Assistance to Voluntary and Humanitarian Return 2017/2019. Profiles of migrants assisted to return to their country of origin - West and Central Africa

This document presents an analysis of interviews conducted with all individuals assisted in their voluntary return by IOM between 2017 and 2019 (94,608) to one of the 23 countries covered by the West and Central Africa region (WCA). The analysis combines datasets from both Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR) and Voluntary Humanitarian returns (VHR).

The objective of this document is to provide an overview of the profile of those assisted by IOM to return to their country of origin through AVRR and VHR programmes. Information about the questionnaire and the applied methodology and limitations is at the end of the report.