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IOM Migration Health Assessment Programmes (HAP) – Pre-Migration Health Activities

This information sheet gives an overview over the different pre-migration health activities IOM provides, as well as other HAP services. Further HAP information sheets exist also on vaccination services and response to COVID-19.

Date of publication:

01 August 2020

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United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

What Works to Protect Children on the Move

Approximately 50 million children can be considered ‘on the move’.

Date of publication:

30 July 2020

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

Background Note on Gender Equality, Nationality Laws and Statelessness 2020

This Background Note provides information about gender equality in legal provisions in nationality laws which relate to conferral of nationality to children.

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14 July 2020

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Independent Monitoring, Rapid Research and Evidence Facility (IMREF)

Exploring the Impact of COVID19 on the Vulnerabilities of Migrants on the Central Mediterranean Route

Humanitarian actors expected COVID-19 to have severe consequences for people migrating on the Central Mediterranean Route (CMR) from Sub-Saharan Africa to Libya, Tunisia and Algeria.

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02 July 2020

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Policy Brief: COVID-19 and People on the Move

The COVID-19 crisis presents us with an opportunity to reimagine human mobility for the benefit of all while advancing our central commitment of the 2030 Agenda to leave no one behind. In the pursuit of this objective, this Policy Brief offers four basic tenets to guide our collective response.

Date of publication:

01 July 2020

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United Nations (UN)

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Situation Report on International Migration 2019: The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in the Context of the Arab Region

The present report provides a multidisciplinary and comprehensive overview of migration trends, policy developments, and priority issues in the region to inform policymakers, researchers and practitioners.

Date of publication:

24 June 2020

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No Social Exclusion in 'Social' Distancing: Leaving no Migrants Behind in the COVID-19 Response

This issue explores the multi-dimensional risks of social exclusion caused by inequities faced by different migrant groups in the COVID-19 response. While measures to combat the virus apply to all, not all migrant groups have the same set of resources and capacities to comply with the rules.

Date of publication:

13 June 2020

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International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Activities for Migrants

This booklet focuses on the activities that the ICRC carries out on behalf of vulnerable migrants and their families around the world. Examples include visits to migrants who have been detained and helping migrants re-establish contact with their families.

Date of publication:

12 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...

Date of publication:

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.

Date of publication:

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.

Date of publication:

16 May 2020

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World Bank Group

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An Exploratory Study on Labour Recruitment and Migrant Worker Protection Mechanisms in West Africa: The Case of Côte d'Ivoire, the Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal

This study seeks to shed light on the situation of ethical recruitment and labour migration in West Africa by assessing current recruitment practices and migrant worker protection mechanisms in place in the following case study countries: Côte d'Ivoire, the Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal.

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04 May 2020

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Migration data in the context of the 2030 Agenda (Measuring migration and development in Armenia)

This report examines the priorities of Armenia in the field of migration and development in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Date of publication:

01 May 2020

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Inter-Agency Standing Committee

Light Guidance on Collective Outcomes

This light guidance was developed by WHO and UNHCR on behalf of the IASC Results Group 4 on Humanitarian-Development Collaboration and in consultation with the UN Joint Steering Committee to Advance Humanitarian and Development Collaboration (JSC).

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01 May 2020

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Inventory of tools, guidance, policies, statement and best practices including for COVID-19 response

At a glance This inventory provides Member States and stakeholders with relevant tools, guidance, policies, statements and best practices for responding to COVID-19.

Date of publication:

28 April 2020

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UN Network on Migration

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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.

Date of publication:

28 April 2020

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World Bank Group

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Women

This policy brief from the United Nations explores how the lives of women and girls have changed in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and suggests priority measures for both immediate and long-term recovery efforts.

Date of publication:

09 April 2020

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United Nations (UN)

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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.

Date of publication:

07 April 2020

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Family Reunification for Refugee and Migrant Children: Standards and Promising Practices

This handbook focuses on family reunification with children, including unaccompanied and separated refugee and migrant children in the member states of the Council of Europe.

Date of publication:

07 April 2020

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Council of Europe

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