IOM_ANNUAL _2017
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6. PUBLIC INFORMATION<br />
AND RESEARCH<br />
“In <strong>2017</strong>, <strong>IOM</strong>’s social media accounts reached some<br />
94 million users worldwide, 23 million of these on<br />
Twitter alone. This is something which deserves some<br />
reflection. There’s a well-documented evaporation of<br />
public trust in the world today. A <strong>2017</strong> Edelman Trust<br />
Barometer revealed that the global population’s trust<br />
in four key institutions — business, government, NGOs,<br />
and media — has declined sharply. The lack of faith<br />
has also led to an inability to identify the truth, or to<br />
trust government leaders and organizations. <strong>IOM</strong>’s<br />
communications help answer the call for providing<br />
factually accurate, timely information and joining the<br />
public debate.”<br />
William Lacy Swing, Director General of <strong>IOM</strong>, from a message to all<br />
staff, March 2018<br />
32_<strong>IOM</strong> THE NETHERLANDS HIGHLIGHTS <strong>2017</strong><br />
At the IGNITE Conference,<br />
organized by SPARK in<br />
Amsterdam in December <strong>2017</strong>,<br />
<strong>IOM</strong> hosted a panel discussion<br />
with Melis Kilavuz (<strong>IOM</strong> Turkey),<br />
Ahmad Sufian Bayram (Techstars)<br />
and Mohammad Skaik (SPARK).
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