The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is a dynamic and growing inter-governmental organization, with 127 member states, committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society.
IOM’s regional office for Southern Africa is based in South Africa and supports IOM activities in the entire SADC (Southern Africa Development Community) region. IOM also has offices in Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mauritius, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Equal Rights and Opportunities for Safe Migration: A pre-requisite for Development says IOM.
GENEVA – 8 March 2010 - Migration policies must offer equal opportunities to migrate to both women and men to reduce women’s vulnerability during migration and to optimize the positive development impact of migration in communities of origin, says the International Organization for Migration (IOM), on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2010.
CALL FOR ENTRIES: Second edition of the PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival on Migration and Diversity
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAoC) have launched the Second Edition of the Youth Video Festival, PLURAL + which explores themes relating to migration, diversity, and identity at the UN Headquarters in New York.
HIV Prevention and Treatment Not Accessible to Migrant Workers in Southern Africa
A new IOM study has found that migrant workers in Southern Africa have relatively low and inadequate access to HIV prevention and treatment services, although they have high a vulnerability to infection.
Radio Communications System to Help Zimbabwean Rural Health Centres Combat Cholera
IOM has handed over radio communications equipment to Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Health and Child Welfare in an effort to improve disease outbreak reporting and response times at rural health centres in remote border areas.
Warning Young Internet Users About the Dangers of Human Trafficking
In support of the 19-year long global campaign 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence, IOM has released an animated video to educate young internet users about the dangers of human trafficking in South Africa.
Lack of Migration Data Hampering Cooperation and Integration in Southern Africa
Efforts to foster socio-economic cooperation and integration within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and to better manage migration in the region are being hampered by weaknesses in the collection and measurement of international migration data, according to a new report published by IOM.
GENEVA – 8 March 2010 - Migration policies must offer equal opportunities to migrate to both women and men to reduce women’s vulnerability during migration and to optimize the positive development impact of migration in communities of origin, says the International Organization for Migration (IOM), on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2010.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAoC) have launched the Second Edition of the Youth Video Festival, PLURAL + which explores themes relating to migration, diversity, and identity at the UN Headquarters in New York.
A new IOM study has found that migrant workers in Southern Africa have relatively low and inadequate access to HIV prevention and treatment services, although they have high a vulnerability to infection. 
IOM has handed over radio communications equipment to Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Health and Child Welfare in an effort to improve disease outbreak reporting and response times at rural health centres in remote border areas.
Efforts to foster socio-economic cooperation and integration within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and to better manage migration in the region are being hampered by weaknesses in the collection and measurement of international migration data, according to a new report published by IOM. 
