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  • Migrations

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    Code

    Meaning

    Language

    Themes and places

    ACNUR

    Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Refugiados

    In Spanish

    AFED

    Association des Familles et des Exilés Djiboutiens

    In French

    AIDA

    Asylum Information Database

    In English

    ALD

    Ausländerdienst Baselland

    In German

    AMA

    Alleenstaande Minderjarige Asielzoeker

    In Dutch

      AMC

      Asian Migrant Centre

      In English

      APIM

      Asian Partnership on International Migration

      In English

        ARS

        Agreement relating to Refugee Seamen

        In English

        ASRC

        Asylum Seekers Resource Centre

        In English

        AWIC

        Association of Women of India in Canada

        In English

        CEDEM

        Centre d'Études de l'Ethnicité et des Migrations

        In French

        CESEDA

        Code de l'Entrée et du Séjour des Étrangers et du Droit d'Asile

        In French

        CFE

        Commission Fédérale des Étrangers

        In French

        CGRA
        Commissariat Général aux Réfugiés et aux Apatrides (www.cgvs.be/fr/)

        = CGVS | Commissariaat-generaal voor de Vluchtelingen en de Staatlozen | In Dutch

        In French

          CGVS
          Commissariaat-generaal voor de Vluchtelingen en de Staatlozen (www.cgvs.be/fr/)

          = CGRA, CGVS (see above)

          In Dutch

            CIC

            Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada (www.cic.gc.ca)

            In French

            CIEMI

            Centre d'Information et d'Études sur les Migrations Internationales

            In French

            CIMADE

            Comité Inter-Mouvements Auprès Des Évacués

            In French

            CIR
            Comité Intergouvernemental pour les Réfugiés

            = CIR | Comité Intergubernamental para los Refugiados | In Spanish

            In French

            CIR
            Comité Intergubernamental para los Refugiados

            = CIR (see above)

            In Spanish

            CMS

            Center for Migration Studies

            In English

            CNHI

            Cité Nationale de l'Histoire de l'Immigration

            In French

            COMPAS

            Centre on Migration, Policy and Society

            In English

            CRIPI

            Commission Régionale pour l’Insertion des Populations Immigrées

            In French

            CRS

            Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness

            In English

            CSEN

            Center for the Study of Eurasian Nomads

            In English

            CSR

            Convention relating to the Status of Refugees

            In English

            CSSP

            Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons

            In English

            CSSTM

            Centre de Sécurité Sociale des Travailleurs Migrants

            In French

            CTD
            Convention Travel Documents

            = DVC | Documents de Voyage selon la Convention | In French
            = DVC | Documentos de Viaje según la Convención | In Spanish

            In English

              DICCILEC

              Direction Centrale du Contrôle de l'Immigration et de la Lutte contre l'Emploi des Clandestins

              In French

              DISERO

              DIsembarkation REsettlement Offer

              In English

                DNA

                Dispositif National d'Accueil

                In French

                  DR
                  Droit des Réfugiés

                  = RL | Refugee Law | In English

                  In French

                  DVC
                  Documents de Voyage selon la Convention

                  = CTD, DVC (see above)

                  In French

                    DVC
                    Documentos de Viaje según la Convención

                    = CTD, DVC (see above)

                    In Spanish

                      ECRE

                      European Council on Refugees and Exiles

                      In English

                      ECSR

                      Enabling Christians in Serving Refugees

                      In English

                      EFMS

                      Europäisches Forum für Migrationsstudien

                      In German

                      ELMO

                      Expedited Labour Market Opinion (Pilot Project)

                      In English

                      ENIAR

                      European Network for Indigenous Australian Rights (www.eniar.org)

                      In English

                      ERCOMER

                      European Research Center on Migrations and Ethnic Relations

                      In English

                      FAS

                      Fonds d'Action Sociale pour les travailleurs immigrés et leurs familles

                      In French

                      FCC

                      Families with Children from China

                      In English

                      FMR

                      Forced Migration Review

                      In English

                      GERME

                      Groupe d'Études sur l'Ethnicité, le Racisme, les Migrations, et l'Exclusion

                      In French

                      GISTI

                      Groupe d'Information et de Soutien aux Immigrés

                      In French

                      ICEM

                      Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration

                      In English

                      ICM

                      Intergovernmental Committee for Migration

                      In English

                      IDP

                      Internally Displaced Person

                      In English

                        IEHS

                        Immigration and Ethnic History Society

                        In English

                        IISNC

                        International Institute for the Study of Nomadic Cultures

                        In English

                        IMES

                        Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies

                        In English

                        IMISCOE

                        International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion in Europe

                        In English

                        IOM
                        International Organization for Migration (https://www.iom.int/)

                        = OIM | Organisation Internationale pour les Migrations | In French
                        = IOM | Internationale Organisation für Migration | In German
                        = ΔΟΜ | Διεθνής Οργανισμός Μετανάστευσης | In Greek
                        = OIM | Organización Internacional para las Migraciones | In Spanish
                        = OIM | Organizzazione Internazionale per le Migrazioni | In Italian
                        = LNBM | Lisangá lya nkóta na bokei o mitili | In Lingala
                        = TMO | Tarptautinė Migracijos Organizacija | In Lithuanian
                        = IOM | Internationale Organisatie voor Migratie | In Dutch
                        = МОМ | Международная организация по миграции | In Russian
                        = МОМ | Міжнародна організація з міграції | In Ukrainian

                        In English

                        IOM
                        Internationale Organisation für Migration (https://www.iom.int/)

                        = OIM, ΔΟΜ, LNBM, TMO, МОМ (see above)

                        In German

                        IOM
                        Internationale Organisatie voor Migratie (https://www.iom.int/)

                        = OIM, ΔΟΜ, LNBM, TMO, МОМ (see above)

                        In Dutch

                        IOT

                        Inspraakorgaan Turken (in Nederland)

                        In Dutch

                        IRO
                        International Refugee Organization

                        = OIR | Organisation Internationale pour les Réfugiés | In French

                        In English

                        JEMS

                        Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

                        In English

                        KMI

                        Kommission für Migrations- und Integrationsforschung

                        In German

                        LERC

                        Lebanese Emigration Research Center

                        In English

                        LMO

                        Labour Market Opinion

                        In English

                        LNBM
                        Lisangá lya nkóta na bokei o mitili (https://www.iom.int/)

                        = IOM, OIM, ΔΟΜ, TMO, МОМ (see above)

                        In Lingala

                        MPG

                        Migration Policy Group

                        In English

                        MPI

                        Migration Policy Institute

                        In English

                        NRI
                        Non-Resident Indian

                        = PIO | Person of Indian Origin | In English

                        In English

                        ODP
                        Orderly Departure Programme

                        = PDO | Programme de Départs Organisés | In French

                        In English

                        OIM
                        Organisation Internationale pour les Migrations (https://www.iom.int/)

                        = IOM, ΔΟΜ, LNBM, TMO, МОМ (see above)

                        In French

                        OIM
                        Organización Internacional para las Migraciones (https://www.iom.int/)

                        = IOM, ΔΟΜ, LNBM, TMO, МОМ (see above)

                        In Spanish

                        OIM
                        Organizzazione Internazionale per le Migrazioni (https://www.iom.int/)

                        = IOM, ΔΟΜ, LNBM, TMO, МОМ (see above)

                        In Italian

                        OIR
                        Organisation Internationale pour les Réfugiés

                        = IRO, OIR (see above)

                        In French

                        OIR

                        Organización Internacional para los Refugiados

                        In Spanish

                        PDO
                        Programme de Départs Organisés

                        = ODP, PDO (see above)

                        In French

                        PICAI

                        Patronato Italo Canadese per l'Assistenza agli Immigrati

                        In Italian

                        PICUM

                        Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants

                        In English

                        PIO
                        Person of Indian Origin

                        = NRI, PIO (see above)

                        In English

                        RA

                        Resettlement Administration

                        In English

                        RASRO

                        Rescue At Sea Resettlement Offer

                        In English

                        RL
                        Refugee Law

                        = DR, RL (see above)

                        In English

                        RRA

                        Removal Review Authority

                        In English

                        SAMAH

                        Stichting Alleenstaande Minderjarige Asielzoekers Humanitas (www.samah.nl)

                        In English

                        SFD

                        Solidarité Franco-Djiboutienne

                        In French

                        TMO
                        Tarptautinė Migracijos Organizacija (https://www.iom.int/)

                        = IOM, OIM, ΔΟΜ, LNBM, МОМ (see above)

                        In Lithuanian

                        UCIJ

                        Uni(e)s Contre une Immigration Jetable

                        In French

                        UNBRO
                        United Nations Border Relief Operations

                        The abbreviation UNBRO (United Nations Border Relief Operations) includes the abbreviation UN (United Nations).

                        In English

                        UNDTA
                        United Nations Declaration on Territorial Asylum

                        The abbreviation UNDTA (United Nations Declaration on Territorial Asylum) includes the abbreviation UN (United Nations).

                        In English

                        UNHCR
                        United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (https://www.unhcr.org/)

                        The abbreviation UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) includes the abbreviation UN (United Nations).

                        In English

                        UNRWA
                        United Nations Relief and Works Agency (for Palestine Refugees in the Near East)

                        The abbreviation UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency (for Palestine Refugees in the Near East)) includes the abbreviation UN (United Nations).

                        In English

                        URMIS

                        Unité de Recherche Migrations et Sociétés

                        In French

                        USCIS

                        United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

                        In English

                        ΔΟΜ
                        Διεθνής Οργανισμός Μετανάστευσης (https://www.iom.int/)

                        = IOM, OIM, LNBM, TMO, МОМ (see above)

                        In Greek

                        МОМ
                        Международная организация по миграции (https://www.iom.int/)

                        = IOM, OIM, ΔΟΜ, LNBM, TMO, МОМ (see above)

                        In Russian

                        МОМ
                        Міжнародна організація з міграції (https://www.iom.int/)

                        = IOM, OIM, ΔΟΜ, LNBM, TMO, МОМ (see above)

                        In Ukrainian