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Together with our private sector partners, IOM supported more than 1 million people on the move across 40+ countries in 2025.
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January 23, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Together with our private sector partners, IOM supported more than 1 million people on the move across 40+ countries in 2025.
➡️ Explore the full impact: iom.int/ZP4%E2%80%8B
➡️ Explore the full impact: iom.int/ZP4%E2%80%8B
Governments across the Asia-Pacific are increasingly resorting to planned relocation to protect communities from the adverse impacts of climate change, including sea level rise & coastal erosion.
Learn more about planned relocation governance
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Learn more about planned relocation governance
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January 23, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Governments across the Asia-Pacific are increasingly resorting to planned relocation to protect communities from the adverse impacts of climate change, including sea level rise & coastal erosion.
Learn more about planned relocation governance
▶️ bit.ly/3ZteWL3
Learn more about planned relocation governance
▶️ bit.ly/3ZteWL3
Watch Peter Kern, Head of Sub-Office in Cox’s Bazar for IOM 🇧🇩, speaking from the ground after a devastating fire tore through a #Rohingya camp.
IOM teams are delivering life-saving support to families who lost everything and are working to restore safety and stability.
IOM teams are delivering life-saving support to families who lost everything and are working to restore safety and stability.
January 21, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Watch Peter Kern, Head of Sub-Office in Cox’s Bazar for IOM 🇧🇩, speaking from the ground after a devastating fire tore through a #Rohingya camp.
IOM teams are delivering life-saving support to families who lost everything and are working to restore safety and stability.
IOM teams are delivering life-saving support to families who lost everything and are working to restore safety and stability.
Do you enjoy cuisines from other cultures?
Do you wear styles inspired by places beyond where you grew up?
These everyday experiences reflect how migration shapes the world around us through human mobility, ideas and traditions.
Do you wear styles inspired by places beyond where you grew up?
These everyday experiences reflect how migration shapes the world around us through human mobility, ideas and traditions.
January 20, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Do you enjoy cuisines from other cultures?
Do you wear styles inspired by places beyond where you grew up?
These everyday experiences reflect how migration shapes the world around us through human mobility, ideas and traditions.
Do you wear styles inspired by places beyond where you grew up?
These everyday experiences reflect how migration shapes the world around us through human mobility, ideas and traditions.
Strengthening safe and regular migration pathways is key to protecting people on the move.
These pathways help reduce risks and safeguard the well-being of migrants everywhere.
These pathways help reduce risks and safeguard the well-being of migrants everywhere.
January 19, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Strengthening safe and regular migration pathways is key to protecting people on the move.
These pathways help reduce risks and safeguard the well-being of migrants everywhere.
These pathways help reduce risks and safeguard the well-being of migrants everywhere.
💡Skills are the new currency!
Migrant workers power ASEAN’s economies. Investing in skills mobility and recognition benefits workers, employers and countries.
📘 IOM - ILO report offers practical guidance to turn the Vientiane Declaration into action
👉 bit.ly/49wRd18
Migrant workers power ASEAN’s economies. Investing in skills mobility and recognition benefits workers, employers and countries.
📘 IOM - ILO report offers practical guidance to turn the Vientiane Declaration into action
👉 bit.ly/49wRd18
January 15, 2026 at 7:21 AM
💡Skills are the new currency!
Migrant workers power ASEAN’s economies. Investing in skills mobility and recognition benefits workers, employers and countries.
📘 IOM - ILO report offers practical guidance to turn the Vientiane Declaration into action
👉 bit.ly/49wRd18
Migrant workers power ASEAN’s economies. Investing in skills mobility and recognition benefits workers, employers and countries.
📘 IOM - ILO report offers practical guidance to turn the Vientiane Declaration into action
👉 bit.ly/49wRd18
The Climate Mobility Innovation Lab joined IOM Lao PDR in Vientiane 🇱🇦 to meet the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, discussing climate risks, human mobility, and how the Risk Index for Climate Displacement and the Climate Catalytic Fund can support locally led adaptation.
January 15, 2026 at 4:08 AM
The Climate Mobility Innovation Lab joined IOM Lao PDR in Vientiane 🇱🇦 to meet the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, discussing climate risks, human mobility, and how the Risk Index for Climate Displacement and the Climate Catalytic Fund can support locally led adaptation.
Expanding digital inclusion for migrants.
IOM has signed a new partnership with TelcoCB to improve access to banking and essential financial services for migrants in the Republic of Korea through technology-driven solutions.
bit.ly/4qRzUiq%E2%8...
IOM has signed a new partnership with TelcoCB to improve access to banking and essential financial services for migrants in the Republic of Korea through technology-driven solutions.
bit.ly/4qRzUiq%E2%8...
January 14, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Expanding digital inclusion for migrants.
IOM has signed a new partnership with TelcoCB to improve access to banking and essential financial services for migrants in the Republic of Korea through technology-driven solutions.
bit.ly/4qRzUiq%E2%8...
IOM has signed a new partnership with TelcoCB to improve access to banking and essential financial services for migrants in the Republic of Korea through technology-driven solutions.
bit.ly/4qRzUiq%E2%8...
Employment contracts aren’t just paperwork—they’re a shield of protection.
They safeguard fair wages, decent working conditions, and dignity for every migrant worker.
Stand up for their rights. Demand contracts that protect, not exploit. Because every worker deserves security and respect.
They safeguard fair wages, decent working conditions, and dignity for every migrant worker.
Stand up for their rights. Demand contracts that protect, not exploit. Because every worker deserves security and respect.
January 13, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Employment contracts aren’t just paperwork—they’re a shield of protection.
They safeguard fair wages, decent working conditions, and dignity for every migrant worker.
Stand up for their rights. Demand contracts that protect, not exploit. Because every worker deserves security and respect.
They safeguard fair wages, decent working conditions, and dignity for every migrant worker.
Stand up for their rights. Demand contracts that protect, not exploit. Because every worker deserves security and respect.
“Life can’t stand still.”
In our latest podcast series "Fill In The Blanks", Dr Indrajit Pal shares how co‑created, science‑backed tools like Risk Index for Climate Displacement help communities plan for climate mobility across the Asia–Pacific region.
📹 bit.ly/3L7ZIrG
In our latest podcast series "Fill In The Blanks", Dr Indrajit Pal shares how co‑created, science‑backed tools like Risk Index for Climate Displacement help communities plan for climate mobility across the Asia–Pacific region.
📹 bit.ly/3L7ZIrG
January 12, 2026 at 8:04 AM
“Life can’t stand still.”
In our latest podcast series "Fill In The Blanks", Dr Indrajit Pal shares how co‑created, science‑backed tools like Risk Index for Climate Displacement help communities plan for climate mobility across the Asia–Pacific region.
📹 bit.ly/3L7ZIrG
In our latest podcast series "Fill In The Blanks", Dr Indrajit Pal shares how co‑created, science‑backed tools like Risk Index for Climate Displacement help communities plan for climate mobility across the Asia–Pacific region.
📹 bit.ly/3L7ZIrG
IOM is present wherever we are needed, meaning even in the most remote areas.
A people-first approach to our services is not only a promise we make, but a promise we keep.
A people-first approach to our services is not only a promise we make, but a promise we keep.
January 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM
IOM is present wherever we are needed, meaning even in the most remote areas.
A people-first approach to our services is not only a promise we make, but a promise we keep.
A people-first approach to our services is not only a promise we make, but a promise we keep.
With support from the Government of Japan 🇯🇵, IOM connected returnees to local businesses.
In Nangarhar, Afghanistan, returnees are finding new job opportunities and helping a local business boost the production of jams, juices, and pickles while gaining valuable skills.
In Nangarhar, Afghanistan, returnees are finding new job opportunities and helping a local business boost the production of jams, juices, and pickles while gaining valuable skills.
January 8, 2026 at 3:22 AM
With support from the Government of Japan 🇯🇵, IOM connected returnees to local businesses.
In Nangarhar, Afghanistan, returnees are finding new job opportunities and helping a local business boost the production of jams, juices, and pickles while gaining valuable skills.
In Nangarhar, Afghanistan, returnees are finding new job opportunities and helping a local business boost the production of jams, juices, and pickles while gaining valuable skills.
Migration shapes our shared future.
In 2025, IOM and partners transformed crisis into opportunity across the globe. In 2026, we stand ready to scale impact and deliver solutions.
In 2025, IOM and partners transformed crisis into opportunity across the globe. In 2026, we stand ready to scale impact and deliver solutions.
January 7, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Migration shapes our shared future.
In 2025, IOM and partners transformed crisis into opportunity across the globe. In 2026, we stand ready to scale impact and deliver solutions.
In 2025, IOM and partners transformed crisis into opportunity across the globe. In 2026, we stand ready to scale impact and deliver solutions.
With USD 1M support, the Government & people of Japan handed over emergency shelter & relief supplies to IOM Sri Lanka, aiding families hit by #CycloneDitwah
Together with the Disaster Management Centre in Sri Lanka, IOM delivers shelter repairs, NFIs & early recovery in Kandy, Badulla & Kegalle.
Together with the Disaster Management Centre in Sri Lanka, IOM delivers shelter repairs, NFIs & early recovery in Kandy, Badulla & Kegalle.
December 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
With USD 1M support, the Government & people of Japan handed over emergency shelter & relief supplies to IOM Sri Lanka, aiding families hit by #CycloneDitwah
Together with the Disaster Management Centre in Sri Lanka, IOM delivers shelter repairs, NFIs & early recovery in Kandy, Badulla & Kegalle.
Together with the Disaster Management Centre in Sri Lanka, IOM delivers shelter repairs, NFIs & early recovery in Kandy, Badulla & Kegalle.
Migrants are often portrayed as people in need.
But the reality is different: nearly 168 million migrants worldwide are contributing every day by working in essential services.
Grounding public conversations in facts helps build understanding and balance.
But the reality is different: nearly 168 million migrants worldwide are contributing every day by working in essential services.
Grounding public conversations in facts helps build understanding and balance.
December 29, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Migrants are often portrayed as people in need.
But the reality is different: nearly 168 million migrants worldwide are contributing every day by working in essential services.
Grounding public conversations in facts helps build understanding and balance.
But the reality is different: nearly 168 million migrants worldwide are contributing every day by working in essential services.
Grounding public conversations in facts helps build understanding and balance.
Partnerships for resilience!
IOM, Govt of Fiji & KOICA, with Save the Children, marked the completion of the Nauouo Community Evacuation Centre in Ovalau.
The centre boosts disaster preparedness, empowers women & builds community‑owned resilience as 🇫🇯 enters cyclone season.
IOM, Govt of Fiji & KOICA, with Save the Children, marked the completion of the Nauouo Community Evacuation Centre in Ovalau.
The centre boosts disaster preparedness, empowers women & builds community‑owned resilience as 🇫🇯 enters cyclone season.
December 26, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Partnerships for resilience!
IOM, Govt of Fiji & KOICA, with Save the Children, marked the completion of the Nauouo Community Evacuation Centre in Ovalau.
The centre boosts disaster preparedness, empowers women & builds community‑owned resilience as 🇫🇯 enters cyclone season.
IOM, Govt of Fiji & KOICA, with Save the Children, marked the completion of the Nauouo Community Evacuation Centre in Ovalau.
The centre boosts disaster preparedness, empowers women & builds community‑owned resilience as 🇫🇯 enters cyclone season.
As the year comes to an end, we wish everyone a joyful and peaceful holiday season!
Thank you to partners and communities across Asia and the Pacific for your continued support in making meaningful change in the lives of many 💙
Thank you to partners and communities across Asia and the Pacific for your continued support in making meaningful change in the lives of many 💙
December 25, 2025 at 5:48 AM
As the year comes to an end, we wish everyone a joyful and peaceful holiday season!
Thank you to partners and communities across Asia and the Pacific for your continued support in making meaningful change in the lives of many 💙
Thank you to partners and communities across Asia and the Pacific for your continued support in making meaningful change in the lives of many 💙
Earlier this week, IOM met with the🇹🇭Immigration Bureau to hand over secondary inspection equipment at Suvarnabhumi Airport.
The tools support risk analysis and detection of travel documents and identity fraud, strengthening safe and regular migration across borders.
The tools support risk analysis and detection of travel documents and identity fraud, strengthening safe and regular migration across borders.
December 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Earlier this week, IOM met with the🇹🇭Immigration Bureau to hand over secondary inspection equipment at Suvarnabhumi Airport.
The tools support risk analysis and detection of travel documents and identity fraud, strengthening safe and regular migration across borders.
The tools support risk analysis and detection of travel documents and identity fraud, strengthening safe and regular migration across borders.
IOM joined the 5th Tokyo Immigration Forum with 23 countries to strengthen cooperation among immigration authorities.
As cross-border movement grows, IOM Director General highlighted the need for safe, regular, rights-based pathways, supported by DX and capacity building.
As cross-border movement grows, IOM Director General highlighted the need for safe, regular, rights-based pathways, supported by DX and capacity building.
December 19, 2025 at 9:57 AM
IOM joined the 5th Tokyo Immigration Forum with 23 countries to strengthen cooperation among immigration authorities.
As cross-border movement grows, IOM Director General highlighted the need for safe, regular, rights-based pathways, supported by DX and capacity building.
As cross-border movement grows, IOM Director General highlighted the need for safe, regular, rights-based pathways, supported by DX and capacity building.
On #InternationalMigrantsDay, the Regional UN Network on Migration for Asia and the Pacific held its 4th Quarterly Meeting.
Discussions strengthened coordinated action on migration implementation, joint advocacy, and preparations for the global migration review.
Discussions strengthened coordinated action on migration implementation, joint advocacy, and preparations for the global migration review.
December 19, 2025 at 3:45 AM
On #InternationalMigrantsDay, the Regional UN Network on Migration for Asia and the Pacific held its 4th Quarterly Meeting.
Discussions strengthened coordinated action on migration implementation, joint advocacy, and preparations for the global migration review.
Discussions strengthened coordinated action on migration implementation, joint advocacy, and preparations for the global migration review.
8 years of PROMISE delivering real impact & meaningful change✨
The #PROMISE Programme funded by Swiss Development and Cooperation marks the close of its regional work to promote safe migration, strengthen skills, and expand opportunities across the region.
More: thailand.iom.int/promise-prog...
The #PROMISE Programme funded by Swiss Development and Cooperation marks the close of its regional work to promote safe migration, strengthen skills, and expand opportunities across the region.
More: thailand.iom.int/promise-prog...
December 16, 2025 at 8:47 AM
8 years of PROMISE delivering real impact & meaningful change✨
The #PROMISE Programme funded by Swiss Development and Cooperation marks the close of its regional work to promote safe migration, strengthen skills, and expand opportunities across the region.
More: thailand.iom.int/promise-prog...
The #PROMISE Programme funded by Swiss Development and Cooperation marks the close of its regional work to promote safe migration, strengthen skills, and expand opportunities across the region.
More: thailand.iom.int/promise-prog...
Survivors know the risks better than anyone.
Listening to their experiences is essential to shaping support, services, and safe spaces that truly meet their needs.
Listening to their experiences is essential to shaping support, services, and safe spaces that truly meet their needs.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Survivors know the risks better than anyone.
Listening to their experiences is essential to shaping support, services, and safe spaces that truly meet their needs.
Listening to their experiences is essential to shaping support, services, and safe spaces that truly meet their needs.
Survivors know the risks better than anyone.
Listening to their experiences is essential to shaping support, services, and safe spaces that truly meet their needs.
Listening to their experiences is essential to shaping support, services, and safe spaces that truly meet their needs.
December 12, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Survivors know the risks better than anyone.
Listening to their experiences is essential to shaping support, services, and safe spaces that truly meet their needs.
Listening to their experiences is essential to shaping support, services, and safe spaces that truly meet their needs.
On Human Rights Day, we highlight community leaders empowering migrant workers to know their rights & access justice. Through IOM support, funded by the EU and Sweden, migrants across Thailand are building safer, more informed communities.
Read more: bit.ly/4hGoKK2
Read more: bit.ly/4hGoKK2
December 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
On Human Rights Day, we highlight community leaders empowering migrant workers to know their rights & access justice. Through IOM support, funded by the EU and Sweden, migrants across Thailand are building safer, more informed communities.
Read more: bit.ly/4hGoKK2
Read more: bit.ly/4hGoKK2
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Pleased to join #IOM Director-General Amy Pope in meeting with 🇵🇭 #Philippines Secretary (Minister) of #Migrant Workers H.E. Hans Leo Cacdac.
We re-affirmed our strong partnership towards safe and dignified #migration, supporting ethical recruitments and regular pathways in ASEAN and beyond 🙏🏻
We re-affirmed our strong partnership towards safe and dignified #migration, supporting ethical recruitments and regular pathways in ASEAN and beyond 🙏🏻
December 9, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Pleased to join #IOM Director-General Amy Pope in meeting with 🇵🇭 #Philippines Secretary (Minister) of #Migrant Workers H.E. Hans Leo Cacdac.
We re-affirmed our strong partnership towards safe and dignified #migration, supporting ethical recruitments and regular pathways in ASEAN and beyond 🙏🏻
We re-affirmed our strong partnership towards safe and dignified #migration, supporting ethical recruitments and regular pathways in ASEAN and beyond 🙏🏻