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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 publication was prepared within the framework of the "Return and Reintegration Project in the Northern Triangle of Central America" and its objective is to provide facilitators with a methodological guide for organizing and implementing local psychosocial care groups, that also involve…

Handbook for facilitators of psychosocial care groups to…

Thematic Area: Migrant protection and assistance, Migration Health
Language: Spanish
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Through the review of documentary sources, this publication determines the state of integration of mobility references into climate frameworks and identifies a number of opportunities for concrete progress in this area.

This document is available in Spanish.

Human Mobility in the Climate Agenda of the Americas: Needs…

Thematic Area: Migration, environment, and climate change
Language: Spanish
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With an expanding labor market in many cities and regions of Mexico, the country is likely to become a destination country for thousands of foreign people.

Basic Manual for Hiring Migrants in Mexico

Thematic Area: Labor mobility and human development
Language: Spanish
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In recent years there has been a significant increase in the flow of Venezuelan citizens to different countries of South America, Central America and the Caribbean, including an increase in the arrival of Venezuelan population in the Republic of Panama.

Situation of the Venezuelan refugee and migrant population…

Thematic Area: Migration Data
Language: Spanish
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The purpose of the "Regional Framework Law" is to create a legal and guiding framework that contributes to a safe, orderly and regular migration, based on respect, guaranteeing the human rights of migrants in all phases of the migration process, giving special attention to populations in…

Regional Framework Law on Migration with a Human Rights…

Thematic Area: Policy, governance and liaison, and legal
Language: Spanish, English
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(Only available in SPANISH) The preparation of this guide has been motivated by the interest of the Directorate of Integration and Human Development (DIDH) of the General Directorate of Migration and Foreigners (DGME) of Costa Rica to have an agile instrument to guide the consular staff of the…

Guide for the repatriation of Costa Ricans abroad

Thematic Area: Migrant protection and assistance
Language: Spanish, English
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The main objective of the Counter-Smuggling Work Plan of the Liaison Officer Network to Combat Migrant Smuggling and Trafficking in Persons from the Regional Conference on Migration is to guide and enhance regional cooperation to prevent and combat migrant smuggling, while protecting rights of…

Counter-Smuggling Work Plan

Thematic Area: Policy, governance and liaison, and legal
Language: Spanish
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Evidence-based migration policies are a key component of good migration governance. However, several recent studies and evaluations warn of multiple challenges to ensure the availability of up-to-date data and information and understand real migration in the region.

Characteristics of the process of collection and use of…

Thematic Area: Migration Data
Language: Spanish
Date: