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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Thematic Area: Migrant protection and assistance
Language: English
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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.
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.
Thematic Area: Policy, governance and liaison, and legal, Migrant protection and assistance
Language: English, Spanish
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This directory details the homes and shelters available to assist migrants in Mexico.
The document is available in Spanish.
Thematic Area: Migrant protection and assistance
Language: Spanish
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