with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 1 in Athens, and 3 at the blue border with Turkey,
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: 3 on the border with Greece, 2 on the border with Serbia
Serbia: 1 on the border with Hungary, 3 on the border with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 1 on the border with Croatia, 1 at the border with Bulgaria, and 1 at the transit centre in Belgrade,
Hungary: 1 at the border with Serbia
Croatia: 3 at the border with Serbia
Albania: 1 at the border with Greece
Kosovo*: 1 at the border with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Montenegro: 1 at the border with Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1 at the border with Serbia
Greece: 1 at the border with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 1 in Athens, and 3 at the blue border with Turkey, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: 3 on the border with Greece, 2 on the border with Serbia
Serbia: 1 on the border with Hungary, 3 on the border with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 1 on the border with Croatia, 1 at the border with Bulgaria, and 1 at the transit centre in Belgrade,
Hungary: 1 at the border with Serbia
Croatia: 3 at the border with Serbia
Albania: 1 at the border with Greece
Kosovo*: 1 at the border with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Montenegro: 1 at the border with Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1 at the border with Serbia

8. Early Warning Information Sharing Network
Progress – What type of data is collected:
Number of arrivals
Number of persons that left the area
Nationality
Gender
Age
Vulnerabilities
Greece: 1 at the border with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 1 in Athens, and 3 at the blue border with Turkey, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: 3 on the border with Greece, 2 on the border with Serbia
Serbia: 1 on the border with Hungary, 3 on the border with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 1 on the border with Croatia, 1 at the border with Bulgaria, and 1 at the transit centre in Belgrade,
Hungary: 1 at the border with Serbia
Croatia: 3 at the border with Serbia
Albania: 1 at the border with Greece
Kosovo*: 1 at the border with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Montenegro: 1 at the border with Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1 at the border with Serbia

9. Early Warning Information Sharing Network
Progress – Sharing of Data:
Internally between missions (hourly, development based, daily, weekly)
Externally
Different stakeholders in different countries – depending on interest (number, frequency varies, some daily some upon request)
National institutions (Police/Border Police mainly)
Embassies; EU Delegation
UN Agencies
NGOs (service providers)
Media
Albania -EU Delegation. USAID, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Directorate for Border and Migration, Embassies and UN.
Serbia - Weekly reports are being sent to MoI/Border police (department for risk assessment).
Croatia - Ministry of the Interior, i.e. the people in charge of camp management and operation.
Montenegro – MoI, Border Police and UNHCR
Greece – 69 Recipients, mainly Embassies, NGOs and other relevant stakeholders at the northern border - media
IOM Skopje – MoI Border Affairs, NGOs, EU Delegation, Embassies
Kosovo* - 10 different representatives of different units within the MoI
Bosnia and Herzegovina

10. Early Warning Information Sharing Network
Challenges – lessons learned:
Recruitment and appointment of field staff – different start date; contracting procedures; change of staff;
Limitations on access to information (access to locations, delay in receiving data);
Not all data details can be collected – due to field arrangements;
Different time collection cycles (24 hours ; 08:00- 08:00; 00: );
Inconsistencies with data provided by other actors;
Difficulty to unify joint external report with all details we collect;
Ownership by National Institutions.

11. Early Warning Information Sharing Network
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