IOM and Migration for Development International Organization for Migration (IOM) TITLE SLIDE IOM and Migration for Development 1

IOM Worldwide Presence ……. Regional Offices 132 Member States; Special Liaison Offices + 7,250 staff Administrative Centres Capacity Building Centre 97% posted in the field Research and Training Centre More than 460 Offices in 130 Countries Country Offices

IOM IOM works in the four broad areas of migration management: Migration and development Facilitating migration Regulating migration Forced migration STAFF: Total number of staff: 7,258 at the end of 2009 of which 6,150 were officials and 1,108 employees. 97% of IOM staff members were posted in the Field. Gender: 3170 females (44%); 4088 males (56%) Security statistics: 216 safety/security incidents reported in 2009 (robberies, arson, kidnappings, carjacking, theft, sexual assault, bombings, natural disasters, military actions, motor vehicle accidents (19), etc.) 6,800 IOM staff were included in the United Nations Security Management System in 2009.

The basis for IOM’s work in migration and development can be found in its Constitution, which states “that migration may stimulate the creation of new economic opportunities in receiving countries and that a relationship exists between migration and the economic, social and cultural conditions in developing countries”.

According to the 2007 Strategy, “IOM will focus on the following activities [in relation to migration and development]”: International policy dialogue; Policy-oriented research; Operational programmes to build the administrative and managerial capacity of governments and develop and implement strategies to more effectively link migration and development.

Three main ways in which migration impacts on development: Transfer of population and workforce Transfer of know-how and knowledge Transfer of financial assets

IOM currently implements migration and development projects under three project types: Economic and Community Development; Remittances; Skills Transfer, Capacity-Building and Virtual Return Projects.

Integrating project activities state development policies IOM interventions are in accordance with national policies outline the needs of the country Initiatives started within IOM projects will become sustainable through their institutionalisation

Examples of IOM Migration and Development Programmes Temporary and Circular Labour Migration (TCLM) between Colombia and Spain: a model for consolidation and replication MIDA Ghana Health project

Factoring migration in to the MDGs WHAT NEXT? Factoring migration in to the MDGs LOOKING BEYOND 2015

Thank you Chiara Gnoli IOM London cgnoli@iom.int 020 7811 6053