The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has introduced Migration Vision @25, developed with the Government of Nigeria and companions to information migration cooperation over the next quarter-century.
This was introduced at an occasion on Thursday night time in Abuja to mark its 25 years of operations in Nigeria, celebrating a partnership that has supported thousands and thousands of individuals, strengthened nationwide establishments and helped communities rebuild their lives.
Reflecting on IOM’s journey, Chief of Mission Sharon Dimanche mentioned the anniversary was as a lot concerning the folks of Nigeria because it was concerning the organisation’s achievements.
“Twenty-five years in the past, IOM started its journey in Nigeria with simply two employees members working from a small workplace in Lagos.
“Today, our work reaches throughout the nation, however the true story isn’t how a lot IOM has grown. It is the thousands and thousands of lives touched by way of this partnership and the extraordinary resilience of the Nigerian folks.
“When we celebrate our 50th anniversary in 2051, the children born today will be 25 years old. Our ambition is to help create a future where fewer people are forced into vulnerability, and more people have the opportunity to thrive,” she mentioned.
The Migration Vision @25, anchored in three pillars, Mobility, Opportunity and Resilience, envisages Nigeria as a number one African hub for secure and productive migration, a globally aggressive supply of expertise and expertise, and a rustic the place migration contributes extra on to financial development and nationwide improvement.
The vision additionally calls for stronger migrant safety, expanded common migration pathways, higher diaspora engagement, sustainable reintegration and lasting options for displacement-affected communities.
As IOM enters its next quarter century in Nigeria, the organisation reaffirmed its dedication to working with the federal government and companions to avoid wasting lives, strengthen establishments, construct resilient communities and harness migration as a driver of nationwide and regional prosperity.
Since 2014, IOM has supplied humanitarian help to greater than 2.5 million folks, supported practically 500,000 displaced folks with shelter, helped greater than 737,000 folks acquire entry to secure ingesting water and facilitated the secure and voluntary return residence of over 72,000 Nigerian migrants.
The partnership has additionally targeted on serving to folks regain livelihoods and communities strengthen their financial foundations.
IOM-supported financial restoration initiatives have generated or restored greater than 75,000 jobs by way of expertise improvement and start-up assist, strengthened greater than 2,150 small companies, and educated greater than 12,700 folks in expertise linked to market demand.
Working with the federal government, IOM has additionally supported six main nationwide migration insurance policies and frameworks and helped strengthen border administration techniques at 33 areas throughout the nation.
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