The study was undertaken in 2022 by the KMH with the financial support of the EU, in collaboration with Samuel Hall, the African Centre for Migration and Society at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa.
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This study was the result of a collaboration between the EU-IOM Knowledge Management Hub (KMH), with the financial support of the European Union (EU), in collaboration with Samuel Hall and the African Centre for Migration and Society at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. The main aim of this research was to explore the links between health...
The IOM has published an additional module on Return Counselling of Children and their Families, developed in collaboration with UNICEF and Save the Children. The module is conceived as an integral part of the Return Counselling Toolkit.
Solo entre enero y abril de 2019, casi 72 mil personas migrantes retornaron a los países del Norte de Centroamérica por distintos medios. Las razones de retorno son complejas y se requiere de un apoyo integral para facilitar la reintegración de quienes vuelven a su país de origen. Las personas retornadas a menudo se encuentran expuestas a situaciones de...
The EU-IOM Knowledge Management Hub (KMH), in collaboration with the IOM’s COMPASS programme, held its 5th virtual cross-regional seminar on Reintegration of victims of trafficking: new findings and lessons from practitioners.
This consultation seeks to provide recommendations that can be utilized by practitioners to advance the work on inclusion of children affected by migration in national child protection systems.
The world is watching a full-fledged attack on human rights in Afghanistan – from mobility rights to women’s rights. The response has largely been to “wait and see”, which the Afghan population is feeling. The chaos of the last two weeks of August 2021, when the world’s attention was focused on evacuations at Kabul International Airport, the last point of...
The EU-IOM Knowledge Management Hub (KMH) invites you to join the fifth cross-regional seminar on “Reintegration of victims of trafficking: new findings and lessons from practitioners”, on Thursday, 17 November 2022, from 11am to 1pm CET (Geneva time).
During this public webinar the pilot scheme for assisted voluntary medical return from France to Georgia, funded by the French Office for Immigration and Integration (OFII) was presented.
Cette étude consacrée au trafic et à la traite des migrants ivoiriens de retour le long de la route méditerranéenne centrale et occidentale a été rendue possible grâce aux données collectées et analysées dans le cadre de l’Initiative Conjointe Union Européenne (UE) – Organisation internationale pour les migrations (OIM) pour la protection et la réintégration...
To better understand the demographic profiles, living conditions and reintegration processes of Afghan returnees, IOM, under the EU-funded project “Displacement Tracking Matrix Regional Evidence for Migration Analysis and Policy (DTM REMAP)”, developed the Returnee Longitudinal Survey (RLS). This report provides a snapshot of the seventh round of RLS data...
The tools, developed through the EU-IOM Knowledge Management Hub (KMH) are a complement to the IOM Reintegration Handbook’s module “A Child Rights Approach to the Sustainable Reintegration of Migrant Children and Families”, co-developed by IOM and UNICEF.
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the unexpected return of many Cambodian women migrant workers to their home provinces. Job losses caused by lockdowns, border closures and a general fear of being separated from family members during the pandemic forced large numbers of women working abroad or in Cambodian cities to return to their home provinces. Since...
IOM through the EU-IOM Knowledge Management Hub, together with UNICEF, have developed the following tools as a complement to the Reintegration Handbook’s module “A Child Rights Approach to the Sustainable Reintegration of Migrant Children and Families”. Please, refer to the "Introduction" section...
The report is based on the Swedish Red Cross' follow up missions in Albania, Iraq and Kosovo in 2019 and 2020, where 28 individuals returned from Sweden and other EU countries, and were interviewed. Mainly families were among the returnees. The report specifically focuses on women and children's experiences. The study looks at reasons for migration...
La situación migratoria México-Estados Unidos se ha transformado por completo. Más mexicanos retornan de Estados Unidos a México que aquellos que migran a ese país. Millones de mexicanos han salido de Estados Unidos debido a la recesión económica, el endurecimiento de la política migratoria y el fortalecimiento del sistema de deportaciones estadounidense...
Through KIND’s direct work with children and research it has been observed that returning migrant children often face stigma and discrimination in their communities. Returning children often have significant mental health needs, educational gaps, and, in the case of indigenous children, language and sometimes cultural loss. Without reintegration support...
The Eastern Route, which runs from the Horn of Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, in particular to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has long been the busiest and most relevant migratory corridor in the East and Horn of Africa region. In 2021, movement trends along the Eastern Corridor have significantly increased by 71% compared to 2020, suggesting that migration...
This report provides a comprehensive assessment of irregular child migration from Ethiopia based on a case study in five regions: Amhara, Oromia, Tigray, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region (SNNPR) and Dire Dawa. The report first provides an insight into the characteristics of child migration patterns from Ethiopia, with an analysis of the...
Authored by Jeremaiah M. Opiniano, this Migration Research Series paper explores some of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Filipino overseas migrants and the responses and measures adopted by the Philippines in 2020. It reviews the main implications and challenges that were raised by the pandemic between 25 March 2020 and 24 March 2021, from issues...