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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.

Return is present in the minds of many migrants during their stay in the United States. For some it becomes reality and for many others it is postponed indefinitely. For the government of the state of Puebla, the welfare of migrants is important, wherever they choose to live.

Manual Returning Home. A guide that will help you plan a…

Thematic Area: Migrant protection and assistance
Language: Spanish
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The Regional Conference on Migration (RCM), as a regional consultation process committed to the human rights of migrants, has promoted various initiatives throughout its 23 years of existence.

Report of the First Congress on Women in Migratory Contexts

Thematic Area: Gender and migration, Migrant protection and assistance
Language: Spanish
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(Only available in SPANISH) This directory details the agencies and services available to assist migrants in Mexico.

Institutional Directory for Migrant Assistance in Mexico…

Thematic Area: Migrant protection and assistance
Language: Spanish, English
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This Psychosocial Intervention Strategy is part of the pilot project "Prevention and Reintegration of Adolescents at Risk or in Conflict with the Law in the Northern Caribbean Coast Region of Nicaragua. RACCN".

Strategy for psycho-social intervention with adolescents…

Thematic Area: Migrant protection and assistance, Migration Health
Language: Spanish
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The different stages of the migration process bring specific risk factors that can generate psychosocial vulnerabilities that, when combined with other elements of risk such as pre-existing psychological, emotional and social vulnerabilities, can affect the well-being of migrants, their families…

Guide for psychosocial care for migrants in Mesoamerica

Thematic Area: Migration Health
Language: English, Spanish
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(Available only in SPANISH) This directory lists the houses and shelters available to assist migrants in Mexico.

Directory of Homes and Shelters for Migrants 2018

Thematic Area: Labor mobility and human development
Language: Spanish, English
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The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and Caribbean Community (CARICOM) regimes for free movement of  persons  and  their  implementation  fundamentally  shape how people are moving throughout the Caribbean.

Free Movement in the Caribbean: Economic and Security…

Thematic Area: Labor mobility and human development, Policy, governance and liaison, and legal
Language: English
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Conducted in January and June 2019, this study made it possible to characterize the living conditions of Nicaraguan migrants who entered Costa Rica or sought refuge from April 2018, in addition to identifying their socio-demographic profile and their main needs.

Estudio preliminar de flujos migratorios mixtos…

Thematic Area: Migration Data
Language: Spanish
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