International Organization for Migration

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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 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 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...

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

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...

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 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 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...

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 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...

Recent empirical studies have found that climate variability and migration are characterized by a non-linear relationship. This study explores the climate change impacts on migratory processes. It...

This report reviews the available scholarly reporting on climate change, migration and security and describes the legal and policy challenges facing the international community. While there is indeed...

At least two hundred thousand women and children from South-East Asia are trafficked annually. This figure represents nearly one third of the global trafficking trade. This study reviews what is...

This report is based on the Hargeisa workshop, organized in Somalia by the International Organization for Migration in March 2001. The conference brought together a group of women primarily from...