Gender:
The socially constructed roles, behaviours, activities and attributes considered appropriate for individuals according to the sex assigned to them at birth.
Freedom of movement (right to):
Within the context of free movement agreements, the freedom of movement refers to the right of entry into and residence in another State that is a party to the agreement.
Feminization of migration:
The changing nature of women’s migration, reflecting the fact that more women migrate independently rather than as members of a household or as dependents. Furthermore, the profile of migrant women is changing, they are usually younger, single or heads of household, and mostly migrant workers.
Displacement:
The movement of persons who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights or natural or human-made disasters.
Emigration:
From the perspective of the country of departure, the act of moving from one’s country of nationality or usual residence to another country, so that the country of destination effectively becomes his or her new country of usual residence.
Right to return:
An element of the right to freedom of movement entailing that everyone shall be free to return to one’s own country
Return migration:
In the context of international migration, the movement of persons returning to their country of origin after having moved away from their place of habitual residence and crossed an international border.
Return:
In a general sense, the act or process of going back or being taken back to the point of departure. This could be within the territorial boundaries of a country, as in the case of returning internally displaced persons and demobilized combatants; or between a country of destination or transit and a country of origin, as in the case of migrant workers, refugees or asylum seekers.
Remittances:
Personal monetary transfers, cross border or within the same country, made by migrants to individuals or communities with whom the migrant has links.
Reintegration:
A process which enables individuals to re-establish the economic, social and psychosocial relationships needed to maintain life, livelihood and dignity and inclusion in civic life.
