Latest estimates indicate that approximately 1 in 3 women , aged 15 and older, globally have experienced physical or sexual violence from an intimate or non-intimate partner, with little change over the past decade. Specific identity markers (disability, migration status, gender, socioeconomic status, etc.) intersect and can contribute to the vulnerabilities...
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The Multistakeholder Pledge aims at enhancing protection for asylum-seekers, refugees, stateless persons and migrants at risk or affected by trafficking in persons, thus supporting the overarching objectives of the Global Compact for Refugees.
The United Nations Network on Migration organized the first peer learning exchange between Central American countries and Mexico on safe, dignified and rights-based return and readmission of migrants and their sustainable reintegration.
The Call to Action on Protection from Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies (Call to Action) is a groundbreaking global initiative to fundamentally transform the way gender-based violence (GBV) is addressed in humanitarian action. The aim is to drive change and foster accountability so that every humanitarian effort, from the earliest phases of a crisis...
Why are migrant centres so important? Migration journeys are interrupted when people get stranded along their route without any form of protection, shelter, food or health care, and this is when situations become critical. IOM, Governments and partners have set-up migrant centres along the main migratory routes, to provide life-saving assistance. Centres...
In different places in the world, IOM runs Migration Information Centres – called MICs – within existing youth centres. To keep these MICs vibrant, it’s important to have the needs of its young visitors in mind. As an outsider, you’ll have to get familiar with the local context and connect with...
Migration is a complex topic. Journalists play an important role in unpacking these complexities. It’s their role to give the public a clear understanding of all sides of the migration paradigm. When a reporter tells a migration story in a balanced and ethical way, he or she is helping migrants to...
Qualitative research methodology is frequently used in social sciences to deeper explore questions such as “What, Why and How?“ When conducting research on migration, a qualitative approach may help you better understand the particular causes or impact of migration on women, for example, or the need...
In an earlier article , Yenna explained how IOM uses mobile cinema as part of its activities. This post gives some more detail on how you can organise your own public screening event.
If you’re looking for a full overview of learning tools developed by the IOM Awareness Raising Unit, look no further. We’ve compiled a useful list of resources, organised in different categories. Most of the online tools are free and can be downloaded. Some are published on the IOM E-Campus and...
Both the vision and mission statements play an important role in an organization strategic planning. The tips will help your organization write clear and useful mission and vision statements that can serve to guide operations.
In online marketing for volunteer associations , we covered why online marketing helps with visibility, credibility and, as a result, sustainability through more funding and partnership opportunties. In this article, we’ll take a deeper look at what you need to get started with effective online...
This toolkit provides practical guidance for researching, designing, implementing and monitoring strategic Communication for Development (C4D) interventions and campaigns. C4D offers a strategic toolbox to using communication to prompt social and behaviour change as well as advocacy results for...
The practical guidelines contained in this publication provide guidance on how to determine the need for a response to migrants in situations of vulnerability, and on how to plan for, finance, monitor and evaluating such response, accordingly. This publication should be considered as complementing the IOM Handbook. Protection and Assistance for Migrants...
The manual was prepared with the aim to inform the secondary school teachers and students about human trafficking and exploitation. This third edition was updated by IOM taking into account the changes in the legal and institutional frameworks to combat human trafficking in the Republic of Armenia. The manual incorporates three parts: theory studies that...
This brochure presents an overview and introduction to human trafficking and the role that business can play in addressing it. It explains in practical terms what human trafficking is, why it is an issue for business and what companies large and small can do to take action against it. Divided into two parts, this brochure presents a section that gives an...
Launched in December 2016 with funding from the European Union Emergency Trust Fund for Africa, the EU-IOM Joint Initiative (JI) for Migrant Protection and Reintegration was the first comprehensive programme to save, protect and assist migrants along key migration routes in Africa. In the Horn of Africa (JI HoA), the programme was launched in March 2017...
Launched in December 2016 with funding from the European Union Emergency Trust Fund for Africa, the EU-IOM Joint Initiative (JI) for Migrant Protection and Reintegration was the first comprehensive programme to save, protect and assist migrants along key migration routes in Africa. In the Horn of Africa (JI HoA), the programme was launched in March 2017...
Launched in December 2016 with funding from the European Union Emergency Trust Fund for Africa, the EU-IOM Joint Initiative (JI) for Migrant Protection and Reintegration was the first comprehensive programme to save, protect and assist migrants along key migration routes in Africa. In the Horn of Africa (JI HoA), the programme was launched in March 2017...
Launched in December 2016 with funding from the European Union Emergency Trust Fund for Africa, the EU-IOM Joint Initiative (JI) for Migrant Protection and Reintegration was the first comprehensive programme to save, protect and assist migrants along key migration routes in Africa. In the Horn of Africa (JI HoA), the programme was launched in March 2017...