Vice President Alupo meets the Director General of International Organization of Migration

The Vice President Major Jessica Alupo has met  the Director General of International Organization of Migration Her Excellency Amy Pope and thanked her for the support rendered to Uganda over the years in proper management of refugees and Ugandan migrant workers.

Vice President Alupo reiterated Uganda’s commitment to continue working closely with International Organizationof Migration. 

Uganda has the biggest number of refugees in Africa and the 2nd largest number of refugees globally and it has been active in Uganda since 1988.

It perates a Migration Health Assessment Centre (MHAC) and a transit center in Kampala witg focuses on refugee resettlement, emergency response, health assessments, and building government capacity for migration management.

The International Organization for Migration is the leading United Nations related organization that promotes humane, safe, and orderly migration for the benefit of all.

It was founded: 195 and initially created to help resettle displaced persons and refugees in post-war Europe and it became a related organization to the United Nations in 2016 and operates with over 170 member states and a presence in more than 180 countries worldwide.

The Organisation deploys early in emergencies to provide emergency shelter, rebuild infrastructure, and support displaced persons and assists governments with policy advice, data collection, labor migration, and border management.

It also combats human trafficking, protects vulnerable migrants, and runs assisted voluntary return and reintegration programs.