William Lacy Swing

William Lacy Swing

William Lacy Swing is director general of the International Organization for Migration, an organization that has been assisting migrants worldwide for the past 65 years.

Latest Articles

​The crux of humankind’s current migration 'crisis'

​The crux of humankind’s current migration 'crisis'

almost 10 years ago // #AcrossBorders

Human migration is as old, and as inevitable, as a person’s choice to dream of a better future, yet is contradicted by a patchwork of rules and regulations designed to reverse such a process, writes William Lacy Swing, director general of the International Organization for Migration, in this exclusive #AcrossBorders op-ed.

Why migration should be a pillar of the post-2015 development agenda

Why migration should be a pillar of the post-2015 development agenda

over 12 years ago // Contributor: William Lacy Swing

This week, the U.N. General Assembly convenes the Second High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development. In this exclusive editorial, Ambassador William Lacy Swing, head of the foremost agency on migration, argues migration as a powerful tool for development, contrary to what some believe as “simply a problem to be solved.”