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Since 2000, IOM has been producing world migration reports. The World Migration Report 2020, the tenth in the world migration report series, has been produced to contribute to increased understanding of migration throughout the world. This new edition presents key data and information on migration… Read More

The World Migration Report 2020 InfoSheets provide a succinct overview of each of the 11 chapters in the Report. They provide an easy and quick way to get a sense of the topics and issues examined in World Migration Report 2020.

The World Migration Report  2020 InfoSheets provide a succinct overview of each of the 11 chapters in the Report. They provide an easy and quick way to get a sense of the topics and issues examined in World Migration Report 2020.

The World Migration Report 2020 InfoSheets provide a succinct overview of each of the 11 chapters in the Report. They provide an easy and quick way to get a sense of the topics and issues examined in World Migration Report 2020.

The World Migration Report  2020 InfoSheets provide a succinct overview of each of the 11 chapters in the Report. They provide an easy and quick way to get a sense of the topics and issues examined in World Migration Report 2020.

The situations of people who have moved from their countries of origin only to find themselves caught in a crisis that threatens their security and ability to thrive are of growing concern to the international community.

The World Migration Report 2020 InfoSheets provide a succinct overview of each of the 11 chapters in the Report. They provide an easy and quick way to get a sense of the topics and issues examined in World Migration Report 2020.

The World Migration Report 2020 InfoSheets provide a succinct overview of each of the 11 chapters in the Report. They provide an easy and quick way to get a sense of the topics and issues examined in World Migration Report 2020.

Millions of men, women and children around the world move in anticipation or as a response to environmental stress every year. Disruptions such as cyclones, floods and wildfires destroy homes and assets, and contribute to the displacement of people. Slow-onset processes – such as sea-level rise… Read More

The World Migration Report 2020 InfoSheets provide a succinct overview of each of the 11 chapters in the Report. They provide an easy and quick way to get a sense of the topics and issues examined in World Migration Report 2020.

The World Migration Report 2020 InfoSheets provide a succinct overview of each of the 11 chapters in the Report. They provide an easy and quick way to get a sense of the topics and issues examined in World Migration Report 2020.

The World Migration Report 2020 InfoSheets provide a succinct overview of each of the 11 chapters in the Report. They provide an easy and quick way to get a sense of the topics and issues examined in World Migration Report 2020.

Child migration is a significant contemporary phenomenon. It is likely to increase in both scale and salience as the mobility of young people grows, a result of more affordable travel, climate change, growing technology-mediated connectivity and increasing global inequality in the distribution of… Read More

The World Migration Report 2020 InfoSheets provide a succinct overview of each of the 11 chapters in the Report. They provide an easy and quick way to get a sense of the topics and issues examined in World Migration Report 2020.

The World Migration Report 2020 InfoSheets provide a succinct overview of each of the 11 chapters in the Report. They provide an easy and quick way to get a sense of the topics and issues examined in World Migration Report 2020.

There is a dynamic and complex relationship between migration and health. Migration can lead to greater exposure to health risks, such as those migrant workers working in conditions of precarious employment with limited access to affordable health care. Migration can also be linked to improved… Read More

The evidence originating from rigorous analysis and research on migration is the prime source and starting point for migration policymaking. It is also fundamental to migration practitioners, students, scholars and the public, as they examine aspects of migration and how they might be changing. A… Read More

Chapter 3 provides a discussion of key regional dimensions of, and developments in, migration. The discussion focuses on six world regions, namely Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Northern America and Oceania.  For each of these regions, the analysis includes: 

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 by Carleton University and published and distributed by Wiley… Read More

This report focuses on the specific displacement and return dynamics of four ethnoreligious groups in Iraq – Shabak Shia, Turkmen Shia, Christian and Yazidi – and identifies the socioeconomic characteristics of returnees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) within these groups. A face-to-face… Read More

Nearly five years since the start of the ISIL-conflict and over a year since its official end, 1.8 million Iraqis remain internally displaced, with almost half of them in displacement for more than three years. As the rate of return slowed in 2018, attention must also be paid to the ways in which… Read More

At a time when discussions on migration and migrants are often negatively skewed, it is important to reflect on the contributions that migrants have made, both to their communities of origin and destination. Chapter 5 begins by describing the key concepts related to contributions, while providing… Read More

This chapter provides an overview of global data and trends on international migrants and international migration. It also provides a discussion of particular migrant groups – namely migrant workers, refugees, asylum seekers and IDPs – as well as of remittances. In addition, the chapter highlights… Read More

Authored by Rasadhika Sharma and Ulrike Grote, this publication in the Migration Research Series analyses what determines Internet usage among internal migrants in two countries in South-East Asia. The paper is based on data collected under the Thailand Viet Nam Socio Economic Panel migrant… Read More

This Migration Profile is owned by the Government of Zambia and a living document prepared through a government-led technical working group in consultation with a broad range of stakeholders and with support from the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The Migration Profile is a tool… Read More

The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration and the Global Compact on Refugees adopted in December 2018 mark a new phase in international cooperation to manage and respond to the movement of people. Chapter 11 provides an update on these important developments that have occurred… Read More

Migrants’ inclusion has always been an important part of the migration phenomenon, but it is a particularly complex issue in today’s increasingly globalized world and diverse societies. Chapter 6 introduces the notions of migrants’ inclusion and social cohesion and examines inclusion outcomes and… Read More

This manual for the Scalabrinian missionary trainers was prepared by the Coordination Office for the Mediterranean of IOM at the request of the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of St Charles Borromeo, Scalabrinians.

International migration is a complex phenomenon that touches on a multiplicity of economic, social and security aspects all around the world. In this overview chapter of IOM’s flagship publication, the World Migration Report 2020, readers will be able to access key trends, data and information… Read More

While migration topics in Northern and Western Africa are in the political spotlight, relevant data on migration remain scarce. Basic migration statistics and information are often lacking or are out of date, and data to monitor the migration-related commitments of the SDGs are not widely available… Read More

This mapping of the Gambian, Guinean and Guinea-Bissau diasporas in Italy provides a demographic and socioeconomic profile of these diasporas in Italy. Through the collection and processing of primary and secondary data, the report outlines the current presence and the historical evolution of the… Read More

Acknowledging migration as a social construct, this publication explores the link between Migration and Development as a field of policy and practice in the international arena. It provides a historical overview of how the understanding of this link has changed throughout the 20th and 21st… Read More

Il "Manuale di Progettazione per Associazioni di Migranti"sistematizza i numerosi anni di esperienza che l’OIM Italia ha maturato nell’organizzazione dei corsi di formazione A.MI.CO. - Associazioni Migranti per il Co-sviluppo, sviluppando un modello ad hoc orientato esplicitamente alle esigenze e… Read More

The “Project Development Manual for Migrants’ Association” systematizes the experience that IOM Italy has gained over the years in the organization of the A.MI.CO. – Migration Associations for Co-Development - training courses, developing a specific model explicitly tailored on the needs and… Read More

Il Manuale “Fare Impresa-Manuale pratico per imprenditori migranti”, è una guida pensata per fornire le informazioni di base a chi volesse avviare un’attivita imprenditoriale, in Italia come nel proprio paese di origine.

The handbook “Doing Business- Practical Guide for migrant entrepreneurs”, is a guide thought as a tool to offer basic principles to those who want to set up a business, in Italy or in their countries of origin. The handbook is the result of IOM activities in support of migrant entrepreneurship… Read More

This set of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials was produced as part of the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support and well-being promotion campaign of IOM South Sudan. It focuses on staff welfare in humanitarian emergencies. It aims at raising awareness on regular self-care,… Read More

This set of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials was produced by the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support unit of IOM South Sudan. It focuses on the promotion of well-being among conflict-affected, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and communities. It aims at raising… Read More

Cette revue sur la migration et de développement a été réalisée pour faciliter la compréhension et accompagner la conception des politiques voire des stratégies efficaces sur les questions de migration au Bénin. Il est essentiel d’en connaitre les caractéristiques et déterminants à travers l’… Read More

The first article, by Andreas Backhaus, Mikkel Barslund and Augusta Nannerini of the Centre for European Policy Studies, discusses the implications of a resolution by the European Parliament in December 2018 asking the European Commission to present a proposal for a common European Union framework… Read More

In 2018, IOM’s emergency programmes reached over 30 million people globally, addressing the most pressing needs of women, men and children displaced or affected by the consequences of crises, including conflict, violence, slow- and sudden-onset natural disasters and epidemics. With its focus on the… Read More

Die vorliegende Studie befasst sich mit nationalen Schutzstatus, die nicht durch die Gesetzgebung der EU harmonisiert wurden, sondern auf nationalen Bestimmungen basieren. Zunächst werden Ermessensgründe und humanitären Erwägungen, auf deren Basis ein nationaler Schutzstatus vergeben werden kann,… Read More

The subject of this study deals with those national protection statuses that have not been harmonized through EU legislation but are based on provisions of national law. At first, discretionary grounds and humanitarian considerations, on the basis of which a national protection status can be… Read More

Supporting Brighter Futures: Young Women and Girls and Labour Migration in South-East Asia and the Pacific explores and critically examines the existing evidence base on key aspects of the topic so as to inform potential policy and programmatic responses designed to enhance labour migration impacts… Read More

This paper explores the linkages between migration, international investment and trade from both economics and legal perspectives. The literature review reveals that the triangle of migration, investment and trade shows complex interdependences, both in terms of substitution and complementarities,… Read More

Migration au Sénégal : Ce rapport de  2018 est la deuxième édition du profil migratoire du Sénégal après celle de 2009. Il donne  un aperçu sur les tendances et les données migratoires au Sénégal. Il traite également du cadre juridique ainsi que des structures de gouvernance du pays en… Read More

The International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) 2018 Return and Reintegration Key Highlights presents an overview of the Organization’s core initiatives to assist migrants who are unwilling or unable to stay in their host countries or in returning voluntarily to their countries of origin. This… Read More

Located in the heart of the Sahel, Niger extends over 1,270,000 km2, three quarters of which are located in the Sahara Desert. The country shares borders with seven countries: Libya in the north-east, Chad in the east, Nigeria and Benin in the south, Burkina Faso and Mali in the west and Algeria in… 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 by Carleton University and published and distributed by Wiley… Read More

Este estudio identifica la medida en la cual la población migrante está siendo incorporada en los marcos normativos e institucionales de los Sistemas Nacionales de Reducción del Riesgo y Atención de Emergencias de los países de la región centroamericana. Además, este estudio  ofrece… Read More