The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of migration governance policies and capacities, as well as to propose recommendations for the Haitian government. The utilization of the data provided by this document will facilitate the implementation of projects that respond to real evidencebased needs and support the improvement of the government’s migration governance capabilities. In addition, this report will serve as a source of information on migration governance for the general public in Haiti and the Caribbean region.

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.

This document presents the main characteristics of the trafficking networks that organize the clandestine transport of Haitian migrants to foreign destinations.

Available in French in  this link. 

This document was made possible thanks to funding from the European Commission’s Directorate General for Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), under the project “Supporting vulnerable migrants in Haiti through improved protection” implemented by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Available in French in this link. 

The Strategic Guidelines for Addressing the Health of Migrants in Transit through Mesoamerica, is a specialized document developed by the International Organization for Migration and aimed at supporting health authorities in the Mesoamerican region to implement a coordinated and comprehensive response to the challenges it presents the growing migration of people in the region.

Haiti is characterized as a predominantly expelling country. Natural disasters, socio-economic problems and political instability are some of the factors that have contributed to increased internal migration and emigration of the Haitian population. Given the lack of reliable statistics on migration and its related indicators, Haiti’s migration profile provides a collection of demographic data on the Haitian population and migrants; as well as an overview of the institutional and legislative landscape regarding migration in Haiti.

This document is available in French.

Haiti’s vulnerability to almost all kinds of environmental changes, as well as the high mobility of its migratory flows, has led the country to be one of the first in Central America and the Caribbean, in recognizing the link between the environment and internal migration through its migration policy, in various climate change adaptation plans and policies.