LIBRARY
In our Library, you can find publications containing our research, workguides and other materials generated by the Western Hemisphere Program and IOM. You will also find information materials about our tools and campaigns and reports on our work.
Communication for Development Campaigns 2024 - 2025
Communication for Development is a methodology that promotes social changes in the target population in a sustainable manner through participatory and evidence-based processes. IOM has been implementing this in Mesoamerica since 2019 and in this document you can find a summary of the campaigns underway in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Panama and Dominican Republic.
WHP in Action - June 2024
A quick overview of the Western Hemisphere Program (WHP) progress and key activities from April to June, 2024.
Fact sheet: Suriname Migrant Situation Analysis: Baseline Assessment 2023
This infographic summarizes the main tables and graphs of the data obtained through the Migration Situation Analysis along with other existing documents, such as the Needs Assessment on Migration Governance, which will enable the government of Suriname to formulate a people-centered and evidence-based migration policy.
Suriname Migrant Situation Analysis Baseline Assessment 2023
The Migration Situation Analysis is part of a series of projects aimed at establishing a national migration policy in Suriname. The data obtained through the Migration Situation Analysis together with other existing documents such as the Needs Assessment on Migration Governance will enable the government of Suriname to formulate a people centered and evidence-based migration policy.
This study is focusing on understanding international migration flows in Suriname through conducting a baseline assessment of existing data and collection mechanisms, but also determining the scope and scale for the execution of a migrant situation survey as the next step in the following years.
WHP in Action - March 2024
A quick overview of the Western Hemisphere Program (WHP) progress and key activities from January to March, 2024.
WHP in Action - December 2023
A quick overview of the Western Hemisphere Program (WHP) progress and key activities from October to December, 2023.
Mechanisms for Accessing Legal Identity for Migrants in Belize
Access to legal identity is an essential aspect of safe, orderly and regular migration. Elements that certify legal identity include registration of birth and other vital events, national identity documents, travel documents, among others. These documents are, in turn, indispensable for different processes of regularization and civil registration for migrants in destination countries. However, there are millions of people in the world who do not have legal identity documents recognized by any competent government agency.
This study examines the mechanisms of access to legal identity for migrants in Belize. Through a mixed methodology that included a desk review, interviews with key stakeholders and a participatory workshop with government representatives from Central America, Mexico and the Dominican Republic, three types of systems through which people access legal identity documents are analyzed: the system of civil registration and identity management for Belizeans, the legal identity management system in relation to regularization processes and access to civil registration for foreign nationals in Belize, and the system of assistance available to Belizeans abroad through the country's consular representations.
The report identifies both needs and good practices in Belize and provides a list of actionable recommendations aimed at strengthening local legislation, public policies, regional agreements and procedures to ensure access to legal identity for all persons
Mechanisms for Accessing Legal Identity for Migrants in Central America, Mexico and the Dominican Republic
Access to legal identity is an essential aspect of safe, orderly and regular migration. Elements that certify legal identity include registration of birth and other vital events, national identity documents, travel documents, among others. These documents are, in turn, indispensable for different processes of regularization and civil registration for migrants in destination countries. However, there are millions of people in the world who do not have legal identity documents recognized by any competent government agency.
This regional study examines the mechanisms of access to legal identity for migrants in Central America, Mexico and the Dominican Republic. Through a mixed methodology that included desk review, interviews with key stakeholders and a participatory workshop with government representatives from the region, three types of systems through which people access legal identity documents are analyzed: the civil registry and identity management system in countries of origin of migrants, the legal identity management system in relation to regularization processes and access to civil registry for migrants, and the system of assistance available to migrants through consular representations of their countries of origin in destination countries.
The report identifies both needs and good practices in the region providing a list of actionable recommendations aimed at strengthening local legislation, public policies, regional agreements and procedures that guarantee access to legal identity for all persons.
WHP in Action September 2023
A quick overview of the Western Hemisphere Program (WHP) progress and key activities from July to September 2023.
WHP in Action June 2023
A quick overview of the Western Hemisphere Program (WHP) progress and key activities from April to June 2023.