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Migration Policy Practice - April–May 2012

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The focus of this special English−French bilingual edition of Migration Policy Practice is on migration trends and policies in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) region. The 79 ACP States have become important countries of origin and destination. The special issue of MPP includes five articles written mostly by senior government officials from selected ACP countries. It covers such issues as: the return of highly skilled migrants to Africa ; the activities of the International more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 22, 2012

ISSUE IN BRIEF: Labor Migration From Colombo Process Countries

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Since 2005, the Colombo Process (CP) Member Countries have taken concrete, proactive steps to manage labor migration by, for example, amending existing regulations or adopting new legislation, creating new government structures dedicated to managing labor outflows, signing bilateral agreements (BAs) and memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with key destination countries and launching innovative programmes and activities at various levels of government. This brief highlights 10 potential areas of more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 14, 2012

International Dialogue on Migration N°18 - Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and Migration

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This publication contains the report and supplementary materials of a workshop on “Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and Migration”, which was held in Geneva, Switzerland on 29–30 March 2011. The workshop identified some of the main areas in which governments and institutions may need to reinforce their capacities to manage the complex interactions between climate change and environmental degradation and human mobility. The following four main areas for capacity-building received more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 03, 2012

World Migration Report 2011 - Communicating effectively about migration

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The World Migration Report suggests that questions relating to the changing compositions of our societies and cultural diversity can be addressed by integrating diversity into mainstream media and by encouraging migrants to use new social media tools to regularly engage with host and home societies. The report argues that distorted communication about migration contributes to widespread anti-migrant sentiments, which have recently resurfaced in many parts of the world. Harmful stereotypes, more...

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D C on January 30, 2012

International Dialogue on Migration N°19 - Economic Cycles, Demographic Change and Migration

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On 12 and 13 September 2011, IOM held a workshop on “Economic Cycles, Demographic Change and Migration” in Geneva, Switzerland as part of its annual International Dialogue on Migration (IDM). A guiding theme of the workshop was the notion that migration is inevitable and essential for economic growth and competitiveness given the global and regional labour market and demographic trends. The present report categorizes the experiences, policies and practices highlighted by participants at the more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 03, 2012

Developing a Road Map for Engaging Diasporas in Development

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Governments at both ends of the migration cycle increasingly recognize the value of diasporas’ spontaneous engagements with their countries of origin and are seeking ways to cooperate with them. Developing a Road Map for Engaging Diasporas in Development, a project of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), offers policymakers and practitioners a user-friendly and practical guide on the state of the art in governmental diaspora initiatives. more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 02, 2012

Migration Profiles: Making the Most of the Process

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The new guidance tool Migration Profiles: Making the Most of the Process explains in detail what a Migration Profile can entail and how governments and implementing partners can develop and conduct a Migration Profile exercise. This tool had been developed by IOM in 2011 - based on its experience in implementing Migration Profiles processes - and consists of two parts:Part I entitled A Practical Guide describes the three key stages of a Migration Profile process (planning, implementation, more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 25, 2012

World Migration Report 2011

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The World Migration Report 2011 presents available evidence on public perceptions and attitudes regarding migration globally. It analyses the way in which they are shaped and how they can influence and be influenced by policy as well as the media. Furthermore, the media’s role in communicating opinions, reporting trends and framing migration discourse is analyzed. Examples of good practice in communicating a positive and balanced image of migrants among government, civil society and the media more...

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Sonia Hossain on December 06, 2011

Returnees From Libya: The Bittersweet Experience of Coming Home - Policy Brief

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This policy brief looks at the situation of migrants who have returned home to several West African countries as a result of the conflict in Libya. It aims to provide an understanding of the factors that led to migration to Libya, in the first place; the migrants’ journey to Libya and their efforts to make a new life; the hasty return home; and the current needs of returnees and context to which they are returning. It draws on several assessments carried out by IOM at the height of the crisis more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 25, 2012

Migrants Caught in Crisis

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This report analyzes the effect that the Libyan crisis has had on migrants caught in the crisis and the wider implications for migration in the region, based primarily on the experience of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in the evacuation, return and reintegration of migrant workers from Libya. The effects of the crisis on sending countries and their nationals are also examined, as are the implications for the post-crisis reconstruction of Libya. The report considers the more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 25, 2012

IOM Data Protection Manual

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Data protection is an area of law that is constantly evolving. This is due to privacy concerns associated with the rapid growth of information technology and the fact that data are digitally transferable and easily accessible. The IOM data protection principles are designed to assist IOM staff to take reasonable and necessary precautions in order to preserve the confidentiality of personal data and to ensure that the rights and interests of IOM beneficiaries are adequately protected. IOM’s more...

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Sonia Hossain on January 28, 2012

Labour migration from Colombo Process countries: Good practices, challenges and ways forward

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Labour Migration from Colombo Process Countries: Good Practices, Challenges and Way Forward is the official background paper prepared by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to inform the Fourth Colombo Process Ministerial Meeting held in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2011. The report takes stock of current labour migration trends in the region, offers an analysis of good practices and identifies the challenges Colombo Process (CP) Member Countries face and their policy options in the more...

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D C on January 29, 2012

Humanitarian emergency response to the Libyan crisis

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The MENA 7-Month Report highlights IOM’s response from April to September 2011. It details IOM’s wide range of humanitarian assistance provided to vulnerable migrants. More specifically, the report provides an overview, the way forward and some country highlights (cross-border movement, evacuations, humanitarian assistance, health and protection) as well as the financial statement including in-kind contributions. The report also depicts the assistance provided to migrants arriving in Italy and more...

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D C on January 29, 2012

IOM Project Handbook

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The new IOM Project Handbook has been designed to guide IOM colleagues through all stages of the IOM project cycle, from the conceptualization of a project through to evaluation. The Handbook consolidates all aspects of the project cycle into one easy-to-use handbook and summarizes procedures for project development, review, endorsement, activation, implementation, management, monitoring, reporting, and evaluation into six modules. Each module introduces a number of important changes to the more...

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Sonia Hossain on February 28, 2012

Global Eye on Human Trafficking Mar 2012

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IOM’s eleventh issue of the Global Eye on Human Trafficking takes a closer look at human trafficking and labour exploitation of migrants in two particularly affected industries – small-scale gold mining and fishing. This issue explores the practices and conditions that foster such abuses in these sectors in different parts of the world. This issue then goes on to explore some of the responses and promising practices to combating the exploitation of migrant workers. On a final note, this issue more...

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Sonia Hossain on March 04, 2012

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