Facts and Figures (Global)
Countries where IOM operated to fight COVID-19 in 2020
140
Countries supported by the IOM Development Fund
122
Migrants helped to voluntarily return home since 1979
1.7 M
Trafficked persons assisted since the mid-1990s
100,000

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) works on the development of policy guidance for the field; the formulation of global strategies; standard-setting and quality control; and knowledge management relating to “mainstream” migration sectors, including labour and facilitated migration, migration and development, counter-trafficking, assisted voluntary return, migration health, assistance for vulnerable migrants, immigration and border management and overall capacity-building in migration management.

In addition, through the IOM Development Fund, IOM supports multiregional and global projects. This includes technical supervision of project review and endorsement to experts in the field, as well as operational partnerships with relevant governmental, multilateral and private sector industry partners in coordination with the Department of International Cooperation and Partnerships.

Across Europe and Central Asia regions, IOM supports migration management through a variety of projects and activities.