Presentation of the Global Compact on MigrationSarajevo, 11 May 2017

Peter Van der Auweraert, IOM Sub-Regional Coordinator for the Western Balkans

Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Zmaja od Bosne bb, UN Common House, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tel: +387 33 293 400; Fax: +387 33 293 726

E-mail: missionsarajevo@iom.int • Internet: http://www.iom.ba,

Global migration – key figures and trends

In 2015, the number of international migrants worldwide – people residing in a country other than their country of

birth – was the highest ever recorded, having reached 244 million (compared to 232 million in 2013). However, as a share

of the world population, international migration has remained fairly constant over the past decades, at around 3%1.

South-South migration flows (across developing countries) continued to grow compared to South-North movements (from

developing to developed countries). In 2015, international migrants in the Global South reached 90.2 million compared 85.3

million international migrants from the Global South to the Global North1.

Most forced displacement globally still occurs within countries’ borders:

• 40.8 million people internally displaced by conflict and violence2 (by end of 2015)

• No total global figures for people still displaced by disasters. In 2015 alone, disasters displaced around 19.2 million

people across 113 countries, more than twice the number of those who fled conflict and violence 2

21.3 million refugees* and 10 million stateless people3 (2015)

*16.1 million under UNHCR mandate, 5.2 million Palestinian refugees registered by UNRWA1IOM Global Migration Trends Factsheet. Retrieved from: http://gmdac.iom.int/global-migration-trends-factsheet2 iDMC Grid 2016 Global Report on Internal Displacement 3 UNHCR Figures at Glance. Retrieved from: http://www.unhcr.org/figures-at-a-glance.html

Overview: Migrant flows to Western Balkans 2015Registered and reported arrivals to fYR Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, and Hungary from 1 January 2016 – 31 December 2016

Total arrivals 2015

Source: IOM Mixed Migration Flows in the Mediterranean and Beyond 2015. Retrieved from: https://www.iom.int/sites/default/files/situation_reports/file/Mixed-Flows-Mediterranean-and-Beyond-Compilation-Overview-2015.pdf

Overview: Migrant flows to Europe and the Western Balkans 20161 January 2016 – 31 December 2016

Total arrivals 2016

Source: IOM Mixed Migration Flows in the Mediterranean and Beyond 2016. Retrieved from: http://migration.iom.int/docs/2016_Flows_to_Europe_Overview.pdf

Overview: Migrant flows to Europe 20171 January -31 march 2017

Most recent figures Updates from 7 May 2017

Source: IOM Migration Flows – Europe. Retrieved from: http://migration.iom.int/europe/

Overview: stranded migrants and refugees31 March 2017

Stranded migrants and asylum seekers March 2016 vs. March 2017

Source: IOM Migration Flows to Europe – 2017. Quarterly Overview – March Retrieved from: http://migration.iom.int/docs/Q1_2017_statistical_Overview.pdf

• According to official estimates the BiH Diaspora* – defined as people

originating from, and residing outside the territory of BiH (including their

offspring) – is approximately 2 million. The BiH Diaspora represents

about 53% of the BiH population.

• More than 80% of the BiH Diaspora live in European countries, about

16% in the U.S. and Canada, and about 2.5% in Australia. 4

• Employment level of the BiH Diaspora of working age is above 80%.4

• BiH Diaspora is one of the most highly skilled Diasporas with, for

example, 21% with higher education in Australia, 17% in the U.S. and

29% in Sweden. 5

Host country Number of persons

Croatia 409,358

Serbia 335,992

Germany 159,380

Austria 149,755

United States of America 132,255

Slovenia 96,921

Switzerland 57,542

Sweden 56,477

Australia 41,449

Canada 39,583

The Bosnian and Herzegovinian Diaspora

Top 10 Host Countries6

*Diplomatic and consular representations of BiH; Ministry for Human Rights and Refugees; BiH Statistical Agencies4Source: Diaspora and Development – BiH, Embassy of Switzerland, 20145Source: Ministry for Human Rights and Refugees. Retrieved from: http://www.mhrr.gov.ba/iseljenivsto/lstrazivanja/default.aspx?is=5133&langTag=bs-BA.6 Eurostat statistical books – People in the EU, 2015 edition. Eurostat data on: country of birth, year 2011; United Nation Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2013); United Nation Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2015)

• Strengthening counter-trafficking efforts in the region by enhancing government capacities to identify Smuggling ofMigrants and Trafficking in Persons, and by building technical and human capacity for cross-border cooperation anddata exchange.

• Building government capacities to ensure identification, referrals, assistance and protection of vulnerable migrants, including Unaccompanied and Separated Migrant Children, Victims of Trafficking and smuggled migrants.

• Providing support to governments in the Western Balkans to establish the necessary mechanisms to implement Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration for migrants stranded in the region.

• Supporting governments to set up mechanism for data collection, data exchange, and information sharing with neighboring countries for evidence-based analysis of regional migration trends.

Promoting safe, orderly and regular migration: Examples of IOM interventions in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Western Balkans

The above interventions are implemented through the projects: Enhancing Counter Trafficking in Crisis in the Western Balkans, funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (J/TIP); Enhancing Capacities and Mechanisms to Identify and Protect Vulnerable Migrants in the Western Balkans, funded by U.S. Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration; and Regional Support to Protection Sensitive Migration Management in the Western Balkans and Turkey, funded by EU IPA II.

Commitments for refugees Commitments for migrants

Humane, dignified,gender-responsive and prompt reception

Respect for and protection of human rights, especially for women and children

Addressing the needs of people in vulnerable situations, particularly women and children

Border control in accordance with international law

Collection of accurate information and data

Addressing unsafe movements, especially at sea

Mainstreaming a gender perspective and combatting combat sexual and gender-based violence

Basic health, education and psychosocial services for all children

capacity-building for countries that receive large movements of refugees and migrants

Pursuing alternatives to detention

Improved integration and inclusion (access to education, health care, justice and language training)

Adequate, flexible, predictable and consistent humanitarian financing

Combatting xenophobia, racism and discrimination

Combatting trafficking and smuggling

Protection for all who need it

Addressing root causes of large refugee movements, including armed conflict, persecution and violence

Reaffirmation of international refugee law, the right to seek asylum and non-refoulement

More equitable sharing of the burden and responsibility for hosting and supporting the world’s refugees (including

through more support to host countries)

Refugee admission in line with international law

Access to registration and documentation

Better security for refugee camps and surrounding communities

Working towards durable solutions, including expansion of resettlement and other third-country solutions

Humanitarian assistance to refugees (health care, shelter, food, water, sanitation)

Employment creation and income generation

Close coordination between humanitarian and development actors

Implementing the comprehensive refugee response framework to ease pressures host countries, enhance refugee self-reliance, expand access to third-country

solutions and support conditions in countries of origin for return in safety and dignity

Working towards the adoption of aglobal compact on refugees

Close cooperation to facilitate and ensure safe, orderly and regular migration, including return and readmission

Safeguarding the rights of, protecting the interests of and assisting migrant communities abroad

Addressing the drivers that create or exacerbate large movements, including by: eradicating extreme poverty

and inequality; promoting peaceful and inclusive societies; creating the conditions for balanced, sustainable and inclusive economic growth and

employment; and strengthening educational institutions and combating environmental degradation.

Reducing the costs of labour migration and promoting ethical recruitment policies

Faster, cheaper and safer transfers of remittances

Integration of migration into development, humanitarian, peacebuilding and human rights

programmes

Strengthening global governance and international cooperation on migration

Assistance to migrants in countries experiencing conflict or disaster

Launching a process leading to the adoption of a global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration

Both

THE NEW YORK DECLARATION: SELECTED COMMITMENTS

The Global Compact on Migration - IOM’s vision

IOM envisions a global compact that will place the rights, needs, capacities and contributions of migrants

at its core, with a view to ensuring their safety, dignity and human rights.

Central to this vision are four core elements:

1. Protecting the rights of migrants;

2. Facilitating safe, orderly and regular migration;

3. Reducing the incidence and impacts of forced and irregular migration; and

4. Addressing mobility consequences of natural and human-induced disasters.

The Modalities Resolution, adopted by the UN General Assembly on 7 April 2017

- Outlining the elements and timeline of the process

“The global compact will be developed through an open, transparent and inclusive process of consultations and negotiations and the effective participation of all relevant stakeholders, including civil society, the private sector, academic institutions, parliaments, diaspora communities, and migrant organizations in both the intergovernmental conference and its preparatory process.”

Phase I Phase II

Intergovernmental negotiations

Phase Ill

StocktakingConsultations

Global Compact on

Migration

April 2017 – November 2017 November 2017 - January 2018 February 2018 - July 2018

Thank you!IOM Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Tel: +387 33 293 400; Fax: +387 33 293 726

E-mail: missionsarajevo@iom.int • Internet: http://www.iom.ba,