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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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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.
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IOM, UNHCR Appeal for Region-Wide Action by EU Countries Over Mediterranean Tragedies
Geneva - Concerned with the ongoing human tragedy in which almost 1,000 refugees and migrants have perished while being smuggled across the Mediterranean this year, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and IOM, the UN Migration Agency, are today appealing to European Union countries for concerted, region-wide action to greatly reduce needless loss of life at sea.