Context
According to a report by the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM), nearly 60 percent of migrant deaths were linked to drowning in the last decade.
Migrant
- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) defines the term migrant as: “a person who moves away from his or her place of usual residence, whether within a country or across an international border, temporarily or permanently, and for a variety of reasons.”
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About International Organization for Migration
- Established: It was established in 1951 as part of the United Nations system.
- Head office: Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland
- Members: It has 175 member states (India is a member).
- Aim: To help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration to promote international cooperation on migration issues.
- Status: The IOM was given Permanent Observer status by the UN General Assembly in 1992, and a cooperation agreement between the IOM and the UN was signed in 1996.
- Work Areas:
- Migration and development
- Facilitating migration
- Regulating migration
- Forced migration
- Major Reports: World Migration Report
- New Strategic Plan: According to the IOM’s most recent strategic plan, the organization’s three key goals for 2024-2028 are to save lives and protect persons in transit, promote solutions for displacement, and to facilitate paths for regular migration.
Also Read: International Migrants Day 2023
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