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The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reaffirmed its commitment to further supporting the Government of Fiji on migration-related issues including climate mobility and disaster risk resilience, labour mobility governance, protection of migrants and strengthening border management.
This message was conveyed to the Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Raijeli Taga during an introductory courtesy call paid by IOM Fiji Chief of Mission Solomon Kantha, at the Ministry headquarters on Monday 24/2/25.
In her remarks, Dr. Taga thanked IOM for the ongoing cooperation with Fiji on the migration related issues. She acknowledged the prospects to further the engagements with continued dialogue and collaboration.
Mr Kantha in his response congratulated Dr. Taga for her new appointment and reasserted IOM’s continued support to Fiji.
He highlighted IOM’s current areas of support for Fiji in key areas as follows: the review of immigration legislation; implementation of a new border management system; development of migration policy, labour mobility policy and diaspora engagement strategy; building capacity of Fiji Police Force on countering cyber/online trafficking in persons, and in disaster risk resilience and construction of multi-purpose evacuation centres.
Additionally, Mr. Kantha congratulated Fiji on chairing the recent Asia-Pacific review of the Global Compact on Migration (GCM) and in Fiji’s intention to be a GCM champion country.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Fiji operates as part of the IOM’s broader mandate to promote safe, orderly, and regular migration across the Pacific region. Fiji serves as a key hub for the organization’s activities in the Pacific Islands, addressing migration challenges that are unique to the region, such as climate change-induced displacement, labor migration, and the protection of vulnerable migrants.
A key component of the partnership with IOM includes Pacific Climate Change Migration and Human Security (PCCMHS) program aimed at addressing the intersection of climate change and migration in the Pacific region.
Through the first phase of the project, significant milestones achieved to date, starting from the 2019 launch of the Pacific Climate Change Migration and Human Security (PCCMHS) program to the Leaders’ endorsement of the Pacific Regional Framework on Climate Mobility (PRFCM) in the Cook Islands in 2023.
