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IOM Today

An intergovernmental organization established in 1951, IOM is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society.

  • 146 Members and 98 observers
  • More than 450 field locations
  • More than 7,800 staff working on more than 2,700 projects
  • More than US$ 1.3 billion expenditures in 2011

Movement, Emergency &
Post-Crisis

The movement of people and the associated activities to facilitate orderly migration around the world has been a substantial part of IOM's operational programmes over the years. The implementation of new procedures to address security concerns in the airline industry has had a significant impact on IOM’s transportation process, resulting in an increase of services provided.

There is now a significant expansion in migrant case application processing in support of regular immigration programmes for which the related costs are covered by service fees either paid by the government or directly by the migrant. Since IOM's services are offered on a cost-recovery basis, migrants have the advantage of a standard and predictable fee structure.

The developments in the airline industry to stay competitive have had an impact on how air transport agreements are negotiated by IOM with the carriers. IOM in some instances provides guarantees for payment in the event of no-shows and cancellations, concessions that in previous years were granted almost automatically to IOM. The Movement Management Department also continues to work with a number of airlines towards obtaining better fares and conditions for the migrants.

In addition, the Migrant Management and Operational Services Application (MIMOSA) software is being implemented in stages throughout the Organization. This strengthens the Organization’s capacity to track and manage operational activities as well as to provide better statistical information, and generally improve migrant processing.

Projects and programmes under Movement, Emergency and Post-conflict Migration Management are classified as follows: