Flavio Di Giacomo works as the Public Information Officer and Spokesperson with the  Coordination Office for the Mediterranean of the International Organization for Migration since April 2007. In this capacity, he has worked on many migration-related issues following the migration flows to Italy of the past 8 years, also managing IOM Rome’s relationship with Italian and international media. Before joining IOM, he worked with several Italian NGOs (while servicing with the Italian Council for Refugees, he was the editor of a study on the feasibility of a Resettlement Programme in Italy, published in 2007). He started his career in the private sector, working in the UK and in France. He holds a degree in Political Science and International Affairs.