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 evening 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 stated the anniversary was as a lot in regards to the folks of Nigeria because it was in regards to 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 shouldn’t be how a lot IOM has grown. It is the thousands and thousands of lives touched by 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 stated.
The Migration Vision @25, anchored in three pillars, Mobility, Opportunity and Resilience, envisages Nigeria as a number one African hub for protected and productive migration, a globally aggressive supply of expertise and expertise, and a rustic the place migration contributes extra on to financial progress and nationwide growth.
The vision additionally calls for stronger migrant safety, expanded common migration pathways, larger 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 save lots of lives, strengthen establishments, construct resilient communities and harness migration as a driver of nationwide and regional prosperity.
Since 2014, IOM has offered humanitarian help to greater than 2.5 million folks, supported practically 500,000 displaced folks with shelter, helped greater than 737,000 folks achieve entry to protected ingesting water and facilitated the protected and voluntary return dwelling of over 72,000 Nigerian migrants.
The partnership has additionally centered 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 expertise growth and start-up help, strengthened greater than 2,150 small companies, and skilled 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 programs at 33 areas throughout the nation.
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