This report focuses on five key groups who often face discrimination based on their group membership: migrants and ethnic minorities, LGBTQ people, older people, people with disabilities and women It assesses: i) how the inclusion of these groups in OECD labour markets has evolved over time, ii) the...

The report seeks to analyse the human rights situation of migrants in transit, highlighting human rights concerns as well as the relevant normative framework. It contains recommendations aimed at addressing critical protection gaps for migrants in transit.

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 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.

This publication serves as a tool for IOM Niger and the Government of Niger to guide their policy regarding the engagement of communities in border management.

This report identifies opportunities for capacity-building and partnership to improve harmonization, data collection and regional cooperation.It examines the economic and security dimensions of free movement of people in the Caribbean region, combining a theoretical analysis of the impact of free...

The report argues for an “integrated approach”, adequately involving different levels of government, NGOs and partners in countries of origin and transit and underlines that all these stakeholders’ involvement and interconnectedness is crucial for developing effective integration policies.

We must transform the continuum of violence that shapes the lives of children on the move into a continuum of protection for their fundamental rights. This thematic report looks primarily at the situation and safeguards for child refugees and migrants in Europe and Latin America. By providing a...

In this background paper, the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) sheds light on the findings of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) about human rights violations at the borders and how they have used their broad mandate to promote and protect migrants’ human...

The aim of the document is to identify areas for future work in the field of humanitarian border management, a sector of assistance identified within the IOM Migration Crisis Operational Framework (MCOF). Humanitarian border management covers border operations before, during and after humanitarian...

The report addresses the discriminatory impact of emerging digital technologies on migrants, stateless persons, refugees and other non-citizens.

The report, focused on stateless children, also approaches new growing problems, such as the heightened persecution and displacement of some stateless minorities.

The purpose of the present document is to consider the nexus between migration and development from the perspective of research in the social and human sciences and to contribute and enhance the knowledge base available for policy design and implementation.  

This report focuses on the latest data on migration between 1995 and 2015 and uses a new three-way categorization of countries. It describes the recent evolution of migration overall as well as by groups of countries according to their growth performance. It analyses what drives these trends and...

This report is built around the quantitative analysis of the variables that explain international migration, including the characteristics of a country of origin, bilateral relations between countries such as trade relations and the features of destination countries. 

The report presents the first comprehensive assessment of the implementation of the Global Compact for Migration in the region. It provides a baseline assessment of achievements, gaps, lessons learned and remaining challenges to guide action to ensure safe, orderly and regular migration, for the...

This report from the Mediterranean City-to-City Migration project (MC2CM) summarises the main learnings derived from an event that brought together city administrations, experts, and representatives of international organisations. It offers examples and recommendations for local actors in areas of...

Coming Together for Refugee Education' is the fifth annual education report from UNHCR. The 2019 data in the report is based on reporting from twelve countries hosting more than half of the world’s refugee children.

Recent large-scale movements of refugees and migrants have drawn attention to the need for global and coordinated action for peaceful, orderly and comprehensive approaches to refugees and migrants. UNICEF has joined the voices of many who have called for policies and programmes that address the care...

The report includes a series of essays looking at the most salient and polemical issues facing the refugee and migration sectors with respect to mixed flows, as well as a series of interviews with individuals and officials closely associated with or relevant to the sector and its challenges. The...