The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Migration Agency, operates in more than 170 countries and territories, protecting people on the move, driving solutions to displacement, and facilitating safe and regular migration.

Founded in 1951, the organisation is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits both migrants and society.

IOM is the leading intergovernmental organisation in the field of migration. With 175 member states, extensive operational experience, deep policy expertise, and a global network, IOM is a key responder to humanitarian crises and a major player in international development and peacebuilding.

In the United Kingdom, IOM supports migration management by helping migrants and refugees to better integrate and by assisting receiving communities to recognize and support the positive contributions that migrants make. Our operations, policy and research include refugee resettlement and family reunion, migrant integration, diaspora engagement, immigration advice and support for survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking. The UK hosts one of IOM’s data analysis hubs, partnering with leading UK universities and think tanks to help increase understanding of global migration patterns and inform evidence-based policy and action.

Today, we focus our activities on seven broad programme areas: 

• Resettlement
• Integration
• Immigration advice and support
• Diaspora for climate action
• Counter-trafficking and modern slavery
• Changing the narrative

Every day our work empowers migrants and helps change the narrative around migration.