The Role of Digital Remittances: Consolidated Findings from Supply and Demand Research
This report is part of the outputs under the regional initiative "Mitigating the effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on migrants and their families from Central Asia" produced with the financial support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and implemented by IOM.
Socioeconomic Vulnerabilities as a Factor in Long-term Risk of Radicalization: Prevention Potential of Local Communities and Official Assistance in Selected Central Asian Countries
This publication is a research based publication taking into account both field research, State bodies and expert opinions. The executive summary presents results of field research carried out from September–November 2019 in in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
Information Hubs on Migration: Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
This handbook is intended as an easily accessible guide for opening, maintaining and strengthening migration information centres. It is aimed at local government bodies, and non-State institutions and organizations wishing to serve as information hubs, in collaboration with IOM. It is hoped that… Read More
Ventanillas informativas sobre migración: Mesoamérica y el Caribe
Este manual tiene el objetivo de ofrecer una guía de fácil acceso para la apertura, mantenimiento y fortalecimiento de Ventanillas Informativas sobre Migración, un modelo dirigido al personal de los gobiernos locales, instituciones y organizaciones que deseen tener centros informativos para la… Read More
External Youth Migration in the Countries of Central Asia: Risk analysis and minimization of negative consequences (Russian)
ВНЕШНЯЯ МОЛОДЕЖНАЯ МИГРАЦИЯ В СТРАНАХ ЦЕНТРАЛЬНОЙ АЗИИ: АНАЛИЗ РИСКОВ И МИНИМИЗАЦИЯ НЕГАТИВНЫХ ПОСЛЕДСТВИЙ
Усиление конкуренции за квалифицированные и высококвалифицированные человеческие ресурсы как среди развитых, так и быстроразвивающихся стран; восприятие образовательной миграции как фактора повышения конкурентоспособности стран и наращивания человеческого капитала являются сегодня глобальными… Read More
External Youth Migration in the Countries of Central Asia: Risk analysis and minimization of negative consequences
Increased competition for qualified and highly qualified human resources in both developed and rapidly developing countries; the perception of educational migration as a factor in increasing the competitiveness of countries and increasing human capital are global trends in today's migration… Read More
Free Movement in the Caribbean: Economic and Security Dimensions
The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and Caribbean Community (CARICOM) regimes for free movement of persons and their implementation fundamentally shape how people are moving throughout the Caribbean.
Migration Initiatives 2020 - Central America, North America and the Caribbean
World Migration Report Update: Migration and Migrants: Latin America
This World Migration Report update provides an overview of the latest data on international migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean. It is based on the most recent estimates from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). Released in December 2017, the international… Read More
Global Migration Issues, Vol. 5 - Diasporas, Development and Governance
Drawing on examples from the global North and South, this book examines the relationship between migration, development and diaspora engagement from a governance perspective. It explores the ways that governments interact with their own extra-national diasporic populations in order to boost… Read More
Migrant Smuggling Data and Research: A global review of the emerging evidence base Volume 2
Migrant Smuggling Data and Research: A global review of the emerging evidence base (Volume 2) presents a unique review of what is being collected and what can be done to further build the evidence base on migrant smuggling globally. The second volume on the topic, and building on the 2016 report,… Read More
Migration Policy Practice (Vol. V, Number 5, December 2015-January 2016)
The new issue of Migration Policy Practice focuses on expected migration trends in the Global South, namely Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, the Gulf and Latin America. Much media and policy attention is currently focused on the rise in migration flows to Europe. But how is migration changing in the… Read More
IOM in the Caribbean
Published by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Info Sheets are informational updates on current IOM programmes and activities around the world.
Sharing Data - Where to Start
An Emerging Approach to Migration Data Management
With questions on integration of foreigners, border security and international migration flows topping the international policy debate and daily media broadcasts, there is widespread awareness of an urgent need to have credible, comprehensive and timely statistical data on migration. Lack of such… Read More
Migrations - Mars 2006
Published four 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.
MRS No. 16 - Migration from Latin America to Europe: Trends and Policy Challenges
Migration to Europe from Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) has grown rapidly over the last decade. Most of the flows are directed towards southern European countries, although other European countries have also seen significant increases. Widespread poverty and economic hardship caused by the… Read More
Indicators of the impact of migration on human development and vice versa
In the framework of its activities, the ACP Observatory on Migration has prepared a list of indicators of the impact of migration on human development. The indicators also explore the impact of human development on migration flows. Drawing upon the experience gathered by other institutions, the ACP… Read More
MRS No. 46 - Migration and development within the South
New evidence from African, Caribbean and Pacific countries (ACP Observatory on Migration)
South–South migration is a traditional livelihood strategy for millions of people in the global South. Despite its importance, mobility between developing countries has only recently been targeted by researchers and policymakers.
Si proches et si lointaines: Les diasporas haïtiennes aux Caraïbes
Les phénomènes migratoires se trouvent au cœur du tissu social et économique d'Haïti. Les communautés diasporiques en Amérique du Nord et en France ont longtemps contribué, par des transferts formels et informels de capital social et financier, à compenser les déséquilibres qui entravent le… Read More
Um fenómeno mundial de sinais invisíveis: O tráfico de seres humanos na África Subsariana, Caraíbas e Pacífico
Trafficking in persons constitutes a grave crime against the individual. The absence of comprehensive data presents a major issue, including in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries. Many cases go unreported as victims are too afraid to testify, cannot escape exploitation, are expelled… Read More
Un phénomène mondial aux signes invisibles: La traite des êtres humains en Afrique subsaharienne, dans les Caraïbes et dans le Pacifique
Global phenomenon, invisible cases: Human trafficking in sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific
Les donnees derriere l'image : Migrations irrégulières dans les pays ACP et le Sud global
Despite the common perception of irregular migration as a challenge affecting primarily developed countries, irregular flows also constitute an important aspect of the South-South migration context and present a series of specificities often overlooked.
The evidence behind the picture: Irregular migration in ACP countries and the global South
De l'évidence à la mise en oeuvre Faciliter la migration de travail pour le développement: Opportunités et défis des migrations de travail sud-sud
Human mobility is an age-old phenomenon that has become an important issue in political and development debates. However, the focus is biased towards South-North movements of migrants, while South-South migration stocks are about as numerous. This document was prepared by the ACP Observatory as the… Read More
From evidence to action: Facilitating South-South labour migration for development
Human mobility is an age-old phenomenon that has become an important issue in political and development debates. However, the focus is biased towards South-North movements of migrants, while South-South migration stocks are about as numerous. This document was prepared by the ACP Observatory as… Read More
Human mobility in the Caribbean: Circulation of skills and immigration from the South
Although migratory movements in the Caribbean have a long historical precedence and are deeply embedded in the behaviour of its people, so far there has not been sufficient research on the factors that influence them and the extent of their effects. This study examines three countries with high… Read More
Migração extraregional Sul-Sul: Um resumo das tendências emergentes
International migration from the South towards other regions is often simplified as South-North (or low-income to high-income) movements (De Haas, 2007; Minvielle, 2010). Reality is indeed much more complex and new and atypical extraregional migration corridors between Southern regions rapidly… Read More
Migration extrarégionale Sud-Sud: Aperçu des tendances Émergentes
South-South extraregional migration: An overview of emerging trends
Notes on migration and development in the global South: Emerging issues and responses
The ACP Observatory on Migration has compiled in this thematic report thirteen background notes looking at innovative aspects of South–South migration. Based upon research carried out during three years, these documents analyse emerging aspects of migration in ACP countries. Four major approaches… Read More
Migration de retour Sud-Sud: Défis et opportunités
Among the different stages of the migration process, return is the one which is least well understood. The motives guiding return cannot be easily categorized and are highly context dependent (Bastia, 2011). Scholars and policymakers have focused on understanding and analysing decisions for… Read More
Migração de Retorno Sul-Sul: Desafios e Oportunidades
South-South return migration: Challenges and opportunities
Migration and development within the South: New evidence from African, Caribbean and Pacific countries
South-South migration is a traditional livelihood strategy for millions of people in the global South. Despite its importance, mobility between developing countries has only recently been targeted by researchers and policymakers.
Slowly but surely: The environment, climate change and migration in ACP countries
In the history of mankind, people have always migrated to cope with environmental changes. Now more than ever, the environment, the detrimental effects of climate change, and their links to migration are brought to public attention. This is of particular relevance for the African, Caribbean and… Read More
A direito(s): Migração, desenvolvimento e direitos humanos em países de África, Caraíbas e Pacífico
Effective protection and respect of the human rights of migrants, as established by international, regional and national norms, is necessary to ensure that individuals lead dignified, secure and productive lives. It is also necessary to guarantee the well-being of migrants and respect of the rule… Read More
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