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Report
07 October 2024

Immigration Detention and Alternatives to Detention in Asia and the Pacific

This report presents the findings of a comprehensive study on immigration detention and alternatives to detention (ATD) across 19 countries within the five sub-regions of the Asia-Pacific: East and Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South and Southwest Asia, North and Central Asia, and the Pacific. Across the Asia-Pacific region, there is widespread use of...
Report
07 October 2024

Pathways to Migrant Protection: A Mapping of National Practice for Admission and Stay on Human Rights and Humanitarian Grounds in Asia and the Pacific

The Asia Pacific region plays a critical role in global migration, serving as a hub for migrants in origin, transit, and destination countries, with many nations in the region experiencing all three phases. Migration within and from the region is often driven by various factors, including responses to vulnerability. As such, regional discussions on mobility...
Article (issue/policy brief, journal, blog, etc.)
24 September 2024

Information Note on International Standards on Alternatives to Detention and Immigration Detention

This Information Note is designed to serve as a resource for practitioners dealing with migration detention and non-custodial alternatives to detention (ATDs). It aims to acquaint them with the relevant international instruments and standards that States are required to uphold in this field. The purpose of this Information Note is to provide an overview of...
Report
19 September 2024

The Climate Change–Human Trafficking Nexus

The impact of climate change is rarely considered as a potential contributor to human trafficking in global discussions or national level policy framework where nexus between the two remain unexplored. Climate change increases the risk of natural disasters and places a strain on livelihoods; it exacerbates poverty and can potentially cause situations of...
Report
19 September 2024

Child Sex Trafficking in the Tourism Sector in Sri-Lanka

This qualitative study provided a platform for the victims' voices to be heard as they described their actual experiences. h focused on generating an in-depth understanding on child sex trafficking in the tourism sector in Sri Lanka. The research aimed to provide new knowledge on main research questions of (a) What are the experiences of child victims of...
Report
19 September 2024

Creating a Cycle of Protection

The risk of child trafficking exists globally, with no country immune to its impact it makes the protection of the child victims of trafficking a major concern. This Guidance aims to support States in developing and strengthening comprehensive, child-centered collaboration between anti-trafficking efforts and child protection systems. The Guidance has been...
Article (issue/policy brief, journal, blog, etc.)
16 September 2024

Protection Advocacy Brief: IOM Sudan Crisis Response

Since April 2023, people in Sudan continue to face all forms of protection concerns and a worsening protection crisis, with women, girls, men and boys in situations of vulnerability experiencing the worst consequences. Approximately 2.3 million people have fled to neighbouring countries namely, Egypt, Libya, Chad, Central African Republic, South Sudan, and...
Article

Protection of refugee and migrant children and women from human trafficking

Joint Call for Practices by the Migrant Protection Platform and the Network's Hub For this year’s World Day Against Trafficking in Persons (WADiP), under the theme “Leave No Child Behind in the Fight Against Human Trafficking”, the Platform and the Migration Network Hub   launched a Joint Call for Practices of programmes and policies relevant to Objective 10...
Article

Accompanying unaccompanied children forced to commit offences in the recognition of their status as victims of human trafficking

Joint Call for Practices by the Migrant Protection Platform and the Network's Hub For this year’s World Day Against Trafficking in Persons (WADiP), under the theme “Leave No Child Behind in the Fight Against Human Trafficking”, the Platform and the Migration Network Hub   launched a Joint Call for Practices of programmes and policies relevant to Objective 10...
Initiative

Introducing the Migration Youth and Children Platform

The Migration Youth and Children Platform (MYCP) was created in 2017 by young people, for young people, to influence the highest levels of international migration policymaking, to give a voice to youth who have experienced migration first hand, and to impact the highest levels of international migration policymaking.
E-courses
26 August 2024

Counter-Trafficking Essentials

This course is designed to equip IOM personnel involved or interested in counter-trafficking, protection and beyond with the core knowledge and essential skills to effectively address this global phenomenon, respond to its challenges and safeguard the rights of trafficked persons. The course is free and available for IOM personnel (in English) all year.
Publication

ICAT Releases Annual Report 2023

ICAT released its 2023 Annual Report, summarizing the different activities implemented in the year and results obtained.
Report
15 August 2024

ICAT Annual Report 2023

The 2023 Annual Report of the Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons (ICAT) highlights the significant efforts made in the global fight against human trafficking under the co-chairmanship of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against...
Report
12 August 2024

Migrant and Refugee Children in Europe. Accompanied, Unaccompanied and Separated

The Factsheet is an overview of trends in 2023 concerning migrant and refugee children arriving in Europe via mixed migration routes. The report provides detailed statistics and analysis on accompanied, unaccompanied, and separated children arriving in countries such as Greece, Italy, Bulgaria, Spain, Cyprus, and Malta. Key highlights: In 2023, 55,700...
Report
12 August 2024

Strengthening responses to child trafficking and modern slavery: A Pilot Project to support foster carers looking after Albanian and Vietnamese unaccompanied children

This project evaluation report examines the resources and initiatives used to increase foster carers' ability to care for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in the UK who are identified as victims of human trafficking and modern slavery, including Vietnamese, Albanian, and other ethnic groups. These comprise resources that educate youth about foster care...
Report
12 August 2024

Fatal Journeys Volume 4: Missing Migrant Children

The fourth volume of Fatal journeys focuses on the issue of missing migrant children, as more and more young people are setting out on perilous and frequently deadly journeys. While many deaths go unreported, it is unknown how many people die while migrating globally. Since 2014, IOM has confirmed more than 32,000 deaths and disappearances in Migration...
Article (issue/policy brief, journal, blog, etc.)
08 August 2024

Protecting the Rights of Children on the Move in times of Crisis

By the end of 2021, an estimated 89.3 million people had been forcibly removed from their homes; by the middle of 2022, that number had risen to a startling 100 million. As more children are impacted globally, they currently make up 42 million, or 41%, of all people who have been forcibly relocated. Multifaceted crises are causing an increasing amount of...
Guideline
06 August 2024

Guiding Principles for Children on the Move in the Context of Climate Change.

The impact of climate-related migration and displacement on children and youth is often overlooked in policy-making. In 2020 UNICEF and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) hosted a virtual symposium to recommend developing Guiding Principles to safeguard the rights and well-being of children and youth moving due to climate change. These...