Due to the lack of a national migration data system a first Migration Profile (MP) project in 2010, which culminated in the publication of “A Review on Vietnamese Migration Abroad”, was implemented by the Government of Viet Nam in partnership with the International Organization of Migration.
Adecco Analytics is an example of a big data analytical programme of skills needs. Adecco Analytics creates ergonomic solutions for decision-making, based on specific algorithms. The objective is to enable decision-makers to better understand the dynamics and challenges of employment in different sectors, occupations and territories, in order to anticipate and increase operational efficiency. It was made available freely to several NGO’s working with refugees in France.
The Hugo Observatory, located at the department of Geography at the University of Liège, is the world’s first research structure specifically dedicated to the study of environmental migration.
The dashboard of indicators for measuring policy and institutional coherence for migration and development (PICMD) is a user-friendly tool that has been developed by the KNOMAD Thematic Working Group on Policy and Institutional Coherence. The dashboard aims to measure the extent to which public policies and institutional arrangements are coherent with international best practices to minimise the risks and maximise the development gains of migration, and can be used by domestic policy makers and other stakeholders such as researchers, civil society and international organisations.
Since 2009, the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina have prepared annual migration profiles of Bosnia and Herzegovina independently. The Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sector for Diaspora) prepares the chapter entitled "Emigration from Bosnia and Herzegovina" in annual BiH migration profiles, compiled and published by the Ministry of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
This paper, “Research on the Labour Recruitment Industry between United Arab Emirates, Kerala (India) and Nepal,” was commissioned to the International Organization for Migration by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) within the framework of the Abu Dhabi Dialogue. It examines the labour recruitment processes from India and Nepal to the UAE, with a focus on low-skilled and semi-skilled workers.
The Joint Migration and Development Initiative (JMDI) aims to support migration and development actors actors to effectively harness the potential of migration for development. The programme is implemented by UNDP and five agencies - IOM, ILO, UNHCR, UNFPA and UN Women - contribute to the programme with their institutional knowledge, expertise and extensive networks to ensure its success.
The Mediterranean City-to-City Migration Project (MC2CM) implemented by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) in partnership with United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and UN Habitat, as well as UNHCR as an associate partner, aims to create a network of 10 European and Southern Mediterranean cities in order to facilitate exchange of experience among and to contribute to improved migration planning and governance in these cities.
The DataShift is a multi-stakeholder, demand-driven initiative that builds the capacity and confidence of civil society organizations to generate and use citizen-generated data to monitor development progress, demand accountability and campaign for transformative change. Ultimately, the vision is a world where people-powered accountability drives progress on sustainable development.