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The “Tale of the Lion and the Coyote” is a short book focused on the risks of irregular migration that targets children and adolescents. The story narrates real-life events, as it is based on the vicissitudes of the reggae band “Talawa” from Costa Rica.
This publication showcases the work between IOM and the United Kingdom between 2013 and 2017. It offers a snapshot of key areas of collaboration, notably in humanitarian support and resilience building; orderly migration, refugee resettlement and integration; and migrant protection and support to… Read More
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has many decades of experience in cash-based interventions (CBI) across multiple countries and programmes. More recently, the growing relevance of CBI in the humanitarian context has propelled IOM to scale up the use of this response modality in… Read More
The photo novella was produced under the project “Preventing and Addressing Violence against Women and Girls in Albania” implemented by UN Women, UNDP and IOM and funded by the European Union. It displays the success story of what reintegration alternatives bring, which was illustrated through… Read More
IOM’s partnerships with the private sector are diverse in thematic focus and recognize the active participation of the private sector in tackling today’s pressing migration opportunities and challenges. Leveraging the expertise, innovation and networks of the private sector is crucial to advancing… Read More
The photo novella was produced under the project “Preventing and Addressing Violence against Women and Girls in Albania” implemented by UN Women, UNDP and IOM and funded by the European Union. It was designed to contribute to raising awareness of trafficking issues. The photo novella was developed… Read More
Governments invest increasingly in secure travel and identity documents, electronic identification and biometrics, a reliable citizen registration and other elements of their national identity infrastructure.
Very little reference material is publicly available; this gap in reference material… Read More
This regional study analyses the situation of trafficked women in the respective region. It is also available for the countries Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica.
Esta guía publicada por la Comisión Nacional de Reparación y Reconciliación con el apoyo de OIM y USAID, es una herramienta práctica que pretende facilitar a los pueblos indígenas y afrocolombianos la identificación de sus imaginarios sobre la reconciliación.
As a continuation of the National Integrated Strategy in the fight Against the Trafficking in Persons (2007 – 2012), adopted by the National Government, Departmental Committees have been created to further the fight against this crime.
This book recounts the achievements of the last three years of… Read More
This publication is the outcome of the Round Table organized by the International Institute of Humanitarian Law and IOM, in Dakar, Senegal in December 2009. The report, written in the original languages of discussion during the event (English-French), covers specific issues such as trafficking and… Read More
This publication is the outcome of the Round Table organized by the International Institute of Humanitarian Law and IOM, in Sanremo in December 2008.The report, written in the original language of the authors and participants, covers specific issues such as trafficking and smuggling, migration and… Read More
This document is intended to serve as one of the instruments for women religious who are active or who are willing to become active in counter trafficking efforts associated with prevention activities and victim assistance.
IOM counter-trafficking service has released an assessment on the changing patterns and trends of trafficking in persons in the Balkan region. On the basis of the assessment, funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, recommendations could be made for tackling the new… Read More
L'objectif principal des recherches était d'evaluer la vulnérabilité des mineurs non-accompagnés vis-à-vis des trafiquants, d'identifier les pratiques et les mécanismes du crime organisé et de définir des stratégies de lutte contre ce phénomène aussi bien que d'aide aux victimes.
En este documento, tomando como base el concepto de sostenibilidad, se presentan una serie de guías con el fin de fortalecer la sostenibilidad de proyectos, que incluyen aspectos básicos a considerar durante el proceso de formulación de proyectos y negociación con contrapartes. Asímismo, se… Read More
The information obtained during this research, while not allowing any overall estimates on the magnitude of the problem, referred to numerous concrete cases of both human trafficking and exploitation of persons working in degrading and inhuman conditions in all participating countries which… Read More
As part of its commitment to accountability and dialogue with disaster-affected populations, IOM has produced Typhoon Haiyan: Portraits of Recovery. In this book, individuals from across the Visayas region of the Philippines give a first-hand account of how they were affected by the devastating… Read More
The IOM Humanitarian Compendium provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of IOM’s humanitarian programming, as coordinated at the inter-agency level, and published in the Strategic Response Plans, Flash Appeals and IOM Appeals. Working in natural disasters, political conflicts and complex… Read More
This activity manual was developed through a series of consultative meetings and a pre-test with immigration police, immigration doctors, public health officers, and representatives of migrant populations in Thailand. Although the manual is intended to enhance the knowledge, understanding, and… Read More
This activity manual was developed through a series of consultative meetings and a pre-test with immigration police, immigration doctors, public health officers, and representatives of migrant populations in Thailand. Although the manual is intended to enhance the knowledge, understanding, and… Read More
The toolkit was designed to provide a platform for information and actions that optimize preparedness and response actions to prevent and mitigate suffering of populations vulnerable to man-made or natural disasters. For this purpose, the tools were developed within the Rapid Assessment for… Read More
The toolkit was designed to provide a platform for information and actions that optimize preparedness and response actions to prevent and mitigate suffering of populations vulnerable to man-made or natural disasters. For this purpose, the tools were developed within the Rapid Assessment for… Read More
The assessment, carried out between November 2007 and January 2008 among 200 families (800 people) in the two countries, revealed that more than half of those interviewed disclosed distress factors including panic attacks, anger, tiredness, sleep problems and fears.
The lack of reliable and comparable data on trafficking in human beings remains one of the main obstacles in effectively preventing and combating trafficking in human beings as well as protecting and assisting victims.
One of the main objectives of the United Nations Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking (UN.GIFT) is to prosecute the criminals involved while protecting the rights and well-being of the trafficked persons. To achieve this goal, effective cooperation between different law enforcement agencies… Read More
This Second Edition reviews legislation and government policy related to combating human trafficking in eight Caribbean countries: The Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, the Netherlands Antilles, St Lucia, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago. This review has assessed the applicability of existing… Read More
Through a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods, including literature reviews, national surveys and key informant interviews, this exploratory research points to some level of internal and/or external human trafficking in all the countries studied. Victims of human trafficking in the… Read More
In view of an information gap on the incidence and prevalence of human trafficking in Musina, a city in the Limpopo Province of South Africa, this rapid assessment gives evidence to various forms of trafficking, and different forms of exploitation. While many migrants are at risk of being… Read More
The publication highlights the protection of persons on the move in the ECOWAS region, with particular emphasis on refugees and VoTs, highlighting the overlapping nature of defining Victims of Trafficking (VoTs) that are refugees and refugees being VoTs, and including a chapter on children. Through… Read More
After the dissolution of the Former Soviet Union, the area of the current 12 Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) became a widely used corridor for irregular migration and trafficking in human beings, both from within and outside the region. Lack of relevant legislation and needed… Read More
Migration brings substantial benefits to destination countries by easing labour shortages, for instance in such activities as childcare or house cleaning, low skilled jobs in the underground economy, but also jobs in industries requiring high skills and specialist knowledge. Migrants can contribute… Read More
International migration has reached the top of the global political agenda. In addition to nations and regional groups, the larger international community is struggling with the question of how best to manage international migration, especially with regard to development and human rights. There is… Read More
IOM´s Caribbean Counter-Trafficking Model Legislation and Explanatory Guidelines is a resource for stakeholders in government and civil society wishing to improve domestic legislation and policy to address the crime of trafficking in persons in the Caribbean.
The migration experiences of Thai women who had been trafficked for prostitution in Japan is the subject of this book. The study was carried out to gain a deeper insight into the backgrounds and motives of these women, how arrangements were made, their positive and negative experiences, their… Read More
Trafficking in Migrants has become a growing global problem affecting a complex matrix of countries of origin, transit and destination, their international relations, security and economies. The book reviews literature on human trafficking and smuggling in Europe.
This review includes a discussion… Read More
Le phénomène de la traite des êtres humains affecte pratiquement tous les pays dans le monde. En Afrique de l'Est, les victimes de la traite souffrent d'abus physiques et émotionnels, ainsi que de viol, de menaces contre leur personne et leur famille et parfois de menaces de mort.
The human trafficking phenomenon affects virtually every country in the world. In East Africa, victims of human trafficking suffer physical and emotional abuse, rape, threats against themselves and their families and sometimes death. Although women and children have been identified as the main… Read More
The psychosocial assistance provided to victims of trafficking in a Transit Center has to deal with the trauma provoked by past experiences and the expectations for life in the future and its accompanying problems.
In the experience documented in this volume, history represents the important component of a more complex interdisciplinary intervention, one where the principal prospective was, and still is, the psychological recovery/support of a community. In what way does history and its guarantors fit into… Read More
Over the past several years he IOM office in Kenya has experienced a period of significant growth. This growth has reflected IOM Kenya’s diversification of activities beyond its traditional focus on refugee resettlement programmes and into IOM’s other areas of competency including migrant… Read More
Le fait d'avoir l'histoire et la langue en partage favorise les migrations entre les pays et aide les migrants à s'installer et à s'intégrer dans la société qui les accueille. L'histoire des migrations dans les régions du monde où l'on parle français offre un exemple intéressant de flux migratoires… Read More
El fenómeno de la inmigración en España presenta un enorme dinamismo, ampliándose en pocos años el abanico de los países de procedencia y cambiado los colectivos protagonistas en cuanto al volumen de residentes. La presente obra responde al reto que supone para los estudiosos de las migraciones… Read More
Les sociétés africaines sont encore trop souvent marquees par les clivages ethniques et les comportements guerriers, dont on sait à quel point ils obèrent les chances de réussite des efforts entrepris par les politiques pour parvenir à un accord durable. La part prise par les femmes dans les… Read More
Les sociétés africaines sont encore trop souvent marquees par les clivages ethniques et les comportements guerriers, dont on sait à quel point ils obèrent les chances de réussite des efforts entrepris par les politiques pour parvenir à un accord durable. La part prise par les femmes dans les… Read More
Building on the results of the Psychosocial and Trauma Response programme started in 1999 in Kosovo, this new volume analyses the role played by artistic and theatrical activities in supporting traumatized communities, through the recounting of painful past experiences by individuals and groups… Read More
Migration and International Legal Norms provides a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the source and scope of international law on migration. Chapters written by experts from around the world explore international norms on state authority to regulate migration, freedom of movement, forced… Read More
The objectives of this research was to examine the legal framework in Ireland for addressing the prosecution of perpetrators of trafficking in minors; describe the institutions and services for the protection of unaccompanied minors who are victims of trafficking and their reception into the care… Read More
Trafficking in human beings is a global problem, with an estimated 800,000 to 900,000 people trafficked across international borders each year and an untold many trafficked within their own countries. Unfortunately, Afghanistan is confronted with a significant trafficking problem, which is deeply… Read More
The publication is a collection of the articles presented at the seminar on "Orderly and Humane Migration: An Emerging Development Paradigm" and the seminar proceedings held under the joint auspices of the Institute of Bangladesh Studies (IBS), Rajshahi University and International Organization for… Read More