Managing Migration addresses operational areas of migration management and issues that require managed responses of governments, civil societies and the international community today. It assumes the necessity that migration managers and practitioners understand the complexity of migration management and the importance of linkages between policies.

The management of migration issues must be credible and transparent by having a basis in legislation, and credibility based on international law and human rights instruments. Without these foundations, migration issues may, by default, be managed arbitrarily, without foresight, and with unpredictable consequences. 

IOM works in the four broad areas of migration management:

IOM activities that cut across these areas include the promotion of international migration law, policy debate and guidance, protection of migrants' rights, migration health and the gender dimension of migration. 

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