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Authored by Laura Foley and Nicola Piper, this paper explores the impacts and implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on women migrant workers. It examines how the global health crisis has both amplified existing gender dynamics and created new gender-biased outcomes that disproportionately impact… Read More
International migration is a complex phenomenon that touches on a multiplicity of economic, social and security aspects all around the world. In this overview chapter of IOM’s flagship publication, the World Migration Report 2020, readers will be able to access key trends, data and information at a… Read More
International migration is a complex phenomenon that touches on a multiplicity of economic, social and security aspects all around the world. In this overview chapter of IOM’s flagship publication, the World Migration Report 2020, readers will be able to access key trends, data and information at a… Read More
Les fiches d’information sur le Rapport État de la migration dans le monde 2020 donnent un aperçu succinct de chacun des onze chapitres du Rapport. Elles permettent de se faire facilement et rapidement une idée des questions et des sujets examinés dans l’ouvrage.
Las Hojas Informativas del Informe sobre las Migraciones en el Mundo 2020 ofrecen una sinopsis de cada uno de los 11 capítulos del Informe. Por ende, son un medio accesible y rápido para tener una idea sobre los temas tratados en esta edición del Informe.
En una época de frecuentes distorsiones negativas en los debates sobre la migración y los migrantes, es importante reflexionar acerca de las contribuciones que hacen los migrantes tanto a sus comunidades de origen como a las de destino. El capítulo 5 comienza con una descripción de los conceptos… Read More
The World Migration Report 2020 InfoSheets provide a succinct overview of each of the 11 chapters in the Report. They provide an easy and quick way to get a sense of the topics and issues examined in World Migration Report 2020.
At a time when discussions on migration and migrants are often negatively skewed, it is important to reflect on the contributions that migrants have made, both to their communities of origin and destination. Chapter 5 begins by describing the key concepts related to contributions, while providing… Read More
International migration is a complex phenomenon that touches on a multiplicity of economic, social and security aspects all around the world. In this overview chapter of IOM’s flagship publication, the World Migration Report 2020, readers will be able to access key trends, data and information at a… Read More
Supporting Brighter Futures: Young Women and Girls and Labour Migration in South-East Asia and the Pacific explores and critically examines the existing evidence base on key aspects of the topic so as to inform potential policy and programmatic responses designed to enhance labour migration impacts… Read More
Located in the heart of the Sahel, Niger extends over 1,270,000 km2, three quarters of which are located in the Sahara Desert. The country shares borders with seven countries: Libya in the north-east, Chad in the east, Nigeria and Benin in the south, Burkina Faso and Mali in the west and Algeria in… Read More
The report presents key results from a rigorous impact evaluation that assessed the impact of the Migrants as Messengers (MaM) information events in Dakar, Senegal. MaM was a peer-to-peer awareness-raising campaign implemented in Senegal, Guinea and Nigeria from December 2017 to March 2019. The… Read More
The Bangladesh Annual Migration Report 2017 reflects on the country’s progress and challenges in 2017 across a range of labour migration issues. This publication was produced by IOM Bangladesh with the financial support of the European Union. Its development involved a participatory process… Read More
This report explores the International Organization for Migration’s experience with the humanitarian–development–peace nexus (HDPN) in Colombia, Mali, Nigeria, Somalia and Turkey, with a focus on systemic enablers and barriers to its operationalization. The results highlight the importance of… Read More
Situé au coeur du Sahel, le Niger s’étend sur une surface de 1,270,000 km2 dont trois quarts sont désertiques. Le pays partage des frontières internationales avec sept pays voisins : la Libye au Nord-Est, le Tchad à l’Est, le Nigéria et le Bénin au Sud, le Burkina Faso et le Mali à l’Ouest et l’… Read More
Die Studie befasst sich mit der Frage, ob in Österreich der Asyl- bzw. subsidiäre Schutzstatus aberkannt werden kann, wenn eine berechtigte Person in ihren Herkunftsstaat reist oder mit den Behörden des Herkunftsstaates Kontakt aufnimmt. Behandelt werden daher die genauen gesetzlichen Vorgaben, die… Read More
GiA9, on communicating effectively with migrants in crises, presents efforts by a variety of stakeholders to share information with migrants in an appropriate manner (including through unofficial channels), as well as receive their feedback and inputs. It also introduces a smartphone applications… Read More
Authored by Abdullah Mohammadi, Ruta Nimkar and Emily Savage, this publication in the Migration Research Series analyses the perceptions that Afghan smugglers have of themselves and of their relationships with their communities in Afghanistan. The paper is based on interviews with 23 smugglers in… Read More
At its very core, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is grounded in the movement of people. Through 68 years of field experience, the Organization has identified best practices from millions of migrant movements around the globe, informing the development of its many protocols.… Read More
The study provides an overview of the status quo of reception facilities for asylum-seekers in Austria. It analyses the historical development of reception facilities, beginning from the 1990s up to 2004, when the new asylum law entered into force, changing the federal care system. After laying out… Read More
The second EMN Focussed Study 2012 reflects on challenges in establishing the identity of (rejected) applicants for international protection in Austria, both in the asylum procedure and the procedure to implement forced return.
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The study provides an overview of the Austrian asylum and migration policies. In particular, the study deals with the most relevant institutions involved and the modern development of the Austrian asylum and migration system. Subsequently, the study elaborates on the current situation in the fields… Read More
This study focuses on the integration of beneficiaries of international protection (persons granted asylum and beneficiaries of subsidiary protection) and persons who have been issued a humanitarian residence title in the framework of an asylum procedure into the labour market. The study provides… Read More
This publication showcases the work between IOM and the United Kingdom between 2013 and 2017. It offers a snapshot of key areas of collaboration, notably in humanitarian support and resilience building; orderly migration, refugee resettlement and integration; and migrant protection and support to… Read More
Mapping and understanding what shapes public attitudes are particularly critical at a time when immigration is often perceived as one of the most important political issues facing countries around the world, with significant implications for election outcomes and migration policies. This Data… Read More
The crime of human trafficking is complex and dynamic, taking place in a wide variety of contexts and frequently difficult to detect. One of the greatest challenges in developing targeted counter-trafficking responses and measuring their impact is the lack of reliable, high-quality data.… Read More
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