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The recent increase in international South-North migration flows, due to the process of globalization, has sparked an interest in shedding light on its positive effects and contributions to development.
Thematic Area: Labor mobility and human development
Language: English
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This publication analyzes the flows of Central American transmigrants in Mexico during the first years of the 21st century and constitutes an effort to improve the understanding of transit movements in Mexico.
Thematic Area: Migration Data
Language: Spanish
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Factors such as widespread poverty, the economic hardships in Latin America and the Caribbean and the tightening of the visa regime in United States have generated a rapid increase in migration flows to Europe, mainly of migrants with a high education level and high rates of labor force…
Thematic Area: Policy, governance and liaison, and legal
Language: English
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This text constitutes an investigation carried out within the framework of the project "State of Migration Management in Central America: An Applied Research" and contains information concerning an assessment of the status of the migration administration of the Central American countries during…
Thematic Area: Policy, governance and liaison, and legal
Language: Spanish
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This Forum was organized to follow up on the Irregular migration flows to/within the Americas from Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean: Regional Report issued by the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, within the framework of the Organization’s Permanent…
The Forum was organized in follow-up to the presentation by the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) of the "Report on Flows of Irregular Migrants from Africa, Asia and the Caribbean in the Americas" Luis Almagro, within the framework of the Permanent Council of the…
Thematic Area: Policy, governance and liaison, and legal
Language: Spanish
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Assisted Voluntary Return & Reintegration Pilot Programme from Canada.