Knowledge Platform

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Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary - General on Violence against Children

SRSG on Violence Against Children on the Move

We must transform the continuum of violence that shapes the lives of children on the move into a continuum of protection for their fundamental rights. This thematic report looks primarily at the situation and safeguards for child refugees and migrants in Europe and Latin America.

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01 January 2020

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UN Special Rapporteur _Thematic Report on Digital Borders (A/75/590)

The report addresses the discriminatory impact of emerging digital technologies on migrants, stateless persons, refugees and other non-citizens.

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01 January 2020

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UN General Assembly

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Migration Policy Institute (MPI)

Towards a Global Compact for Migration: A Development Perspective

A series of issue briefs explores core issues for the Global Compact for Migration, such as legal migration pathways, return migration and reintegration policies, skills partnerships, the impact of development interventions on migration, and international migration governance.

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01 January 2020

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Policy Brief

Free Movement in the Caribbean: Economic and Security Dimensions

This report identifies opportunities for capacity-building and partnership to improve harmonization, data collection and regional cooperation.It examines the economic and security dimensions of free movement of people in the Caribbean region, combining a theoretical analysis of the impact of free...

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31 December 2019

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European Network of National Human Rights Institutions

Protecting Human Rights of Migrants at the borders. Evidence and work of European National Human Rights Institutions

In this background paper, the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) sheds light on the findings of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) about human rights violations at the borders and how they have used their broad mandate to promote and protect migrants’ human...

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31 December 2019

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World Migration Report 2020

The World Migration Report 2020, the tenth in the world migration report series, has been produced to contribute to increased understanding of migration throughout the world.

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29 November 2019

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International Centre for migration Policy Development (ICMPD)

The Strength to Carry On - Resilience and Vulnerability to Trafficking and Other Abuses among People Travelling along Migration Routes to Europe

This study analyses the incidence of human trafficking among people travelling along the ‘Eastern Mediterranean route’, the ‘Balkan route’ and the ‘Central Mediterranean route’; factors of resilience to human trafficking and other abuses; and factors of vulnerability to human trafficking and other...

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01 February 2019

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Analysis

World Migration Report 2020: Chapter 11 – Recent Developments in The Global Governance of Migration: An Update to the World Migration Report 2018

A chapter which provides a descriptive analysis of the GCM before examining its effect on the global migration governance architecture and the challenges for its implementation, including as they relate to sovereignty.

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01 January 2019

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European Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)

Under watchful eyes – biometrics, EU IT systems and fundamental rights

This report outlines the fundamental rights implications of collecting, storing and using biometric and other data in EU IT systems in the area of asylum and migration.

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31 December 2018

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International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

ICAO Trip Guide on Border Control Management

This guide is intended for reference by States to optimize the use of the tools, systems and applications available to enhance their national border control management.

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31 December 2018

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Centre for European Policy Studies

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

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UN General Assembly

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Other

Some EU Governments Leaving the UN Global Compact on Migration

This policy insight explores opposition to the GCM from European Union member states due to concerns that the compact infringes upon “national interests” or sovereignty.

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30 November 2018

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Policy Brief

CoE on Border Regions Facing the Migration Phenomenon

The report argues for an “integrated approach”, adequately involving different levels of government, NGOs and partners in countries of origin and transit and underlines that all these stakeholders’ involvement and interconnectedness is crucial for developing effective integration policies.

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07 November 2018

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Council of Europe

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Migration and the 2030 Agenda: A Guide for Practitioners

This guide is designed to serve government actors, both national and local, involved in any process of Sustainable Development Goal implementation, including those working specifically in migration, and those working in other sectors who are interested in integrating migration.

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02 October 2018

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Access to Justice for Migrant Persons: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants

The report contains a study on effective access to justice for migrants, and analyses the obstacles faced by migrants in their access to justice, stresses the need for the establishment of “firewall” protections to safeguard this right and provides recommendations to States to ensure effective...

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01 September 2018

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United Nations (UN)

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United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Migrant Smuggling in Asia – Current Trends and Challenges, Vol.2

This report builds on Migrant Smuggling in Asia (volume I) by outlining the current patterns of migrant smuggling in Asia and the Pacific and presenting evidence-based knowledge to guide policy and strengthen international cooperation.

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01 July 2018

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United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

UNODC Global Study on the Smuggling of Migrants 2018

The first UNODC Global Study on Smuggling of Migrants shows that migrant smuggling routes affect every part of the world. The study is based on an extensive review of existing data and literature.

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01 June 2018

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Analysis

How Blockchain can benefit migration programmes and migrants

This blog discusses the potential of Blockchain to offer cost-efficiency, transparency and accountability in migration and asylum programmes.

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22 February 2018

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Journal Article

Principles and guidelines, supported by practical guidance, on the human rights protection of migrants in vulnerable situations

These Principles and Guidelines provide concrete and operational guidance to assist States to design, implement and monitor migration governance measures that respect and protect the human rights of migrants in vulnerable situations.

Date of publication:

01 January 2018

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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

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