Geneva, 16 December 2024 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Microsoft have teamed up to address climate-induced displacement by harnessing artificial intelligence and data ...

International Migrants Day (IMD) is observed on 18 December, reaffirming the need for safer, more inclusive, and fairer migration systems in a rapidly changing world. Despite its proven benefits, ...

Over the past decades, the engagement of diasporas in development issues such as poverty reduction or economic growth, humanitarian response or post-crisis recovery has generated an increasing ...

Our partners are essential to our work, enabling us to deliver effective, whole-of-society migration solutions with lasting impact. Our reports highlight the tangible impact of our work, while ...

I have just returned from Damascus, where the impact of nearly 14 years of conflict is evident everywhere. I went in as one of the first UN principals on the ground, and we met with the caretaker ...

World Environment Day, marked on 5 June, is a call to protect our environment and take urgent action to #BeatPlasticPollution. Plastic, from production to waste, contributes to climate crisis and ...

Geneva – Amy E. Pope of the United States of America has begun her five-year term as the eleventh Director General (DG) of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The first woman to become ...

Greece - IOM confirmed yesterday (21/12) that over a million irregular migrants and refugees arrived in Europe in 2015, mostly from Syria, Africa and South Asia. Through the weekend, IOM’s ...

It is my pleasure to be here today in Brussels to talk about some of the opportunities and benefits that migration brings to countries of origin and destination as well as to the migrants themselves.

Learn more about IOM's response to the crisis in Syria Building on IOM's expertise in providing life-saving assistance to the most vulnerable, IOM will address humanitarian and recovery needs, and ...

World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October, calling for stronger action to protect and expand mental health support in times of crisis. This year’s theme, “Access to Services: Mental Health in ...

International remittances surged by 650 per cent, from USD 128 billion to USD 831 billion between 2000 and 2022. Migrant remittances surpass foreign direct investment in boosting the GDP of developing ...