International Organization for Migration

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The International Organization for Migration is a leading intergovernmental body that works globally to promote humane and orderly migration for the benefit of migrants and societies.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf intergovernmental organization
international organization
abbreviation IOM
becameUNRelatedOrganization 2016
cooperatesWith civil society organizations
governments
non-governmental organizations
regional organizations
countryHeadquarters Switzerland
directorGeneralStartDate 2023
focusesOn assisted voluntary return and reintegration
border management
counter-trafficking
displacement caused by conflict and disasters
emergency and post-crisis migration response
labour migration
migrant protection
migration and development
migration health
migration management
resettlement and relocation of migrants and refugees
formerName Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration
Provisional Intergovernmental Committee for the Movement of Migrants from Europe
founded 1951
governingBody IOM Council
hasDeputyDirectorGeneral Ugochi Daniels
hasDirectorGeneral Amy Pope
hasFieldOffices worldwide
hasGlobalPresenceIn more than 100 countries
hasObserverStates yes
hasRegionalOffices Africa
Americas
Asia and the Pacific
Europe
Middle East
headquartersLocation Geneva, Switzerland
language English
French
Spanish
legalStatus autonomous intergovernmental organization
memberOf United Nations system
membershipType member states
mission to promote humane and orderly migration for the benefit of migrants and society
participatedIn Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration process
supports implementation of the Global Compact for Migration
UNRelatedStatus UN related organization
website https://www.iom.int
worksWith UNHCR
UNICEF
United Nations
World Health Organization


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