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Migration topics
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Type of tool
Region of focus (UN regions)
SDGs
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Migrants as Messengers Senegal

Migrants as Messengers: The Impact of Peer-to-Peer Communication on Potential Migrants in Senegal - Impact Evaluation Report

Date of Publication

Report presenting key results from a rigorous impact evaluation that assessed the impact of the Migrants as Messengers (MaM) information events in Dakar, Senegal. MaM was a peer-to-peer awareness-raising campaign implemented in Senegal, Guinea and Nigeria from 2017 to 2019. The impact evaluation in Senegal focused on  town hall events, which screened video testimonies of migrant returnees followed by interactive questions and answers sessions with migrant returnees.

Type of publisher
International Organization
Information type
Analysis
Building Migration Data Capacity: Examples of Good Practices for the African Region

Building Migration Data Capacity: Examples of Good Practices for the African Region

Date of Publication

Central Mediterranean Route Thematic Report Series, Issue No. 3

Type of publisher
International Organization
Information type
Report
Children on the move

Children on the move: Building migration data capacities - Workshop report

Date of Publication

Data gaps and inconsistences and incomparable indicators seriously impact the ability of countries and international organizations to effectively protect migrant and forcibly displaced children. This workshop sought to jumpstart the development of a global approach to improve data on children on the move.

Type of publisher
International Organization
Information type
Report
PRIMI

PRIMI: Regional Platform for Migration Information

Date of Publication

PRIMI brings together information produced by IOM and other data provided by the governments of Central America and the Caribbean in order to facilitate understanding of migratory flows in the region, as well as the design of migration programmes and policies.

Type of publisher
International Organization
Information type
Online tools
Glossary

IOM Glossary on Migration - International Migration Law N°34

Date of Publication

The IOM Glossary on Migration is an accessible and extensive collection of definitions of migration-related terminology. It is designed for a broad range of actors engaging with migration at the international level. It also provides some insights on regional and national practices.

Type of publisher
International Organization
Information type
Guidelines, toolkits and manuals
African migration to the EU

African Migration to the EU: Irregular migration in context

Date of Publication

This briefing provides a comparative analysis of regular and irregular migration flows from Africa to the EU, focusing on countries on the CMR (Northern and Western Africa) over the period 2011–2017. The aim is to contextualize different types of flows to support evidence-based policy and programming, balance predominant narratives of migration between these regions, and suggest ways to improve data on these.

Type of publisher
International Organization
Information type
Report
Identification of missing migrants

Central Mediterranean Route Thematic Report Series - Analysis of Best Practices in the Identification of Missing Migrants: Implications for the Central Mediterranean | Issue No. 2

Date of Publication

This report focuses on the challenges faced in identifying deceased migrants on the Central Mediterranean route and informing their families. The vast majority of identifications in Italy and other States on this route lack reliability and cohesiveness; in particular, systematic post- and ante-mortem data collection and management is poor. The report concludes with recommendations for European States and regional institutions, as well as for civil society and international agencies.

Type of publisher
International Organization
Information type
Analysis
UNESCAP Stats Brief

Can mobile phone data be used for official statistics? Asia and the Pacific say yes.

Date of Publication

This paper presents outcomes from a Regional Workshop on the Use of Mobile Phone Data for Official Statistics, hosted by BPS Indonesia in conjunction with UN ESCAP, UN DESA, Pulse Lab Jakarta and the UN Global Working Group on Big Data for Official Statistics.

Type of publisher
International Organization
Information type
Report