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Who we are
WHO WE AREIOM is the leading inter-governmental organization promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all, with presence in over 100 countries. IOM has been supporting 28 Country Offices in the European Economic Area, the European Union and NATO region and IOM Offices worldwide on EU-related policy, programmes, legislation and cooperation and resource management
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About
IOM Global
IOM Global
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Our Work
Our WorkAs the leading inter-governmental organization promoting since 1951 humane and orderly migration, IOM plays a key role to support the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through different areas of intervention that connect both humanitarian assistance and sustainable development. In the Regional Office for the EEA, the European Union and NATO, IOM pursues the well-being of migrants and societies through a rights-based approach.
Cross-cutting (Global)
Cross-cutting (Global)
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Civil protection is the front-line arm of the national emergency response in the immediate aftermath of a disaster to its own citizens and sometimes as a sign of humanitarian solidarity beyond its border to other affected countries.
This emergency relief can take the form of in-kind assistance, deployment of specially-equipped teams or assessment and coordination by experts sent to the field.
We work on emergency response and preparedness in close collaboration with a number of EU Member States Civil Protection and the Emergency Response Coordination Centre of the EU (in DG ECHO), the EU-wide crisis response structure. Our collaboration comprises exchange of information, cooperation on consular assistance, joint capacity building of experts, among others.
IOM activates the EU Civil Protection Mechanism on the surge of the crisis, as we did in 2017 to rapidly respond to the growing humanitarian crisis in Bangladesh.