IOM

Summary Overview

IOM 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, and
Uphold the human dignity and well-being of migrants.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is an intergovernmental organization offering migration management assistance to governments and migrants worldwide. Founded in 1951, IOM currently has 125 full member states and 94 observers, including 18 State and 76 global and regional IGOs and NGOs. IOM maintains more than 430 field offices in over 120 countries worldwide and has over 6,690 staff under contract, working on more than 2030 projects. IOM headquarters is in Geneva, Switzerland. For full institutional information you can visit our corporate Website at http://www.iom.int/.