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Protecting Migrants Through Data-Driven Insights. A focus on East, Horn and Southern Africa

To support her family Ifrah travelled abroad and she kept sending remittances without possibility to save some money for the future. Due to several challenges and mental health difficulties she faced, she decided to return to Ethiopia - still empty handed and without proper time to prepare for return.

Through the production and analysis of accessible and reliable data, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) informs relevant policy and programming aimed to protect and uphold migrants' rights. 

In collaboration with the IOM Regional Data Hub for East, Horn and Southern Africa, we are pleased to highlight the latest key resources focused on the region, to help you gain a more in depth understanding of the actors and dynamics within the region. 

Read the key resources

Pickup packed with refugees and migrants heading to Libya crosses Agadez on its way to Tourayat, a Nigerien village. The town of Agadez in the Sahara is a hub for West Africans travelling to Libya, Algeria and Europe. The trip on this type of truck from Tourayat to Libya can take more than two days.Cover: The Future Demand for Return and Reintegration Assistance Across the Central and Western Mediterranean Routes and the Eastern Migratory Route in AfricaAn aspiring migrant who has been saving money for three years to migrate to South Africa and earn money for his family.

Otash is a village in South Darfur where many of its residents have returned, sometimes after having spent years in camps for internally displaced persons due to ethnic clashes that date back to 2003.Cover: IMPACT Study Report #1 RETURNING HOME

 

Access the Regional Data Hub 

The above resources are coordinated by the Regional Data Hub for East, Horn and Southern Africa that plays a pivotal role in driving evidence-based, strategic, and policy-level discussions on migration.

Continue exploring the Platform's data resources to stay up to date on key innovations, publications and research that directly contributes to the global evidence base for policy and programming to protect and uphold migrants’ rights.

 

 

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