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Measuring Separation in Emergencies: Community-based monitoring in rural Adwa, Tigray, Ethiopia
The Measuring Separation in Emergencies (MSiE) project is an interagency initiative under the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, funded by the USAID Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) and coordinated by Save the Children in pa
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Special Cost of Migration on Children Left Behind: Research summary
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in collaboration with Save the Children International (SCI) and Global Affairs Canada, commissioned a study “Social Cost of Migration on Children Left Behind due to Labour Migration”. The objective of th
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Rohingya Refugee Crises: Assessment of Shelter Upgrade Needs, Cox Bazar, October 2017
Following an outbreak of violence on 25 August 2017 in the Rakhine State of Myanmar, a new massive influx of Rohingya population to Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh started in late August 2017. The majority of the Rohingya population are living in Ukhia and Teknaf
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Harrowing Journeys: Children and youth on the move across the Mediterranean Sea, at risk of trafficking and exploitation
Adolescents pay a high risk for a chance at a better life. The journey to Europe through the Mediterranean Sea is incredibly dangerous, especially for youth fleeing from Sub-Saharan Africa. A boy with a secondary education, travelling by group through thi
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Four Decades of Cross-Mediterranean Undocumented Migration to Europe
The Mediterranean border to Europe is amongst the world's deadliest crossings. In the period between 2000 and 2017, 33,761 migrants were reported to have died or gone missing during their Mediterranean journey. The highest rate of deaths occurred in 2016,
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Migrant Smuggling Data and Research: A global review of the emerging evidence base
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has released this global review of the emerging evidence on migrant smuggling. It shows a unique perspective on the current evidence and data on migrant smuggling and what can be done to build on the exis
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Children and Unsafe Migration in Europe: Data and policy, understanding the evidence base
The IOM created the Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC) in response to growing calls for better data on migration, and better use and presentation of migration data. The GMDAC regularly produces data briefings on its latest findings on global m
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Mental Health and Psychosocial Support for Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants on the Move in Europe: A multi-agency guidance note
An unprecedented number of individuals and families, including increasing numbers of children, have crossed the Mediterranean and Aegean seas in an attempt to reach safety and security in Europe. This guidance note, prepared my multiple agencies, provides
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Addressing Human Trafficking and Exploitation in Times of Crisis: Evidence and recommendations for further action to protect vulnerable and mobile populations
Human trafficking, or Trafficking in Persons (TiP) as it is referred to in this report, is a serious crime with grave human rights violations that is, according to the International Organization on Migration (IOM), largely overlooked in crisis situations
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Migration Focus on Environment and Climate Change
This report is a comprehensive list of materials that the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has produced on the topic of migration in connection to environment and climate change. Links are provided to where the publications can be either dow
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Children on the Move: Mancala, the Game of Moving
Children on the move are those children moving for a variety of reasons, voluntary or involuntary within or between countries, with or without their parents or other primary caregivers, and whose movement, while opening opportunities, might place them at
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Comparative Research on the Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration of Migrants
Although sustainable voluntary return of migrants back to their countries of origin is a vital part of migration strategies, there is a lack of common understanding and available data on how policy enables or promotes sustainable return and reintegration.