Displacement, emigration, and return. Understanding migration dynamics and patterns within, to, and from Iraq

This background report serves as a foundation within the framework of the Migration Information and Awareness Raising on the Risks of Irregular Migration in Iraq (MIRAMI) Project. Building upon existing experiences and collaborations, such as the Migrant Resource Centre (MRC) established in Baghdad, the MIRAMI Project aims at increasing awareness of safe and legal migration, reducing irregular migration, and improving reintegration support for returnees through the development of targeted migration information campaigns. The project targets various groups, including potential migrants, returnees, families, female migrants, and influencers like community leaders and media representatives. In doing so, MIRAMI contributes to the Iraqi government's vision of sustainable reintegration for returnees, aligning with national strategies for migration management.

By focusing on three main research aspects, i.e., the analysis of migration trends and patterns in Iraq, the literature review of previous campaigns, and the examination of the role of returnees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in migration decision-making, this report aims at shaping the direction of the project and laying the groundwork for the subsequent development of targeted migration information campaigns.