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GCM Objective 1 - Data

GCM Objective 2 - Minimize adverse drivers ✕

GCM Objective 3 - Information provision

GCM Objective 4 - Legal identity and documentation

GCM Objective 5 - Regular pathways

GCM Objective 6 - Recruitment and decent work

GCM Objective 7 - Reduce vulnerabilities

GCM Objective 8 - Save lives

GCM Objective 9 - Counter smuggling

GCM Objective 10 - Eradicate trafficking

GCM Objective 11 - Manage borders

GCM Objective 12 - Screening and referral

GCM Objective 13 - Alternatives to detention

GCM Objective 14 - Consular protection

GCM Objective 15 - Access to basic services

GCM Objective 16 - Inclusion and social cohesion

GCM Objective 17 - Eliminate discrimination

GCM Objective 18 - Skills development and recognition

GCM Objective 19 - Migrant and diaspora contributions

GCM Objective 20 - Remittances

GCM Objective 21 - Dignified return and reintegration

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GCM Objective 23 - International cooperation

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CLIMB: 1st Comprehensive Tool Tracking Policies & Pratices for Climate-Induced Migration

Check out the most comprehensive database on policies and practices related to climate-induced migration.

The Impact of our Evolving Climate on Migrants.

The first in the thematic Dialogues convened by the UN Network on Migration in the build up to the International Migration Review Forum, held on 23 February 2022.

Tackling the Socio Economic Consequences of COVID 19 on Migrants and Communities

Recording of the webinar that took place during Migration Week on the launch of a paper authored by ILO and UNDP as part of the Networks' Thematic Priority 1.

IMRF Round table 1 Dialogue Part 2

Part 2 of the webinar on Round table 1 of the IMRF held as part of the Dialogue Series in the build up to the Forum on 19 January 2022.

IMRF Round table 1 Dialogue Part 1

Part 1 of the webinar on Round table 1 of the IMRF held as part of the Dialogue Series in the build up to the Forum on 19 January 2022.

Intersection of Climate Change, Gender & Migration: April 2021 Monthly Meeting

Discussion on intersections of climate change and gender as a driver for migration and the plight of women on the move.

Refugees, Migration, and Governance in the Middle East and North Africa

A presentation which looks to understand why host states treat migrants and refugees inclusively, exclusively, or without any direct engagement.

Connecting the dots: Visualizing the P in the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus

The Humanitarian-Development-Peace nexus aims to bring three sectors into closer alignment to better address both the immediate needs of people affected by conflict as well as the underlying causes of protracted crises. While the idea of the nexus is gaining wider attraction and buy-in within the

Structural drivers of gender-specific migration

Web talk by Paola Cyment, Independent Consultant on Gender and Migration and member of Women in Migration Network (WIMN) discusses structural drivers of gender-specific migration, including the relationships between capitalism, patriarchy and migration. and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

Introduction to IOM’s Transition and Recovery Division

First video in a playlist of animated training videos on transition and recovery; core principles; community stabilization; land, property and reparations; peacebuilding; the humanitarian-development-peace nexus; and disaster risk reduction and resilience.

Return Migrants Contributing to Entrepreneurship and Growth

What is the relationship between migration and private sector development and trade, and how does this impact sustainable development? Return migrants often contribute to their countries of return by bringing new cultures, skills and capital which can foster innovation in private sector development

Enriching Rural Communities through Migration for Sustainable Development

What is the relationship between migration and rural development, and how does this impact sustainable development? When migrants’ skills are effectively channeled, and their labour rights protected, migrant workers have the potential to help improve agricultural value chains and accelerate

Speaking with Prof. Hein de Haas about the relationship between migration and development

In this video, Melissa Siegel speaks with Prof. Hein de Haas (University of Amsterdam) about the often misunderstood relationship between migration and development.

International Migrants Day (18 December 2019) - UN Chief's Message

Video message by António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, on International Migrants Day (18 December 2019).

Scaling Fences: Voices of Irregular African Migrants to Europe

The Scaling Fences: Voices of Irregular African Migrants to Europe report presents the results of an extensive study exploring the perspectives and experiences of 1970 individuals who migrated through irregular routes from Africa to Europe, originating from 39 African countries. Its aim is to

How Climate Changes Drives Migration To The U.S.

Juan de Léon Gutierrez was the third child to die in U.S. custody since December, 2018. NBC News retraced his steps back to his parents’ home in the Dry Corridor of Guatemala, and saw crops of subsistence farmers there failing for the third year in a row. As millions of families are left with little

Sundarbans: The Next Climate Refugees

“We were so terrified with the water coming into the house and the sound of the storm. In front of my eyes, the walls of our house collapsed.” That’s Geeta Maiti, a resident of Mousuni Island, part of the Indian Sundarbans—a 4,000 square-mile World Heritage site on the Bay of Bengal, shared by India

The Global Compact for Migration

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Bangladesh: Supporting Climate Migrants through Education and Jobs

OMeet Monoara, a 23-year-old seamstress from Kurigram, Bangladesh. Her village has been flooding for years, leading to increasing unemployment and food scarcity. Monoara moved from Kurigram district to the capital Dhaka for the training needed to find a job and start a new life. According to a new

Diasporas and Economic Development

How can diaspora investments be better facilitated to have a bigger impact in their home countries? In this video produced by IOM, Onyekachi Wambu (Director, Engagement and Policy of the AFFORD, UK) shares examples of good practices necessary to address drivers of migration and to foster development