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Thursday, March 11, 2021

Philippines nominates Undersecretary Arriola as IOM Deputy Director General

By Prince Golez

The Philippine government has nominated the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Sarah Lou Arriola for the position of Deputy Director General for Management and Reform of the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Arriola is presently the DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs.

“[She] is known as an adept and accomplished migration management practitioner and human rights specialist… (and) advocates for change management and ethical and decent work within the department that are anchored on core IOM operational characteristics of agility, transparency, and accountability,” the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) said in a news release Thursday.

As a civil servant, PCOO described Arriola, an expert in handling institutional challenges and reformation, as a “results-oriented leader,” citing her “fast, responsive, and dynamic actions” in concerns of migration and other IOM issues.

“Arriola’s nearly 23 fruitful years in service reflect the scope of her engagement in the whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach to migration governance,” the statement read.

In 2019, Arriolo received the coveted Grand Cross (Gawad Mabini, Dakilang Kamanong) for her contribution during the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration negotiations where she led the presentation of government accomplishments in ensuring labor mobility, fair and ethical recruitment, anti-slavery, and anti-trafficking provisions accorded to the compact.



Source: Latest Politics News Today (Politics.com.ph)

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