International Organization for Migration

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International Organization for Migration

Summary

International Organization for Migration is a specialized agency of the United Nations[1]. It draws 1,094 Wikipedia views per month (specialized_agency_of_the_united_nations category, ranking #12 of 16).[2]

Key Facts

  • International Organization for Migration's field of work was emigration and immigration[3].
  • International Organization for Migration is in the country of Switzerland[4].
  • International Organization for Migration is in the country of Czech Republic[5].
  • International Organization for Migration's instance of is recorded as specialized agency of the United Nations[6].
  • International Organization for Migration's instance of is recorded as publishing house[7].
  • International Organization for Migration's instance of is recorded as intergovernmental organization[8].
  • International Organization for Migration's instance of is recorded as government agency[9].
  • International Organization for Migration's official language is recorded as English[10].
  • International Organization for Migration's official language is recorded as French[11].
  • International Organization for Migration's official language is recorded as Spanish[12].
  • International Organization for Migration's headquarters location is recorded as Geneva[13].
  • International Organization for Migration's headquarters location is recorded as Prague[14].
  • The location of International Organization for Migration was International Organisation for Migration headquarters[15].
  • International Organization for Migration's Commons category is recorded as International Organization for Migration[16].
  • International Organization for Migration's archives at is recorded as International Institute of Social History[17].
  • 1951 marks the founding of International Organization for Migration[18].
  • International Organization for Migration's official website is recorded as https://www.iom.int/es[19].
  • International Organization for Migration's official website is recorded as https://www.iom.int/fr[20].
  • International Organization for Migration's official website is recorded as https://www.iom.int/[21].
  • International Organization for Migration's official website is recorded as https://www.iom.cz/[22].
  • International Organization for Migration's topic's main category is recorded as Category:International Organization for Migration[23].
  • International Organization for Migration's replaces is recorded as Intergovernmental committee for European migration[24].
  • International Organization for Migration's official name is recorded as International Organization for Migration[25].
  • International Organization for Migration's official name is recorded as Organización Internacional para las Migraciones[26].
  • International Organization for Migration's official name is recorded as Organisation internationale pour les migrations[27].

Body

Founding

1951 marks the founding of International Organization for Migration[18].

Identity

Official names include International Organization for Migration[25], Organización Internacional para las Migraciones[26], Organisation internationale pour les migrations[27], and Mezinárodní organizace pro migraci[28]. Short names include IOM[29], OIM[30], and МОМ[31].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Geneva[13], a cantonal capital of Switzerland[32], in Switzerland[33] and Prague[14], a municipality with town privileges in the Czech Republic[34], in Czech Republic[35], founded in 0800[36], headquartered in Prague[37].

Industry

International Organization for Migration's field of work was emigration and immigration[3].

Why It Matters

International Organization for Migration draws 1,094 Wikipedia views per month (specialized_agency_of_the_united_nations category, ranking #12 of 16).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  5. 14w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 14w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 18w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  8. 19w ago · Bosterm · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location International Organisation for Migration headquarters
    Partnership with Asian–African Legal Consultative Organization, United Nations
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