“Making a Difference” is a user-friendly tool that explains the basic tenets of human rights in an easy-to-understand and accessible format. It equips the reader with a concise explanation of human rights as well as the international human rights framework and mechanisms. The objective of the...

This report comes at a time when global suffering has vastly increased vulnerabilities to trafficking. Extreme poverty is expected to rise for the first time in decades, with the continuing COVID-19 crisis casting a long shadow over our societies and economies. Trafficking in persons remains a...

Voluntary national report submitted by the government of Sweden on its progress on the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, ahead of the regional review for Europe and North America that took place in November 2020.

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Voluntary national report submitted by the government of Belarus on its progress on the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, ahead of the regional review for Europe and North America that took place in November 2020.

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This report presents information on levels and trends in international migration, including refugees and asylum seekers, for regions and countries of origin and destination of international migrants, and the state of international migration policies of the Member States.

This report analyses how migrant wages have evolved in 49 countries before the COVID-19 pandemic. It details the difficulties faced by migrants in receiving the same pay as nationals. It examines gender discrimination affecting women migrants and the difficulties migrants have in getting a job that...

This short film helps understand why cities across Europe think it is important to be inclusive towards irregular migrants. It showcases the experiences of five European cities: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Frankfurt, Gent and Utrecht, with further contributions from municipal officials of the cities of...

This report explores the ways in which seven countries have organised their consular services for citizens residing or traveling abroad. The study, commissioned by the Netherlands House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer), identifies insights about how other countries have organised and implemented...

The European Network on Statelessness is an alliance of over 150 civil society organisations and experts in 41 countries that are committed to ending statelessness in Europe and ensuring that people without a nationality can access their rights.

The Initiative for Children in Migration is an informal collaboration among NGOs and IGOs who have been deeply involved in joint advocacy work around EU law and policy concerning children in migration for several years. The initiative advocates for a comprehensive rights-based approach to the rights...

The Council of Europe´s page on children and migration provides an overview of European legal standards, publications, activities and other resources on child migration.

Resources and policy recommendations on undocumented child migrants in Europe.

This blog post takes an example from Indonesia to illustrate why a gender lens is useful for studying migration. The authors show that policies that seek to improve migration outcomes must be based on an understanding of these differences, such as simplifying migration procedures and making...

DaMigra is an umbrella network of 71 migrant organisations across Germany that specialize in women’s issues. It is active in advocacy and event planning to fight against racism, sexism, and social injustice. Active since 2014, it is funded by various German ministries.

The Creative Europe programme can fund activities that recognise and celebrate the contribution refugees and migrants make to cultural diversity in Europe. Culture can be a means for refugees and migrants to meet, communicate with and become part of existing communities.

The Teaching Immigration in European Schools (TIES) project develops innovative teaching modules to bring academic knowledge on migration into European classrooms. In close dialogue with teachers, students, and migrants, TIES develops best practice guidelines and ten teaching modules covering...

The Pathways to Prosperity Partnership (P2P) is an alliance of university, community, and government partners dedicated to fostering welcoming communities that promote the economic, social and civic integration of migrants and minorities in Canada.

Many scholars have written about the merger of concerns about crime and concerns about migration and, in doing so, on the different consequences of the blurring of boundaries between crime control and migration control for individuals in their encounters with law enforcement officials.
This research...

Portal of the European Commission on Migrant Smuggling with related legislation and documents relevant to the context of the European Union and its external dimension.

This brief argues for a more structured understanding of the spectrum of the smuggling industry, and the importance of drawing a distinction between smuggling and trafficking. While the smuggling industry has become a significant vector in facilitating large scale migration, those working in it may...