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This Migration Governance Indicators (MIG) report presents a summary of the development areas of migration governance in the Republic of Guatemala, as well as areas of potential development, as assessed through the 90 indicators of the MIG.
Thematic Area: Policy, governance and liaison, and legal
Language: Spanish, English
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IOM conducted this study to examine the situation of cross-border movement within the region among members of the LGBTQI+ community. This study focuses on the policies and legislation affecting the cross-border mobility and migration of persons with diverse sexual orientations, gender identity and…
Thematic Area: Gender and migration, Migrant protection and assistance
Language: English
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IOM conducted this study to examine the situation of cross-border movement within the region among indigenous peoples. This study focuses on the policies and legislation affecting the cross-border mobility and migration of indigenous peoples in the Caribbean.
Thematic Area: Migrant protection and assistance
Language: English
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Well-managed integration programs and projects can reinforce the positive effects of migration.
Thematic Area: Labor mobility and human development
Language: Spanish
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The document outlines the main causes of the difficulty of access to Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (SMAPS) services for migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Thematic Area: Migration Health
Language: Spanish
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The Diaspora Mapping Toolkit builds on IOM’s rich experience of over 150 diaspora mappings implemented across diverse contexts, this Toolkit presents a systematic, comprehensive yet very flexible and agile approach to conducting diaspora mappings in differing contexts.
Thematic Area: Labor mobility and human development
Language: Spanish, French, English
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Migration in South and Central America has undergone significant changes in the last two decades. Intraregional migration continues to be the most important in South America, mainly due to the large-scale movements of Venezuelan migrants and refugees in the last five years.
Thematic Area: Migration Data
Language: English
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This report provides an overview of the findings of surveys conducted by the IOM Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR) Program in Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Mexico.2 Each of the 102 respondents was asked a series of 24 to 33 questions by destination country AVR teams one to three…
Thematic Area: Monitoring & evaluation
Language: English
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