The Philippines has endorsed the appointment of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Sarah Lou Arriola as deputy director general for Management and Reform of the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Arriola, who currently heads the Department of Foreign Affairs Migrant Workers’ Affairs office, is known as an accomplished migration management practitioner and human rights specialist.
She also 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, DFA said in a statement.
“Since joining the government, Arriola is known to be a results-oriented leader, besides being fast, responsive, and dynamic in dealing with concerns relative to migration and other IOM issues,” it said, citing her expertise in handling institutional challenges and reformation.