Convening, Dialogue and Advocacy

There exists a basic, and too often overlooked, condition in current migration management policies, which intimately connects any person who returns home from abroad, regardless of the place of origin, social background, motivations, prospects, skills and occupational status. Beyond the plurality of return migrants’ experiences there is a primary element...

With a global increase in the number of migrants and refugees, the issue of return migration has recently received greater attention. To date, return and reintegration policies have been shaped by increasing political emphasis on migration control, and tools such as readmission agreements. These policies rarely target sustainable reintegration. This primer...

This Agenda is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity. It also seeks to strengthen universal peace in larger freedom. We recognise that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development. The universal agenda has 17...

The Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Human Trafficking, which are included as an addendum to a report to the Economic and Social Council (E/2002/68/Add.1), have been developed in order to provide practical, rights-based policy guidance on the prevention of trafficking and the protection of victims of trafficking. Their purpose is to...

This publication is meant to guide policymakers and practitioners’ in the design and implementation of assisted voluntary return and reintegration (AVRR)-related policies and programmes. Based on IOM’s long-standing experience on AVRR since 1979, the framework lays out a vision for dignified voluntary returns and sustainable reintegration, 7 principles to be...

Building upon the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants adopted on 19 September 2016, the Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) will set out a range of principles, commitments and understandings among Member States regarding international migration in all its dimensions. The GCM should make an important contribution to global...

Developing a Road Map for Engaging Diasporas in Development, a project of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), offers policymakers and practitioners a user-friendly and practical guide on the state of the art in governmental diaspora initiatives. The handbook presents a carefully selected menu of viable...

The 2018 Return and Reintegration Key Highlights showcases some of IOM’s most significant global, regional and national initiatives. The report is structured along three chapters: the first chapter presents an overview of current global trends, which are further elaborated by region in the second chapter. Albeit non-exhaustive, the third chapter features...

This AVRR 2017 Key Highlights report showcases some of IOM’s most significant global initiatives for the year 2017. The report is structured along three chapters: the first chapter presents an overview of current global AVRR trends, which are further elaborated by region in a second chapter. Albeit non exhaustive, the third chapter features some key IOM...

The AVRR Key Highlights report showcases some of IOM's most significant contributions for the year 2016. This report is structured by two distinct though complementary chapters: while the first chapter presents an overview of current trends and facts for AVRR at both the global and regional levels, the second chapter provides the reader with a series of...

Migration Initiatives is the main publication illustrating both the wide scope of IOM activities and the impact that the Organization aims to have in migration governance worldwide. For the first time ever, Migration Initiatives 2016 is structured around the Migration Governance Framework principles and objectives to provide a comprehensive look at what IOM...

Sweden and IOM’s partnership dates back to 1954. Today, our joint efforts cover almost all aspects of migration governance, including resettlement, family reunification, humanitarian assistance, migration and development, return and reintegration and assistance to victims of trafficking. This publication offers a broad overview of Sweden and IOM’s...

This report presents the results of the reintegration pillar of the EU-IOM Joint Initiative for Migrant Protection and Reintegration in the Sahel and Lake Chad region. Launched in December 2016 with the support of the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa, the EU-IOM Joint Initiative is the first comprehensive programme bringing together African countries, IOM...

The African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States are increasingly stepping up to address THB and SoM. However, they face challenges in developing the necessary holistic, long-term interventions that combine law enforcement with a rights-based, victim-centred approach and with prevention efforts that are linked to development and offer realistic...