The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is a United Nations related organization working in the field of migration. The organization implements operational assistance programmes for migrants, including internally displaced persons, refugees, and migrant workers.
IOM was established in 1951 and started its operations in 1952 as the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration. Following amendments made to the IOM Constitution on 14 November 1989, the Organization was renamed the International Organization for Migration and, on 21 November 2013, and currently has 175 Member States, including Tanzania, which joined in 1998.
The United Republic of Tanzania, through its Permanent Mission in Geneva has been participating in the decision making process of the organisation, mainly the Council, which is the highest authority and determines IOM policies, and the Standing Committee on Programmes and Finance, which is a subcommittee of the Council open to the entire membership and normally meets twice a year to examine and review policies, programmes and activities, to discuss administrative, financial and budgetary matters and to consider any matter specifically referred to it by the Council.
Since 2009, the United Republic of Tanzania has also hosted IOM’s first (and only) training institution, the African Capacity Building Centre (ACBC) in Moshi (Kilimanjaro Region). The Centre, established at the request of the IOM African Member States, supports their efforts to improve migration and border management and governance.
Tanzania will continue to cooperate with IOM in such areas as the humanitarian–development-peace nexus; protection for migrants; migration and health; migration, environment and climate change; immigration and border management; counter trafficking of persons; return and reintegration; as well as migration policy and data.
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