IDU pursues the following objectives:

  1. Serve as a global platform for dialogue and collaboration among diaspora communities.
  2. Promote peaceful co-existence, conflict prevention, and intercultural understanding.
  3. Advocate for the protection and advancement of human rights.
  4. Facilitate diaspora led investment and entrepreneurship.
  5. Support education, leadership development, and capacity building.
  6. Engage governments, international organizations, and civil society.
  7. Align programs with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
  8. Promote cultural diplomacy and heritage preservation.