By Sonia Agnesod | Planning, coordination and compliance
We are happy to share with you the recently published 2022 annual report on the global movements supported by IOM Resettlement and Movement Management (RMM) Division. “In 2022 alone, IOM facilitated 198,010 international movements for people in need, providing crucial support for safe evacuation, resettlement, relocation, family reunification, repatriation, return and other types of migration."(Rana Jaber, RMM division).
198,010 persons assisted
27,800 flights organized
170 nationalities of the beneficiaries
168 countries of departure
153 countries of destination
In 2022, IOM supported over 30 States in conducting resettlement, humanitarian admissions and relocation of refugees and other persons in situations of vulnerability, with significant operations out of Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Qatar and Turkiye. That led to IOM supporting the relocation of 120,728 persons, of which 710 individuals were relocated from Greece, Italy and Cyprus to 9 destination countries in the European Economic Area.
In 2022, approximately 1 in 4 people were moved by IOM arranged charter flights (24.4% of the overall total of individuals assisted with international movements by air, which is 48,325 people); travelling on a total of 305 charter flights from 26 countries of departure to 31 countries of destination
Moreover, through the European Union Solidarity Programme, IOM transferred vulnerable individuals to European Union Member States and associated countries that have pledged to receive Ukrainian refugees. IOM facilitated the transport of 14,455 persons through the Green Corridor to help people safely move by road from the Republic of Moldova border with Ukraine, to Romania and other European countries assisting with the large flows of people displaced from Ukraine. .
Throughout 2022, IOM also continued to support the resettlement of Afghan nationals, with 37,778 international movements organized by the Organization to over 21 countries of destination. The top 5 destination countries included Canada, the Unites States of America, Australia, Sweden and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. These movements took place from various departure countries including Pakistan, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Tajikistan and Türkiye.
Additionally, IOM Humanitarian Assistance to Stranded Migrants (HASM) team supports those migrants that suddenly find themselves stranded in transit or in hosting destinations with no means of returning home. In 2022, HASM assisted a total of 216 persons. During this period, the top three nationalities were Cuba, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.
The above-mentioned examples are justa. sample of the massive endeavours IOM is doing to support the movement of migrants in difficult situation. Read the report to know more
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