International Organization for Migration

Based on an extensive survey, this study investigates the likelihood of a further wave of Crimean Tatars moving from Uzbekistan to their original homeland and looks into different factors discouraging...

This report estimates the scale of potential migration from Bulgaria and describes the profile amd motives of potential migrants. It offers a comparison between a 1992 survey and a survey conducted in...

This report presents the results from a nationwide survey of the motives and profiles of potential migrants in Albania. It describes the social, economic and demographic characteristics of potential...

Trafficking in human beings constitutes a violation of human rights; it infringes a person’s human dignity, personal liberty, freedom of movement, privacy and right of self-determination. It also...

The improved understanding of the health consequences that result from wars, conflicts, social upheavals and displacement of populations has been accompanied by the increasing awareness of the...

Building on the results of the Psychosocial and Trauma Response (PTR) programme started in 1999 in Kosovo, this new volume analyzes the role played by artistic and theatrical activities in supporting...

This report presents recent findings regarding main trends in Chinese migration to Europe and detailed discussions on the particular characteristics of Fujianese flows. It demonstrates that migrants...

Migration is deeply ingrained in the lives and livelihoods of people in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The region witnesses three key migration patterns: labour migration, mixed...

This study reviews 25 interstate consultative mechanisms on migration: 18 RCPs and seven others, here termed interregional forums on migration (IRF) that appear to depart from the classic RCP model in...

This study aims to provide insight into the advantages and disadvantages of existing transfer methods, governmental and non-state initiatives regarding remittances, and the obstacles and opportunities...

Based on in-depth statistical research, this study analyzes the main patterns of resettlement of over four million migrants in the Russian Federation since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Among...

This report provides an overview of the return and reintegration trends, and activities carried out by IOM in 2022. It includes a breakdown of summary statistics at regional and country levels...

Return Migration addresses major issues of return migration, with a focus on the problematic return of irregular migrants, rejected asylum seekers and temporary refugees. Using a historical...

This report is an extensive compendium of policies, laws and practices in return migration – both involuntary and voluntary – of the current European Union member states, the ten acceding states...

This document provides an overview of some of the inconsistencies in the existing human trafficking paradigm. It is the outcome of the efforts of the 30 representatives from various embassies...

This publication evaluates the most relevant aspects of migration management in all Central American countries (Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama), paying...

The Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) Health strand is a questionnaire designed to supplement the existing seven strands of the MIPEX, which in its latest edition (2015) monitors policies...

This publication documents the achievements in Haiti by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The IOM launched about 2000 projects at the community level in order to promote a stable...

This report draws on findings from a survey of 1,000 Zimbabweans living in the United Kingdom and South Africa and aims to obtain a profile in terms of their skills base, transnational links and...