The IOM – International Organization for Migration – is a United Nations organization working in the field of migration. The organization implements operational assistance programmes for migrants, including internally displaced persons, refugees, and migrant workers.

 Direct Link to Full 16-Page IOM 2024 Publication: IOM Gender Equality Policy 2024

Gender shapes every dimension of migration, including its drivers and outcomes; risks and needs; resources and opportunities; and networks and channels. Existing gender inequalities that are rooted in gender roles, norms, expectations, responsibilities and power dynamics are often exacerbated in the context of migration. Failing to consider gender in migration governance and practice increases the risk of perpetuating and exacerbating gender inequalities, including gender-based violence.1 Achieving gender equality requires actively addressing underlying structural barriers that entrench gender inequalities. It calls for both targeted and mainstream approaches to ensure meaningful inclusion of persons of all genders, as well as equitable approaches to provide the resources required to reach equal outcomes for persons of all genders. It also involves considering the intersection of different identities and characteristics as they relate to gender, including but not limited to sex, disability, race, ethnicity, age, and religion. Furthermore, it means safely, meaningfully and actively including and engaging persons of all genders, in all of their diversity, as agents of change. It also requires practice of the principle of safety and do no harm, which promotes respect, protection and fulfilment of the rights of individuals and preservation of the safety, physical integrity, well-being and dignity of the persons whom IOM seeks to support.

Извор: WUNRN –18.09.2024