IOM Global Appeal 2026: USD 4.7 Billion Sought for Migrants
Why in the news
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) asked donors for USD 4.7 billion to reach 41 million people in 2026, saying it must prioritise sharply because aid money is tight under the Humanitarian Reset.
Key facts
- Of the USD 4.7 billion needed, USD 1.3 billion is secured, leaving a USD 3.4 billion gap.
- 83.4 million internally displaced people at end-2024, a record.
- Disaster displacement: 9.8 million in 2024, up 29%.
- Migrant deaths: 9,197 or more in 2024.
- Remittances: USD 905 billion in 2024.
- 168 million migrant workers; under 20% of assessed countries have regular labour migration programmes.
About the Global Appeal 2026
IOM’s operating and financing plan, aligned with its Strategic Plan 2024-2028: life-saving aid, durable solutions to displacement, safe regular migration and support for vulnerable groups.
Drivers and challenges
- Drivers: labour demand, conflict (Sudan, DR Congo), climate shocks, long displacement, inequality.
- Gaps: weak social security (eShram, yet state-specific benefits stay out of reach), crowded settlements such as Dharavi, wage theft among seasonal labour from Bihar and UP.
- Policy tightening: H-1B changes and UK/Canada caps in 2025, plus misinformation.
Way forward (IOM)
- Route-based, corridor-wide responses and stronger local leadership.
- More regular pathways matched to labour-market needs.
- Scale up the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM); provide flexible, unearmarked funds.
Exam angle
- Body: IOM; plan period 2024-2028; tool: DTM.
- Record numbers: 83.4 million IDPs, 9,197 deaths.