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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 humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. IOM has had a presence in Malta since 2006.
About
About
IOM Global
IOM Global
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OUR WORK
Our WorkAs the leading inter-governmental organization promoting 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. Across Malta, IOM provides a comprehensive response to the humanitarian needs of migrants and aids in relocation and resettlement.
Cross-cutting (Global)
Cross-cutting (Global)
- Data and Resources
- Take Action
- 2030 Agenda
Resettlement is a vital protection tool and a durable solution for those in need of international protection who are unable to return to their country of origin for fear of continued persecution and are not able to stay in the first country of asylum due to a lack of local integration opportunities.
Resettlement is a key symbol of international solidarity and responsibility sharing with those developing regions hosting 84% of refugees.
In 2018, 18 states in the European region resettled and admitted 26,852 refugees, a record figure since IOM resettlement activities started 65 years ago.
UNHCR defines resettlement as “the selection and transfer of refugees from a State in which they have sought protection to a third State another State which has agreed to admit them - as refugees - with permanent residence status”. To prepare refugees for resettlement and to prepare States to receive them, IOM works closely with governments, UNHCR, non-government organisations and other partners.
As part of its principled and people-centred programming and upon request of the receiving states, IOM supports the resettlement and admission of vulnerable refugees by:
- Facilitating selection missions and visa processing
- Providing pre-departure health assessments, orientation and information
- Providing post-arrival integration support
- Implementing movement management and travel operations
With growing resettlement needs and few resettlement places available, States have committed in the New York Declaration to further expand and increase the size of their resettlement programmes. These States also committed to establish resettlement programmes at the earliest opportunity if they do not exist yet. In this way, States aim to provide resettlement places on a scale that would enable to meet the annual resettlement needs as identified by UNHCR.