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Principles on the Role of Judges and Lawyers in Relation to Refugees and Migrants

The Principles seek to help judges and lawyers, as well as legislators and other government officials, better secure human rights and the rule of law in the context of large movements of refugees and migrants. The Principles address the role of judges and lawyers in relation to, among other aspects...
Date of publication:
01 May 2017
Source:
International Commission of Jurists
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General Practical Guidance on Promoting Coherence among Employment, Education/Training and Labour Migration Policies

This practical guidance is part of a broader ILO effort to foster coherence among employment, education/training and migration policies and address constituents’ demands in this area. It is a building block towards further country analyses and a guide and training manual in the future.
Date of publication:
01 January 2017
Source:
International Labour Organization (ILO)
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Field Handbook on Unaccompanied and Separated Children

Following the guiding principles of 2004, the Field Handbook provides up-to-date and detailed operational guidance for all actors concerned with the welfare and protection of unaccompanied and separated children.
Date of publication:
01 January 2017
Source:
Inter-agency Working Group on Unaccompanied and Separated Children
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Migration, Environment and Climate Change: Training Manual (Facilitators’ Guide)

This guide offers a training manual for policymakers dealing with environmental migration on the national or regional level. For further information about the manual, including access, please find contact information on the resource page.
Date of publication:
01 January 2017
Source:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
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Protection-Sensitive Entry Systems (Chapter 3)

This training manual provides guidance on Protection-Sensitive Entry Systems which has a broader meaning than the commonly used term “border control” and captures the fact that migration policies and strategies regulating access to territory have undergone significant changes and now include...
Date of publication:
01 January 2017
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
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Refugee Protection and Mixed Migration: The 10-Point Plan in Action 2016 Update

The 10-Point Plan in Action provides examples of how different stakeholders have made use of the 10-Point Plan of Action as a strategic tool to inform the development of immigration and asylum systems and to improve their operational responses. It includes an extensive collection of recent...
Date of publication:
31 December 2016
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
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Rights-based Approach to Programming

A handbook developed to introduce those working on migration programming to a rights-based approach. Modules provide an overview of relevant international laws and how the rights accorded therein should be integrated into different stages of programming.
Date of publication:
31 December 2016
Source:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
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Vulnerability Screening Tool

Screening tool for identifying and addressing situations of vulnerability intended to help guide and inform frontline workers and decision-makers in the context of asylum and migration procedures and systems
Date of publication:
31 December 2016
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
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Housing at the Center: Inclusive urban development, inclusive housing policies, affordable housing, integrated housing and urban development

‘Housing at the Centre’ aims to shift the focus from simply building houses to a holistic framework for housing development, orchestrated with urban planning practice and placing people and human rights at the forefront of urban sustainable development.
Date of publication:
31 December 2016
Source:
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
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Return Migration and Reintegration Policies: A primer

This primer aims to provide policy guidelines by considering the individual and structural factors which determine return and reintegration.
Date of publication:
01 December 2016
Source:
German Marshall Fund of the United States
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Protection of Unaccompanied Migrant Children

This Information Note provides a broad overview about the protection of unaccompanied migrant children, including principles, protection measures and long-term options.
Date of publication:
03 October 2016
Source:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
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International Migration Law Information Note On International Standards On Immigration Detention And Non-Custodial Measures

The IOM Information Note aims to provide guidance on the international law and standards applicable in cases of detention of migrants and the obligation to provide non-custodial measures. The Information note aims to acquaint the reader with international instruments that set the standards to be...
Date of publication:
01 October 2016
Source:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
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What is the difference between trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants?

Issue brief on the difference between trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants.
Date of publication:
01 October 2016
Source:
Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons
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IML Information Note on the Protection of Unaccompanied Migrant Children

The purpose of this Information Note is to provide a broad overview of the human rights of unaccompanied migrant children. Unaccompanied children are entitled to international protection under international human rights law, international refugee law, international humanitarian law and various...
Date of publication:
01 October 2016
Source:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
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UNHCR-IDC Vulnerability Screening Tool - Identifying and addressing vulnerability: a tool for asylum and migration systems

This screening tool on identifying and addressing situations of vulnerability is intended to help guide and inform frontline workers and decision-makers on the relevance of vulnerability factors to detention decisions, referrals to alternatives to detention, open reception facilities, community...
Date of publication:
05 September 2016
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Information Type:
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Regional Guidelines for the Development of Bilateral Labour Agreements in the Southern African Development Community

Bilateral labour agreements (BLAs) are part of the broader set of frameworks, laws, technical instruments and practices that make up national labour migration policies. Improving the quality and efficiency of BLAs in ensuring rights-based labour migration requires State and non-State actors (social...
Date of publication:
15 August 2016
Source:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
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Guia Prático de Atendimento aos Migrantes, Refugiados, Vítimas de Tráfico de Pessoas e Brasileiros Retornados em Situação de Vulnerabilidade e em Áreas de Fronteira

The aim of this guide is to assist those who provide assistance to migrants, refugees, victims of human trafficking and returned Brazilians, in a more practical and objective way, especially in the border area. Only available in Portuguese.
Date of publication:
04 August 2016
Source:
International Centre for migration Policy Development (ICMPD)
Information Type:
Guidelines/Toolkits/Manuals

The Almaty Process on Refugee Protection and International Migration: Regional Guidelines on how to identify and refer Refugees and Asylum Seekers at the Borders of Central Asia

The Regional Guidelines provide concrete recommendations on how States can identify persons in need of international protection and how to link this identification made at the border with concrete protection measures available in each jurisdiction. In other words, they suggest practical ways to go...
Date of publication:
15 June 2016
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Information Type:
Guidelines/Toolkits/Manuals

Guidelines for Monitoring and Evaluation of AVR(R) Programmes

The overall aim of these guidelines is to improve the evidence-base to inform the policy debate on return by identifying a common methodology for monitoring and evaluation that Member States can apply on a voluntary basis. Through such monitoring, Member States will be able to design more effective...
Date of publication:
01 January 2016
Source:
European Migration Network (EMN)
Information Type:
Guidelines/Toolkits/Manuals

MICIC Guideline 6: Communicate effectively with migrants

This guideline published by the Migrants in Countries in Crisis (MICIC) initiative gives an overview of how to effectively undertake communication efforts targeted at migrants, and provides a comprehensive list of tools and channels along with a description of how each can be optimally used. It is...
Date of publication:
01 January 2016
Source:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Information Type:
Guidelines/Toolkits/Manuals

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