El “Ciclo de Webinarios: Trata de personas en tiempos de COVID-19” fue una iniciativa de diálogo virtual implementado a nivel regional, en el que mediante cinco sesiones se analizaron los riesgos, buenas prácticas, lecciones aprendidas y recomendaciones en el contexto de las acciones implementadas por las entidades gubernamentales, organizaciones de la...
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The Global Youth Consultation on Ending Child Immigration Detention, organised by the Migration Youth & Children's Platform in collaboration with UNICEF, IDC, UNHCR, and UNNM, brought together over 80 young participants from around the world to discuss and share their ideas on ending child immigration detention. The consultation resulted in key youth...
The Protection Risks: Explanatory note provides guidance on the use of the 15 protection risks monitored by the Global Protection Cluster. The document contains the standard definitions developed by the Global Protection Cluster and AoRs, illustrating: What acts or situations constitute the presence of the risk? What factors must be identified for monitoring...
Victims of trafficking are subjected to exploitation in various ways. Sometimes, as a result of their victimization, they engage in illegal conduct. Common examples include involvement in the sex trade, involvement in drug production or trafficking, petty crime, possession or the use of fraudulent documents or entering another country in a manner that does...
This Policy Brief represents the reflections of more than 120 practitioners, policy-makers, academics and faith representatives engaged in work with displaced and migrating children from Syria, Ukraine and Latin America. In a series of consultations, this body identified three barriers hindering access of children on the move to mental health and...
This policy brief summarizes the findings of a joint study by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) that examined links between climate change and labour migration. In Malaysia, the study focused on workers from Bangladesh and Indonesia employed on large estates in Johor and Pahang, the top two palm...
This brief provides insights for businesses on climate change, labour migration and human rights, drawing on a joint study by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Stockholm Environment Institute. The study focused on migrant workers from Bangladesh and Indonesia employed on large palm oil plantations in Peninsular Malaysia, and on...
This policy brief summarizes the findings of a joint study by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Stockholm Environment Institute that examined links between climate change and international labour migration. In Thailand, the study focused on workers from Cambodia and Myanmar employed by smallholder farmers on sugarcane plantations in...
From as far back as 2004, both national and international non-governmental organizations have drawn attention to the commercial sexual exploitation of girls and young women practiced openly and with impunity in communities affected by extractive industries, among them the logging industry. This phenomenon occurs, in significant part, through the informal...
This second IOM regional situation analysis on trafficking in persons (TiP) for forced criminality (FC) in Southeast Asia's online scamming centres offers practitioners, policymakers and the donor community a concise overview of counter-trafficking initiatives. It encompasses IOM's key figures, achievements, prominent press coverage and publications from the...
The countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are facing severe and accelerated impacts of climate change, and extreme weather events and environmental degradation have already pushed people to migrate internally. This Policy Brief presents an overview of women’s experiences of climate migration in the MENA region. It argues that women’s...
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) published a policy brief on the Effects of Climate Mobility on Women and Girls in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region.
La Fase II de la Evaluación, realiza una sistematización y análisis cualitativo de 25 entrevistas a gestores/as de casos que prestan servicios de atención directa a migrantes en situación de vulnerabilidad en toda la región, en las fronteras terrestres y marítimas de mayor volumen de tránsito de migrantes en la actualidad, asistiendo directamente a personas...
The Global Protection Cluster Annual Report presents the work carried out by the GPC in 2023 to protect and improve the lives of tens of millions of people in need of protection. It highlights the year’s achievements, as well as challenges faced by the cluster and its partners, in responding to life-threatening crises across the 31 active Protection Cluster...
IOM’s Approach to Protection reflects shared thinking and common understanding of the Organization’s approach to protection across operational contexts. This document articulates IOM’s approach to protection and is intended to support a consistent, coherent and accountable role for IOM on protection. It also serves as a reference 1 for the development of...
These Guidelines are intended mainly for individual, non-clinical case managers providing direct support and assistance to migrants with protection and assistance needs, including children. Recognizing that case management for children requires specialized training and different approaches, there is a separate section on child protection case management. The...
This study examines the consequences that migration, return and reintegration experiences have on the mental health and the psychosocial well-being of returning migrants, with the primary purpose of informing policies, programmes and advocacy initiatives that promote sustainable reintegration. The analysis is relevant not only to mental health and...
A guide to principles and practice as applied to refugees and migrants provides guidance on relevant legal provisions, on practical procedures to ensure the prompt disembarkation of rescued persons, and on measures to meet their specific needs, particularly in the case of refugees and asylum seekers
This publication is intended as a tool to complement and support practical application of the International Organization for Migration (IOM)publication, Protection of Migrants at Sea (IOM, 2018). It is comprised of two interrelated parts. Part I: Guidance Note: Part I offers guidance to government agencies in the operationalization of their international...
Published by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), these groundbreaking guidelines outline crucial actions necessary for humanitarian actors to identify and respond effectively to the needs and rights of persons with disabilities in humanitarian settings. Developed in collaboration with persons with disabilities and their representative organizations...