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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 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
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Historically, the Caribbean has been a region with an extensive migration transit internally, intraregional and externally. Due to the constant movement of the migratory flows in the area, Caribbean migrants faced the danger of being potentially exploited by traffickers.

Caribbean: Counter-trafficking model legislation and…

Thematic Area: Migrant protection and assistance
Language: English
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The recent Migration Profile for Jamaica shows that emigration continues to be greatly in excess of immigration.

Migration in Jamaica: A Country Profile 2018

Thematic Area: Policy, governance and liaison, and legal
Language: English
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The economic threads of Dominican society transcend its borders and are linked to a dynamic diaspora, with human capital that contributes partially to national development.

Dominican diaspora productive inclusion and investment in…

Thematic Area: Labor mobility and human development
Language: Spanish, English
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Result of the national consultation process of El Salvador for establishing a position regarding the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration.

National Consultation Process of El Salvador regarding the…

Thematic Area: Migrant protection and assistance
Language: English
Date:

Similar to the above, this edition of the IOM Migration Glossary is an accessible collection of definitions of migration-related terminology. It is designed for a wide range of people involved in international migration. It also provides some ideas on regional and national practices.

Glossary on Migration

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Language: Spanish
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This directory details the homes and shelters available to assist migrants in Mexico.

The document is available in Spanish.

Directory of Homes and Shelters for Migrants 2018

Thematic Area: Migrant protection and assistance
Language: Spanish
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