“Leveraging innovation to fight trafficking in human beings: A comprehensive analysis of technology tools” is a ground-breaking effort to take stock of the current landscape of technology tools used to combat THB, within and outside the OSCE region, including their source, purpose and audience. This publication represents the first time the Office of the...
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Gender-based violence is among the greatest protection challenges individuals, families and communities face during humanitarian emergencies. Accounts of horrific sexual violence in conflict situations-especially against women and girls- have captured public attention in recent years. These violations and less recognized forms of gender based violence...
In June 2017, the Child Protection Area of Responsibility (CP AoR), Global Education Cluster, and IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) launched a joint-project to better integrate child protection in the collection, analysis and sharing of DTM data, with the objective of better understanding the needs and risks faced by children on the move to improve...
Background: Trafficking is a crime of global proportions involving extreme forms of exploitation and abuse. Yet little research has been done of the health risks and morbidity patterns for men, women, and children trafficked for various forms of forced labour. Methods: We carried out face-to-face interviews with a consecutive sample of individuals entering...
Objectives: Evidence showed that the prevalence of sexual violence during the whole human trafficking period was high. However, the distribution of sexual violence along the stages of the trafficking cycle is unclear. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of sexual violence at each stage of trafficking and factors associated with it among Ethiopian...
La investigación que se recoge en este estudio ha tenido como propósito fundamental producir información actualizada sobre la prevalencia, características e impacto del delito de trata de personas con fines de explotación laboral, así como sobre la respuesta normativa e institucional. Este estudio sistematiza e integra los principales hallazgos y resultados...
The original aim of this review was to collect and synthesize prevalence data. However, as will be discussed, in reviewing the literature it is evident that the current definitions and methods used to measure sex trafficking and sexual exploitation are too heterogeneous to synthesize in a meta-analysis. Instead, this review aims to inform future policy...
These Guidelines address implementation of the Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism (MRM) on grave violations against children in situations of armed conflict under Security Council Resolutions 1612 (2005), 1882 (2009), 1998 (2011) 2068 (2012), and 2143 (2014). They describe the purpose and focus of the mechanism; specify the leadership, roles and...
A practical guideline for frontline workers
Migrants from the Horn of Africa continue to travel along the southern route towards South Africa and almost all of them use smugglers to get to their final destination. This RMMS briefing paper provides an update on the volume, trends and dynamics of mixed migration and migrant smuggling along this route. It offers new estimates on the volume of migration...
In 2016, there were an estimated 40.3 million victims of modern slavery in the world, more than were enslaved during the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Since the adoption of the 2000 UN Trafficking Protocol, numerous efforts from inter-governmental agencies, governmental agencies, international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), and domestic non...
Rapid changes in migratory flows towards Europe in the past decade have solidified irregular migration as a priority on the political agenda in the European Union (EU) and most of its Member States. Awareness-raising campaigns on the risks of irregular migration have been among the many responses aimed at reducing irregular migration to Europe. Given the...
In March 2020, IOM commissioned Itad to undertake an impact evaluation (IMPACT) of the EU-IOM Joint Initiative Programme for Migrant Protection and Reintegration in the Horn of Africa (HoA) region (hereafter referred to as ‘JI-HoA’). The IMPACT study focuses on Ethiopia, Sudan and Somalia – the three countries with the largest returnee reintegration caseload...
In 2016, the EU and IOM launched the EU-IOM Joint Initiative for Migrant Protection and Reintegration, with an overall objective “To contribute to facilitating orderly, safe, regular and rights-based migration through the facilitation of dignified voluntary return and the implementation of development-focused and sustainable re-integration policies and...
In 2020, IOM commissioned a three-year impact evaluation (referred to as IMPACT) of the EU-IOM Joint Initiative programme in the Horn of Africa (referred to as JI-HoA), focusing on Ethiopia, Somalia and Sudan. The study had its own innovative elements, among which the use of a natural experiment (NE) that capitalized on the opportunity presented by the...
The Interagency Working Group against Trafficking in Persons’ (ICAT) is organizing the Webinar Series 2023 on Data Gathering, Analysis and Visualization. The first webinar will take place on 1 June 2023 at 10 am and 4 pm CET.
The materials produced include short videos of migrant stories, a podcast series facilitating dialogue and exchanges among experts and practitioners, and capacity development videos, particularly suited for training activities.
The event presented the findings and case studies from latest reports released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and produced by Samuel Hall.
The Horn of Africa region has a high volume of migration flows both into, out of, and within the region. The reasons for migration vary, but deteriorating socio-economic conditions are a significant factor. However, the journey and arrival in transit and host countries present many challenges and risks to migrants, including protection risks, human rights...
The IOM Regional Office for the East and Horn of Africa hosted (11-13 of April) a Regional Stocktaking workshop in Nairobi (Kenya) on the evidence on migrant protection and reintegration in the Horn of Africa.