What is IOLM?

1. At the initiative of Belgium and the United States,19511February 5th, an "International Migration Conference" was held in Brussels, and it was decided to set up an "Intergovernmental Committee on European Migration". The articles of association of the organization came into being in 1953, came into effect in 1954, and was registered in the United Nations Secretariat in 1955 and incorporated into the United Nations Treaty Collection. 1980, the organization changed its name to "Intergovernmental Committee on Migration". 1May 1987, the organization revised the Articles of Association, and the new Articles of Association came into effect on June1989165438+1October 14. According to the new regulations, the organization was renamed the International Organization for Migration. Headquartered in Geneva.