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The IBM Silk Routes project seeks to support the countries in the region to build more effective and efficient border management systems, and in doing so strengthen the capacity of state authorities to combat irregular migration, encourage safe migration, and enhance prosperity across borders.
Mobility trajectories of young lives (MO-TRAYL) is a five year research project (2017-2021) which aims to develop a better understanding of the relation between migration and young people’s life chances.
Campus Iberoamerica is the Ibero-American project that promotes the mobility of students, researchers and workers among the 22 countries of Ibero-America, so that they can expand studies, research and / or carry out work practices in other countries of the region.
This joint programme contributes to facilitating pathways for regular migration in the IGAD region and minimizing displacement risk in the context of climate change, environmental degradation and disasters in line with the vision and guiding principles of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and
The overall objective of the project is to extend decent work and social protection to migrant workers and their families, by strengthening the Regional Economic Communities’ (RECs) capacities to conclude and implement regional frameworks that extend social protection to migrant workers and their
This global, SDC funded, project seeks to contribute to the promotion of fair recruitment practices globally and across specific migration corridors in North Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. Target countries include Hong Kong SAR, Jordan, Nepal, the Philippines and Tunisia.
Livelihood approach to tackle climate migration: the project has until now succeeded in changing lives for over 10,000 households of coastal areas, and is expected to benefit over 60,000 people who are at risk due to climate change.
PROMISE seeks to improve migrants’ employment opportunities and working conditions through promoting safe migration and skills development in cooperation with the private sector, training institutions, civil society and governments.
The ILO ‘Fair Recruitment Initiative’ aims to help prevent human trafficking and forced labour; protect the rights of workers, including migrant workers, from abusive and fraudulent practices during the recruitment process; reduce the cost of labour migration and enhance development outcomes for
With generous support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and Sida, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, UNCDF migration and remittance programme is focused on three key areas: Improve Access, Increase Usage, and Strengthen Resilience.
From 2011 to 2018, this pilot project aimed to mainstream migration into the national development planning and other sectoral policies from a multi-stakeholder and whole-of-government approach. The main outcomes were capacity-building and peer-to-peer leaning among the countries involved.
The INCLUCITIES (2020-2022) project aims at improving the integration of third-country nationals in middle-sized cities through city-to-city cooperation.
Colibrí works with medical examiners to compare information families provide about missing migrants as well as DNA samples with unidentified remains recovered along the US-Mexico border in the hopes of giving families the answers they so deserve.
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.
Launched in April 2019, the ED4D project aims to encourage the Ghanaian and Ethiopian diaspora in the Netherlands, or Dutch entrepreneurs in collaboration with the diaspora, to commit themselves as entrepreneurs to the development of the private sector in Ghana and Ethiopia.
Running from August 2019 to April 2022, this project aims to support regional and national efforts to reduce the risk and impact of disaster displacement on persons at risk of being displaced in developing small islands states in the Pacific.
The overarching objective of the project is to increase economic opportunities for youths and enhance curbing of unsafe migration from Eritrea.
This regional programme seeks to protect and empower communities adversely affected by climate change and disasters in the Pacific region, focusing specifically on climate change and disaster-related migration, displacement, and planned relocation.
Through delimitation and demarcation, cross-border cooperation and strengthening the African Union (AU) and the regional economic communities (RECs), the project aims at improving peace, security, integration and development in Africa.
This 2-year project is aimed at protecting children affected by migration in eight countries of Southeast, South and Central Asia, including Uzbekistan. The project will be implemented till the end of 2020.
The joint programme will strengthen capacities of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone for cross-border collaboration on migration and health management in an area where borders of the countries meet.
The project contributes to strengthen the competition in the remittance market by enabling a new player, the Savings and Credit Associations (SCAs), who are the main local grassroots rural finance provider in Moldova, to provide international remittance services.
Migapp is a mobile phone application which enables migrants to compare the cost of remittance transfers through various remittance companies, thereby reducing the cost of remittance transfers for migrants as well as enhancing financial literacy. It is utilized primarily by migrants.
FFS focuses on rehabilitating public infrastructure and providing essential services to communities living in areas affected by the conflict.
The UN Migration Agency (IOM) launched an online consular service to make the consular process easier to access and navigate for vulnerable migrants hoping to return home.
The overall objective of the project is to improve opportunities for regulated labour mobility and decent work within the IGAD countries through the development of models of intervention, in the broader context of the regional integration.
The Programme aims to strengthen capacities at global, regional and country level to adopt and implement policies, strategies or corresponding programmes that promote sustainable alternatives to migration, support family members that stay behind or enhance the positive impacts of migration for
From 2008 to 2012, the Joint Migration and Development Initiative (JMDI) provided guidance and training on integrating migration into policy planning at the local level and supported the scaling up of local migration and development initiatives.
The Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team (EAAF)’s Proyecto Frontera is aimed at creating a transnational regional system for the exchange of forensic information on missing migrants and unidentified remains along the Central America-Mexico-US migration corridor. Website in Spanish only.
The Teaching Immigration in European Schools (TIES) project develops innovative teaching modules to bring academic knowledge on migration into European classrooms.
European cities, national governments, the European Commission and civil society organizations are working together under the Urban Agenda Partnership on Inclusion to develop ideas and concrete actions to support the integration of refugees and other migrants in Europe and their cities.
In autumn 2019, IOM Netherlands started the Connecting Diaspora for Development (CD4D) programme to support diaspora leaders to engage with their country of origin specifically in Afghanistan, Iraq, Sierra Leone, Somalia, and Ethiopia.
This 15-month project proposes to build a regional dialogue series in the Eastern Caribbean that will enhance governments' capacities to collect, analyse and utilize data on human mobility and vulnerability derived from environmental change.
The project responds to the need to effectively address migration issues, along with creating conditions for a business enabling environment, job creation and infrastructure development.
In an effort to support countries to build comprehensive migration policy, IOM formulated the Migration Governance Indicators (MGI) to offer an opportunity to governments to have an introspective look at the initiatives they have in place and identify good practices as well as areas of potential
The EUROFRONT project will improve security, protect human rights and promote social and economic development at both the national and regional levels in Latin America through increased efficiency in the management of four border crossings and by supporting the fight against human trafficking and
This project, inaugurated in 2015, aims to address problems relating to immigration detention of children by enhancing co-operation between parliaments, ombudspersons, competent government bodies and civil service.
The project aims to support policy makers in North Macedonia to effectively manage demographic and migration dynamics through development of evidence-based migration policies based on improved systemic data collection and analysis and enhanced inter-institutional data exchange; and improve the
IFAD partnered with the Malaysian Mobile Money Provider, Valyou, to open digital remittances channels to Pakistan and Bangladesh.
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.
This project seeks to increase national and international employment opportunities for women and men in Kabul and five pilot provinces, incl. potential migrants and returnees, through: 1.
TRAFIG, Transnational Figurations of Displacement, is an EU-funded Horizon 2020 research and innovation project.
The Southern Africa Migration Management (SAMM) Project, funded by the European Commission, is a four-year project to improve migration management in the Southern Africa and Indian Ocean region.
The Technical Assistance provided by the consortium (GOPA, ICMPD, PMCG) contributes to the successful implementation of the programme “Migration & Diaspora” implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic
Consortium of 15 entities in 11 EU member states, headed by the Centre of Excellence in Terrorism, Resilience, Intelligence and Organised Crime Research (CENTRIC).
The Last Rights Project is creating a new framework of respect for the rights of missing and dead refugees and migrants and bereaved family members.
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.
Capacity building of local governments in Santiago (Chile) and Mexico City (Mexico) to strengthen the socioeconomic integration of migrants and refugees through access to decent work, sustainable livelihoods, and social dialogue.
JMDI (2008-2012) implemented initiatives in 8 countries to empower migrants as development actors at the local level.
The projects overall goal is to contribute towards the protection and empowerment of communities that are adversely affected by or at‐risk of being affected by climate change and disasters in the Pacific region, focusing specifically on climate change‐related migration, displacement and planned
A key issue in the area of remittances is enabling financial services for remittance payouts in rural areas.
This Thematic Working Group aims to help policymakers and other stakeholders better gauge migrant rights by generating globally comparable measures of integration.
The project “Combating Human Trafficking along Migration Routes” aims at enhancing the ability of interested participating States and Partners for Co-operation to effectively investigate/prosecute human trafficking and to promptly identify victims of trafficking in human beings (THB) along migration
This research programme, which explores the vulnerabilities of children on the move, includes several interlinked projects on child migrants which will be completed in 2021.
This joint project seeks to improve migrant workers and refugees’ access to decent work and sustainable livelihoods by ensuring their employability, and access to employment opportunities and social protection programs implemented in Mexico City and Santiago.
This EU-funded € 15 million programme aims to address the impact of remittances to development through innovations, partnerships and scalable products that promote cheap and fast remittance transfers.
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 project has a focus to initiate the implementation of the SAP with the overall objective to achieve climate resilient, integrated ecosystem-based management of the Lake Chad Basin through implementation of agreed policy, legal and institutional reforms, and investments that improve water quality
The Interactive Map for Business of Anti-Human Trafficking Organisations and the accompanying report is a resource for companies to navigate emerging partners and resources; for all anti-trafficking organisations; and the general public to improve coordination on the eradication of modern slavery,
The project is part of the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative to eliminate violence against women and girls, a global, multi-year initiative between the European Union and United Nations.
Achievements set by initiatives implemented under the Budapest Process translated into an EU funded project that aims at maximising the development potential of migration and mobility within the Silk Routes region and towards major labour receiving countries.
The local government in Leeds, UK, has paved the way for a citizen-led initiative that links newcomers with settled migrant communities to assist with access to various services.
The project resulted in a report including intersectoral data (including spatial data) and recommendations for inclusive urban development and planning for increased service provision for Mogadishu, Somalia.
A Spanish-language project that collects information on migration policy, laws and human rights in the United States-Mexico-Central American region.
The Global Action Plan to End Statelessness: 2014-2024 was developed in consultation with States and other stakeholders to establish 10 actions that can lead to the eradication of statelessness within 10 years.
The joint IOM-UNDP Global Programme on Making Migration Work for Sustainable Development (2019-2023), funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, aims to harness the development benefits and reduce negative effects of migration for host and home communities, migrants and their family
The website of the Centre for Global Development provides an overview of current pilot projects of Global Skills Partnerships and links to resources concerning these pilots.
Specific projects on reducing remittance costs have been implemented in Burundi, Tunisia, Sudan, Zimbabwe (2016-2019) including advocacy with government and other stakeholders on the need to reduce remittance transfer costs.
The three-year project (2017-2020) with funding from the European Union is part of the Rabat Process and aims at promoting good governance of migration and mobility, as well as the protection of the rights of migrants in the ECOWAS region.
The Migrant Smuggling Observatory (MSO) at the Migration Policy Centre of the European University Institute provides evidence-based research on smuggling practices.
The project supports countries in measuring progress towards the goals and commitments of the GCM and GCR processes, and SDG targets, as well as in creating improved data-related practices to ensure every child living in the context of migration or displacement has a chance to realize his or her
BRIDGE will ensure that: government initiatives for fair and ethical recruitment and reintegration are evidence-based, gender-responsive and coordinated; and the government has mechanisms that translate evidence into policy and practices of recruitment and reintegration.
The overall objective of the project is to contribute to improved health and wellbeing amongst migrants transiting through Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen and Libya.
The ‘Returning to New Opportunities’ programme creates prospects – for returnees, internally displaced people and the local population.
The project aimed to contribute to the global knowledge base on the relationship between migration and environmental and change.
The main objective of the EU Action is 'to contribute to the development of the long-term capability of Jordan to control and manage its borders and to ensure greater security for citizens and visitors, while guaranteeing the respect for the rule of law and human right standards'.
TRIANGLE in ASEAN delivers technical assistance and support with the overall goal of maximizing the contribution of labour migration to equitable, inclusive and stable growth in ASEAN.
Under the EU funding and support the project aims to enhance management of mobility and legal migration between the EU and India, as well as to prevent and address the challenges related to irregular migratory flows.
This project investigated asylum seekers’ views on their experience with the asylum procedure in EU Member States. The project, which ran from 2009 to 2010, delivered two thematic reports and fact sheets on 27 countries.
The project aims to enhance the capacity of local actors to better harness positive impacts of urban migration, through spatial and cross-sectoral data collection, applying urban and territorial planning for creating inclusive urban environments and governance structures and using participatory
Combatting the spread of hate speech and deliberate distortions of truth on social media is increasingly recognised as an international priority.
A Theoretical and Empirical Assessment of Policy, Origin and Destination Effects: The DEMIG project ran from 2010 to 2014 and tracked 6,500 migration policy changes (both immigration and emigration) in 45 countries, most of them enacted in the 1945-2013 period.
This project aims to mobilise the expertise of the three involved organisations to support governments, employers, workers and their organisations, educational institutions and training providers to develop and recognize the skills of migrant workers.
The REFRAME project is a European Union-funded global action aiming at preventing and reducing abusive and fraudulent recruitment practices, and maximizing the protection of migrant workers in the recruitment process and their contribution to development.
During COVID-19 digital literacy is important to bring migrants into the mainstream financial system.
Established by the UN Network on Migration in May 2019, the Fund is governed by a diverse and inclusive Steering Committee and administered by the UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office.
The Global Action against Trafficking in Persons and the Smuggling of Migrants - Asia and the Middle East (GLO.ACT Asia and the Middle East) is a four-year (2018-2022), €12 million joint initiative by the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) being implemented
The South Texas Human Rights Center is a community-based organization in Falfurrias, Texas dedicated to the promotion, protection, defense and exercise of human rights and dignity in South Texas.
The 'left behind' families of absent migrants are a vulnerable and under-served population.
Ensuring Continuity of Treatment and Essential Services for People Affected by HIV, TB and Malaria in Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon The Middle East Response (MER) initiative was an innovative approach that provided essential HIV, TB, and malaria services to eligible country populations in
The KNOMAD-ILO Migration and Recruitment Costs Surveys aim to systematically document monetary and non-monetary costs incurred by migrant workers seeking jobs abroad.
The EU-IOM Joint Initiative was launched in December 2016 with funding from the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa.
This research project, which ran from July to November 2016, looked to identify good practices in the delivery of services and programs to migrant and refugee women and their families in Australia. It was conducted by the Australian Institute of Family Studies of the Australian Government.
The project aims to support and facilitate the advancement of the European Integrated Border Management; approaches to IBM strategies both at the EU level, including Technical and Operational European IBM strategy recently developed by Frontex, and the country level in the EU Member States and
The programme is a long-term joint undertaking between the four organizations to implement the 5th Key Priority Area of the Declaration and Plan of Action on Employment, Poverty Eradication and Inclusive Development adopted by the Assembly of Heads of States and Governments (AU/Assembly/AU/20(XXIV)
Thanks to the support of the Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development (AICS) and in close collaboration with the Tunisian authorities at national and regional level, civil society, and the private sector in Italy and Tunisia, IOM contributes to develop employment opportunities for the
PROMIS is a joint initiative between the West Africa Regional Office of UN Human Rights and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). It aims to strengthen the fight against migrant smuggling in Western Africa, from a human rights-based approach.
The Joint Programme “Universal Social Protection to Enhance Resilience and Accelerate the SDGs in the Eastern Caribbean” aims to progressively increase access to social protection services towards universal coverage in Barbados, Saint Lucia and across the OECS.
The Regions for Migrants and Refugees Integration – REGIN Project brings together 6 European regions (Azores, Campania, Catalonia, Murcia, Puglia and Skåne) within the wider CPMR regional network and 3 technical partners (CIDOB, Instrategies and the Migration Policy Group).
The Project on Decent Work Regulation (DWR) responds to UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8, which promotes inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all.
MATCH contributes to enhanced productivity through matching highly skilled talents from Senegal and Nigeria to private sector companies whose labour needs cannot be satisfied through recruitment from the EU labour market.
The project aims to facilitate the access of Syrians under Temporary Protection (SUTP) and Turkish citizens to the formal labour market and supports them to develop, strengthen and upgrade their skills and competences as required.
In 2020, amidst the COVID-19 crisis, UNCDF sought partners to respond to the increased challenges faced by migrants and their families to send and receive remittances.
The IOM Mainstreaming Migration into International Cooperation and Development (MMICD) Initiative (2017-2021), funded by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO) and managed from the IOM Regional Office in Brussels, aims to strengthen the
The Mayors Dialogue is a city-led initiative that will deliver innovative and practical solutions for human mobility in African and European cities.
The Mediterranean Missing project was a one-year research project running from September 2015 until October 2016, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council of the United Kingdom.
The focus of the United Nations’ joint programme (JP) is to strengthen migrant integration and social cohesion, particularly among the populations in vulnerable situations, through targeted engagement and participation of government counterparts, civil society, migrants and host communities in
Improving SRHR-HIV Outcomes for Migrants, Adolescents and Young People and Sex Workers in Migration-Affected Communities in Southern Africa 2016-2020 The project's goal was to improve SRH and HIV-related health outcomes among target populations in selected migration-affected communities in the SADC
This project (February 2020 - July 2022) is part of a longer-term engagement of IOM, France, PDD and UNHCR on the topic of Implementing Global Policies on Environmental Migration and Disaster Displacement in West Africa.
Responding to the inter-related challenges in the Horn of Africa with a focus on natural resources, market access, livelihoods, social services, disaster risk management, research, conflict prevention, coordination.
Migrating out of Poverty is a research consortium with partners in Asia and Africa that explores between migration and poverty.