International Organization for Migration (IOM)

IOM logoHumane and Orderly Migration to Benefit Migrants and Society

IOM is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society. As an intergovernmental body, IOM acts with its partners in the international community to: assist in meeting the operational challenges of migration; advance understanding of migration issues; encourage social and economic development through migration; and uphold the human dignity and well-being of migrants.


No country in the world remains unaffected by international migration flows. Every country is one of origin, transit, destination, or all of these simultaneously.

At the start of the 21st Century, one of every 35 persons is a migrant – this number is even higher in industrialized countries, where one of every ten persons has left their home country. The security and stability of our international system depends in large part on how nations and organizations alike can work together to ensure the humane and effective management of migration issues.

The IOM Brussels office acts as the regional liaison and coordination office to the Kingdom of Belgium, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the European Institutions and NATO. This regional office supports the IOM missions worldwide for EU-related matters, and supervises IOM offices in the Netherlands and in Ireland. For more details on the structure, activities, programmes and policy developments of IOM Brussels, please visit www.belgium.iom.int.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society. IOM has become the leading international organization working with migrants and governments alike to address migration challenges, while also recognizing the enormous potential benefits of migration for countries of destination, for migrants themselves, and for their countries of origin.

Established in 1951 in Brussels as an intergovernmental organization to resettle European displaced persons, refugees and migrants, IOM has since grown to encompass a variety of migration management activities throughout the world. With offices and operations on every continent, IOM helps governments and civil society through providing responses to migration issues, including:

Migration and Development

  • Migration and Economic/Community Development
  • Capacity Building Through Qualified Human Resources and Experts

Migration Health

  • Migration Health Assessments and Travel Health Assistance
  • Health Promotion and Assistance for Migrants
  • Migration Health Assistance for Crisis-Affected Populations

Facilitating Migration

  • Labour Migration
  • Migrant Processing and Assistance
  • Migrant Integration

Movement, Emergency and Post-Conflict Migration Management

  • Resettlement Assistance
  • Repatriation Assistance
  • Emergency and Post-emergency Operations Assistance

Regulating Migration

  • Return Assistance to Migrants and Governments
  • Counter-trafficking
  • Technical Cooperation on Migration Management and Capacity Building

Claims Programmes

  • German Forced Labour Compensation Programme
  • Holocaust Victim Assets Programme
  • Iraqi Property Claims Programme
  • Humanitarian and Social Programmes

General Programmes

  • Migration Policy and Research
  • Stranded Migrant Facility
  • International Migration Law

Migration, Climate Change and Environmental Degradation

  • A Complex Nexus
  • Definitional Issues
  • Policy
  • Research
  • Operational Activities
  • Partnerships

IOM’s activities are implemented in the following regions:

  • Africa and the Middle East
  • Asia and Oceania
  • The Americas
  • Europe

Contacts:

International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Regional Office for the European Economic Area, the EU and NATO
Rue Montoyerstraat 40
1000 Brussels, Belgium
Tel: +32.2.287.7000
Fax: +32.2.287.7006
E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
www.belgium.iom.int

Links:

IOM Presentation

3 questions to Bernd Hemingway
Regional Director for the European Economic Area of the IOM

Migrant worker's study

Right of Migrant Workers in EUROPE

Presentation of a new study on the rights of migrant workers in Europe

IOM Contact

International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Regional Office for the European Economic Area, the EU and NATO

Tel: +32.2.287.7000
Fax: +32.2.287.7006
E-mail: ROBrussels@iom.int
www.belgium.iom.int