Welcome to IOM’s Regional Office in Egypt

IOM is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society. IOM’s Regional Office in Egypt was established in 1991 to assist third-country nationals forcefully displaced by the Gulf War (through voluntary repatriation, or resettlement in third countries). Since Egypt became an IOM Member State in 1990, cooperation between IOM and the Egyptian Government has grown many folds. Indeed throughout this period, IOM’s network of Government and civil society partners in region grew considerably. Today, IOM’s Regional Office in Egypt continues to successfully implement activities in a variety of programmatic areas.

The geographical mandate of IOM’s Regional Office in Egypt includes Egypt, the Mashreq region (Lebanon, Syria and Jordan), the Gulf Cooperation Council (Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates), Iraq and Yemen. In addition to the Regional Office in Cairo, IOM has now established presence in Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Yemen and the UAE.

Globalization, conflict and instability, development differentials and – increasingly – climate change are amongst the multitude of factors which continue to influence the dynamics of human mobility in the region. While considerable Government initiative has been taken in this field, there are a number of emerging challenges to address. IOM therefore continues to support Government responses at the national level, as well as facilitate dialogue and information exchange between major origin, transit and destination countries – building a valuable foundation for further initiative.

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