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IOM Ethiopia Releases 2024 Annual Report: Supporting People on the Move and Advancing Durable Solutions
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Ethiopia is pleased to announce the release of its 2024 Annual Report, showcasing a year of impactful humanitarian assistance, recovery efforts, and support for safe and dignified migration for people on the move and host communities.
In 2024, IOM reached 2.4 million people across Ethiopia with multisectoral support, marking a significant shift from emergency response to longer-term, government-led solutions for internal displacement. Throughout the year, IOM provided lifesaving and recovery assistance to crisis-affected individuals, encompassing shelter, non-food items, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), camp coordination and management (CCCM), health services, nutrition, mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), protection, and multi-purpose cash assistance.
Through the Rapid Response Fund (RRF), IOM supported 22 local and international partners with small grants and fast-track procurement, enabling targeted assistance to 330,000 individuals. The Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) continued to serve as a key source of data, and informing the work of government and partners.
In five regions, IOM’s community-based recovery programmes helped restore basic services, strengthen livelihoods, and establish five conflict early-warning situation rooms, contributing to resilience and peacebuilding. These efforts closely align with the launch of Ethiopia’s National Strategy on Solutions Pathways to Address Internal Displacement, unveiled in November 2024. As one of the pilot countries under the UN Secretary-General’s Action Agenda on Internal Displacement, Ethiopia is taking a bold step toward sustainable solutions. As the lead for the Durable Solutions Working Group in 2025, IOM continues to support this national commitment through reliable data, technical expertise, and community-driven programming.
Support to migrants remained a priority. In 2024, IOM’s Migration Response Centres, run in collaboration with the Government, assisted 19,000 vulnerable Ethiopian migrants, providing shelter, health care, counselling, and onward transportation. IOM also conducted 33,600 migration health assessments and facilitated the departure of 15,000 refugees to 11 resettlement countries. Additionally, the rollout of the MIDAS biometric border management system at Bole International Airport strengthened evidence-based migration governance and border security.
“Behind every number is a life uprooted by conflict, climate shocks or lack of opportunity. Our 2024 results show what is possible when government leadership, local partners and international solidarity converge,” said Abibatou Wane, IOM Ethiopia’s Chief of Mission.
IOM Ethiopia’s work in 2024 is grounded in the Organisation’s Global Strategic Plan 2024–2028, which focuses on saving lives and protecting people on the move, driving solutions to displacement, and enabling safe and regular migration pathways.
For more information, please contact the IOM Ethiopia Media and Communications Unit at etcommunications@iom.int.