1. IOM – THE UN MIGRATION AGENCY
A BRIEF INTRODUCTION

2. 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

3. 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.

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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)

8. 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

9. IOM in WEST AFRICA

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

12. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION
17, Route des Morillons, CH-1211 Geneva
19, Switzerland