IOM data sources
Migration governance: Through projects such as the Migration Governance Indicators (MGI), IOM collects qualitative data on migration governance in a number of countries.
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- Reports
- Data by indicator, not publicly accessible
Missing migrants: Under the Missing Migrants Project, IOM’s Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC) collects data on migrants who have passed away or gone missing on migratory routes worldwide.
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Victims of Human Trafficking and abused migrants: Through its Migrant Assistance Division (MPA), IOM collects data on the victims of human trafficking it assists, anonymizes any personal data, and compiles them in a global database.
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Migrant training: IOM supports a range of beneficiaries, including but not limited to unaccompanied migrant children, international students, migrant workers, refugees, asylum seekers and others. Data on these training sessions are aggregated and compiled in IOM reports.
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- Reports, not publicly accessible
Resettlement: IOM’s Department of Operations and Emergencies (DOE) collects statistical data on the resettlement of refugees and other persons travelling under IOM auspices to countries offering temporary protection or permanent resettlement.
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Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs): IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) collects data on internal displacement in countries affected by conflict or natural disasters.
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Irregular migrant flows: IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) also provides estimates of irregular migrant flows in certain locations through the flow monitoring system.
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Assisted voluntary return and reintegration (AVRR): Data on IOM’s AVRR programmes are collected by the Migrant Protection and Assistance Division (MPA). This includes case data on migrants in vulnerable situations (unaccompanied migrant children, victims of trafficking and migrants with health-related needs), which is not publicly available.
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Environmental migration: IOM’s Migration, Environment and Climate Change (MECC) Division supports qualitative research and data collection on the interlinkages between environmental change and human mobility. Through its research database on the Environmental Migration Portal, the MECC Division brings together the latest international research and publications on this topic. The MECC Division also compiles statistics on beneficiaries of MECC capacity building workshops for policymakers.
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Migration and health: IOM's Migration Health Division (MHD), collects data on the physical and mental health of migrants, which is not publicly available. MHD collects these data through assessments it provides prior to migrants' departure, whether for the purposes of resettlement or international employment, or for obtaining a visa.
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In addition to the above, IOM or researchers on behalf of IOM collect both qualitative and quantitative data on a range of topics related to migration, with findings published in different reports. IOM’s annual reports also contain valuable data and information on IOM’s operational activities.
