Dear CCCM Practitioners,

I hope your 2024 is off to a great start!

From the Area-Based Approach Working Group, I got some interesting updates to share with you:

- the CCCM Cluster Paper on Area-Based Approaches is now available in French, in addition to the English, Spanish and Arabic version;

-the ABA Resource Matrix previously circulated has recently been updated with links to new relevant case studies (including the two published in December with the community engagement forum), webinars and other learning resources: it can be downloaded here, from the WG webpage (for easy reference, the resources that have been added are highlighted in yellow).

Should you want to contact the coordinator to ask questions, share resources, tools or suggestions for the working group, you can get in touch with me at elvalentini@iom.int .  Finally, as you know we are always looking for best practices, challenges and success stories related to ABA to document through brief operational case studies: if you would be willing to share yours and your organization’s experience, do not hesitate to let me know.

Kind regards,

Elena Valentini (IOM)