Established in 1951, IOM is part of the United Nations System and stands as the leading intergovernmental organization in the field of migration. IOM History · Organizational Structure · Members and Observers

IOM´s Constitution provides a framework for the purposes, functions, legal status, finance, membership and other issues necessary for functioning.

The 2007 IOM Strategy Document identifies the primary goal of IOM as being the facilitation of humane and orderly responses to international migration.

This chapter provides an introduction to the evolution of IOM's mandate and obligations from its founding in 1951 to 2022. In contrast to the tendency in ...

The purpose of the IOM is to provide meaningful oversight of the Court through its mandate to conduct inspections, evaluations and investigations at the request ...

Mandate. The IOM mandate is to provide special assistance to migrants and for States concerned by migration, helping countries in developing specific services, ...

1. To provide secure, reliable, flexible and cost-effective services for persons who require international migration assistance. 2. To enhance the humane ...

Promoting since 1951 humane and orderly migration, IOM supports the 2030 Agenda through humanitarian and sustainable development activities.

The mandate of the Commission is threefold: 1. Placing International Migration on the Global Agenda. The significance and complexity of the issue of ...