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World Migration Report 2020
The form and impact of migration have changed during the last decades, as the world has become more globalized. We have substantial amounts of information on migration and displacement globally at our disposal, but the very nature of migration in a global
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Interim Technical Note: Protection from sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA) during COVID-19 response
The COVID-19 pandemic is a global public health, social and economic crisis. With restrictions on travel ad movement, civil society and humanitarian organizations play a critical role in supporting authorities to respond. All people should remain safe fro
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Africa Migration Report: Challenging the narrative
From 2000 to 2019, the number of international migrants in Africa increased from 15.1 million to 26.6 million. This is the sharpest relative increase among all major regions of the world. It is important to note, however, that the total number of internat
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Interim Guidance: Scaling-up COVID-19 outbreak readiness and response operations in humanitarian situations including camps and camp-like settings
People affected by conflict or crisis, and particularly those who live in camps or camp-like settings, are often faced with specific vulnerabilities and challenges. For example, they are often neglected, stigmatized and may face difficulties in accessing
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Manual on Community-Based Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergencies and Displacement
This Manual aims to facilitate mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) experts and managers in designing, implementing and evaluating community-based MHPSS (CB MHPSS) programmes, projects and activities for emergency-affected and displaced populati
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Access to Education For Refugee and Migrant Children in Europe
This document presents the situation of refugee and migrant children who have recently arrived in Europe (since 2015). It provides an assessment of these children's education needs, profiles as well as the challenges and barriers they are facing when it c
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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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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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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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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