Under the framework of the EU-IOM Knowledge Management Hub (KMH), the seminar "Fostering and strengthening interlinkages between sustainable development and reintegration programmes" was held on 1 and 2 December, 2021. During this event key interlinkages between reintegration and development were discussed, and experiences acquired from the implementation of...

This is the second edition of IOM's Glossary on Migration. The Glossary continues to meet its objectives in being a valuable tool for practitioners, government migration officials, students and others and has been effectively utilized in regional and international fora discussing migration issues.

This report presents findings of the interim review of the third phase (phase III) of the ITF/IOM/ADA project: "Socioeconomic Reintegration for Mine Victims in the South Caucasus". This phase concentrates on intervention in two countries of the region: Armenia and Georgia.

This report provides insight into the lived reality of voluntary returnees with chronic medical conditions who returned to Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Ghana, UNSC resolution 1244-administered Kosovo, Mongolia and Morocco. The report was developed in the framework of the IOM project Measures to Enhance the Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration...

This report presents the findings of a study that explored the factors influencing the decision to return, including the role played by return policy interventions. The study also aimed to enhance understanding of the concept of sustainable return, how to measure it, and how to promote it. The study was conceived and commissioned as part of the Australian...

This joint report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and International Organization for Migration (IOM) examines human trafficking and illegal recruitment in Typhoon Haiyan-affected areas and evaluates if and how IOM and ILO livelihood interventions assisted vulnerable workers. The four-month research included literature and document review...

This study looks into the day-to-day living conditions of migrant workers and their families, at their vulnerability to exploitation, abuses and deportation. This is particularly the case of undocumented migrants; however, documented migrants may also suffer from abuses or violations, and may have safety and health concerns in their workplace.

This Framework is intended to guide IOM’s approach to the progressive resolution of displacement situations as part of its wider response to migration crises. The Framework integrates a mobility perspective and recognizes the impacts of crisis and displacement on displaced populations, as well as on other migrants and affected populations.

The World Migration Report presents key data and information on migration as well as thematic chapters on highly topical migration issues, and is structured to focus on two key contributions for readers: Part I: key information on migration and migrants (including migration-related statistics); and Part II: balanced, evidence-based analysis of complex and...

Protection of Migrants at Sea provides guidance on applying international legal principles in protecting migrants at sea. The obligations and responsibilities that arise in different jurisdictions are dissected in the contexts of both irregular maritime migration flows and exploitation of migrants at sea. This publication urges that complex (and often...

The IOM "Glossary on Migration" is as an accessible and comprehensive collection of migration-related terminology. Designed for all persons dealing with migration issues at the international level, the glossary aims at creating a common understanding of migration terms.

La diversidad de las regiones de nuestro país y su riqueza cultural, haciendo especial énfasis en la institucionalidad que apoya los procesos de retorno de sus familias, para facilitar la construcción de sus proyectos de vida y la adaptación efectiva a la Colombia actual. Las historias de retorno con las que se construyó este libro son un símbolo del arraigo...

Migration Initiatives is the main publication illustrating both the wide scope of IOM activities and the impact that the Organization aims to have in migration governance worldwide. For the first time ever, Migration Initiatives 2016 is structured around the Migration Governance Framework principles and objectives to provide a comprehensive look at what IOM...

Globally, 22 million children are international migrants or refugees. More recently their number has been growing dramatically as a result of protracted conflicts, environmental degradation, chronic vulnerability and large-scale displacements of growing intensity and unpredictability. This pamphlet, a joint publication by Save the Children and the...

Developing a Road Map for Engaging Diasporas in Development, a project of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), offers policymakers and practitioners a user-friendly and practical guide on the state of the art in governmental diaspora initiatives. The handbook presents a carefully selected menu of viable...

This Agenda is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity. It also seeks to strengthen universal peace in larger freedom. We recognise that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development. The universal agenda has 17...

This guidance note provides ten core principles that practitioners can follow when aiming to integrate livelihoods and protection programming in urban humanitarian response, with a focus on supporting economic outcomes for beneficiaries. Key actions in programme design, illustrative performance indicators, notes on sustainability, and brief case examples are...

Since 2000, IOM has been producing world migration reports. The World Migration Report 2020, the tenth in the world migration report series, has been produced to contribute to increased understanding of migration throughout the world. This new edition presents key data and information on migration as well as thematic chapters on highly topical migration...