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Este Policy brief tiene como objetivo facilitar una revisión de la literatura científica y gris sobre las diferentes formas de movilidad humana relacionada con los desastres, la degradación ambiental y el cambio climático en Costa Rica, que, debido a su ubicación geográfica, su topografía y… Read More

Climate change is undermining human security in the Pacific and will inevitably worsen based on the current global trajectory. The implications of climate change for human mobility have become a clear and widely cited example of the impacts of climate change on the security of Pacific communities.… Read More

Cette note d’information est l’une des quatre que l’OIM, l’organisme des Nations Unies chargé des migrations, a rédigées pour éclairer les discussions des parties prenantes sur les recommandations du rapport du Secrétaire général des Nations Unies relatif à la mise en œuvre du Pacte mondial pour… Read More

Cette note d’information est l’une des quatre que l’OIM, l’organisme des Nations Unies chargé des migrations, a rédigées pour éclairer les discussions des parties prenantes sur les recommandations du rapport du Secrétaire général des Nations Unies relatif à la mise en œuvre du Pacte mondial pour… Read More

Cette note d’information est l’une des quatre que l’OIM, l’organisme des Nations Unies chargé des migrations, a rédigées pour éclairer les discussions des parties prenantes sur les recommandations du rapport du Secrétaire général des Nations Unies relatif à la mise en œuvre du Pacte mondial pour… Read More

Cette note d’information est l’une des quatre que l’OIM, l’organisme des Nations Unies chargé des migrations, a rédigées pour éclairer les discussions des parties prenantes sur les recommandations du rapport du Secrétaire général des Nations Unies relatif à la mise en œuvre du Pacte mondial pour… Read More

Des dizaines de milliers de personnes dans le monde vivent avec la douleur et l’incertitude de ne pas connaître le sort de leurs proches et de leurs êtres chers qui ont été portés disparus ou ont perdu la vie au cours de leur voyage de migration vers une destination internationale à travers le… Read More

Decenas de miles de personas en todo el mundo viven con el dolor y la incertidumbre de no saber qué les ha pasado a sus familiares y seres queridos que han desaparecido o fallecido en sus trayectos migratorios. Además del daño emocional, las vidas de estas personas pueden verse afectadas para… Read More

Esta es una de las cuatro notas temáticas que la Organización Internacional para las Migraciones (OIM), el Organismo de las Naciones Unidas para la Migración, ha elaborado para prestar apoyo a las partes interesadas en sus debates sobre las recomendaciones incluidas en el informe del Secretario… Read More

Esta es una de las cuatro notas temáticas que la Organización Internacional para las Migraciones (OIM), el Organismo de las Naciones Unidas para la Migración, ha elaborado para prestar apoyo a las partes interesadas en sus debates sobre las recomendaciones incluidas en el informe del Secretario… Read More

Esta es una de las cuatro notas temáticas que la Organización Internacional para las Migraciones (OIM), el Organismo de las Naciones Unidas para la Migración, ha elaborado para prestar apoyo a las partes interesadas en sus debates sobre las recomendaciones incluidas en el informe del Secretario… Read More

La Organización Internacional para las Migraciones (OIM), en su calidad de Organismo de las Naciones Unidas para la Migración y a la luz de su papel de Coordinadora de la Red de las Naciones Unidas sobre la Migración, se encuentra en una posición idónea para orientar la labor del sistema de las… Read More

This issue brief is one of four that IOM, the UN Migration Agency, has drafted to support stakeholders in their discussions on the recommendations of the UN Secretary-General’s report on the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, ahead of the inaugural… Read More

This issue brief is one of four that IOM, the UN Migration Agency, has drafted to support stakeholders in their discussions on the recommendations of the UN Secretary-General’s report on the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, ahead of the inaugural… Read More

This issue brief is one of four that IOM, the UN Migration Agency, has drafted to support stakeholders in their discussions on the recommendations of the UN Secretary-General’s report on the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, ahead of the inaugural… Read More

As the UN Migration Agency, and in its role as Coordinator of the UN Network on Migration, IOM is well-placed to guide the UN system in supporting governments to strengthen international migration governance capacities, in collaboration with civil society and key stakeholders. This issue brief is… Read More

El futuro de las diásporas nace de la constatación de que las reflexiones sobre la participación de las diásporas suelen circunscribirse, con demasiada frecuencia, a las situaciones presentes y carecen de una visión vanguardista e  imprescindible del futuro. Esta publicación comprende 12 artículos… Read More

This policy briefing identifies 10 recommendations that States, regional organizations, intergovernmental organizations and civil society can take to help meet their obligations towards families of missing migrants – to support them in their search for loved ones and as they cope with the impacts… Read More

La migración en América del Sur y Central ha visto importantes cambios en las últimas dos décadas. La migración intrarregional sigue siendo la más importante en América del Sur, sobre todo debido a los movimientos a gran escala de personas migrantes y refugiadas venezolanas en los últimos cinco… Read More

Migration in South and Central America has undergone significant changes in the last two decades. Intraregional migration continues to be the most important in South America, mainly due to the large-scale movements of Venezuelan migrants and refugees in the last five years. Meanwhile, migration… Read More

L’avenir des diasporas est né du constat que les réflexions autour de l’engagement des diasporas se contentent trop souvent d’établir un état de la situation actuelle, sans proposer de vision prospective pourtant indispensable.

The Future of Diasporas project was born out of the realization that reflections around diaspora engagement all too often come down to States of play and lacked much-needed forward-looking vision. This publication contains 12 thought-provoking articles written by global experts who have devoted… Read More

The 2021 Virtual Global Diaspora Exchanges focused on the themes: Building Trust, Mobilizing Resources and Ensuring Sustainability. The exchanges explored the best practices across the regions and unpacked concerns and opportunities in supporting diaspora to reach their full potential. iDIASPORA,… Read More

Irregular maritime migration to Europe, contrary to popular conceptions, is less an issue of migrant arrivals and is rather a challenge of humanitarian dimensions. With more than 20,000 lives lost in the Mediterranean, and more than 3,100 en route to the Canary Islands,  the deaths on maritime… Read More

La población del Perú está expuesta y es vulnerable a una serie de peligros y los estudios demuestran que estos peligros son impulsores clave de la migración en el país. Los peligros hidrometeorológicos que provocan un exceso de agua (como las lluvias torrenciales e inundaciones) o su escasez (como… Read More

Too Much, Too Little Water (policy brief) 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… Read More

Recognize migrants’ agency: Migrants from West and North Africa adopt flexible mobility-based strategies to contribute to their own and their communities’ resilience and development. They also contribute to national development. They mostly move within their countries, regions and continent, and… Read More

Since the beginning of 2014, IOM’s Missing Migrants Project has recorded the deaths of over 20,000 people in the Mediterranean Sea as they tried to make the dangerous migration journey to Europe. Yet beyond the total numbers of fatalities, other approaches are needed to understand this catastrophic… 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

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 policy brief examines the relationship between migration, environment and climate change in coastal areas in Indonesia, where over 70 per cent of the population lives in low-elevation coastal zones (LECZs). Hydrometeorological phenomena – particularly sea-level rise, coastal erosion and… Read More

While migration topics in Northern and Western Africa are in the political spotlight, relevant data on migration remain scarce. Basic migration statistics and information are often lacking or are out of date, and data to monitor the migration-related commitments of the SDGs are not widely available… Read More

The Marshall Islands is a nation of widely dispersed, low-lying coral atolls and islands, and with climate change causing sea levels to rise and shifting weather patterns, the Marshall Islands is faced with flooding, heat stress and drought. The Marshall Islands Climate and Migration Project… Read More

Mobility has constituted a key element of livelihood strategies in the West African Sahel region and in Senegal for a long time. It has allowed households to diversify the places and sources of revenue accessible to them, and in this way, adapt to a resource-poor environment. In the last decades,… Read More

Today, almost 15 per cent of the global population is on the move, with more than 244 million international migrants and 763 million internal migrants, UN statistics estimate. An increasing proportion of these migration flows are linked with the scarcity of natural resources. Consequently, on the… Read More

Migration and displacement in the context of disasters and environmental change is recognized as a significant trend in Central and North America. Disasters have prompted millions in recent years to flee internally, as well as to other countries in search of protection and assistance. Contributing… Read More

The World Migration Report 2018 was launched on 30 November 2017. A  website dedicated entirely to the WMR went live at the same time as the Report’s launch. This information sheet provides a snapshot of the various contents on the World Migration Report 2018 website.

This is the second issue of the IOM Italy Briefing series, which focuses on the many impacts of the migrant population on the Italian welfare. It presents the most up-to-date evidence on migrants’ presence in terms of demographic evolution and looks at migrants’ participation in different sectors… Read More

This is the first issue of the IOM Italy Briefing series, which presents the most updated data and information regarding Bangladeshis’ migration to Italy. The Briefing combines data gathered through IOM activities in Italy (e.g. Displacement Tracking Matrix surveys and protection actions at landing… Read More

The registration of irregular migrants and asylum seekers and collection of biometric data in European Union Member States has become increasingly relevant for migration and border management in the European Union. Exchange of data between national authorities in the European Union is facilitated… Read More

Climate change has been affecting Ghana to a significant degree in the past 10 to 15 years. Its adverse effects have increased the frequency and intensity of natural hazards, which in turn have led to disasters and changed migration patterns. Human-made hazards further augment the livelihood loss… Read More

There is an increasing understanding of the phenomenon of environmental migration, while less is known about the experts who directly or indirectly drive the policy development. This policy brief reports on an online questionnaire of 262 such experts, which aims to understand the environment and… Read More

Migration from Africa continues to be largely misconstrued and misrepresented, both in relation to its core dynamics and its implications for European economies and societies. This may also be due to the limited availability and public dissemination of adequate data.  Despite what is commonly… Read More

One-quarter of the million migrants arriving by sea to Italy and Greece in 2015 were children: 94 per cent of those (235,500) arrived in Greece, of whom 10 per cent were unaccompanied. Of the 16,500 children who arrived in Italy, 72 per cent were unaccompanied.  The number of children applying for… Read More

This data briefing analyses people’s migration intentions globally for the period of 2010–2015. Every year, the Gallup World Poll conducts nationally representative surveys in over 160 countries. These surveys provide an indication of who is planning to migrate, which countries have the highest… 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

Mongolia’s harsh climate and the dependence of the nation’s rural population on animal husbandry make it vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Mongolia is already experiencing dramatic rural-to-urban migration as a result of multiple factors, including declining livelihood opportunities in… Read More

Due to increasing implications of climate change and other environmental degradations on the livelihoods of people, it has become significantly important to consider migration as an adaptation strategy. In the case of Turkey, one of the main economic sectors affected by climate change is… Read More

It is estimated that between 6 –10 million migrants and refugees are disabled, although accurate figures are difficult to obtain.  Whatever the exact number, it is known that there is a substantial minority of people with disabilities in the population of migrants globally.  The challenges imposed… Read More

Migration is barely predictable: rapid population movements can happen with hardly any warning yet can bring about momentous challenges, as witnessed for example during the recent conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic. Still, in the context of recent global and regional migration trends and in the… Read More