The initiative seeks to attract funding from governments, private sector companies and individual donors in the face of overwhelming evidence that well-managed migration is an important contributor to global prosperity and progress.

According to IOM Director Amy Pope, the funding will support both migrants and the communities that host them as the number of people forced to leave their homes reached 117 million by the end of 2022, including a record 71 million forcibly displaced within their own countries.

“Irregular and forced migration has reached unprecedented levels and the challenges we face are increasingly complex,” Pope warned in announcing the organization’s annual appeal.

In the face of these statistics, IOM is working to plan for future migration rather than simply reacting to migration surges.

“Just being reactive means more people die and are exploited while migrating. This call will allow us to save more lives and work together more responsibly,” she said.

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