Transcript International Organization for Migration Enhancing evidence-base of migration management and policy development: IOM approaches and actions UNECE/Russian Federation High-level Seminar on Population Censuses and Migration.

International Organization for Migration
Enhancing evidence-base of migration
management and policy development:
IOM approaches and actions
UNECE/Russian Federation High-level Seminar on Population
Censuses and Migration Statistics in CIS Countries
Gelendzhik, Russian Federation, 16-18 October 2013.
I. Need to collect better migration data
• Rise in scale and complexity vs. lack of
evidence-base and migration myths
• Recent calls for better data:
- 2nd United Nations High-Level
Dialogue (HLD) on International
Migration 2013
- Migration and the Post-2015
Development Agenda
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I. Need to collect better migration data
[…] “Emphasize the need for reliable statistical data on
international migration, including when possible on the
contributions of the migrants to development in both origin
and destination countries. This data could facilitate the design
of evidence-based policy and decision-making in all relevant
aspects of sustainable development.”
[…] “Recognize that human mobility is a key factor for
sustainable development which should be adequately
considered in the elaboration of the post-2015 agenda.”
(Declaration HLD 2013)
“A Finnish President once said: The source of wisdom is
knowing the facts.“
(DSG, Closing remarks HLD 2013)
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II. IOM’s approach to enhance evidence-base
1) Develop the research base/create new
evidence on migration;
2) Building capacities to improve data
collection systems, sharing
mechanisms and comparability of data;
3) Raising awareness and studying the
linkages between migration and
development.
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III. Key global initiatives and
good practices from the region
Global actions
• KNOMAD: WG on Data IOM/DESA
• Migration Profiles exercises
• WMR 2013: Gallup World Poll
• UNDP-IOM 2nd phase mainstreaming
migration
• IOM Global human trafficking database
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III. IOM Migration Profiles worldwide
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III. Key global initiatives and
good practices from the region
EECA region
• Building IT capacities and procedural
frameworks for data gathering (e.g. Armenia
BMS, IOM/OSCE data assessments)
• Improving data processing and analysis (e.g.
EMP Moldova, improved/new data in Tajikistan
and Armenia)
• At regional level, partnering for data gathering
(e.g. 10 CIS core indicators) and promoting
M&D data (e.g. Almaty event 30 Oct -1 Nov)
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III. 10 core indicators for CIS countries
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III. Overview IOM initiatives in SEEECA region
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IV. Challenges ahead in the CIS region:
The way forward
5 priority areas:
1) Promote comprehensive government
approaches to migration data;
2) Improve existing data sources;
3) Build capacities to analyse existing data and
apply it to policy making;
4) Promote regional common approaches;
5) Raising awareness on linkages between
migration and development.
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Annex I. Framework for MP
Annex II. Multiplicity of data need and sources
Migration management
Data Needs
Data Sources
Permanent immigration, esp. labour
active
Integration, naturalisation
Stocks and flows of immigrants by labour activity
Census, residence permits
Remittances and brain circulation
Employment status , education level, language skills of immigrants, citizenship
acquisition
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Financial inflows and outflows
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Educational level of migrants before and after migration
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Employment status after migration
Census, residence permits, citizenship
data, surveys
National balance of payments, central
banks, IMF, surveys, World Bank. Surveys
Temporary vs. permanent emigration
Period of stay abroad, occupation while abroad
Destination countries immigration
statistics, surveys
Destination countries immigration
statistics, surveys
Return of own nationals, including highly 
Stock of nationals in other countries
qualified
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Demographic and social characteristics of nationals abroad
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Diasporas
Attracting Highly-qualified foreigners,
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Assessing own labour market needs (current and future)
favourable regimes for foreign investors 
Profiling potential immigrants and their needs
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Comparison of migration regimes in different countries
Temporary migration schemes
Matching cross-country demand and supply of labour
Regional migration programmes
Economic development indicators of separate regions
Making the most from remittances (micro Social and economic characteristics of remaining households
credits, start up own business)
Preparedness for rapid population fluxes Stocks and flows of uprooted population (internal and international)
and monitoring gradual effects
Ecological development
Irregular migration counteraction
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Irregular migration stock estimations
Number of administrative offences (lack of documentation, visa
overstay, apprehensions, forced returns)
Law enforcement and police, inter-state Criminal offences on the territory and at borders
cooperation
Economic data, forecasting models,
surveys, indexes (Economist Intelligence
Unit Barometor)
Labour market statistics
Regional economic and social data
Surveys
Ecological data, surveys, administrative
records of ecological migrants
Immigration, border statistics
Border statistics, police statistics, Interpol,
Europol, Frontex
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