In 2019, we first signed formal agreements with a number of international organisations, granting them observer status. In 2024, we expanded the Observer status to governments of low-income regions to create even greater inclusion.
This enables organisations like the United Nations and European institutions to benefit from the work we do and for us to collaborate with them in reaching new regions and groups. In 2017 we began our ongoing work with the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (UNCTED) and the Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) to create a compendium for the responsible use of biometrics to counter terrorism, and we look forward to new partnerships with our other observers in the future.
Our international observers are:
- European Commission – Directorate General for Human Resources and Security
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European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA)
- European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
- International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- OSCE Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- UNICEF
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- United Nations Security Council – Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (UNCTED)
- United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
- World Bank Group
Our other observers are:
- Fiji Immigration Department
- Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration – Solomon Islands Immigration Division
- Ministry of Prime Minister and Cabinet Samoa
- Pacific Immigration Development Community (PIDC), Samoa
- Papua New Guinea Immigration and Citizen Authority
- Tonga Immigration
- Rwanda Directorate General of Immigration & Emigration
- State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (SBGSU)
See our full list of members here.
