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This publication is the outcome of the Round Table organized by the International Institute of Humanitarian Law and IOM, in Dakar, Senegal in December 2009. The report, written in the original languages of discussion during the event (English-French), covers specific issues such as trafficking and… Read More
Over the past ten years IOM’s experience in accompanying governments through programmes, initiatives, studies and numerous conferences concerning Migration for Development in Africa (MIDA) and similar initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific have demonstrated that… Read More
Published several times a year, Migration is an update on the Organization's activities and international migration policy issues. Migration is available in English, French and Spanish.
Published several times a year, Migration is an update on the Organization's activities and international migration policy issues. Migration is available in English, French and Spanish.
Published several times a year, Migration is an update on the Organization's activities and international migration policy issues. Migration is available in English, French and Spanish.
L'augmentation du chômage et les conditions économiques difficiles sont les principaux facteurs de l'émigration au Mali. En raison de sa situation géographique, le Mali est également un pays de transit.
Les conséquences de l'émigration malienne sont à la fois négatives avec la fuite des cerveaux… Read More
Depuis son indépendance, la Côte d'Ivoire est un des principaux pays d'immigration d'Afrique de l'Ouest. Toutefois, la crise politique de 2002 a engendré un ralentissement de l'immigration et un accroissement de l'émigration. Les émigrés ivoiriens sont principalement des émigrés permanents et,… Read More
Ghanaian migration has increasingly become extra-regional. Although the majority of Ghanaian emigrants still stay within West Africa, a growing proportion is migrating to a diverse range of countries outside the region. According to 2008 estimates, Ghanaian migrants can be found in more than 33… Read More
La Mauritanie a toujours été au centre d'activités migratoires importantes. Les statistiques récentes laissent voir qu'il s'agit d'un pays d'immigration important pour les pays voisins même s'il s'agit surtout d'une migration de transit. L'entrée d'étrangers en Mauritanie est aussi encouragée par… Read More
En raison du faible niveau de vie des populations, on note un accroissement de l'émigration au Sénégal. Au sein de la société sénégalaise, les transferts des fonds des migrants sont davantage orientés vers la consommation directe des ménages au détriment de l'investissement productif.
Malgré l'… Read More
Le faible niveau de développement du Niger a engendré plus d’émigration que d’immigration, au cours des 10 dernières années. La longue crise économique que le pays a connue, notamment des années 1980 et 1990, a contribué à ralentir le rythme d’accroissement du stock des immigrants internationaux du… 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
Le Département du Droit international de la migration et des Affaires juridiques a été chargé par le Parlement européen de conduire une étude comparative de la législation des 27 Etats membres de l'Union européenne en matière d'immigration légale. L'étude présente une vue d'ensemble et une analyse… Read More
Migration Initiatives 2009 outlines IOM's planned activities for which financial support is needed. The 2009 appeal totals some 870 million US dollars for activities in nearly 400 locations. The appeal covers a range and diversity of projects as varied as migration itself. Labour migration,… Read More
Prepared by IOM in collaboration with the Thai Ministry of Public Health, this report summarizes the structure and management modality of the five-year pilot programme on migrant health in five priority provinces in Thailand. Also included in the report are good practices for different migrant… Read More
Launched at the turn of the millennium, Thailand’s Universal Health Coverage Scheme has also been applied for labour migrants from neighboring countries. However, the scheme only addresses the health needs of registered migrants, leaving out more than three quarters of the total migrant population… Read More
Published several times a year, Migration is an update on the Organization's activities and international migration policy issues. Migration is available in English, French and Spanish.
Migration offers a variety of articles presenting IOM’s current activities in the field of migration and other related topics which are implemented in various regions of the globe.
Published twice a year, Migration is an update on the Organization’s activities and international migration policy… Read More
Gradual and sudden environmental changes are resulting in substantial human movement and displacement, and the scale of such flows, both internal and cross-border, is expected to rise with unprecedented impacts on lives and livelihoods. Despite the potential challenge, there has been a lack of… Read More
The consequences of climate change for migration present humanity with an unprecedented challenge. Since the early 1990s, IOM has been active in the area of migration, climate change and the environment, and has carried out programmes to address this challenge in more than 40 countries in the… 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
Nigeria is an important destination country for migrants in the West African region. The latest available figures indicate that the number of immigrants residing in Nigeria has more than doubled in recent decades. The majority of immigrants in Nigeria are from neighbouring ECOWAS countries.
The International Organization for Migration Gender Issues Coordination's quarterly Gender and Migration News Bulletin.
The International Organization for Migration Gender Issues Coordination's quarterly Gender and Migration News Bulletin.
Established in January 2000 as the focal point in IOM for migration emergency preparedness and response, the Emergency and Post Crisis Division (EPC) under the Operations Support Department (OSD) coordinates, supports and assists IOM’s response to migration emergencies, such as population… Read More
The lack of awareness about legal migration opportunities and procedures, about the legislation and administrative requirements of the source and destination countries and other relevant information, may be a major risk for potential trafficking of labour migrants. Likewise, many migrants who start… Read More
The lack of awareness about legal migration opportunities and procedures, about the legislation and administrative requirements of the source and destination countries and other relevant information, may be a major risk for potential trafficking of labour migrants. Likewise, many migrants who start… Read More
The lack of awareness about legal migration opportunities and procedures, about the legislation and administrative requirements of the source and destination countries and other relevant information, may be a major risk for potential trafficking of labour migrants. Likewise, many migrants who start… Read More
Azerbaijan Labour Migrant Survey Report has been produced with the assistance of the European Union. One of the objectives of this field survey, as commissioned by the IOM office in Azerbaijan, is to look into this new facet of labour migration in the country.
This “baseline paper” investigates current “psychosocial” intervention measures, while focusing on the mental and emotional well-being of trafficked persons, examining interpretations of “psychosocial” support and constructively critiquing the efficacy and breadth of such interventions. Moreover… 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