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This report gives a broad overview of IOM return and reintegration trends, developments and related activities in 2021 with a breakdown of summary statistics on regional and country levels. It also illustrates good practices adopted by IOM offices to provide return and reintegration assistance to… Read More

This report gives a broad overview of IOM return and reintegration trends, developments and related activities in 2021 with a breakdown of summary statistics on regional and country levels. It also illustrates good practices adopted by IOM offices to provide return and reintegration assistance to… Read More

The Return Counselling Toolkit is a capacity-building instrument aimed at providing a harmonized and coherent approach to return counselling based on key migrant-centred principles. Accompanied by operational tools that can facilitate the work of return counsellors, the toolkit is conceived to… Read More

This publication outlines a new approach to mainstreaming migration into local development plans to harness the role of local authorities as key actors in migration and development initiatives. 

The first edition of the International Dialogue on Migration (IDM) in 2022 took place from 28 February to 2 March 2022 on the theme: Global Compact for Migration Implementation in Practice: Successes, Challenges and Innovative Approaches. The session was dedicated to the International Migration… Read More

This document analyses global, regional and thematic trends that emerge from MGI data in relation to the general commitment and the range of associated actions for each of the 23 Global Compact for Migration objectives. Grounded on the mapping of MGI indicators against Global Compact objectives,… Read More

This chapter examines the key questions of “who migrates internationally and where do they go?” It presents analysis of a range of statistical data and draws upon some of the existing body of research on migration determinants and decision-making.

In recent years, there has been an increase in human mobility worldwide due to drivers such as the search for better opportunities abroad, natural and human-caused crises, environmental degradation and the increased circulation of information because of better technology. Higher flows of migration… Read More

The purpose of this note is to provide concrete guidance to policymakers, national statistical offices (NSOs) and practitioners on why it is important to promote gender-responsiveness when collecting, producing, using, analysing and disseminating migration data for policy – and how. Gender and… Read More

This booklet is a compilation of success stories stemming from the Migration Governance Indicators (MGI) process. Reflecting on the achievements of the MGI programme on the eve of its fifth anniversary, this publication includes examples from several countries that have used the MGI as basis to… Read More

In order to leave no one behind, migrants must be considered across efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Meanwhile, migrants are also key actors in sustainable development. Migrants around the world make vital contributions to help progress the SDGs, whether these focus on… Read More

IOM has developed a comprehensive strategy – the Migration Data Strategy – to frame, focus and further amplify its existing robust engagement on the issue of data. A key IOM goal is to improve the evidence base for good migration governance in support of sustainable development, effective… Read More

IOM has developed a comprehensive strategy – the Migration Data Strategy – to frame, focus and further amplify its existing robust engagement on the issue of data. A key IOM goal is to improve the evidence base for good migration governance in support of sustainable development, effective… Read More

NIDO Europe is the European arm of a global Nigerian diaspora network, and acts as an umbrella organization of different country chapters. As the Belgium and Luxembourg chapter, we mainly aim at harnessing professional talents among the Nigerian community in the diaspora and facilitating the… Read More

The Association Malienne des Expulsés (AME) was created in 1996 by Malian migrants who were forcibly returned from different countries, including France, Uganda, Saudi Arabia and Liberia. Since then, we have been working on return and expulsion, focusing on migrants’ rights and humanitarian… Read More

PICUM is a network of 160 organizations working directly with undocumented migrants, mostly in Europe, but also in other countries, such as Morocco. We also conduct advocacy activities towards the European Union and the United Nations. We focus on a range of challenges experienced by undocumented… Read More

Migration is old, but its governance is relatively recent. The building of independent States in North and West Africa, the construction of national identities, the extension of States’ control over the lives of individuals and the provision of services to the population soon raised the issue of… Read More

Annexes provide additional useful tools and further guidance on specific reintegration interventions.

Authored by Ahmet İçduygu, this paper discusses the social, economic and health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, with particular reference to repatriation. While returning home represents a viable option of protection from COVID-19 health risks for most individuals on the move, for irregular… Read More

In this Migration Research Series paper, Marie McAuliffe examines the widespread and unprecedented imposition of movement restrictions by governments in an attempt to limit COVID-19 transmission and infection, with particular reference to the ongoing securitization of migration.

This report gives a broad overview of IOM’s return and reintegration trends, developments and related activities in 2019 with a breakdown of summary statistics on regional and country levels.

This report gives a broad overview of IOM’s return and reintegration trends, developments and related activities in 2019 with a breakdown of summary statistics on regional and country levels.

The IOM ATD Series is a set of tools aimed at guiding IOM staff and other interested stakeholders in conceiving, developing, implementing and advocating alternatives to detention (ATD). To uphold the human rights principle that migration detention should be a measure of last resort, States  need to… Read More

Authored by Lorenzo Guadagno, this Migration Research Series paper offers an initial analysis of the specific ways migrants have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. It also presents the diverse measures which have been adopted in receiving and origin countries to prevent, mitigate and address… Read More

The present guide is intended to provide key information on the importance of a psychosocial approach to post-arrival reintegration counselling, describing the basic counselling and communication skills necessary to conduct a successful and psychologically informed reintegration counselling … Read More

Migration Initiatives 2020 illustrates to Member States, governments, partners, the private sector and readers the planned interventions and global funding requirements of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for 2020. Migration Initiatives 2020 is structured around the Migration… Read More

Annexes provide additional useful tools and further guidance on specific reintegration interventions.  

Monitoring and evaluation of reintegration assistance – provides guidance and tools to design programmes, monitor interventions and carry out evaluations to maximize effectiveness and learning.

Reintegration assistance at the structural level – proposes ways to strengthen capacities of all actors and to promote stakeholder engagement and ownership in reintegration programming. It suggests approaches for mainstreaming reintegration into existing policies and strategies.

Reintegration assistance at the community level – provides guidance on assessing community needs and engaging the community in reintegration activities. It also provides examples of community-level reintegration initiatives in the economic, social and psychosocial dimensions.

Reintegration assistance at the individual level – outlines suggested steps for assisting returnees, taking into account the economic, social and psychosocial dimensions of reintegration.

An integrated approach to reintegration – describes the basic concepts of return and reintegration and explains IOM’s integrated approach to reintegration. It also lays out the general considerations when developing a comprehensive reintegration programme, including assessments, staffing and… Read More

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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

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

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

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

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

The IOM Glossary is a “living document”. Therefore, to ensure you always have access to the most up-to-date version, we advise you to view it online and avoid downloading it. The IOM Glossary on Migration is an accessible and extensive collection of definitions of migration-related terminology. It… 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

GiA10, on facilitating migrants' movement to safety, presents efforts by different stakeholders to address administrative barriers to international evacuations, such as by granting flexibility of immigration regimes, border management or facilitated issuance of identity and travel documents. It… Read More

GiA7, on establishing coordination arrangements, presents systems States and non-state actors have established to provide joint emergency assistance to migrants. These include frameworks for joint emergency consular assistance from countries of origin, cooperation arrangements between foreign posts… Read More

GiA6, on communicating effectively with migrants, presents efforts by different stakeholders to adapt and effectively share awareness messages and early warnings with migrants. It also presents a tool for conducting awareness workshops on emergencies and recommended preparedness measures for… Read More

GiA5, on invoving migrants in contingency planning presents efforts by different stakeholders to develop preparedness and evacuation plans that account for migrants' presence, including relevant arrangements for early warning and response. It also presents a basic template for the development of… Read More

This publication is meant to guide policymakers and practitioners’ in the design and implementation of assisted voluntary return and reintegration (AVRR)-related policies and programmes.  Based on IOM’s long-standing experience on AVRR since 1979, the framework lays out a vision for dignified… Read More

One of the most pressing governance challenges of our time is how to manage international migration effectively, and the related need to respect the interests and needs of migrants and their families as well as those of countries, right the way through the migration cycle (origin, transit,… Read More