Retorno y reintegración

This document presents IOM's Protection Division Framework for its specialized protection work and aims to inform its activities globally. The IOM Protection Division is responsible for specialized protection interventions that aim to address protection risks by preventing or responding to actual or potential violations of rights defined by relevant...

The 2024 UNODC Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, the eighth report mandated by the General Assembly through the 2010 United Nations Global Plan of Action, provides a comprehensive overview of trafficking patterns and flows at global, regional, and national levels. One of the most alarming findings is that children now represent nearly 40% of all...

This policy brief discusses the expansion of assisted voluntary return and reintegration (AVRR) programs across the European Union, driven by the need to increase the return rate of migrants without the right to stay in Europe. These programs are considered cost-effective, humane, and diplomatically pragmatic, aiming to help migrants reintegrate into their...

This policy brief addresses the challenges of returning and reintegrating irregular migrants and denied asylum seekers, highlighting the low return rate as a threat to the credibility of EU migration and asylum systems. It focuses on increasing voluntary returns, which are more humane and less costly than forced returns, aiming to make the return process...

The document is a comprehensive facilitator's guide for a course aimed at strengthening the technical, analytical, and operational capacities of migration officials in Africa to respect and uphold international human rights principles. ​ It is published by the African Capacity Building Centre (ACBC) and supported by the International Organization for...

This information note highlights the essential rights and protections for unaccompanied and separated migrant children. It emphasizes key principles such as non-discrimination, the best interest of the child, and family unity. The document underscores the importance of initial assessments, proper identification, and registration, as well as family tracing...

This information note outlines the legal principles and standards that govern the detention of migrants and the use of non-custodial alternatives. It emphasizes that detention should be a measure of last resort, applied only, when necessary, proportionate, and legally justified. The document highlights the importance of procedural safeguards, such as...

This information note provides a comprehensive overview of the principle of non-refoulement. The document outlines the definition and scope of non-refoulement, emphasizing its application to all migrants regardless of their status. It highlights that non-refoulement is a peremptory norm of customary international law, meaning it is universally binding and...

Case Management is an established practice from medical and social work professions that has been adopted by IOM to provide comprehensive return and reintegration assistance to beneficiaries. This is the first study on case management at IOM. It examines the implementation of case management in the EU-IOM Joint Initiative for Migrant Protection and...

The Framework Document serves as a strategic guide for enhancing global coordination and cooperation between IOM and UNHCR, particularly in the fight against human trafficking. It aims to promote the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for field-level collaboration, ensuring each organization’s expertise, capacities, and resources are aligned...

Since the beginning of the 1990s, a growing number of Horn of Africa migrants have been observed moving towards the southern part of the continent and in particular South Africa, a migration corridor known as the Southern Route. This is the second report in the Regional Data Hub Southern Route research series, aiming to update the 2009 IOM study In Pursuit...

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) commissioned a strategic foresight study, undertaken by UNU-MERIT/Maastricht University .This study aimed to develop plausible future migration scenarios to better understand how the need for AVRR assistance could evolve in West and Central Africa and East and Horn of Africa regions from now until 2030.

The Asia Pacific region plays a critical role in global migration, serving as a hub for migrants in origin, transit, and destination countries, with many nations in the region experiencing all three phases. Migration within and from the region is often driven by various factors, including responses to vulnerability. As such, regional discussions on mobility...

En Centroamérica, México y la República Dominicana, los perfiles y métodos utilizados en el tráfico ilícito de migrantes han evolucionado, lo que hace cada vez más difícil rastrear y perseguir este delito. Esta dinámica evolutiva también ha dado lugar a la participación en otras actividades ilícitas como el tráfico de drogas, el contrabando de mercancías, la...

This document offers guidance on incorporating ethical recruitment practices into both new and existing Comprehensive Information and Orientation Programmes (CIOP). Aimed at CIOP professional trainers, labour recruiters, and employers, it facilitates the effective implementation of Pre-Employment, Pre-Departure, Post-Arrival, and Pre-Return Orientation...

The report is based on survey conducted in 2022 on international migrants returning home to Cambodia after the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent governmental response measures. The assessment aimed to highlight the impact of COVID-19 on migrant workers, particularly in the context of the ongoing global recession. Survey questions were designed to...

Debt and indebtedness are central to the lives of migrants from South-East Asia. Debt and the Migration Experience focuses attention on the role of debt in the migration process. Indebtedness and other forms of financial insecurity that return migrants experience affects the migration as well as sustainable return of migrant. This report understands the...