Caption: Left Commissioner of PNG Customs Ray Paul next to him George Gigauri IOM chief of
Mission to PNG surrounded by staff of PNG Customs and IOM.
By FIDELIS SUKINA
PNG Customs and the International Office for Migration (IOM) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to uphold and continue with information sharing.
Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners.
With 155 member states, a further 11 states holding observer status and offices in over 100 countries, IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.
IOM works to help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration, to promote international cooperation on migration issues, to assist in the search for practical solutions to migration problems and to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants in need, including refugees and internally displaced people.
The IOM Constitution recognizes the link between migration and economic, social and cultural development, as well as to the right of freedom of movement.
IOM works in the four broad areas of migration management:
Migration and development
Facilitating migration
Regulating migration
Forced migration.
The signing of the MoU ensures IOM and the PNG Government further boosted with a well set out agreement in knowledge sharing and technical assistance on issues such as migration, human trafficking and human rights.
The signing took place at the PNG Customs head office in Port Moresby.
IOM chief of mission to Papua New Guinea George Gigauri said the MOU signing was a way forward for implementation of various issues faced by PNG Customs.
“Customs stand as a vanguard a front
“It is an honor to be part of history in Papua New Guinea Customs for a strong cooperation together as well with the United Nations” Gigauri said
PNG Customs commissioner Ray Paul said the signing will help PNG Customs with much needed information and assistance.
“The MOU is important to pave a better network for information”
“Every government agency comes with its mandated authority and for customs it’s to protect the boarders, assist in socio economic development and as well collect revenue, and with partners it will ensure the work is done effectively” he added
Mr Paul said IOM gave some of the best advice and their partnership will very much help improve PNG Customs
“IOM is said to give the best advice in issues such as human trafficking and will assist us both in organization capacity building within PNG Customs and issues of migration, the main challenge is to have mutual co-operation for better performance” Paul said
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