International Organization for Migration
IOM

Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. With 120 member states, a further 18 states holding observer status and offices in over 100 countries, IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants. IOM works to help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration, to promote international cooperation on migration issues, to assist in the search for practical solutions to migration problems and to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants in need, including refugees and internally displaced people. The IOM Constitution recognizes the link between migration and economic, social and cultural development, as well as to the right of freedom of movement. IOM works in the four broad areas of migration management: Migration and development Facilitating migration Regulating migration Forced migration. IOM activities that cut across these areas include the promotion of international migration law, policy debate and guidance, protection of migrants' rights, migration health and the gender dimension of migration. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Mission was established in Serbia in 1992, as part of the United Nations Interagency framework of assistance to those displaced by the conflicts in the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The Republic of Serbia became a Member State of IOM on 27 November 2001. Over 18 years of activities in Serbia, IOM has been working in close cooperation with the government in the fields of migration management, assisted voluntary return, resettlement, integration of refugees and counter-trafficking. Current Mission staffing: 4 international officers, 31 national employees and 18 consultants.