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

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Tap Tap Sitcom, Episode 1
Tap Tap episode 1 Haiti

Tap Tap, a common name for public transport in Haiti, is a five-part sitcom that aims to raise awareness about the challenges created by the massive displacement of so many in a capital city.
Regularization of Nicaraguans and their Families in El Salvador
Regularization of Nicaraguans and their Families in El Salvador El Salvador

This video tells the story of the IOM Pilot Project "Regularization of Nicaraguans and their Families in El Salvador" and the people whose lives were changed once they obtained identity documents. As part of the programme, the Organization gave technical and financial support to its government partners.
IOM Emergency Response to Cambodia floods
IOM Emergency Response to Cambodia floods Cambodia

The 2011 devastating floods in Cambodia affected the lives of more than 1.6 million people. IOM helped affected families by distributing essential non-food relief items and emergency shelter kits which include plastic tarpaulin, plastic ground sheets, ropes, tent poles and clay ovens.
Shelter for Pakistan's Flood Victims
Shelter for Pakistan's Flood Victims Pakistan

The catastrophic floods that struck Pakistan in 2011 forced more than 2 million people to leave their homes and left many towns without access to basic needs. Many have already returned to their communities but found nothing left from their homes and belongings. Help support IOM's efforts to provide aid to affected families.
IOM Helps Restore a Ravaged Forest
IOM Helps Restore a Ravaged Forest Haiti

Much of Haiti has been devastated by deforestation, as poor, hungry people eke out a living. This includes Haut Barrette, a locality of Vialet in Petit-Goâve situated 12 to 13 kilometers west of the city center.

Protecting Women and Girls in Camps from Sexual Violence and Abuse
Protecting Women and Girls in Camps from Sexual Violence and Abuse Haiti

IOM helps victims of sexual violence and abuse in displacement camps in Haiti.

The Restavek Problem
The Restavek Problem Haiti

A local traditional system of child domestic servitude, known as the restavek phenomenon, is endemic in Haiti. Family tracing, long-term reintegration assistance, and monitoring are essential services IOM Haiti provides.

IOM Helps Haitians in the Dominican Republic Return Home
IOM Helps Haitians in the Dominican Republic Return Home Dominican Republic

In the aftermath of the January 2010 earthquake, approximately 200,000 displaced Haitians crossed into the Dominican Republic in search of medical assistance, job opportunities, family reunification and relief from the post-disaster conditions in Haiti.

IOM: Providing Humane Responses to the Challenges of the 21st Century
IOM: Providing Humane Responses to the Challenges of the 21st Century Global

Created in 1951 to resettle persons displaced by World War II, IOM today is active all over the world. With 127 Member States, more than 6,700 staff members working on more than 2,000 projects in 450 field locations worldwide, IOM has changed the lives of millions of people worldwide. A collaborative organization of professionals, IOM is committed to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all.

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Haiti: IOM Builds Houses for Poor Families in La Savane
Haiti: IOM Builds Houses for Poor Families in La Savane Haiti

IOM builds new houses in the poor neighborhood of La Savane, in the inner city neighborhood area of Les Cayes on the South Coast, Haiti.

IOM Assisting the Return of Stranded Chadian Migrants
IOM Assisting the Return of Stranded Chadian Migrants Chad

IOM, through funding from the European Commission, facilitated the return and reintegration of stranded Chadian migrants based in Libya. The Organization organized convoys of trucks that carried the migrants back to Chad.

World AIDS Day 2011
The Sky's the Limit: 60 Years of Assisting Refugees and Migrants
IOM promotes equitable access to HIV prevention, care and support for people on the move.

The Sky's the Limit: 60 Years of Assisting Refugees and Migrants
The Sky's the Limit: 60 Years of Assisting Refugees and Migrants
Fear, bewilderment, anxiety, fatigue and sadness but also a deep sense of joy, peace and relief. These are just some of the emotions that overwhelm refugees as they reach the country they now call home.

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Migrant Women and Children in Somalia
Migrant Women and Children in Somalia Somalia

Migrants and internally displaced persons (IDP) are among the poorest and most vulnerable in Bossaso, Somalia. Fleeing conflict, thousands of Somalis are displaced in IDP camps with limited access to water, food and health care.

Credit: International Organization for Migration/Celeste Hibbert, Reuters, Magda Mis

Resettlement of Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal
Resettlement of Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal Nepal

IOM together with the Government of Nepal, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and numerous implementing partners helps organizes all post-selection activities related to the resettlement of Bhutanese refugees from Nepal to the eight countries of resettlement.

Akbar
Akbar

Ukraine

Artist Akbar Khurasani came to Ukraine from Afghanistan as a refugee 20 years ago, bringing with him his remarkable talent. His paintings show his love for what he calls two motherlands. This is his story.

Pakistan: One Year After the Floods
Pakistan: One Year After the Floods Pakistan

Hafeez Mai lost her husband and home when massive floods swept through Pakistan in July 2010, leaving her with four children to care for. This is the story of her resilience in the face of great tragedy.

El Salvador: Youth for Restorative Justice
Youth for Restorative Justice El Salvador

Youth leaders from Central America participate in a specialized training course as a part of the project "Development Policy and regional initiatives for youth in conflict with the Law and Social Risk", organized by the UNFPA, Integration SICA and SISCA with the financial support of the Italian cooperation. IOM is in charge of the systematization process. The course is focuses on restorative justice (emphasizing responsibility over punishment) as a novel way to address and prevent all sorts of violence.

Kenya-Uganda: Sex and HIV along Transport Corridors
Kenya-Uganda: Sex and HIV along Transport Corridors Uganda-Kenya

IOM and the Kenyan government work together to raise much-needed awareness of HIV among sex workers and their clients in Busia, a border town between Kenya and Uganda.

(First published on Reuters Alertnet)
Erik
Erik Ukraine

An award-winning documentary film on how a talented young black Ukrainian dancer successfully tackles racial prejudice and intolerance.

Migration and HIV in Tanzania
Migration and HIV in Tanzania

Tanzania

A series of documentary films that focus on the HIV vulnerabilities of four mobile populations in Tanzania: fishermen, seafarers, truck drivers and uniformed border staff.

A Better Life than Me: Migrants' Stories from Southern Africa
Migration and HIV in Tanzania

South Africa

Men and women from Southern Africa share their life stories, highlighting the issues and consequences of labour migration.

For Life, With Love: HIV Safe Mobility Video
Migration and HIV in Tanzania Thailand

An animated video on HIV prevention for migrants, mobile populations in road construction settings, and surrounding communities.

Rising Above Natural Disasters: My Village's Story
Rising Above Natural Disasters: My Village's Story. Cambodia

Indigenous communities in the Cambodian provinces of Ratanakiri and Mondulkiri learn how to plan and prepare to respond to natural disasters through an IOM project that supports the formation of Village Disaster Management Teams.

IOM Director General William Lacy Swing Visits Pakistan's Flood Victims
IOM Director General William Lacy Swing visits Pakistan's flood victims. Pakistan

IOM Director General William Lacy Swing on his visit to Pakistan speaks to local TV station Express 24/7, expressing solidarity with the millions affected by the floods and thanks relief workers for their tireless effort.

Changing Climate, Changing Lives
A documentary on cyclone Aila and its impact on the livelihoods of affected populations in Bangladesh Bangladesh

A documentary on cyclone Aila and its impact on the livelihoods of affected populations in Bangladesh.

The Lizard's Tail
Stories on disaster risk from indigenous communities of Ratanakiri, Cambodia Cambodia

Stories on disaster risk from indigenous communities of Ratanakiri, Cambodia. (In Khmer; no subtitles)

The Trech's Nest
Stories on disaster risk from indigenous communities of Mondulkiri, Cambodia Cambodia

Stories on disaster risk from indigenous communities of Mondulkiri, Cambodia. (In Khmer; no subtitles)

The Last Kankan of Nakhchivan
IOM: Providing Humane Responses to the Challenges of the 21st Century Azerbaijan

In less than twenty years, nearly two billion people could face water shortages. But one country – Azerbaijan – has come up with an ingenious solution to its water crisis.

Reintegration and Community Stabilization
IOM: Providing Humane Responses to the Challenges of the 21st Century Sudan

Twenty years after fleeing to Darfur to escape the civil war, 450,000 Dinka from Southern Sudan have returned to the state of Northern Bahr el Ghazal. To address the impact this large-scale return has on the receiving communities and the area's available resources, IOM supports both returnees and communities by helping people rebuild their lives, promoting a peaceful reintegration.

Director General Address for the 2010 Shanghai Expo: Better City, Better Life
Director General address for the 2010 Shanghai Expo: Better City, Better Life
What Lies Behind the Things We Buy?
What Lies Behind the Things We Buy? Global

A TV spot that is part of IOM's new information campaign that targets the demand side of human trafficking for labour exploitation. The Saatchi designed campaign is a break from the more traditional counter-trafficking response which in the past has largely focused on prevention work in trafficking source countries.