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Migration for Development in Africa - Mobilizing the African Diasporas for the Development of Africa
Migration Initiatives 2008 outlines IOM’s planned activities for which funding is required in the coming year. Since the publication of last year’s edition, new migration challenges have arisen in various areas of IOM operations.
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
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
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 at Georgetown University's Institute for the Study of… Read More
This policy brief analyses the situation of migrants who have returned home to several West African countries as a result of the conflict in Libya. It provides an understanding of the factors that led to migration to Libya, in the first place; the migrants’ journey to Libya and their efforts to… Read More
Human trafficking has become a global business, reaping huge profits for traffickers and organized crime syndicates, generating massive human rights violations, and causing serious problems for governments. Despite the magnitude of the problem, however, it has only recently seized policy makers’… Read More
The Regional Conference on Arab Migration in a Globalized World brought together representatives of governments and of international organizations, as well as academics and practitioners to discuss the migration and migration- related issues in the Arab world and how they affect and are themselves… Read More
Media coverage of armed civil conflict rarely highlights the fact that temporary migrant workers often are among the innocent civilians who suffer, as occurred during the Libyan civil war. That conflict, which began in February 2011, resulted in the displacement and evacuation of migrants on a size… Read More
Les processus consultatifs régionaux sur la migration (PCR) sont d’importants mécanismes de dialogue informel et non contraignant destinés à favoriser la coopération et les partenariats sur des questions de migration entre les Etats. La présente fiche d’information présente succinctement leurs… 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 at Georgetown University's Institute for the Study of… Read More
The Middle East represents one of the most sought-after and competitive labour markets in the world, with an estimated 10 million contract workers in the Gulf states alone – 70 per cent of whom are Asian.
The Research Newsletter provides a comprehensive update on IOM’s migration research activities, institutional partnerships and research events for IOM colleagues and interested external readers.
The present document gives a first overview of organizations in Africa dealing with migrant and mobile populations in the context of HIV/AIDS. It briefly describes the methods used for gathering data, then gives a general description of the programmes listed and the major "lessons learned" by the… Read More
Responding to chronic labour shortages in the oil rich Arab states in the 1970s and 1980s, some Asian states have been among the first to develop an active overseas employment or labour migration policy that seeks to provide protection to its nationals working abroad, relieve domestic unemployment… 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
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 Berne Initiative Process was launched by the government of Switzerland in 2001. The International Agenda for Migration Management is a product of the Berne Initiative Process designed to assist government migration practitioners in developing effective measures for the management of migration.… Read More
Earlier versions of the papers in this volume were presented at the "Regional Conference on Migration and Development in Asia", held in Lanzhou, China, 14-16 March 2005. The conference, hosted by China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was organized by IOM and funded by Britain's Department for… Read More
This volume, jointly produced by the IOM and the Joint United National Programme on HIV/AIDS, reviews HIV-related risks and programmes for a category of worker who moves from place to place for professional reasons, truckers. It focuses on a region not well covered by other reviews, West Africa,… Read More
This is the second volume of Labour Migration in Asia. The first volume (2003) looked at trends, challenges and policy responses in countries of origin.
The close relationship between economic development and migration has been recognized for some time. In recent years, however, there has been a shift in thinking about the relationship between migration and development. Traditionally, migration was seen as a problem with negative implications for… Read More
This publication is a compilation of technical papers from independent experts who participated in the two-day expert group meeting entitled “Female Migrants – Bridging the gaps throughout the life cycle,” in May, 2006 in New York. Jointly organized by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and IOM, this… Read More
This report illustrates IOM’s health activities in 2011. Key achievements in three main programmatic areas are presented: Migration Health Assessments and Travel Health Assistance; Health Promotion and Assistance for Migrants; and Migration Health Assistance for Crisis-Affected Populations. The… Read More
This book encapsulates the law of international migration by examining developments first addressed in the volume on Migration and International Legal Norms (edited by T.A. Aleinikoff and V. Chetail; T.M.C. Asser Press, 2003) and by discussing wholly new themes.
Policymakers increasingly recognize the value that diaspora populations bring to development efforts at home, not just as senders of remittances but also as sources of human capital and direct and indirect investments.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries are always looking for ways to improve their response to trafficking in persons. However, these efforts are being held back by a lack of relevant, reliable data on trafficking. Recognizing this problem, in 2005, the ASEAN member… Read More
If you believe that States have complete discretion in handling migration matters and that migrants are not protected under international law, read this book! You will be amazed by the wealth of international instruments, treaties, standards and principles existing in international law. Rights and… 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
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 at Georgetown University's Institute for the Study of… Read More
This report provides an update to a policy brief issued in May 2012, on the situation of migrants who returned to their home countries as a result of the conflict in Libya in 2011. Now two years after mass returns began, the aftermath of the crisis continues to reverberate in countries across… Read More
This newsletter highlights some of the activities carried out under the European Union funded project “Promoting Better Management of Migration in Nigeria,” which aims to enhance Nigeria’s capacity to manage migration in order to maximize its development potential.
On 3 and 4 October 2013 the UN General Assembly will hold the second High-Level Dialogue (HLD) on International Migration and Development. In view of such a momentous event, this new issue of MPP is privileged to be able to offer a lead article by Peter Sutherland, the Special Representative of the… 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 at Georgetown University's Institute for the Study of… Read More
The relationship between migration and development is a key topic for research and policy. Earlier pessimistic perspectives focused on the threat to development of poorer countries through the loss of human resources. Recently, a more optimistic view has been advanced by northern governments and… 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 at Georgetown University's Institute for the Study of… Read More
En el Cuaderno Migratorio 5, Migrantes extracontinentales en América del Sur, se aborda la migración reciente procedente de los continentes asiático y africano, principalmente, a los principales países de recepción en la región sudamericana: Colombia, Ecuador y Brasil. A partir de la compilación de… Read More
This report illustrates IOM’s health activities in 2012. Key achievements in three main programmatic areas are presented: Migration Health Assessments and Travel Health Assistance; Health Promotion and Assistance for Migrants; and Migration Health Assistance for Crisis-Affected Populations. The… Read More
Policymakers around the world are increasingly concerned about the likely impact of climate change and environmental degradation on the movement of people. This book takes a hard look at the existing evidence available to policymakers in different regions of the world. How much do we really know… Read More
Contemporary migration from Morocco can be traced back to the colonial period. Sustained by the economic boom in Europe and the need for labour migrants, migration was sharply restricted in the early 1970s, although already existing transcontinental family networks as well as official family… Read More
The International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) published the “Inventory of Institutional Capacities and Practices” of the joint ICMPD-IOM project “Linking Emigrant Communities for More Development”, funded by France, Italy,… Read More
The International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) published the “Inventory of Institutional Capacities and Practices” of the joint ICMPD-IOM project “Linking Emigrant Communities for More Development”, funded by France, Italy,… Read More
This report highlights a poorly documented phenomenon: the scope and nature of irregular migration and human smuggling of men from East Africa and the Horn towards South Africa. It addresses the issues of protection, human rights abuses, corruption, complicity of public officials, as well as the… Read More
The MENA 7-Month Report highlights IOM’s response from April to September 2011. It details IOM’s wide range of humanitarian assistance provided to vulnerable migrants. More specifically, the report provides an overview, the way forward and some country highlights (cross-border movement, evacuations… Read More
The MENA 3-Month Report highlights IOM’s response following the unrest in Libya since late February 2011. It details IOM’s wide range of humanitarian assistance provided to vulnerable migrants. More specifically, the report gives an update on the evacuation of thousands of stranded migrants in the… Read More
This collection of research papers focuses on specific aspects of the complex relationships that exist between expatriate communities and their home countries in the Middle East and North Africa, highlighting in particular the various kinds of social, political, and economic engagement that define… Read More
D'octobre 2012 à juin 2013, l'OIM, le Département des affaires économiques et sociales et le FNUAP ont organisé, en collaboration avec les gouvernements intéressés, cinq réunions de fond afin de préparer les délégués et observateurs de l'Organisation des Nations Unies pour le dialogue de haut… Read More