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After the Rain

This illustrated children's book was created by the United Nations' Perception Change Project, aimed at discussing the challenges others might face in their day to day life. 

Through the story of an elephant family, it explores the realities and challenges of migration. 

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Check out 5 findings from IOM and ILO’s study of labor market information systems in Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras

The study “Labor Market Information Systems (LMIS) in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico: Towards better integration of labor migration” was conducted as part of the cooperation between the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the International Labor Organization (ILO) on labor migration.  

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Labor migration management efforts in the region redoubled with new IOM-ILO agreement

On December 11, 2019 Marcelo Pisani, the director of IOM for North America, Central America, and the Caribbean, and Carmen Muñoz, the director of ILO Office for Central America, Haiti, Panama and the Dominican Republic, signed a collaboration agreement between their two United Nations agencies in order to continue with a wide range of joint actions on labor migration. 

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The IADB and IOM offer specialized virtual courses on migration governance and management

A partnership between the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), within the frameworks of the IABD's Migration Initiative and IOM’s Regional Migration Capacity-Building Program, will enable officials in Latin America and the Caribbean to complete free virtual trainings on topics related to migration governance and management and earn certificates. 

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Psychosocial Support for Migrants

This course provides theoretical and practical tools with the aim of strengthening the skills in providing psychosocial services, focusing on areas that affect the well-being of migrants. It helps students acquire the necessary knowledge about psychosocial care, psychological first aid for migrants and for the staff that supports them. The course provides practical tools to strengthen psychosocial care competencies and to intervene in areas that have the most impact in all stages of migration.

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Counter Trafficking in Persons (CTiP) in Humanitarian Settings

Humanitarian crises may exacerbate pre-existing trafficking trends and give rise to new ones. This course is designed for humanitarian personnel and government actors in a top-down and bottom-up approache to understand human trafficking, identify and assist victims of trafficking, prevent trends from worsening, and integrate CTiP activities before, during, and after an emergency response.

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Introduction to the International Recruitment Integrity System

This course provides participants with an overview of the International Recruitment Integrity System (IRIS).  This includes information on what ethical recruitment looks like in practice and what labour recruiters need to demonstrate in their management systems to be IRIS certified. While this course has been designed primarily for labour recruiters, it is relevant for anyone seeking more information on IRIS. 

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Migration Governance in the Caribbean

The objective of this course is to improve the understanding of what constitutes migration governance and to provide an overview of the main migration trends in the Caribbean region.  This course also explores the statusof migration governance in the Caribbean through a review of the actions being undertaken by the States to implement well-managed migration policies. 

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IOM Haiti implements MIDAS to improve security and border management

 

Over 100 thousand Haitians living in border areas cross into the Dominican Republic each week, and an estimated 2 out of every 3 of the 230 thousand recorded Haitian migrants do not have any form of documentation. Many of these people are exposed to human trafficking and migrant smuggling. In this context, IOM Haiti is acting to strengthen border security and migration management.

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