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    <AgencyName>International Organization for Migration</AgencyName>
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          <Email>hq@iom.int</Email>
          <WebAddress>http://www.iom.int</WebAddress>
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        <Address>Headquarters: 17 Route des Morillons, C.P. 17, CH-1211 Geneva 19, Switzerland. Mailing address, P.O. Box 71, CH-1211, Geneva 19, Switzerland</Address>
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        <Address>Washington Office: Suite 700, 1752 N Street NW., Washington, DC 20036</Address>
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        <Address>New York Office: 122 E. 42d Street, 48th Floor, New York, NY 10168</Address>
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            <NameColumnValue>William Lacy Swing</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Michele Klein Solomon</NameColumnValue>
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              <Paragraph>Established in 1951, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is the leading intergovernmental organization in the field of migration. With 155 member states, an additional 11 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 migrants and governments, while working in close cooperation with governmental, intergovernmental, and non-governmental partners. IOM has observer status at the United Nations.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>IOM works with its partners to meet the growing operational challenges of migration management; advance understanding of migration issues; encourage social and economic development through migration; and uphold the human dignity and well-being of migrants.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>IOM has been at the forefront of emergency response to ensure assistance and protection to stranded migrants and displaced persons. IOM has a lead role under the UN Cluster Approach in Camp Co-coordination and Camp Management in Natural Disasters and is a key partner in Emergency Shelter, Logistics, Health, Protection and Early Recovery.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>IOM's expertise and services also include: providing secure, reliable, and cost-effective services for persons requiring migration assistance; promoting humane and orderly management of migration and the effective respect for the human rights of migrants; providing expert advice, technical cooperation, and operational assistance to build national capacities and facilitate cooperation on migration matters; assisting states to facilitate the integration of migrants in their new environment and to engage diasporas, including as development partners; advising states in the development and delivery of programs and technical expertise to combat migrant smuggling and human trafficking; working with national health systems to reduce mortality, morbidity, and disabilities and to enhance access to rights-based health and well-being services throughout the migration cycle; and working with states in the area of labor migration, amongst others.</Paragraph>
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