Support Needed for Families of Missing Migrants: Evidence from IOM's "Assessing the Needs of Families Searching for Relatives Lost in the Central and Western Mediterranean" Project
This policy briefing identifies 10 recommendations that States, regional organizations, intergovernmental organizations and civil society can take to help meet their obligations towards families of missing migrants – to support them in their search for loved ones and as they cope with the impacts... Read More
Familias de personas migrantes desaparecidas: su búsqueda de respuestas y el impacto de la pérdida – Lecciones de cuatro países
Este informe resume las principales conclusiones del proyecto de investigación cualitativa realizado entre abril de 2019 y marzo de 2021 por el Proyecto Migrantes Desaparecidos de la OIM sobre los desafíos y las experiencias de las familias de personas migrantes desaparecidas en Etiopía, el Reino... Read More
Grandes Movimientos de Migrantes Altamente Vulnerables en las Américas Provenientes del Caribe, Latinoamérica y Otras Regiones
La migración en América del Sur y Central ha visto importantes cambios en las últimas dos décadas. La migración intrarregional sigue siendo la más importante en América del Sur, sobre todo debido a los movimientos a gran escala de personas migrantes y refugiadas venezolanas en los últimos cinco... Read More
Large Movements of Highly Vulnerable Migrants in the Americas from the Caribbean, Latin America and other Regions
Migration in South and Central America has undergone significant changes in the last two decades. Intraregional migration continues to be the most important in South America, mainly due to the large-scale movements of Venezuelan migrants and refugees in the last five years. Meanwhile, migration... Read More
International Migration Vol. 58 (2) April 2020
International Migration is a refereed bimonthly 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 by Koç University and published and distributed by Wiley. The... Read More
International Migration Vol. 58 (6) December 2020
Sentiment towards Migration during COVID-19: What Twitter Data Can Tell Us
This report discusses the essential findings and learnings from a collaborative research project with the University of Liverpool, investigating the use of Twitter data to track immigration sentiment during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pilot mapping and profiling of the Mauritian diaspora in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom: Stories of belonging, impact and opportunity
The Government of Mauritius recognizes the added value, valuable role and potential of its diaspora to contribute to the socioeconomic development of the country and aims to mobilize, leverage and harness the diaspora's intellectual, cultural and social potential, capital and skills. The pilot... Read More
Families of Missing Migrants: Their Search for Answers and the Impacts of Loss
Lessons Across Four Countries
This report synthesizes the main findings of qualitative research conducted between April 2019 and March 2021 by IOM's Missing Migrants Project about the challenges and experiences of families of missing migrants in Ethiopia, the United Kingdom, Spain and Zimbabwe. Across the four countries, 76... Read More
Mechanisms for Labour Migration in the Caribbean
This report provides an overview of the mechanisms that facilitate regular labour migration in the Caribbean, as these mechanisms constitute important elements in regional and national migration governance structures.
The Government of Mauritius recognizes the added value, valuable role and potential of its diaspora to contribute to the socio-economic development of the country and aims to mobilize, leverage and harness the diaspora's intellectual, cultural and social potential, capital and skills.
Families of Missing Migrants: Their Search for Answers, the Impacts of Loss and Recommendations for Improved Support
Country Report: United Kingdom
This report explores the challenges and needs of families living in the United Kingdom who have relatives who went missing or died in the course of international migration, and provides a policy-oriented overview of laws, advocacies, initiatives and support services applicable to the issue of... Read More
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
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 Governance Indicators Profile 2019 | Jamaica
This Migration Governance Indicators (MGI) profile presents a summary of well-developed areas of migration governance in Jamaica as well as areas with potential for further development, as assessed through the MGI.
Migration Initiatives 2020 - Central America, North America and the Caribbean
International Migration Vol. 57 (3) June 2019
International Migration is a refereed bimonthly 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 by Carleton University and published and distributed by Wiley... Read More
Investigating Human Trafficking Cases Using a Victim-centred Approach: A Trainer's Manual on Combating Trafficking in Persons for Capacity-building of Law Enforcement Officers in Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago
This guidebook – titled Investigating Human Trafficking Cases Using a Victim-centred Approach: A Trainer's Manual on Combating Trafficking in Persons for Capacity-building of Law Enforcers in Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago – was carefully designed by the staff of the... Read More
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
Migration in Jamaica: A Country Profile 2018
The recent Migration Profile for Jamaica shows that emigration continues to be greatly in excess of immigration. The overall trend of decreasing numbers of permanent emigrants to the three traditional and still major destinations –United States, United Kingdom and Canada – continued, but numbers... Read More
Trafficking in Human Beings and Smuggling of Migrants in ACP Countries: Key Challenges and Ways Forward
Trafficking in human beings (THB) and smuggling of migrants (SoM), two distinct but often interrelated phenomena, occur on a global scale. Searching for a way out of economic inequalities, environmental crises, armed conflict, political instability and persecution, and in view of tightening border... Read More
Remittances in ACP Countries: Key Challenges and Ways Forward
Remittances that migrants send home play an important role in boosting the home country's development as they are a steady, reliable source of investment that helps millions of individuals and households to raise living standards, improve health and education, provide capital for entrepreneurial... Read More
The types of migration included in the profile are: immigration of foreign-born nationals and return of Jamaican nationals, emigration; the international outward and inward movement of students, visitors, refugees and asylum-seekers, and irregular migrants. The period under review is 2000–2010.
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.
Exploratory Assessment of Trafficking in Persons in the Caribbean Region: The Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, The Netherlands Antilles, St. Lucia, Suriname
The information obtained during this research, while not allowing any overall estimates on the magnitude of the problem, referred to numerous concrete cases of both human trafficking and exploitation of persons working in degrading and inhuman conditions in all participating countries which... 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
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