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Global Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan (SRP) for Coronavirus Disease 2019 - March 2020
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IOM in the United Kingdom (IOM UK) has identified seven strategic areas for engagement for the period 2016 to 2020. These build on IOM’s unique expertise and contribute to the wellbeing of migrants and host communities. View online version here | Download the PDF
The United Kingdom is one of IOM’s largest humanitarian donors and is a valued partner in helping IOM to prepare for and respond to crisis. Read more
Sign up to our International Migrants Day 2020 event here.
If you are struggling with your residency now that the UK has left the EU, IOM can help you. More information here.
Calling members from the Gambia Guinea and Senegal Diaspora communities! Do you remember the moment when you decided to migrate, your emotions & aspirations? And how would you express these feelings through a picture? Give us your best shot! More info here.
Join our event to celebrate this year's International Women's Day. Register for free here.
Plan to raise threshold for victim identification may shift focus away from streamlining support for survivors. Read more in the Op-Ed published by our IOM UK counter traffick specialist, Patrick...
In 2020, in response to the global Covid-19 crisis, IOM UK adapted its programmes and activities to continue providing...
Three online workshops will take place next week as part of an inter-disciplinary research project, ...
Rouaa is nine years old, the same age as the devastating war that has ravaged her country, Syria, killing hundreds of thousands of people and...
LGBTIQ+ migrants in Europe* have encountered many challenges with the ...
A Sudanese, a Sri Lankan and a Venezuelan sit around a table in a light and airy loft in a trendy section of London.
IOM Global Press Releases
Refugees are underrepresented in the UK workforce and opportunities for them to contribute to growth and better integrate in the country are being missed, humanitarians have warned. The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), in conjunction with the charity Business in the Community (BITC) and the UK government, have drawn up guidelines on how to help businesses recruit refugees.
Elimination of Malaria is possible…. but only when human mobility is considered
IOM plays a vital role resettling refugees to the UK by providing predeparture and travel assistance. This includes health assessments, provision of travel documents and visas, pre-departure orientation and operational escorts during their journey.
IOM believes integration works best when migrants and host communities engage in two-way communications about backgrounds, expectations and goals.
IOM fosters a shared vision, sense of belonging and value of diversity between migrants and the receiving community by promoting community engagement and cohesion.
We work to reduce the prevalence of, and harm caused by, human trafficking and modern slavery.
We support the contributions of diaspora communities through research and diaspora mappings, awareness raising of remittance costs and patterns and facilitating the sharing of diaspora skills and expertise.
We provide secure, reliable, and cost-effective services to migrants by providing return and reintegration assistance and by offering reliable transit assistance to refugees and migrants.
We assist in the development of effective migration management policies by conducting and sharing research, supporting increased dialogue between migration stakeholders and providing migration policy advice.
In the UK, IOM focuses on capacity building, developing partnerships and supporting UK networks by delivering bespoke training to those that care for migrant children.
