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In January 2023, IOM Austria, in cooperation with the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior and the Austrian Integration Fund, conducted an online survey among 552 displaced persons from Ukraine residing in Austria. The aim was to collect data on their living and housing situation and identify… Read More
Im Jänner 2023 führte IOM Österreich in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Bundesministerium für Inneres (BMI) und dem Österreichischen Integrationsfonds (ÖIF) eine Online-Umfrage unter 552 in Österreich lebenden Vertriebenen aus der Ukraine durch. Ziel war es, Daten über ihre Lebens- und Wohnsituation zu… Read More
Der Jahrespolitikbericht 2021 bietet einen Überblick über migrations- und asylrelevante Entwicklungen und Debatten in Österreich im Zeitraum Jänner bis Dezember 2021. Die COVID-19-Pandemie bedingte (temporäre) Maßnahmen, beispielsweise in den Bereichen Fremdenrecht, Soziale- und… Read More
The Annual Policy Report 2021 provides an overview of migration and asylum-related developments and debates in Austria between January and December 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in (temporary) measures being introduced in a number of areas including aliens law, social and educational support… Read More
Dieser Bericht wurde vom Nationalen Kontaktpunkt Österreich im Europäischen Migrationsnetzwerk (EMN) als Beitrag zur EMN Studie „Drittstaatsangehörige, die Opfer von Menschenhandel sind: Erkennung, Identifizierung und Schutz“ erarbeitet. Der Beitrag beleuchtet das Thema Menschenhandel in Österreich… Read More
This report was prepared by the National Contact Point Austria in the European Migration Network (EMN), as a contribution to the EMN study "Third-country national victims of trafficking in human beings: detection, identification and protection". The contribution sheds light on the issue of human… Read More
Diese Studie befasst sich mit dem Thema der Schubhaft sowie den Alternativen zur Schubhaft, den sogenannten gelinderen Mitteln. Schubhaft gegen fremde Personen darf in Österreich nur angeordnet werden, sofern der Zweck der Schubhaft – insbesondere die Sicherung des Verfahrens zur Erlassung einer… Read More
This study sheds light on detention pending removal and alternatives to detention in Austria. In Austria, detention pending removal can only be imposed on individuals where the purpose of detention (i.e. securing the procedure for issuing a measure to terminate a residence permit) cannot be… Read More
People across Peru are vulnerable and exposed to a wide range of hazards, and studies demonstrate that these hazards are key drivers of migration in the country. Hydrometeorological hazards resulting in excessive amounts of water (in such forms as torrential rainfalls and floods) – or the lack… Read More
The Austrian Annual Policy Report 2019 has been produced within the framework of annual reporting by the national contact points in the European Migration Network. The report outlines the most significant political and legislative developments in Austria in the field of asylum and migration for… Read More
This Migration Governance Indicators (MGI) profile presents a summary of well-developed areas of migration governance in Germany as well as areas with potential for further development, as assessed through the MGI. The MGI is a standard set of approximately 90 indicators to assist countries in… 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
Over the last decade, crossing the Central Mediterranean has become one of the deadliest journeys in the world for migrants, with at least 15,000 migrants having died on this route since 2014. The vast majority of bodies found are not identified, with net identification rates of migrant bodies… Read More
Die Studie untersucht, welche Auswirkungen die Visaliberalisierungen für Drittstaaten des Westbalkans und der Östlichen Partnerschaft auf Österreich hatten. Dazu werden unterschiedliche Aspekte in den folgenden relevanten Bereichen beleuchtet: Bevölkerung, Visaanträge, irreguläre Aufenthalte,… Read More
The study researches the impact of visa liberalizations for third countries of the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership on Austria. Therefore, various aspects of the following particularly relevant subject areas are examined: population, visa applications, irregular stays, applications for… Read More
This study undertakes – for the first time – a mapping of measures implemented by the Federal State, the provinces and social partners aiming at the integration of migrants in Austria. The purpose of the study is to provide a comprehensive overview of Austrian attitudes and guiding principles for… Read More
The Study "Trafficked Persons as Asylum-Seekers - The Process of Identification and Access to Residence Rights in Austria" deals on the one hand with the identification of trafficked persons who seek asylum in Austria. In this regard, the study focuses on the role of state institutions. On the… Read More
The Study "Trafficked Persons as Asylum-Seekers - The Process of Identification and Access to Residence Rights in Austria" deals on the one hand with the identification of trafficked persons who seek asylum in Austria. In this regard, the study focuses on the role of state institutions. On the… Read More
This study describes the role of entry bans and readmission agreements to support Austria's return policy. Legal regulations concerning entry bans are examined, particularly in connection with return decisions. Various aspects regarding the practical application of entry bans are also analysed.… Read More
This study describes the role of entry bans and readmission agreements to support Austria's return policy. Legal regulations concerning entry bans are examined, particularly in connection with return decisions. Various aspects regarding the practical application of entry bans are also analysed.… Read More
This report gives a comprehensive overview of the key messages, discussion points and conclusions articulated during the Regional Conference on Counter Migrant Smuggling: Innovative Ideas and New Models of Cooperation, and extends it with the authors’ analytical reflections. The conference was held… 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
Over the past years, public attention has gradually turned to the experiences of migrants along the precarious Mediterranean routes to Europe. A large number of migrants continue to risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean Sea on the way to Europe, often enduring long and perilous journeys. A… Read More
The report reviews available evidence on trans-Mediterranean irregular migration to Europe along various routes going back to the 1970s, particularly on the magnitude of the flows, the evolution of sea routes to Southern Europe, the characteristics of migrants, the extent to which one can separate… Read More
Young migrants and refugees set out to escape harm or secure better futures – and face staggering risks in the process. For children and youth on the move via the Mediterranean Sea routes to Europe, the journey is marked by high levels of abuse, trafficking and exploitation. Some are more… Read More
The International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Missing Migrants Project has recorded more than 7,500 people who lost their lives or went missing in the course of migration in 2016, a 30-per cent increase over the number recorded in 2015. More than 5,000 migrant deaths and disappearances were… Read More
During the first five months of 2016, 1 in every 23 migrants has died attempting to journey across the Central Mediterranean to Europe. This represents a drastic worsening of an already high death toll. Since the beginning of 2014, the overall ratio of deaths to numbers of migrant crossings has… 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
IOM is a longstanding partner of the Belgium government, migrants, local communities and other stakeholders in Belgium. This publication provides an overview of our collaboration over the years, with a specific focus on the years between 2008 and 2015.
Compiling and analysing information from the media, governments, inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations, Trafficking in Migrants aims at improving the exchange of information on migrant trafficking. Published quarterly by the International Organization for Migration (IOM),… Read More
Trafficking in Migrants: Compiling and analysing information from the media, governments, inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations, Trafficking in Migrants aims at improving the exchange of information on migrant trafficking. Published quarterly by the International Organization for… Read More
Compiling and analysing information from the media, governments, inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations, Trafficking in Migrants aims at improving the exchange of information on migrant trafficking. Published quarterly by the International Organization for Migration (IOM),… 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.
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
Migration from Nigeria to Europe has attracted considerable attention from governments and the media. This is partly because some elements of this migration flow are related to trafficking in persons and other criminal activities, and also because Nigerians have become prominent among sub-Saharan… Read More
The trafficking of women for the purpose of sexual exploitation received considerable attention prior to the 2006 World Cup in Germany. It was widely suggested that this sporting event would contribute to an increase in prostitution and a sharp increase in the number of women trafficked to Germany… 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
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
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
In this report, Professor Elizabeth Kelly assesses the current state of knowledge on the trafficking of women and children in Europe. She concludes that despite the growing interest and concern, information on the scale of trafficking, the methods used, and the most effective means to counter it,… Read More
The June 2000 Dover tragedy, in which 58 Chinese nationals died while being smuggled into the United Kingdom, alerted the general public, as well as policy makers, to issues relating to Chinese migration into Europe. However, the fact that over one million Chinese nationals already live in Europe,… Read More
Based on the comprehensive collection and interpretation of available data, IOM’s second World Migration Report presents one of the most complete records of reference data and background analysis on population movements.
Published in June 2003, this report is organized around the core theme of… 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
What will the key migration policy challenges be in various regions of the world in the course of 2015? Are the levels and structure of migration flows likely to evolve, for example in terms of types of migration, source countries, and number and profiles of migrants? And what will be the key… Read More
Migration Policy Practice welcomes the opportunity to publish a selection of some of the most noteworthy papers discussed at the 13th plenary meeting of the Transatlantic Council on Migration. The meeting examined the realities of the current global protection system and set out to identify gaps… Read More
Published several times a year, Migration is an update on the Organization's activities and international migration policy issues. Migration is available in English, French and Spanish.
Published several times a year, Migration is an update on the Organization's activities and international migration policy issues. Migration is available in English, French and Spanish.
Published several times a year, Migration is an update on the Organization's activities and international migration policy issues. Migration is available in English, French and Spanish.
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.