Tag: International Organization for Migration (IOM)

GENEVA: The new head of the UN migration agency on Monday voiced concern that the deaths of migrants and refugees in the Mediterranean were being "normalised" and vowed to work with governments to provide options for economic migration to address the crisis. US former White House adviser Amy Pope started as head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Oct. 1 at a time of record forced displacement around the world and high political tensions over irregular immigration. In recent days, an Italian minister and billionaire Elon...