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We Are the Ones They Come to When Nobody Can Help” Afghan Smugglers' Perceptions of Themselves and Their Communities

“We Are the Ones They Come to When Nobody Can Help” Afghan Smugglers' Perceptions of Themselves and...

Series: IOM Migration Research Series
( PDF: March 2019 )

Authored by Abdullah Mohammadi, Ruta Nimkar and Emily Savage, this publication in the Migration Research Series analyses the perceptions that Afghan smugglers have of themselves and of their...

Authored by Abdullah Mohammadi, Ruta Nimkar and Emily Savage, this publication in the Migration Research Series analyses the perceptions that Afghan smugglers have of themselves and of their...


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A New Global Partnership for Development

Factoring in the Contribution of Migration

Series: IOM Migration Research Series
( PDF: August 2014 )

Part A of this report provides a systematic update of the evidence base regarding migration’s relevance to and impact on the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In doing so, it...

Part A of this report provides a systematic update of the evidence base regarding migration’s relevance to and impact on the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In doing so, it...


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A Reset for Overseas Migration? Recent Developments in Filipinos’ Migration in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

A Reset for Overseas Migration? Recent Developments in Filipinos’ Migration in the Context of the...

Series: IOM Migration Research Series
( PDF: April 2021 )

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...

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...


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A Review of Data on Trafficking in the Republic of Korea

Series: IOM Migration Research Series
( Print: January 2003, PDF: September 2002 )

The US State Department included South Korea among its list of twenty-three countries that failed to meet minimum standards in attempting to stop the trafficking in human beings, primarily women and...

The US State Department included South Korea among its list of twenty-three countries that failed to meet minimum standards in attempting to stop the trafficking in human beings, primarily women and...


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A Study of Migrant-sending Households in Serbia Receiving Remittances from Switzerland

Series: IOM Migration Research Series
( PDF: March 2007 )

This report specifi cally presents the results of IOM’s mandated work, in particular, the volume, frequency, transfer mechanisms, use, determinants, and impact of remittances on transnational Serbian...

This report specifi cally presents the results of IOM’s mandated work, in particular, the volume, frequency, transfer mechanisms, use, determinants, and impact of remittances on transnational Serbian...


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An Assessment of Principal Regional Consultative Processes on Migration

Series: IOM Migration Research Series
( Print: July 2012, PDF: April 2012 )

The present study considers fourteen of the principal Regional Consultative Processes on Migration, spanning most regions of the globe. Based primarily on interviews with government officials and...

The present study considers fourteen of the principal Regional Consultative Processes on Migration, spanning most regions of the globe. Based primarily on interviews with government officials and...


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Analysis of Institutional and Legal Frameworks and Overview of Cooperation Patterns in the Field of...

Research Report

( Print: March 2004 )

This publication contains an analysis of institutional and legal frameworks in place to combat trafficking of human beings in the countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA). It is comprised...

This publication contains an analysis of institutional and legal frameworks in place to combat trafficking of human beings in the countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA). It is comprised...


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Angola: A Study of the Impact of Remittances from Portugal and South Africa

A Study of the Impact of Remittances from Portugal and South Africa

Series: IOM Migration Research Series
( Print: July 2012, PDF: May 2012 )

This study sheds some light into the kinds of relationships that Angolans living in Portugal and South Africa keep with their country of origin, focusing on the financial remittances that they send...

This study sheds some light into the kinds of relationships that Angolans living in Portugal and South Africa keep with their country of origin, focusing on the financial remittances that they send...


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Arab Migration in a Globalized World

( Print: July 2004 )

This book, written by some of the leading experts on Arab migration, provides a wealth of information, policy analysis and data, relating to migratory flows in the Arab region and neighbouring...

This book, written by some of the leading experts on Arab migration, provides a wealth of information, policy analysis and data, relating to migratory flows in the Arab region and neighbouring...


Archives of Memory

Supporting Traumatized Communities through Narration and Rememberance

Series: Psychosocial Notebook
( Print: February 2002 )

This notebook is a compilation of essays based on papers presented at the Second International Seminar on Psychological and Trauma Response in Kosovo. In the experience documented in this volume...

This notebook is a compilation of essays based on papers presented at the Second International Seminar on Psychological and Trauma Response in Kosovo. In the experience documented in this volume...


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Assessing the Costs and Impacts of Migration Policy

An International Comparison

( Print: June 2008 )

Issues related to international migration now confront policymakers throughout the world. There have been few comparative studies of national policy evaluation approaches, methodologies and...

Issues related to international migration now confront policymakers throughout the world. There have been few comparative studies of national policy evaluation approaches, methodologies and...


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Attitudes to Immigration in the Arab World: Explaining an Overlooked Anomaly

Attitudes to Immigration in the Arab World: Explaining an Overlooked Anomaly

Series: IOM Migration Research Series
( PDF: March 2020 )

Authored by James Dennison and Mohamed Nasr, this Migration Research Series paper explores public attitudes to immigration in the Arab world and considers their effects on migration policies in the...

Authored by James Dennison and Mohamed Nasr, this Migration Research Series paper explores public attitudes to immigration in the Arab world and considers their effects on migration policies in the...


Baltic Route, The

The Trafficking of Migrants through Lithuania

( Print: October 1998 )

Sharing a border with Poland and Belarus, Lithuania has become a transit zone for irregular migrants heading towards the West. Based on interviews with non-CIS migrants apprehended while transiting...

Sharing a border with Poland and Belarus, Lithuania has become a transit zone for irregular migrants heading towards the West. Based on interviews with non-CIS migrants apprehended while transiting...


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Binational Study

The State of Migration Flows between Costa Rica and Nicaragua - Analysis of the Economic and Social...

( Print: May 2003 )

This paper examines the social and economic impact of migration between Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Its objective is to aid the Costa Rican and Nicaraguan governments formulate policies promoting...

This paper examines the social and economic impact of migration between Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Its objective is to aid the Costa Rican and Nicaraguan governments formulate policies promoting...


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Biometrics and International Migration

Series: International Migration Law
( Print: December 2005 )

This publication focuses on the impact of the rapid expansion in the use of biometric systems in migration management on the rights of individuals. It seeks to highlight legal issues for consideration...

This publication focuses on the impact of the rapid expansion in the use of biometric systems in migration management on the rights of individuals. It seeks to highlight legal issues for consideration...


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Bordering on Control

Combating Irregular Migration in North America and Europe

Series: IOM Migration Research Series
( Print: June 2003, PDF: April 2003 )

This publication evaluates the cost-effectiveness of both external and internal migration-control instruments in the USA, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. It discusses whether...

This publication evaluates the cost-effectiveness of both external and internal migration-control instruments in the USA, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. It discusses whether...


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Challenges and Opportunities in Rapid Situational Awareness of Ukrainian Displacement to the European Union: Some Methodological Insights

Challenges and Opportunities in Rapid Situational Awareness of Ukrainian Displacement to the...

Series: IOM Migration Research Series
( PDF: May 2023 )

Authored by Petros Gkotsis, Sara Henriques, Evangelos Koukournesis, Elena Leleki, Constantinos Melachrinos, Maria Papaioannou, and Teddy Wilkin, this Migration Research Series paper highlights four...

Authored by Petros Gkotsis, Sara Henriques, Evangelos Koukournesis, Elena Leleki, Constantinos Melachrinos, Maria Papaioannou, and Teddy Wilkin, this Migration Research Series paper highlights four...


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Children on the Move

( Print: July 2013, PDF: May 2013 )

Millions of children are on the move, both within and between countries, with or without their parents. The conditions under which movement takes place are often treacherous, putting migrant children...

Millions of children are on the move, both within and between countries, with or without their parents. The conditions under which movement takes place are often treacherous, putting migrant children...


Chinese Migrants in Central and Eastern Europe

The Cases of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania

( Print: March 1995 )

Chinese migration to Central and Eastern Europe represents a rather new pattern, distinctive from some other forms of migration to the region. This publication offers an assessment of this issue...

Chinese migration to Central and Eastern Europe represents a rather new pattern, distinctive from some other forms of migration to the region. This publication offers an assessment of this issue...


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Chinese Migrants' Sense of Belonging in Japan: Between Digital and Physical Spaces

Chinese Migrants' Sense of Belonging in Japan: Between Digital and Physical Spaces

Series: IOM Migration Research Series
( PDF: March 2020 )

Authored by Xinyu (Promio) Wang, this Migration Research Series paper explores what belonging means and entails for Chinese migrants in Japan in today’s digitalized societies. Drawing on interviews...

Authored by Xinyu (Promio) Wang, this Migration Research Series paper explores what belonging means and entails for Chinese migrants in Japan in today’s digitalized societies. Drawing on interviews...