International Organization for Migration

• Amy E. Pope of USA has been elected the next Director General of IOM.
  • She will become the first woman to head IOM.

ABOUT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION

• IOM is a part of the United Nations system, as a related organization.
• IOM was established in 1951 as Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration (ICEM) to help resettle people displaced by World War II.
• It was granted Permanent Observer status to UN General Assembly in 1992.
• It is leading intergovernmental organization in the field of migration.
• It has 175 member states (including India).
• Publication
  • World Migration Report is published annually by IOM.
• IOM works in four broad areas of migration management:
  • Migration and development,
  • Facilitating migration,
  • Regulating migration and
  • Forced migration