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Issue Guest

Exclusive meeting with

Exclusive Interview with

Mr. Othman Belbeisi

Regional Director of the International Organization for

Migration (IOM) for the Middle East and North Africa

The International Organization for Migration (IOM), Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration,
established in 1951, is dedicated to fostering safe, organized, which outlines a set of implementable commitments,
and regular human migration for the mutual benefit of means of implementation, and a framework for follow-
countries, communities, and migrants. In light of the up among member states concerning international
current global crises intricately connected to its activities, migration in all its dimensions, it provides a framework for
could you elaborate on the key strategies that IOM plans to comprehensive international cooperation on migrants and
implement in the coming years? human mobility.

Migration has evolved into a global challenge for all As stated in the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and
countries. To manage mixed flows of irregular migration, Regular Migration, «Migration is a multi-dimensional
member states must collaborate. The United Nations reality that cannot be addressed by any one government
General Assembly has taken the initiative to discuss this sector alone”. Therefore, IOM adopts an approach involving
issue globally. This initiative sent a strong political message the entire government and society in managing migration.
that migration and refugee affairs have become major It strives to ensure the consideration of migration and
issues on the international agenda. With the adoption of the migrants› needs in all policy, laws, and regulations areas,

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