• 18 December 2025 marks the observance of the 25th International Migrants Day.

Theme:
2025 Theme: “My Great Story: Cultures and Development”
Focus: The 2025 theme highlights human mobility as a force for economic growth and cultural enrichment.

• What? International Migrants Day 2025
• When? 18 December 2025
• 2025 Theme: “My Great Story: Cultures and Development”
• Proclamation: UNGA Resolution A/RES/55/9, 4 December 2000
• 1st Observance: 18 December 2000

Background:
Proclamation: On 4 December 2000, the United Nations General Assembly(UNGA) adopted Resolution A/RES/55/9, proclaiming 18 December as International Migrants Day.
First Observance: International Migrants Day was observed for the first time on 18 December 2000.
Rights Convention: On 18 December 1990, the UNGA adopted the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.
2025 Migration Reports:
OECD – International Migration Outlook 2025: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD’s) International Migration Outlook 2025 shows that migration flows to OECD countries remained historically high in 2024, with around 6.2 million new permanent migrants.
IOM Submission to the HLPF 2025: The IOM – Submission to the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) 2025 underscores that migration is a critical enabler of sustainable development, advocating for its integration into the 2030 Agenda’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
About International Organization for Migration (IOM):
The IOM is the foremost intergovernmental entity specializing in migration and operates as part of the United Nations system.
Director General(DG)– Amy Pope (the United States of America, USA)
Headquarters– Geneva, Switzerland
Established– 1951