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India and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) discussed expanding and diversifying regular migration pathways.
Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh met with IOM Director General Amy Pope connected Friday (May 8, 2026) connected the sidelines of the 2nd International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) of the Global Compact for Migration (GCM) presently nether mode successful United Nations.
"Discussions focussed connected expanding and diversifying regular migration pathways and connected India’s proactive attack to the implementation of GCM and IOM activities successful India," Mr. Singh said successful a societal media post.
IOM is the starring UN-related intergovernmental organisation successful the tract of migration, established successful 1951 to beforehand humane and orderly migration. It provides humanitarian assistance, manages migration flows, and supports displaced populations worldwide.
Mr. Singh besides met Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship of Canada Lena Metlege Diab. “Discussions focussed connected the Canada-India Migration Initiative and areas of communal interests successful mobility of skilled workforce and students,” helium said.
Mr. Singh, who arrived successful United Nations Sunday (May 3, 2026), is starring the Indian delegation for the Second International Migration Review Forum, being held nether the auspices of the UN General Assembly from May 4-8.
On Thursday (May 7, 2026), he met UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres astatine the UN headquarters, describing it arsenic a “productive meeting".
Mr. Singh had delivered India’s nationalist connection astatine the Plenary league of the IMRF and addressed a side-event organised by the Permanent Mission of India to the UN titled, 'Leveraging Digital Innovation successful Migration Governance-The e-Migrate Experience of India'.
