Whether forced into relocation by fear of persecution, civil war, or humanitarian crisis, or pulled toward the prospect of better economic opportunities, more people are on the move than ever before. Opportunities for lawful entry into preferred destinations are decreasing rapidly, creating demand...

This paper is part of the IOM Migration Research Leaders Syndicate’s contribution toward the Global Compact for Migration. This technical paper answers the question "how should migrant smuggling be confronted?". Migrant smuggling is seen as antithetical to safe, orderly and regular migration. In...

This compendium collates practices for combating hate crime from across the EU. The aim of the compendium is to help policymakers and practitioners such as law enforcement officers understand what is being done elsewhere in the EU to combat hate crime, and which elements could be adapted for use in...

The UN Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech aims to give to the United Nations the room and the resources to address hate speech. The objectives are twofold: enhance UN efforts to address root causes and drivers of hate speech and enable effective UN responses to the impact of hate speech on...

From a fundamental rights point of view, returning migrants to their home countries is a sensitive activity. EU Member States face particular challenges in applying the requirements flowing from EU law to unaccompanied children, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has observed. This focus...

On 6 March 2018, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) organized a one-day expert meeting on the theme "The human rights of migrants in the context of return". In the course of the expert meeting participants provided a wealth of research findings, academic...

The emergence of international human rights law and the end of the White Australia immigration policy were events of great historical moment. Yet, they were not harbingers of a new dawn in migration law. This book argues that this is because migration law in Australia is best understood as part of a...

This Issue Paper examines integration policies regarding immigrants and refugees in selected Council of Europe member states in light of human rights standards. In particular, it focuses on how the enjoyment of the right to respect for private and family life and the security of residence of...

Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, many migrants were already part of marginalized and vulnerable groups experiencing economic hardships in their countries of origin and host communities. Lockdowns and business closures have exacerbated the precarious nature of their livelihoods. 
 

This document identifies key challenges to end child immigration detention despite a growing international consensus on this issue, and proposes concrete recommendations to provide adequate reception, protection and care for migrant and displaced children without resorting to detention. 

This blog post proposes six indicators, which can help assess the human rights compliant implementation of commitments under Objective 21 and streamline states’ reporting to the International Migration Review Forum, intended to discuss implementation of the GCM.

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This article explores the nexus between migration and statelessness.

This Background Note provides information about gender equality in legal provisions in nationality laws which relate to conferral of nationality to children.  

This technical brief from UNFPA encourages upcoming census to include core questions on country of birth, country of citizenship, duration of stay, and reason for migration, in addition to advocating for the greater release of population and census data. 

This issue brief focuses on addressing the drivers of migration, including adverse effects of climate change, natural disasters and human-made crises, through protection and assistance, sustainable development, poverty eradication, conflict prevention and resolution. 

The issue paper contributes to inter-agency reflections on what the Peace component of the Humanitarian-Development- Peace Nexus (HDPN) might and can look like, with an emphasis on the possible engagement pathways along a peace spectrum within humanitarian action. This paper outlines how...

Read the statement by UN Secretary-General for #MigrantsDay.

The Global Compact for Migration defines 23 objectives covering all aspects of migration. This 360-degree approach comes with an array of possible actions and guidance to make migration safe, orderly and regular.