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Trade, migration and cross-border human mobility are inherently interconnected; without people, goods and services would be unable to cross borders and contribute to formal economic development. Cross-border traders, due to their frequent crossing of international borders, are mobile populations… Read More
IOM Ireland carried out a rapid policy survey in May 2020 in partnership with Ireland’s Department of Justice and Equality, with the objective of gaining a comprehensive view of policy measures taken by Ireland in response to the COVID-19 pandemic from a migration governance lens. This report… Read More
This study examines the potential of social innovation to support migrant inclusion. It starts by exploring promising practices implemented in a number of cities across the European Union to address the growing integration needs of newcomers, drawing on interviews with representatives of… Read More
En México, cuando se piensa en el fenómeno de la migración, la imagen que se concibe es la de miles de mexicanos saliendo a buscar un sueño al país vecino del norte. Sin embargo, la realidad es que las circunstancias han cambiado profundamente. Podemos observar que hay más mexicanos… Read More
In just a few months, the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the global migration and mobility landscape, and added a layer of complexity to migration in West and North Africa and across the Mediterranean. This rapidly spreading health crisis (Figure 1) has led to the implementation of… Read More
In the years 2014–2016, when arrivals of undocumented migrants and refugees arriving by sea to Europe surged to unprecedented numbers, a map of the north-west quarter of Africa made an appearance in European media. The map showed several lines,or arrows, spanning the Gulf of Guinea to the… Read More
This chapter addresses two core questions: (a) How does international migration impact national frameworks of rights and duties?; (b) What policies do States develop to deal with their expatriate nationals and the entry and stay of foreign nationals? Section 32.2 reviews legislation on nationality… Read More
In this chapter, we investigate the shifting role played by Italian and European security forces, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and the Libyan Coast Guard and Navy (LCGN) in the conduct of search and rescue (SAR) and border enforcement operations in the Central Mediterranean corridor… Read More
This edited volume provides comprehensive evidence on migration from and within West and North Africa and across the Mediterranean.
It highlights migrants’ agency and contribution to transnational development, as well as the inequalities that shape migration and the risks that migrants are exposed… Read More
Armenia has traditionally been seen as an origin country for migration and a transit point for migrants heading elsewhere, predominantly to the Russian Federation and the West. However, although official statistics continue to record net emigration, the country has recently experienced a year-on-… 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.
Authored by James Dennison and Mohamed Nasr, this Migration Research Series paper explores public attitudes to immigration in the Arab world and considers their effects on migration policies in the region. Using quantitative data from across the Arabic-speaking world, the paper first examines the… Read More
La Stratégie institutionnelle de l’OIM en matière de migration et de développement durable présente une approche associant l’ensemble de l’Organisation afin d’intégrer de manière approfondie la migration et le développement dans la formulation de politiques et de programmes au sein de l’OIM. Elle… Read More
La Estrategia Institucional de la OIM sobre Migración y Desarrollo Sostenible esboza un enfoque institucional para incorporar de manera integral la migración y el desarrollo en la formulación de políticas y programas en el seno de la OIM. En ella se reconoce que la migración bien gestionada puede… Read More
Este manual tiene el objetivo de ofrecer una guía de fácil acceso para la apertura, mantenimiento y fortalecimiento de Ventanillas Informativas sobre Migración, un modelo dirigido al personal de los gobiernos locales, instituciones y organizaciones que deseen tener centros informativos para la… 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 Koç University and published and distributed by Wiley. The… Read More
El presente manual consta de 7 áreas temáticas que proporcionan el marco y el contenido necesarios para el desarrollo de las sesiones de capacitación dirigidas al personal municipal involucrado en la gestión y en la prestación de servicios sociales a personas migrantes. Los temas abordados son:… Read More
The manual is a training package consist of different modules and sessions around seven main thematic areas, which provides a base for capacity-building to train municipal staff involved in the management and delivery of social services for migrants. It contains an introduction on what the training… Read More
The IOM Institutional Strategy on Migration and Sustainable Development outlines a whole-of-organization approach to comprehensively integrate migration and development into policymaking and programming within IOM. It recognizes that migration, when well managed, can be both a development strategy… Read More
The global meeting of consultative processes on migration (known as GRCP) periodically brings together the Chairs and Secretariats of the main inter-State consultation mechanisms on migration or ISCMs – regional consultative processes on migration (RCPs), interregional forums on migration (IRFs)… Read More
This document is the result of the Local Migration Governance Indicators (MGI) assessment in Accra and summarizes the well-developed areas of the city’s migration governance structures, as well as the areas with potential for further development, as assessed by the Local MGI.
The role of cities and… Read More
Este perfil de gobernanza sobre la migración presenta un resumen sobre las áreas bien desarrolladas de las estructuras de gobernanza de la migracion de Peru, al igual que las áreas con potencial para un desarrollo adicional, según la evaluación realizada por los Indicadores de Gobernanza de la… Read More
This document is the result of the Local Migration Governance Indicators (MGI) assessment in São Paulo and summarizes the well-developed areas of the city’s migration governance structures, as well as the areas with potential for further development, as assessed by the Local MGI.
The role of cities… Read More
Ce profil de gouvernance de la migration présente un résumé des points forts des structures de gouvernance des migrations de la République de Côte d'Ivoire, ainsi que les aspects qui pourraient être renforcés, en fonction des évaluations des Indicateurs de gouvernance des migrations (IGM).
December 2019 in Vienna. Information and awareness-raising campaigns for migrants or potential migrants in third countries constitute a central element of current European migration strategies, both at the national and European level. Despite the heightened relevance of information and awareness-… Read More