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The study describes the current state of unaccompanied minors in Austria with regard to legislation and practices. It also presents available statistics on this topic. A number of relevant areas are covered: entry, residence, asylum procedure, age assessment, guardianship, legal advice,... Read More
The Use of Detention and Alternatives to Detention in the Context of Immigration Policies in Austria
The study describes the current state of unaccompanied minors in Austria with regard to legislation and practices. It also presents available statistics on this topic. A number of relevant areas are covered: entry, residence, asylum procedure, age assessment, guardianship, legal advice,... Read More
The first Migration Profile for Afghanistan is a tool for enhancing policy coherence, evidence-based policymaking and the mainstreaming of migration into development planning. Due to security challenges and limited institutional capacities in data collection, a lack of reliable migration data... Read More
Given the unique profile of Lebanese returnees, it is critical to obtain an overview on their numbers and living conditions. Accordingly, from 20 April to 31 May 2015, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Lebanese High Relief Commission (HRC) conducted the second Lebanese... Read More
This study commissioned by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) was conducted by the African Foundation for Development (AFFORD) between February and May 2014 among Basotho health-care professionals working and living in the United Kingdom. The purpose of the survey was to map out the... Read More
This report provides a comprehensive assessment of the Libya’s migration data capacity and statistical systems while documenting available data on migration to and from the country. The assessment is intended to support the Government in improving collection and management of migration-related data... Read More
The new issue of Migration Policy Practice focuses on the current migrant crisis in Europe.
L’Organisation Internationale pour les Migrations (OIM) en Haiti a le plaisir de présenter le produit d’une année de recherche et de revue documentaire compilée dans cette publication intitulée « Migration en Haiti : Profil Migratoire National 2015 ».
The new issue of Migration Policy Practice focuses on a broad range of national, regional and global migration policy areas.
International Migration is a refereed bimonthly review of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on current migration issues as analysed by demographers, economists, and sociologists all over the world. The journal is edited at Georgetown University's Institute for the Study of... Read More
Vivimos en un mundo cada vez más urbano. En 2014, más del 54% de los habitantes del planeta residía en zonas urbanas. Es de prever que para 2050 la población urbana, que actualmente asciende a 3.900 millones de personas,alcance unos 6.400 millones. La migración propulsa la creciente urbanización,... Read More
Nous vivons dans un monde qui ne cesse de s’urbaniser. En 2014, plus de 54 % de la population mondiale habitait dans des zones urbaines. D’ici à 2050, la population urbaine devrait passer de 3,9 milliards de personnes aujourd’hui à quelque 6,4 milliards de personnes. La migration est un moteur... Read More
We live in a world which is becoming increasingly urban. Over 54 per cent of people across the globe were living in urban areas in 2014. The current urban population of 3.9 billion is expected to grow to some 6.4 billion by 2050. Migration is driving much of the increase in urbanization, making... Read More
“In Europe, we need to get on urgently with the process of managing migration as best as we can, in accordance with clear principles, so that migration can benefit our societies and our economies.” In his lead article for this issue of MPP, Martin Schulz, former President of the European Parliament... Read More
As a landlocked country with high rates of emigration, Lesotho widely relies on the resources of its migrants. This study seeks to analyse how Basotho emigrants in the South can become more engaged in the human development of their home country?
In the framework of the development of a new... Read More
Which are the obstacles for labour mobility within the ECOWAS region and the implementation of the Free Movement Protocol in each member country? Through seeking to answer these questions, this study highlights that there is actually an absence of comprehensive, reliable and accurate data on... Read More
Quels sont les obstacles à la mobilité du travail dans la région CEDEAO et à la mise en œuvre du Protocole de libre circulation dans chaque pays membre ? En répondant à ces questions, cette étude met en relief l’absence de données complètes, fiables et adéquates sur les migrations et le marché du... Read More
Les phénomènes migratoires se trouvent au cœur du tissu social et économique d’Haïti. Néanmoins, les données statistiques disponibles sont rares, partielles et approximatives. Le volume réel des migrations haïtiennes demeure sous-estimé, voire inconnu. Quatre ans après le dévastateur tremblement de... Read More
Policymakers throughout the world have increasingly recognized the development potential of migration as well as the related need for timely and reliable data on migration that can inform evidence-based policymaking and planning in this area. Yet, often there is a lack of adequate data and/or... Read More
The new issue of Migration Policy Practice covers a range of policy areas, including on child migration, regional policy initiatives in the field of environmental migration, mixed migration flows into Libya, the challenge of counting and documenting lives lost during attempts by migrants to cross... Read More
International Migration is a refereed bimonthly review of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on current migration issues as analysed by demographers, economists, and sociologists all over the world. The journal is edited at Georgetown University's Institute for the Study of... Read More
International Migration is a refereed bimonthly review of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on current migration issues as analysed by demographers, economists, and sociologists all over the world. The journal is edited at Georgetown University's Institute for the Study of... Read More
This migration profile for Suriname aims to offer a country-owned tool for developing and advocating an evidence-based approach to migration policymaking. Such a policy can help reduce negative migration consequences and promote positive migration impacts at the micro and macro levels. Data sources... Read More
This second Extended Migration Profile (EMP) Report of Moldova is a country-owned tool, prepared in consultation with a broad range of government and non-government stakeholders, to be used in enhancing policy coherence, evidence-based policy-making and mainstreaming migration into development... Read More
Migration in Kenya: A Country Profile provides an overview of Kenya’s migration data, trends and the country’s legal framework and governance structures as they pertain to migration. The report also describes the impact of migration on the country’s health, environment and socioeconomic development... Read More
International Migration is a refereed quarterly review of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on current migration issues as analysed by demographers, economists, and sociologists all over the world. The journal is edited at Georgetown University's Institute for the Study of... Read More
Minors represent an important share of migrants crossing the Mediterranean, with an estimated 14,000 children crossing into Italy in 2014. In North America, the growing number of unaccompanied children leaving Central America and travelling north to Mexico and the United States has become a major... Read More
Esta publicación contiene el informe y otros materiales relativos al taller sobre Migración y Familias, que tuvo lugar en Ginebra, Suiza los días 7 y 8 octubre 2014, en el marco del Diálogo Internacional sobre la Migración. Este taller fue el segundo de la serie organizada en 2014 bajo el tema... Read More
La présente publication comprend le rapport et les documents supplémentaires de l’atelier intitulé Migration et famille, qui s’est tenu à Genève (Suisse) les 7 et 8 octobre 2014 dans le cadre du Dialogue international sur la migration (IDM). Il s’agissait du second atelier d’une série consacrée, en... Read More
This publication contains the report and supplementary materials about the workshop on migration and families, which was held in Geneva, Switzerland, on 7 and 8 October 2014, within the framework of the International Dialogue on Migration (IDM). The workshop was the second in a series of two... Read More
This book explores migration in Malawi and discusses the most recent trends in the numbers and types of migrants, irregular migration, Malawian diaspora and remittance flows.
Despite the political discourse on migration becoming an important issue in the global development agenda, the mental and physical health implications for left-behind children of migrant workers have received less attention. The current evidence base on the health impacts of labour migration, both... Read More
Esta nota tiene por objeto poner de relieve las actividades de la OIM en materia de acopio, tratamiento y difusión de datos referentes a la migración y de la información conexa sobre migración internacional. En la primera sección se esbozan los principales objetivos de las actividades de la OIM en... Read More
Cette note a pour but de mettre en lumière les activités de l’OIM concernant la collecte, le traitement et la diffusion des données migratoires et autres informations relatives à la migration internationale. La première section expose les objectifs principaux des activités de l’OIM dans le domaine... Read More
The aim of this note is to highlight IOM’s activities on the collection, processing and dissemination of migration data and related information on international migration. The first section outlines the main objectives of IOM’s activities in the field of migration data. The second section discusses... Read More
The purpose of the 2015 study "Rapid assessment of the data collection structures in the area of migration in Latin America and the Caribbean countries" was to perform an assessment of the current situation of international migration information systems in the LAC region. The first part of the... Read More
Over the last decade, migrant children from Uganda’s north-eastern region of Karamoja have become increasingly common in the streets of Kampala and other urban centres in Uganda. These children are highly visible, vulnerable and clearly living in extreme poverty. Public perception of these migrant... Read More
This study, funded by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Development Fund under the project “Ey Vatan Mesozamat!” (Engaging Tajik Diaspora in Tajikistan Development), assesses potential contributions of the Tajik diaspora in the Russian Federation for the development of the home... Read More
Migration Facts and Trends: South-Eastern Europe, Eastern Europe and Central Asia presents an overview of the migratory situation in South-Eastern Europe, Eastern Europe and Central Asia (SEEECA). This region consists of 20 countries and territories covered by the IOM Regional Office in Vienna:... Read More
This publication is the English-translated version of the study titled “Диаспора – партнер по развитию Таджикистана” published in 2014. The study, funded by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Development Fund under the project “Ey Vatan Mesozamat!” (Engaging Tajik Diaspora in... Read More
Combating human trafficking remains one of the central priorities of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Global IOM data on direct assistance show that more than half of all victims of trafficking have been exploited for the purposes of forced labour, and forced labour continues to... Read More