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This chapter examines the challenges that migrants face while travelling within West and Central Africa on those routes intersecting with the Central Mediterranean Routes to Europe, and the risk factors that make them vulnerable. The findings show that the most frequently reported challenges were… Read More
There is increasing awareness that trafficking in persons (TIP) and humanitarian crises are connected, as crises can exacerbate pre-existing trafficking trends and patterns, or create conditions for new forms of exploitation to proliferate. While evidence of this association exists, collecting data… Read More
IOM’s close collaboration with African Member States builds on African Union landmark policy frameworks that shape continental guidance on governing human mobility in all its dimensions. Following on from the launch of the Pan-African Forum on Migration, IOM’s 2020–2024. Continental Strategy on… Read More
This Migration Governance Indicators (MGI) profile presents a summary of well-developed areas of migration governance in Iraq 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
This Migration Governance Indicators (MGI) profile presents a summary of well-developed areas of migration governance in Costa Rica 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
The Africa Migration Report takes a distinctly regional approach to inform knowledge on migration in Africa. This first edition, titled Challenging the Narrative, aims to deconstruct negative perceptions of migration in Africa by addressing contextual realities and bringing to light practical… Read More
The development of this training manual represents a major step towards standardizing the response to trafficking and strengthening protection services for identified victims of trafficking within the Zimbabwean context. Victims of trafficking have various needs, including repatriation, medical,… Read More
This study delves into the prevalence of the trafficking phenomenon in Ghana, its characteristics and the associated push and pull factors. The study aims to build a baseline for evidence‐based prevention and protection action plans. It characterizes the phenomenon qualitatively and quantitatively… Read More
Ce profil de gouvernance de la migration présente un résumé des points forts des structures de gouvernance des migrations du Canada, ainsi que les aspects qui pourraient être renforcés, en fonction des évaluations des Indicateurs de gouvernance des migrations (IGM).
This Migration Governance Indicators (MGI) profile presents a summary of well-developed areas of migration governance in Canada 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
Risk-taking is inherent to migration. Leaving one’s home has inevitably something of venturing into unknown territory. The home one leaves can be inhospitable, yet it is a familiar place. A host country can seem a heaven from afar, yet a newcomer with no full citizenship rights may find it a hard… Read More
This chapter provides an overview of the main vulnerabilities and risks faced by migrants assisted in the IOM transit centres in the Niger en route back to their countries of origin, and of changes to such risks observed over the past three years. These are also presented through migrants’ personal… Read More
This contribution describes how migrant smuggling along the Central Mediterranean Route has transformed in the past half decade. Available data demonstrate that migratory flows along the Route have considerably shrunk in comparison with the levels seen in 2014– 2017. It remains questionable, though… Read More
This chapter examines the interactions between migrants and the facilitators of their journeys. It argues that European Union-centric concerns over irregular migration that attribute smuggling to organized criminal networks alone have led to simplistic views of mobility facilitation processes in… Read More
This chapter investigates whether migrants using different routes to reach Italy have different characteristics and what individual risk factors and aggravating contextual factors are associated with higher or lower vulnerability of migrants to a selected set of experiences of abuse, violence and… 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
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
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
This Migration Governance Indicators (MGI) profile presents a summary of well-developed areas of migration governance in Iraq 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
This guide is designed to serve government actors, both national and local, involved in any process of Sustainable Development Goal implementation, including those working specifically in migration, and those working in other sectors who are interested in integrating migration. It is also for… 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
El Glosario de la OIM sobre Migración es un “documento vivo”. Por lo tanto, para asegurarse de que siempre tenga acceso a la versión más reciente del Glosario, le recomendamos que lo consulte en línea en lugar de descargarlo.
El Glosario de la OIM sobre Migración es una recopilación accesible y… Read More
In 25 September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, along with a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and accompanying 169 targets designed to guide development initiatives until 2030. For the first time, migration has been… Read More
On 25 September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, along with a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and accompanying 169 targets designed to guide development initiatives until 2030. For the first time, migration has been… 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
Este perfil de gobernanza sobre la migración presenta un resumen sobre las áreas bien desarrolladas de las estructuras de gobernanza de la migracion de Costa Rica, al igual que las áreas con potencial para un desarrollo adicional, según la evaluación realizada por los Indicadores de Gobernanza de… Read More
This Migration Governance Indicators (MGI) pro?le presents a summary of well-developed areas of migration governance in the Republic of Peru as well as areas with potential for further development, as assessed through the MGI.
In an effort to strengthen the capacity of law enforcement agencies in Nigeria on gender-based violence and trafficking in persons, the International Organization for Migration in Nigeria previously developed two training guides for the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). As one of a three-part training… Read More
The aim of this report is to take stock of experiences and lessons learned related to grant implementation in Khatlon province of Tajikistan and, potentially, provide insight on key success factors impacting the design and effectives of future grant programmes.
Este perfil de gobernanza sobre la migración presenta un resumen sobre las áreas bien desarrolladas de las estructuras de gobernanza migratoria de la República de Panama, al igual que las áreas con potencial para un desarrollo adicional, según la evaluación realizada por los Indicadores de… 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
This document is the result of the Local Migration Governance Indicators (MGI) assessment in Montréal 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
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Nigeria produced two manuals on strengthening law enforcement response to gender-based violence and trafficking in persons in the current humanitarian situation in North-East Nigeria. The manuals were designed based on the recommendations from… Read More
IOM, in close coordination with the Government of Bangladesh, supported the development of migration-related indicators to track progress towards migration-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Seventh Five-Year Plan (SFYP). The initiative was undertaken through the project, “… Read More
IOM, in close coordination with the Government of Bangladesh, supported the development of migration-related indicators to track progress towards migration-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Seventh Five-Year Plan (SFYP). The initiative has been undertaken through the project, “… 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 Migration Governance Indicators (MGI) profile presents a summary of well-developed areas of migration governance in the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire as well as areas with potential for further development, as assessed through the MGI.
This Migration Governance Indicators (MGI) profile presents a summary of well-developed areas of migration governance in the Republic of Peru as well as areas with potential for further development, as assessed through the MGI.
This Migration Governance Indicators (MGI) profile presents a summary of well-developed areas of migration governance in the Republic of Panama as well as areas with potential for further development, as assessed through the MGI.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in close coordination with the Government of Bangladesh, conducted a stock-taking exercise of the Overseas Employment and Migrants Act (OEMA) of 2013 and the Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking Act (PSHT) of 2012. The initiative was… 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).
The Migration Research Series (MRS) presents the findings of research projects managed by IOM’s Research Unit in Geneva, and studies prepared by IOM staff and its field offices. The series is designed to bring the results of policy-relevant migration research to the attention of a broader audience… Read More
Trafficking in Migrants has become a growing global problem affecting a complex matrix of countries of origin, transit and destination, their international relations, security and economies. The book reviews literature on human trafficking and smuggling in Europe.
This review includes a discussion… Read More