IOM Logo — The International Organization for Migration is an intergovernmental organization founded in 1951, which deals with the issue of migration. Headquartered in Geneva, has offices in over 100 countries. This is a treaty organization created by sovereign states, however, depends on the United Nations. Currently, Member States are 127 and 18 observers, with the addition of 76 non-governmental organizations. The IOM has a flexible structure and has over 440 offices in over 100 countries.
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IOM is the lead agency in the field of migration and works to help ensure an orderly and humane management of migration, promote international cooperation in the field, assist in finding practical solutions to their problems and provide humanitarian assistance to migrants in need, whether refugees, displaced persons or other uprooted people. The IOM Constitution explicitly recognizes the link between migration and economic, social and cultural as well as the right to freedom of movement of persons. More