IOM_ANNUAL _2017
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MigApp : Stay Safe, Stay Informed<br />
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY<br />
“We developed MigApp to help migrants make informed decisions. Irregular and<br />
unsafe migration is often the result of lack of awareness about the risks involved<br />
or of ill-informed knowledge of visa, health or travel regulations.”<br />
<strong>IOM</strong> launched MigApp on International Migrant’s Day <strong>2017</strong>. MigApp leverages<br />
current technology and the widespread use of mobile telecommunications<br />
to bring a secure and user-friendly one-stop platform where migrants can<br />
access current, reliable and practical information and services. MigApp aims<br />
to offset the misinformation on migration in circulation today by providing<br />
information on: visa, health and travel regulations; alerts on global incidents;<br />
and contacts of counter-trafficking hotlines around the world.<br />
More on this topic:<br />
https: /www.iom.int/video/introducing-migapphttps: /itunes.apple.com/<br />
ph/app/iom-migapp/id1227371348?mt=8&ign-itsct=1227371348-<br />
1227371348&ign-itscg=0176&ign-mpt=uo%3D4<br />
36_<strong>IOM</strong> THE NETHERLANDS HIGHLIGHTS <strong>2017</strong>