In the report, the Special Rapporteur examines the international legal framework protecting the human rights of migrant children, in particular regarding their right to liberty as well as to adequate reception, care and protection. The report reviews the impact of immigration detention on children...

This working paper sets the context of immigration detention of children, presenting its negative effects and giving recommendations on how to prevent it, affirming that it is possible, only that it requires political will and states to engage actors beyond migration and border control authorities.

This briefing presents key facts and figures on why under international and European Union law, alternatives to detention should be the norm, rather than the exception. 

This guide is based on the long-standing experience of the ISS network in cross-border child protection case management, and aims at contributing to a better implementation of international standards for children on the move worldwide, from initial contact with the child to the search for a...

The objective of the EU Readmission Capacity Building Facility (EURCAP) – launched in April 2016 – is to contribute to effective and efficient cooperation in migration governance between the EU and its partner countries through capacity-building initiatives. The EURCAP Facility aims at strengthening...

FORAS, meaning “opportunities” in Arabic, is a project that aims at strengthening the sustainable reintegration of migrants returning from Morocco to eight target countries of origin (Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Mali, Senegal and Togo) through...

The ‘Returning to New Opportunities’ programme creates prospects – for returnees, internally displaced people and the local population. In the partner countries, the programme offers a wide variety of individual support services. Advice Centres for Jobs, Migration and Reintegration and approximately...

The EU-IOM Joint Initiative was launched in December 2016 with funding from the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa. It enables migrants who decide to return to their countries of origin to do so in a safe and dignified way, in full respect of international human rights standards and in particular...

Rewda migrated to Malta in search of better opportunities. Due to difficult financial conditions there, and in lack of legal status, she decided to return home. With the support of her relatives, she has set a small business that allows to provide for the family.

Augustine tells us about his difficult journey through the Sahara desert, and the reasons why he decided to return to Nigeria. Now back in Abuja, he has set an online radio (http://www.amebofm.com) which aims to empower and sensitize the youth of his country on the danger of irregular migration.

Back from Spain, Amedy is now working hard to achieve his dream: launching his own seaport services company in Senegal.

Peshang tells us about his decision to return from Greece, and how he is trying to overcome reintegration challenges in his country of origin.

The UN Migration Agency (IOM) in Cyprus operates the Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR) for third-country nationals who wish to return to their country of origin. Learn more about AVRR: https://goo.gl/7ZEvSF

This study – a collaboration between the International Organization for Migration, Samuel Hall and the University of Sussex – builds on previous research on the reintegration of returning migrants to analyse outcomes of reintegration in three fieldwork countries (Guinea, Morocco and Senegal), and an...

This first introductory Knowledge Bite focuses on a high-level analysis of the Reintegration Sustainability Survey (RSS) data collected in the framework of the various EU-IOM Actions and centrally available with the scope of defining some of the factors affecting sustainable reintegration outcomes...

This EMN Inform seeks to identify the different policies and approaches for return counselling used by Member States plus Norway as well as by national NGOs and international organisations delivering return counselling.

This report was prepared as the background document for the ASEAN Workshop on Reintegration Programmes for Returning Migrant Workers (27–28 August 2019) in Yogyakarta, organized by the Ministry of Manpower, Government of Indonesia, and the ILO TRIANGLE in ASEAN programme.

The overall aim of these guidelines is to improve the evidence-base to inform the policy debate on return by identifying a common methodology for monitoring and evaluation that Member States can apply on a voluntary basis. Through such monitoring, Member States will be able to design more effective...

This report presents the findings of a study that explored the factors influencing the decision to return, including the role played by return policy interventions. The study also aimed to enhance understanding of the concept of sustainable return, how to measure it, and how to promote it.

With very limited monitoring and evaluation of AVRRs we know little about how well they work and whether the promised support is given. This policy brief outlines some of the compelling reasons to monitor and evaluate AVRRs.