Convening, Dialogue and Advocacy

This policy guide provides overarching guidance on the core principles and approaches for the successful design and formulation of policies on returns and reintegration by the member states of the Bali Process. The policy guide should be used in conjunction with the Bali Process Thematic Brief on Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR), produced...

This paper explores the role of development cooperation in reintegration support, in the context of sustainable development and aid effectiveness. Policymakers in Europe and internationally have been giving renewed attention to sustainable return and reintegration of failed asylum seekers and irregular migrants. One of the aims of European governments is for...

The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) represents a significant commitment to improve migration governance; it is also an opportunity to maximise the benefits and to address the challenges associated with migration today. To support Member States with the implementation of the GCM, the United Nations Network on Migration (Network)...

The private sector plays an important role in achieving development outcomes and its engagement can help strengthen the link between displacement, migration and sustainable development, according to the OECD. International development agendas acknowledge this private sector role and advocate for joint solutions that involve the private sector in development...

The return and reintegration of migrants unwilling or unable to remain in host or transit countries continues to draw attention of national and international policymakers around the world. Yet despite this attention, the experience of migrant children returning to their countries of origin is often overlooked even though they face unique challenges which...

This webinar organized by the EU-IOM Knowledge Management Hub introduced the innovative practice of Participatory Programme Monitoring Meetings (PPMMs), a programme monitoring and evaluation tool aimed to strengthen feedback and accountability mechanisms while fostering local ownership. During this event, lessons learnt from the implementation of PPMMs in...

This report constitutes the third thematic report on reintegration assistance under the EU-IOM Joint Initiative for Migrant Protection and Reintegration in the Sahel and Lake Chad region. The first report, published in March 2019, described the approach established for reintegration assistance under the EU-IOM Joint Initiative, as well as the main results of...

This report constitutes the second thematic report on reintegration assistance under the EU-IOM Joint Initiative for Migrant Protection and Reintegration in the Sahel and Lake Chad region. The first report, published in March 2019, described the approach established for reintegration assistance under the EU-IOM Joint Initiative, as well as the main results...

Why is the difference between policy goal and turn-out so striking with regards to return policy in Sweden? To return rejected asylum seekers to their country of origin has become a topical issue in the Swedish public debate, a result of the past couple of years’ large increase in asylum applications. Yet, research covering this area is scarce, and few...