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...

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...

This report provides a comprehensive overview of the findings of the IMPACT study across all of its components. IMPACT is a study to evaluate how the assistance provided under the EU-IOM Joint Initiative Programme for Migrant Protection and Reintegration promotes the sustainable reintegration of the returning migrants in the Horn of Africa. IMPACT focuses on...

This document provides guidance to support the design and implementation of effective counter-trafficking projects that fit within a cohesive approach to thematic programming across the Organization focusing on what works and what we do best to achieve greater impact. Specifically, it identifies eight intervention models which, cumulatively, have the...

The International Organization for Migration’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (IOM DTM) and Humanity & Inclusion (HI) joined efforts to undertake an assessment of the level of access to services and the barriers faced by persons with disabilities within Wau Protection of Civilian Adjacent Area site (PoC AA or PoC site henceforth). The study, based on data...

In order to respond to the needs of migrants and refugees, accurate, reliable data are needed to profile these populations. Currently, there is a critical lack of robust data regarding the numbers of disabled migrants, their characteristics in terms of age, gender, impairment, location or living situation. An estimated 10 million people are disabled within...

Persons with disabilities are often among the most vulnerable and disproportionately affected groups in migration and forced displacement situations. Within the population of persons on the move with disabilities, subgroups like older migrants and women and girl migrants with disabilities are particularly vulnerable. It is known that the migration and forced...

The humanitarian situation in South Sudan remains tenuous, characterized by prolonged conflict, socio-political instability, and economic downturns. Within this context, the dynamics within the Central Equatoria region present a nuanced perspective, where climate-induced challenges, political strife, and societal shifts interact to shape the humanitarian...

There is an acute lack of quality evidence and research available to inform the development of national policies and programmes to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). This is largely due to the lack of data available to researchers and policymakers: trafficking in persons1 is, after all, a complex, clandestine crime designed to go undetected. The purpose of...

As more governments answer the call to take action against trafficking in persons, there has been a groundswell of momentum to improve data collection and analysis to help learn more about human trafficking. In turn, as more governments report on or seek to report on trafficking in persons, it is natural to standardize data collection efforts. To this end...

Data and information are needed to programme and implement an inclusive response that reflects and addresses the needs of all groups and ensures access modalities tailored to all people in need, including persons with diverse SOGIESC. There is a recognised lack of data and information about persons with diverse SOGIESC, and often specific needs, risks and...

Despite efforts, large numbers of children continue to fall victim to traffickers worldwide, due to inequitable social, economic, environmental and political factors that engender exploitative and discriminatory practices. A critical component of countering trafficking is reliable and up-to-date data, to empirically ground interventions, though actionable...

There is increasing awareness that trafficking in persons (TIP) and humanitarian crises are connected, as crises can exacerbate pre-existing trafficking trends and patterns, or create conditions for new forms of exploitation to proliferate. While evidence of this association exists, collecting data on trafficking in humanitarian settings faces the dual...