MIGRATION: ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES ILMĀRS MEŽS, Dr.hist Head of IOM Riga office, International Organization for Migration.

MIGRATION: ASYLUM SEEKERS

AND REFUGEES

ILMĀRS MEŽS, Dr.histHead of IOM Riga office,

International Organization for Migration

MAIN MIGRATION FLOWS

FOREIGNERS IN EU, BY REGION OF ORIGIN

NATIVE AND FOREIGN POPULATION AGE STRUCTURE

-6000

-4000

-2000

0

2000

4000

6000

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

ImmigrationEmigrationNet migration

MIGRATION TO AND FROM ESTONIA, 2003-2011

Assylum applications in Estonia, 2001-2011

12 9 14 11 11 714 14

3630

66

0

20

40

60

80

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

11

8

7

64

3

3

3

3

3

2

22

1 1 1 1 1 1

4

Congo DRAfghanistanArmeniaGeorgiaRussiaBelarusUzbekistanStatelessSomaliaLibyaCameroonUkrainaPalestinian Auth.IraqTurkeyKyrgyzstanIndiaGuineaCôte d'IvoireBangladesh

CITIZENSHIP OF ASSYLUM SEEKERS, 2011

FinlandRussiaUkraineAsiaGermanyAmericaUKLatviaSwedenFranceItalySpainIrelandLithuaniaBelarusOther EU

IMMIGRATION TO ESTONIA, 2008-2010

IRREGULAR MIGRATION

REFUGEES FROM THE CONFLICT (WAR) ZONES

REFUGEE CAMPS

ORIGIN OF ASYLUM SEEKERS ARRIVED IN EU, 2009-2010

DEFINITIONS

• ASSYLUM SEEKERS• RECOGNIZED REFUGEES• ALTERNATIVE (humanitarian) PROTECTION• REJECTED ASYLUM SEEKERS• ECONOMICAL REFUGEES, MIGRANTS• UNANCOMPANIED MINORS (CHILDREN)• PEOPLE SMUGGLING• TRAFFICKING

REFUGEES FROM NATURAL DESASTERS

• CUNAMI, EARTHQUAKES• FLOODS, SEVERE DRY• NUCLEAR POLLUTION• DESTROYED ENVIRONMENTS