This report focuses on migrants with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics (SOGIESC) and their inclusion in protection programming, including in the context of return and reintegration. While efforts to improve the protection of migrants with diverse SOGIESC are gaining increasing attention and support, research on these issues remains limited and focuses disproportionately on the experiences of refugees and asylum-seekers. The research presented in this report aims to support the development of inclusive measures for migrants with diverse SOGIESC to benefit from protection programming across their migration journey, as well as in return and reintegration.

This report aims to: 
1. Address the knowledge gap on the situation of migrants with diverse SOGIESC;
2. Understand the specific risk factors that contribute to vulnerability in specific regional and national contexts;
3. Identify ways to support migrants with diverse SOGIESC to avoid, cope and recover from harm.