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Migration Policy Practice (MPP) focuses on policy-oriented research and analysis, with the aim to contribute to a better understanding of the multidimensional aspects of migration and inform migration policies at the national, regional and international levels.
This Migration Profile is the result of a joint initiative implemented by IOM and the Ministry of Home Affairs of Eswatini. It brings together available relevant data and information on migration and provides policy directives and recommendations to enhance evidence-based policymaking and… Read More
Instituted in 2005 by the European Commission, the Migration Profile serves as a foundational tool for collecting migration-related data, facilitating evidence-driven policy-making. The initiative seeks to emphasize the significance of integrating migration into broader policy planning through an… Read More
International migrants are a small but important part of the Azerbaijani population and workforce. After years of high emigration, the country is experiencing annual positive net migration. Azerbaijan is a country of destination, especially for working-age migrants from neighbouring countries, such… Read More
Migration is not a new phenomenon for Timor-Leste. The country experienced migration in the past, particularly in 1975 and 1999 when thousands of Timorese were displaced and/or emigrated to mainly Portugal and Australia. During the unrest in the wake of the 1999 referendum for independence, many… Read More
Migration Policy Practice (MPP) focuses on policy-oriented research and analysis, with the aim to contribute to a better understanding of the multidimensional aspects of migration and inform migration policies at the national, regional and international levels. Articles in this issue highlight… Read More
Migration Policy Practice (MPP) focuses on policy-oriented research and analysis, with the aim to contribute to a better understanding of the multidimensional aspects of migration and inform migration policies at the national, regional and international levels.
El perfil migratorio de Colombia vio un punto de inflexión en 2012 cuando comenzó una transformación hacia un país de tránsito y destino, mientras que tradicionalmente había sido impulsado por la dinámica de la emigración. Sumados a la población de más de 48 millones de habitantes en Colombia, los… Read More
Profili i Migracionit i Maqedonisë së Veriut synon të ofrojë një pasqyrë të përpiktë dhe gjithëpërfshirëse të situatës aktuale të migracionit në vend. Së bashku me prezantimin dhe analizën e të dhënave përkatëse statistikore, Profili gjithashtu shqyrton kontekstin demografik, socio-ekonomik,… Read More
Миграцискиот профил на Северна Македонија настојува да обезбеди концизен, но сеопфатен преглед на моменталната миграциска состојба во земјата. Покрај приказот и анализата на релевантните статистички податоци, Профилот исто така го разгледува и демографскиот, социо-економскиот, културолошкиот и… Read More
The Migration Profile of North Macedonia seeks to provide a concise yet comprehensive overview of the current migration situation in the country. Along with presentation and analysis of relevant statistical data, the Profile also examines the demographic, socioeconomic, cultural and historic… Read More
This first Migration Profile for Bangladesh is a country-specific policy tool that provides internationally comparable data and a nationally relevant monitoring framework for migratory processes. The Migration Profile is a single document that combines a large amount of the primary and secondary… Read More
Migration Policy Practice (Vol. XI, Number 4, December 2021–April 2022)
Special Issue on Afghanistan
El primer Perfil Migratorio es un estudio para comprender de manera integral la migración en Panamá, la situación actual de los flujos migratorios en el país, así como referencias históricas de la migración. Incorpora un análisis basado en entrevistas de actores claves, compilación de datos,… Read More
The new issue of Migration Policy Practice focuses on COVID-19’s socioeconomic impact on migrants and displaced persons in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). It provides an overview of the diverse effects of COVID-19 on a wide range of populations (i.e. labour migrants, refugees and… Read More
The new issue of Migration Policy Practice (MPP) focuses on children in the current Central America–Mexico–United States context. It identifies critical blind spots of child-related migration data and sheds light on aspects that have gotten lost in the noise generated by graphic depictions of child… Read More
Migration in the Republic of Fiji: A Country Profile 2020 was developed out of the need to better understand the migration dynamics facing Fiji as a country of origin, transit and destination in the Pacific. This Migration Profile includes data and statistics that analyse migration trends and… Read More
Қазақстан — көші-қон процестерінің айтарлықтай белсенді қатысушысы: 2019 жылы ресми деректер бойынша уақытша орын ауыстырушылар мен еңбек көші-қонын есептемегенде 1173,2 мыңнан астам адам (57,5 мыңы сыртқы миграция процестеріне және 1115,7 мыңы ішкі көші-қонға) қатысқан, бұл елдің барлық халық… Read More
Казахстан — достаточно активный участник миграционных процессов: в них в 2019 году по официальным данным, без учета временных перемещений и трудовой миграции, было вовлечено более 1173,2 тыс. Человек (57,5 тыс. во внешние миграционные процессы и 1115,7 тыс. — во внутренние), что составляет 6,38 %… Read More
Despite what several commentators had claimed or predicted, 2020 did not mark the dawn of an “age of immobility”. While the pandemic may have disrupted some of the more traditional dynamics and norms of global migration, and reduced the overall levels of pre–COVID-19 cross-border mobility, it has… Read More
Le Profil migratoire 2016, est une initiative du Gouvernement de Côte d’Ivoire soutenue par l’Union européenne (UE), la Communauté économique des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (CEDEAO) et l’Organisation Internationale pour les Migrations (OIM).
While migration predictions are an indispensable part of any attempt to proactively prepare for future opportunities and challenges, and to render migration more foreseeable, no single approach can capture all relevant aspects of a complex and multidimensional phenomenon such as migration.
Es la primera vez que Honduras cuenta con un perfil migratorio ajustado a las necesidades particulares de información y conocimiento de las instituciones y actores/as clave que trabajan en el tema migratorio y en el diseño de políticas.
The 2019 Ghana Migration Profile is a comprehensive and user-friendly repository of relevant migration data covering topics that include, among others, internal migration dynamics, human trafficking, the diaspora, remittances and labour migration.
The new issue of Migration Policy Practice includes four articles on very different themes of interest to policymakers. Following on from our tenth-anniversary edition on the implications of COVID-19 for migration, the first article in this issue looks at how the pandemic is affecting irregular… Read More
For many years researchers have talked about the “Age of Migration”, an era when more and more people were on the move. Suddenly within the space of less than two months movements across most borders have almost ceased completely – and policymakers are faced with the challenge of managing migration… Read More
This special issue of Migration Policy Practice focuses on the linkages between migration, the environment and climate change. Although numerous papers and reports have been written about this subject in recent years, it is widely agreed that there is a lack of data on this subject. Estimates… Read More
This inaugural Migration Profile for Nepal presents the most recent census of Nepal on population and housing, which showed that almost 50 per cent of the country’s household had a member who was either working overseas or has returned. Remittances has been a major contributing factor for the… 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 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
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 matière de… Read More
The new edition of Migration Policy Practice focuses on three key and diverse migration topics: measuring the extent of migration in the Global South; comparing immigrant students´ integration; and migration and identity management questions in asylum cases.
The first article, by David Ingleby, Ann… Read More
Migration in Kenya: A Country Profile 2018 is a follow-up on the 2015 edition. It provides an overview of Kenya’s migration trends and data, as well as the country’s legal framework and governance structures pertaining to migration. The report also describes the impact of migration on the country’s… Read More
This new issue of Migration Policy Practice is a special edition focused on the return and reintegration of migrants who are unable or unwilling to remain in host or transit countries. In light of complex and dynamic migration flows, the discourse on return and reintegration has gained renewed… Read More
This Migration Profile is the result of a two-year project (2016–2018) implemented by the International Organization for Migration at the request of and in partnership with Maldives Immigration, under the purview of the Ministry of Economic Development. It brings together all available relevant… Read More
The Migration Research Leaders’ Syndicate was established by IOM in early 2017, comprising senior migration researchers from around the world, to support the development of the Global Compact for Migration. The Syndicate has 36 members with diverse geographic origins, thereby enabling perspectives… Read More
Despite increasing recognition of global migration’s impact on development, there has been far less discussion regarding how to incorporate migration into plans for meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This special issue of Migration Policy Practice, guest-edited by Jessica Hagen-… Read More
This Migration Profile is a repository of migration information and covers, among other areas, the institutional, policy and legal framework of migration in Zimbabwe; immigration and emigration trends in the country; irregular migration and circular migration; remittances and their development… Read More
The new edition of Migration Policy Practice, guest-edited by Gabriella Sanchez from the Migration Policy Centre at the European University Institute, focuses on issues of child migration. It seeks to respond to the Call to Action launched earlier this year by UNICEF, the International Organization… Read More
The new edition of Migration Policy Practice focuses on issues of refugee resettlement. These have ascended the international policy agenda considerably over the past few years, with a number of new schemes that draw on the principle of regional or international responsibility-sharing, and are… Read More
The recent Migration Profile for Jamaica shows that emigration continues to be greatly in excess of immigration. The overall trend of decreasing numbers of permanent emigrants to the three traditional and still major destinations –United States, United Kingdom and Canada – continued, but numbers… Read More
The focus of this edition of the Migration Policy Practice (MPP) is the World Migration Report 2018, which is the ninth in the series. Since 2000, IOM has been producing world migration reports to contribute to increased understanding of migration throughout the world. This new edition is organized… Read More
The fifth edition of the Extended Migration Profile (EMP) of the Republic of Moldova for 2010–2015 was edited and published under the project “Supporting the implementation of the migration and development component of the EU–Moldova Mobility Partnership and harnessing its benefits for the… Read More
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has established the Migration Research Leaders Syndicate to support the development of the global compact for migration. The Syndicate comprises migration experts from around the world with deep knowledge of a wide variety of aspects of migration.… Read More
The new issue of Migration Policy Practice focuses on irregular migration and, in particular, on new ways to collect and analyse data in this major policy area.
This special issue is particularly timely, given the current preparations for the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration,… Read More
The year 2016 marked three decades since Viet Nam started a reform process that transformed the economy from a centrally subsidized system to a socialist-orientated market one. This reformed economy is characterized by private sector development, foreign investment attraction and expansion of… Read More
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Mission to Moldova presents the fourth edition of the Extended Migration Profile (EMP) of the Republic of Moldova for 2009–2014. This report was edited and published under the project “Supporting the implementation of the migration and development… Read More
Le Burkina Faso s’affirme aujourd’hui comme un pays d’émigration au regard de son solde migratoire traditionnellement négatif. Son historique migratoire révèle deux principales phases comportant chacune des facteurs déterminants dans l’identification des tendances migratoires et des… Read More
The new issue of Migration Policy Practice focuses on ways to improve data on international migration. The inclusion of migration in the new global development framework will pose several new challenges for national statistical systems around the world, which are already struggling to collect and… Read More
The fifth special anniversary issue of Migration Policy Practice focuses on “safe migration”. Based on the situation in Europe and the neighbouring countries, it explores how data on both “safe” and “unsafe” migration could be collected in a more systematic fashion.