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Concluding observations on the second periodic report of Guatemala

The Committee considered the second periodic report of Guatemala (CMW/C/GTM/2) at its 413th and 414th meetings (CMW/C/SR.413 and CMW/C/SR.414), held on 2 and 3 April 2019. At its 429th meeting, held on 12 April 2019, it adopted the present concluding observations.
Date of publication:
03 May 2019
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
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GCM Indicators: Objective 21: Cooperate in facilitating safe and dignified return and readmission, as well as sustainable reintegration

This blog post proposes six indicators, which can help assess the human rights compliant implementation of commitments under Objective 21 and streamline states’ reporting to the International Migration Review Forum, intended to discuss implementation of the GCM.
Date of publication:
16 April 2019
Source:
Refugee Law Initiative
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International Migration Law

Provides a comprehensive overview of international law that govern the movement of persons across borders and frame migration governance, including the relevant treaties and customs, from human rights law, refugee law, labour law, and criminal law, as well as the role of soft law on global migration...
Date of publication:
10 April 2019
Source:
Oxford University Press
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Engaging With Employers In The Hiring Of Refugees

This document outlines a 10-point multi-stakeholder action plan. For employers, refugees, governments and civil society. It draws on extensive consultations with employers and others who play a key role in promoting the integration of refugees in local and national labour markets.
Date of publication:
01 January 2019
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
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The Role of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Combating Trafficking in Persons

This issue brief provides an explanation of the three specific targets of the Sustainable Developments Goals (SDGs) that mention trafficking in persons as well as several other SDGs relevant to addressing trafficking in persons, and makes recommendations about what States can do to achieve them by...
Date of publication:
31 December 2018
Source:
Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons
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Trafficking in Children

This issue brief sheds lights on how trafficking in children differs from trafficking in adults, gives a data snapshot on what the scale of trafficking in children is, talks about child-specific drivers and challenges and gives recommendations.
Date of publication:
31 December 2018
Source:
Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons
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Other

Urban Profiling

Urban profiles (examples available from Lebanon, but also other countries) including focus on different sectors such as Water and Sanitation, education or health as well as other services; the profiles including spatial data collection at neighborhood level.
Date of publication:
31 December 2018
Source:
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
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Issue Paper on The International Legal Definition of Trafficking in Persons: Consolidation of research findings and reflection on issues raised

The Issue Paper issues conceptual clarity and interpretation of various terms in the international definition of Trafficking in Persons as defined in Article 3 of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, in addition to providing the guiding...
Date of publication:
31 December 2018
Source:
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
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Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM)

The global compact for migration is the first, intergovernmentally negotiated agreement, prepared under the auspices of the United Nations, to cover all dimensions of international migration in a holistic and comprehensive manner.
Date of publication:
19 December 2018
Source:
UN General Assembly
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Other

Global Mayoral Forum (2020): Marrakech Mayors Declaration. Cities Working Together for Migrants and Refugees

The Marrakech Mayors Declaration was adopted at the 5th Mayoral Forum on Human Mobility, Migration and Development and contains the commitments of mayors and city leaders to advance the principles and objectives of both Compacts in unison.
Date of publication:
03 December 2018
Source:
5th Mayoral Forum on Human Mobility, Migration and Development
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Other

The Global Compact for Migration: To Sign or Not to Sign?

Blog post considering States’ justifications based on national sovereignty for withdrawing from the Global Compact by analysing the legal nature of the Compact.
Date of publication:
21 November 2018
Source:
Blog of the European Journal of International Law: Talk!
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Concluding observations on the initial report of Mozambique

The Committee considered the initial report of Mozambique (CMW/C/MOZ/1) at its 397th and 398th meetings (see CMW/C/SR.397 and 398), held on 3 and 4 September 2018. At its 409th meeting, held on 12 September 2018, it adopted the present concluding observations.
Date of publication:
17 October 2018
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
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Other

Concluding observations on the initial report of Madagascar

The Committee considered the initial report of Madagascar (CMW/C/MDG/1) at its 399th and 400th meetings (see CMW/C/SR.399 and CMW/C/SR.400), on 4 and 5 September 2018. At its 409th meeting, on 12 September 2018, it adopted the present concluding observations.
Date of publication:
16 October 2018
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
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Other

Migration Policy Practice (Vol. VIII, Number 2, May 2018 - August 2018)

The new edition of Migration Policy Practice, guest-edited by Gabriella Sanchez from the Migration Policy Centre at the European University Institute, focuses on issues of child migration.
Date of publication:
19 September 2018
Source:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
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Other

Concluding observations on the initial report of Guyana

The Committee considered the initial report of Guyana at its 381st and 382nd meetings (see CMW/C/SR.381 and 382), held on 11 and 12 April 2018. At its 395th meeting, held on 20 April 2018, it adopted the present concluding observations.
Date of publication:
23 May 2018
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Information Type:
Other

Concluding observations on Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the absence of a report

In the absence of a report by the State party, the Committee considered the situation in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines with respect to the implementation of the Convention at its 383rd meeting (see CMW/C/SR.383), held on 12 April 2018.
Date of publication:
18 May 2018
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
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Other

Protecting the Human Rights of Migrants in the Context of Return

On 6 March 2018, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) organized a one-day expert meeting on the theme "The human rights of migrants in the context of return".
Date of publication:
06 March 2018
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
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Other

Making Migration Law: The Foreigner, Sovereignty, and the Case of Australia

The emergence of international human rights law and the end of the White Australia immigration policy were events of great historical moment. Yet, they were not harbingers of a new dawn in migration law.
Date of publication:
01 March 2018
Source:
Cambridge University Press
Information Type:
Other

Making Mobility Work for Adaptation to Environmental Changes: Results from the Meclep Global Research

This report assesses evidence from desk reviews and field research to ascertain the extent to which migration benefits or undermines adaptation to environmental and climate change.
Date of publication:
01 January 2018
Source:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Information Type:
Other

The Concept of “Financial or Other Material Benefit” in the Smuggling of Migrants Protocol

“Financial or other material benefit” is the purpose of migrant smuggling. It is the reason behind the growing involvement of organized criminal groups in conduct that often puts the lives of vulnerable migrants in great jeopardy.
Date of publication:
01 January 2018
Source:
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
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Other

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