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Migration Profiles: Making the Most of the Process

Document number
2916
Date
2012
Title
Migration Profiles: Making the Most of the Process
Author/publisher
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Availability
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Document type(s)
Guidelines/Recommendations,
Keywords
Irregular Migration, Feminization of migration, Economic migration, Labour migration, Free movement, Undocumented migrants; Undocumented labour; Migrant rights; Migration management; Comprehensive approach to migration; Migration policy; Violence, Human rights violation, Crime against humanity, War crime, Armed conflict, Post-conflict situation, Terrorism
Summary
Part I entitled A Practical Guide describes the three key stages of a Migration Profile process (planning, implementation, launch and follow-up), provides step-by-step guidance throughout the process, and stresses the importance of consultation and government ownership.  Part II entitled A Framework for Developing a Template offers a revised and extended template which provides a "menu" of thematic modules that might be included in a Migration Profile report depending on the interests of the country concerned.
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