UN's IOM Launches First Global Appeal for $7.9 Billion to Aid Migrants

Funds to Benefit 140 Million People Amid Tight Budgets for Top Donor Governments

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has launched its first 'global appeal', seeking $7.9 billion to aid those forced to migrate due to factors such as conflict and climate change.
The funding is expected to benefit 140 million people, including both migrants and the communities that host them.
The appeal comes at a time when many top donor governments are facing tight budgets, and the IOM is hoping for contributions from individual and private-sector donors in addition to governments.
The IOM's new director-general, Amy Pope, emphasizes the need for proactive planning for future migration rather than reactive responses.
The IOM's 'Missing Migrants' project estimates that at least 60,000 people have died or disappeared during perilous migration journeys in the last nine years.