1. IOM and Migration for Development
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
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IOM and Migration for Development 1

2. 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

3. 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.

4. 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”.

5. 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.

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

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

8. 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

9. 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

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

11. Thank you
Chiara Gnoli
IOM London