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United We Watch: Global Migration Film Festival (GMFF) on Social Cohesion

This document presents the results of a pilot study on the effect of the GMFF on social cohesion by looking at how films and public film screenings can impact perceptions and attitudes towards migrants.

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01 June 2020

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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

IOM-UNHCR Framework document on developing standard operating procedures to facilitate the identification and protection of victims of trafficking

This document intends to encourage the development of standard operating procedures (SOPs) between IOM and UNHCR at field level, and suggests a procedure for cooperation to ensure that the available expertise, capacities, and potential of each organization are effectively employed and coordinated to...

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01 June 2020

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Resource Bank on COVID-19: Ensuring Migrant Inclusion and Social Cohesion Amid a Pandemic

This resource bank compiles essential tools and practical guidance from multiple international agencies on key issues and challenges related to the impacts of the pandemic on migrant inclusion and integration.

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29 May 2020

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Migrant remittances in the times of COVID-19: Insights from Remittance Service Providers

Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, many migrants were already part of marginalized and vulnerable groups experiencing economic hardships in their countries of origin and host communities. Lockdowns and business closures have exacerbated the precarious nature of their livelihoods.

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16 May 2020

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World Bank Group

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Social protection for migrant during the COVID-19 crisis: The right and smart choice (2020)

This blog post talks about social protection for migrants during COVID-19. Ensuring that migrants are included in policy responses can help protect this particularly vulnerable group during the crisis.

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28 April 2020

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World Bank Group

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

COVID-19 and the Human Rights of Migrants: Guidance

The current public health crisis caused by COVID-19 disproportionately affects people and communities who are already in vulnerable and marginalised situations.

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07 April 2020

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Migration Policy Practice (MPP)

Migrant and displaced children in the age of COVID-19: How the pandemic is impacting them and what can we do to help

Collaboration and unity are needed more than ever to ensure health, safety, and protection for all, especially for those in the most vulnerable of circumstances.

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01 April 2020

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Journal Article

Non-detention of migrants: some facts and figures

This briefing presents key facts and figures on why under international and European Union law, alternatives to detention should be the norm, rather than the exception.

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01 April 2020

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Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM)

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Policy Brief

Fundamental Rights of Refugees, Asylum Applicants and Migrants at the European Borders

Council of Europe (CoE) and European Union (EU) Member States have an undeniable sovereign right to control the entry of non-nationals into their territory.

Date of publication:

28 March 2020

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European Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)

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Policy Brief

Guide for Practitioners on the Home Office Indicators of Integration Framework 2019

This guide is published by the International Organization for Migration – the UN Migration Agency (IOM) in the UK, to support capacity-building in local authorities (and regional statutory bodies with responsibility for integration) to effectively use the Indicators of Integration framework in...

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24 March 2020

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COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean: How to Incorporate Women and Gender Equality in the Management of the Crisis Response

This briefing note talks about how the impacts and implications of response to COVID-19 are different for women and men and gives recommendations for an effective response, which should take the gender dimension into consideration.

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17 March 2020

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UN Women

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United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

The Need to Capitalize on the 2020 Census Round for Migration Analysis

This technical brief from UNFPA encourages upcoming census to include core questions on country of birth, country of citizenship, duration of stay, and reason for migration, in addition to advocating for the greater release of population and census data.

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16 March 2020

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African Journal of AIDS Research

“Left behind”: why implementing migration-aware responses to HIV for migrant farm workers is a priority for South Africa

Like many other countries, South Africa (SA) has committed to the Sustainable Development Goals that aim to “leave no-one behind”, in efforts towards universal health coverage, and meeting the UNAIDS 90–90–90 targets through the implementation of universal test and treat (UTT) interventions.

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10 March 2020

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Journal Article

Medidas implementadas para la inclusión de personas migrantes venezolanas en Perú

Peru was one of the first countries to take regularization measures for Venezuelan migrants. It has become the second destination - after Colombia - and the first in terms of refugee applications received (until the beginning of 2020).

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01 March 2020

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Equilibrium – Centro para el Desarrollo Económico (Equilibrium CenDE)

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Making the Case to Integrate Human Mobility into Cross-border Trade and Trade Facilitation

This think piece examines the interrelationship between cross-border trade and human mobility across borders. It argues that the link between migration, human mobility and trade is neglected.

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31 January 2020

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Comisión Argentina para Refugiados y Migrantes (CAREF)

Leaving no one behind: Access to social protection for all migrant women

Social protection is a universal human right and a key element of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. While this right unequivocally applies to migrants, irrespective of migration status, migrant women in particular often remain excluded.

Date of publication:

14 January 2020

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UN Women

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Policy Brief

Laberintos de papel. Desigualdad y regularización migratoria en América del Sur

This study analyzes migration policies that facilitate access for migrants in an irregular status to an individual assessment that may lead to regular status. Available in Spanish only.

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11 January 2020

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Analysis

Mainstreaming the Health of Migrants in the Implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration

This information sheet provides an overview of the key health-related GCM commitments and actions, as well as selected examples of IOM action in supporting Member States in implementation and capacity building for migration health programmes.

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02 January 2020

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Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD)

Shaping the Public Narrative on Migration And Migrants: A Guide to Promoting a Balanced Dialogue

In the global context of polarized perceptions related to immigration, there is a pressing need to counter harmful and inaccurate narratives about migration and migrants.

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02 January 2020

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