IOM – THE UN MIGRATION AGENCY A BRIEF INTRODUCTION

BRIEF HISTORY Founded as the Provisional Intergovernmental Committee for the Movement of Migrants from Europe (PICMME) following WWII 1951 PICMME becomes the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration (ICEM) 1952 ICEM becomes the Intergovernmental Committee for Migration (ICM) during the Indochinese refugee crisis 1980 1989 ICM becomes the International Organization for Migration 2016 IOM joins the United Nations as a Related Organization

OUR MISSION IOM, the UN Migration Agebcy, is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society. As the leading international organization for migration, IOM acts with its partners in the international community to: assist in meeting the growing operational challenges of migration management; advance understanding of migration issues; encourage social and economic development through migration; uphold the human dignity and well- being of migrants.

IOM’S ORGANIZATIONAL SET-UP Headquarters Office of the Director General Operations and Emergencies Migration Management (including Migrants Assistance) International Cooperation and Partnerships Resource Management 2 Administrative Centres Manila Administrative Centre Panama Administrative Centre 9 Regional Offices (1) Asia and the Pacific, (2) European Economic Area, (3) Eastern and South Eastern Europe and Central Asia, (4) South America, (5) Central and North America and the Caribbean, (6) Middle East and North Africa, (7) Central and West Africa, (8) East Africa and the Horn of Africa, (9) Southern Africa

OVERVIEW AND IOM REGIONAL GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE 1998 2018 MEMBERSHIP 67 169 EXPEDITURE USD 242M USD 1.6B FIELD LOCATIONS 119 401 ACTIVE PROJECTS OPERATIONAL STAFF 686 1,100 2,760 9,000

KEY ACTIVITIES MAIN AREAS OF PROGRAMMING: Refugee Resettlement Emergency, post-crisis and Disaster Risk Reduction Migrant Assistance Labour Migration and Migration & Development Immigration and Border Management Migration Health Migration Policy and Migration Law Research

From 67 in 1998 to 166 in 2016 (with a further 8 as observer states) IOM MEMBER STATES IOM acts with its partners in the international community to: From 67 in 1998 to 166 in 2016 (with a further 8 as observer states)

IOM APPROACH Pragmatic, flexible, innovative Decentralized, on the ground globally Works in partnership with governments, UN agencies, NGOs and the private sector Committed to exploring public-private partnership that are long-term and mutually beneficial

IOM in WEST AFRICA

THE WAY FORWARD Facilitate regular migration Reduce forced and irregular migration Protect rights of all migrants

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