A Practitioners' Kit on Return and Reintegration
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Migration today is multidirectional, with many migrants returning to their countries of origin, temporarily or permanently, while others emigrating. Ensuring that return, readmission and reintegration processes are safe, dignified, and sustainable is more essential than ever.
This article shares a compendium of the key resources that can be useful and applicable to your daily work with returnees.
Learn more on the topic and dive into these key resources.
Guidance Material
The IOM Reintegration Handbook (EN/FR/SP/AR) also offers various learning opportunities, available in the dedicated sections below. Access leaflets in English, French and Spanish to have a quick overview of the Handbook content. One of its modules, A Child Rights Approach to The Sustainable Reintegration of Migrant Children and Families, is complemented by Tools co-developed with UNICEF.
Still focusing on migrant children, the IOM Return Counselling Toolkit (EN/AR/FR) offers a complementing resource on the Return Counselling of Children and Their Families.
To further support practitioners, the IOM Migrant Centres Toolkit provides guidance and standardized procedures for operating migrant centres, ensuring protection and well-being.
Data and Research
According to the IOM Return and Reintegration Key Highlights 2023, the number of Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR) beneficiaries increased by 4 per cent, from 54,001 in 2022 to 56,045 in 2023. Similarly, the number of beneficiaries who were assisted through Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR) rose by 4 per cent, going up from 15,281 in 2022 to 15,906 in 2023.
Dive into the report to access more data and infographics. The release of the 2024 report will follow soon.
Interested to read more on the interlinkages between reintegration and key topics such as health, employment and micro-credit schemes, among others, or about the monitoring toolkit and good practices for reintegration of child returnees? Check out the latest research studies and knowledge papers.
Continuous Learning
Whether you are looking to deepen your expertise or explore new areas, the following courses offer insights and practical tips to conduct return and reintegration activities.
Unlock all the available learning opportunities on the Platform in English, French and Spanish
Training Material
- The Reintegration Training Curriculum, based on IOM’s Integrated Approach and the Reintegration Handbook, offers you six adaptable modules for face-to-face or online sessions.
- The Monitoring and Evaluating Return and Reintegration Programmes training equips you with essential knowledge and tools to strengthen your M&E skills to enhance Return and Reintegration programmes.
Videos and Podcasts
Discover a wide range of audio-visual materials, with videos and podcasts available on the Platform designed to support and enrich your daily work.