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The Central American transmigration through Mexico began to generate interest during the last decades of the 20th century.
Thematic Area: Migrant protection and assistance
Language: Spanish
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Photographs from adolescents from the competicion "Zoom in on migration and development"
This paper provides a comparative study carried out in Austria, Belgium, Italy and the United States.
Thematic Area: Migrant protection and assistance
Language: English
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The lack of statistical data regarding counter trafficking in the Caribbean region and the absence of detailed information related to this crime, have motived to explore the main tendencies of this phenomena in Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Netherlands Antilles, Saint Lucia, Suriname and…
Thematic Area: Migration Data
Language: English
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The illegal removal of organs is one of the least known manifestations of human trafficking and has gained great importance in the discussions of the international community since the last decades, health professionals and in international and regional organizations, due to the worrying increase…
Thematic Area: Migrant protection and assistance
Language: Spanish
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Traditionally, the female migration has been motivated by family reasons. However, today an increasing number of women are migrating independently in order to improve their employment and economic opportunities.
Thematic Area: Migrant protection and assistance
Language: English
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What to do in the face of the vulnerable circumstances of the population and how to take advantage of the opportunities to solve the problem: This Conference was intended to draw the attention of public opinion and political circles to two issues: on the one hand, climate change, the degradation…
Thematic Area: Migration, environment, and climate change
Language: Spanish
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Socioeconomic conditions, sexual abuse, the search for family reunification and domestic violence have prompted thousands of Central American and Dominican women to migrate to improve their quality of life.
Thematic Area: Gender and migration, Migrant protection and assistance
Language: Spanish
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