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The Virtual Library on Migration facilitates access to documents and research published by different IOM missions both in the region and globally, as well as repositories related to other United Nations agencies, academia and civil society.

The Labor Market Study in the East of El Salvador was carried out as part of the Support for Migrant Youth Project in the East of El Salvador implemented by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), with funding from the Government of Japan in El Salvador.

Labour market study in eastern El Salvador - Support…

Thematic Area: Labor mobility and human development
Language: Spanish
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This study provides information on observed migration flows, types of movements, the socio-economic profile of migrants as well as their main vulnerabilities, in order to better guide the protection interventions of IOM and its partners.

The ecosystem of actors and the dynamics at the margins of…

Thematic Area: Migration, environment, and climate change
Language: English, French
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This report contributes to a better understanding of the evidence on the link between human mobility, environment, disasters and climate change through a mapping of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.

Human mobility caused by disasters and climate change in…

Thematic Area: Migration, environment, and climate change
Language: Spanish
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This Migration Governance Needs Assessment presents a panoramic view of the current state of migration governance in Belize.

Belize Needs Assessment on Migration Governance

Thematic Area: Policy, governance and liaison, and legal
Language: English
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Every year, thousands of people leave their homes in an attempt to forge a future that has become virtually unattainable in their countries of origin.

Search for Missing Migrants in Central and North America:…

Thematic Area: Migration Data
Language: Spanish
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The purpose of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)is to provide quick guidance to border officials to prevent disease transmission and contamination of the working and living premises by COVID-19, as well as effectively manage suspected and/or probable COVID-19 cases.

Standard Operating Procedures for Front-line Border…

Thematic Area: Immigration and Border Governance
Language: English
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International migration is a key element in development processes. The migratory corridor of Central America and Mexico is one of the most important in the world, through which both migrants from the countries of the area and people from other parts of the Americas and the world transit.

Information Manual: challenges and opportunities in the…

Thematic Area: Labor mobility and human development
Language: Spanish
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Between 1 and 18 November 2020, Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean and parts of South America were affected by two major natural hazards - Hurricane Eta, which reached the second highest hurricane classification of Category 4, followed by Hurricane Iota, which peaked at the highest…

DTM Regional Overview— Countries Impacted By Hurricanes Eta…

Thematic Area: Migration Data
Language: English
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