International Organisation for Migration (IOM)

  • Amy Pope, a former White House advisor, is set to become the first woman to head the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations' migration agency.
  • The IOM was established in 1951 as the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration and became a UN agency in 2016.
  • Its mandate includes promoting humane and orderly migration, providing services and advice to governments and migrants, and addressing forced migration.
  • The IOM has 175 member states including India and 8 observer states, and it works to ensure the orderly management of migration, promote international cooperation, and provide assistance to migrants ....
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