Many migrant workers, most of them from Nepal, lost their employment when the Indian government imposed a strict lockdown on 25 March 2020 to contain the spread of COVID-19. In March alone, around 500,000 people crossed the border from India without any screening or other measures applied. This...

The report, prepared by the Office of the OAS General Secretariat for the Venezuelan migrant and refugee crisis, analyzes the way in which the difficulties faced by this group have increased significantly due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures adopted by the States of the region to address it...

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...

In this paper, it is argued that remigration is not a valid indicator to measure sustainable return. A new definition and approach to defining and measuring sustainable return is presented based on a multidimensional return and reintegration index, which is tested with a sample of 118 returnees in...

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 European Convention on Human Rights and European Union law provide an increasingly important framework for the protection of the rights of foreigners. European Union legislation relating to asylum, borders and immigration is developing fast. There is an impressive body of case law by the...

The Border Management & Security (BMS) Programme of the International Centre for Migration Policy Development chiefly supports border and migration-related agencies in institutional development and capacity-building activities. In 2020, the BMS Programme developed factsheets on border crossing...

The OSCE supports the efforts of its participating States and Partners for Co-operation to strengthen the capacities of border-related agencies and to promote co-operation between them, harmonizing border-related policies and practices in line with the OSCE Border Security and Management Concept and...

The objectives of the Caribbean Migration Consultations (CMC) are to:

• Create a non-binding forum that allows member countries to openly discuss migration topics in order to develop consistent and coordinated regional efforts for the effective management of migration.
• Coordinate and promote...

The Regional Consultative Process on Overseas Employment and Contractual Labor for Countries of Origin in Asia (formerly called the Ministerial Consultation on Overseas Employment and Contractual Labor for Countries of Origin in Asia) or the Colombo Process aims to provide a forum for Asian labor...

The South American Conference on Migration (SACM) or Lima Process aims to provide a platform for consultations for South American countries in the primary areas of development; diasporas; rights of migrants; integration; information exchange; migration statistics; climate change; counter-trafficking...

The Migration Dialogue for West Africa or MIDWA was designed as a platform to encourage the Member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to discuss in a regional context such common migration issues and concerns for which immediate solutions may not be forthcoming we have...

The Migration Dialogue for Southern Africa (MIDSA) creates a framework for a regular migration dialogue among the Member States of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), to enhance inter-state cooperation in an effort to improve migration governance through:

• Discussion of migration...

This data booklet highlights current migration policies and measures to inform SDG indicator 10.7.2 “Number of countries with migration policies to facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people”. The Population Division of the United Nations Department of...

This policy brief gives the context and talks about the methodology and data sources for SDG indicator 10.7.2: Number of countries with migration policies to facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people.

This report constitutes a first global overview of the state of national migration governance across the world. It analyses MGI data to show and discuss policy trends in a number of policy areas that relate to migration (health, education, security and economy among others). These findings are...

The Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) is an Alliance of  more than 80 non-governmental organisations from Africa, Asia, Europe, LAC and North America. The GAATW International Secretariat is based in Bangkok, Thailand and co-ordinates the activities of the Alliance, collects and...

This report is the second part of FRA’s series on severe forms of labour exploitation and is based on accounts from 237 adult migrant workers who are victims. The analysis looks at unscrupulous practices from employers and identifies significant gaps in legal and administrative measures in terms of...

FM4 Paso Libre (Dignity and Justice on the AC road) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the defense and promotion of human rights of migrants and refugees through comprehensive humanitarian assistance, advocacy and research in the western Mexico

This database provides independent scientific evidence for EU policymaking in migration and demography related fields. It includes a section on international migration drivers.