Context:
International Organization for Migration (IOM) released a report “A Decade of Documenting Migrant Deaths”
International Organization for Migration Report:
- Missing Migrants Project (MMP) – MMP was launched in 2014 to document deaths and disappearances of people in migration process towards an international destination.
- Key Findings –
- More than one in three migrants whose country of origin could be identified comes from countries in conflict.
- More than two-thirds of those whose deaths were documented through IOM’s MMP are unidentified.
- Major causes of death – Drowning; Vehicle accidents; Suffocation due to fuel inhalation, Inadequate shelter, healthcare etc.
International Organization for Migration (IOM):
- IOM – Leading intergovernmental organization in field of migration.
- Established in – 1951
- Headquarters – Geneva (Switzerland)
- Consists of – 175 member states (including India).
Initiatives taken to address Migration:
- Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) – 1st intergovernmental agreement, prepared under United Nations, to cover all dimensions of international migration in holistic manner.
- Pravasi Bharatiya Bima Yojana (India)
Source: IOM UN Migration
Previous Year Question
International Labour Organization’s Conventions 138 and 182 are related to:
[UPSC Civil Service Exam – 2018 Prelims]
(a) Child Labour
(b) Adaptation of agricultural practices to global climate change
(c) Regulation of food prices and food security
(d) Gender parity at the workplace
Answer: (a)
