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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 184 Wikipedia views per month (specialized_agency_of_the_united_nations category, ranking #12 of 16).[2]

Key Facts

  • International Organization for Migration is in the country of Switzerland[3].
  • International Organization for Migration's instance of is recorded as specialized agency of the United Nations[4].
  • International Organization for Migration's instance of is recorded as publishing house[5].
  • International Organization for Migration's official language is recorded as English[6].
  • International Organization for Migration's official language is recorded as French[7].
  • International Organization for Migration's official language is recorded as Spanish[8].
  • International Organization for Migration's headquarters location is recorded as Geneva[9].
  • International Organization for Migration took place at International Organisation for Migration headquarters[10].
  • International Organization for Migration's Commons category is recorded as International Organization for Migration[11].
  • International Organization for Migration's archives at is recorded as International Institute of Social History[12].
  • 1951 marks the founding of International Organization for Migration[13].
  • International Organization for Migration's official website is recorded as https://www.iom.int/es[14].
  • International Organization for Migration's official website is recorded as https://www.iom.int/fr[15].
  • International Organization for Migration's official website is recorded as https://www.iom.int/[16].
  • International Organization for Migration's topic's main category is recorded as Category:International Organization for Migration[17].
  • International Organization for Migration's replaces is recorded as Intergovernmental committee for European migration[18].
  • International Organization for Migration's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'International Organization for Migration'}[19].
  • International Organization for Migration's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Organización Internacional para las Migraciones'}[20].
  • International Organization for Migration's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Organisation internationale pour les migrations'}[21].
  • International Organization for Migration's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'Mezinárodní organizace pro migraci'}[22].
  • International Organization for Migration's legal form is recorded as International organisation[23].
  • International Organization for Migration's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'IOM'}[24].
  • International Organization for Migration's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'OIM'}[25].
  • International Organization for Migration's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'OIM'}[26].
  • International Organization for Migration's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'OIM'}[27].

Body

Founding

1951 marks the founding of International Organization for Migration[13].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'International Organization for Migration'}[19], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Organización Internacional para las Migraciones'}[20], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Organisation internationale pour les migrations'}[21], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'Mezinárodní organizace pro migraci'}[22]. Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'IOM'}[24], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'OIM'}[25], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'OIM'}[26], {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'OIM'}[27], and {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'МОМ'}[28].

Operations

International Organization for Migration's headquarters location is recorded as Geneva[9].

Why It Matters

International Organization for Migration draws 184 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.[29] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

CARE International International Institute of Social History Italy Mexico Netherlands Oman publishing house Switzerland The Hague Institute for Global Justice United Nations United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia United Nations Institute for Training and Research Zambia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . search.gleif.org. Retrieved . search.gleif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1951-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ [[Property:P571]]: 1951"
  2. 4w ago · Bosterm · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → International Organisation for Migration headquarters
    Partnership with → Asian–African Legal Consultative Organization
    Replaces → —
    Official language → —
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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