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Who we are
WHO WE AREThe International Organization for Migration (IOM) is part of the United Nations System as the leading inter-governmental organization promoting since 1951 humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all, with 175 member states and a presence in 171 countries.
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Our Work
Our WorkAs the leading inter-governmental organization promoting since 1951 humane and orderly migration, IOM plays a key role to support the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through different areas of intervention that connect both humanitarian assistance and sustainable development.
What We Do
What We Do
Partnerships
Partnerships
Highlights
Highlights
- Where we work
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Take Action
Take Action
Work with us
Work with us
Get involved
Get involved
- Data and Research
- 2030 Agenda
The following organs and organizations of the United Nations System have Observer Status within IOM:
Organs and organizations of the United Nations System
- United Nations
- Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
- Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
- Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- International Maritime Organization (IMO)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV-AIDS (UNAIDS)
- Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
- Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
- Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-WOMEN)
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
- United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
- United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
- United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
- United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
- Universal Postal Union (UPU)
- World Bank
- World Food Programme (WFP)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Intergovernmental organizations and other entities
- African Union
- Arab Parliament
- Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO)
- Association of Caribbean States (ACS)
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
- Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP)
- Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
- Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA)
- Council of Europe
- East African Community (EAC)
- Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)
- Economic Community of West African States Commission (ECOWAS)
- Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC)
- European Public Law Organization (EPLO)
- European Union
- Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB)
- Indian Ocean Commission (IOC)
- Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
- Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
- International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA)
- International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
- International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD)
- International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP)
- International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
- Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
- Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO)
- Italian-Latin American Institut (IILA)
- Latin American and Caribbean Parliament
- League of Arab States (LAS)
- Mano River Union (MRU)
- Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS)
- Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
- Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
- Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Organization of American States (OAS)
- Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
- Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
- Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM)
- Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (PA-UFM)
- Partners in Population and Development (PPD)
- Southeast European Law Enforcement Center (former SECI Center) (SELEC)
- Southern African Development Community Secretariat (SADC)
- Sovereign Order of Malta (SMOM)
- Union du Maghreb Arabe (UMA)