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Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants

The present report is the first submitted to the Human Rights Council by the mandate holder, Felipe González Morales, who assumed his functions on 1 August 2017.

Date of publication:

05 April 2018

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UN General Assembly

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Site Planning: Guidance to Reduce the Risk of Gender-Based Violence (Third edition)

This booklet is targeted at field practitioners. It provides basic information about site planning and gender-based violence risks. It also provides practical guidance for measures which can be taken to reduce risks to affected populations in and around camps and sites.

Date of publication:

01 April 2018

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Global Shelter Cluster

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

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

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Other

Manual on regularisations for children, young people and families

This manual is not only useful for policy makers and policy people; it gives hope to undocumented people like us across Europe.

Date of publication:

01 March 2018

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Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM)

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Cambridge University Press

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

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Other

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.

Date of publication:

22 February 2018

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Journal Article

Manufacturing Smugglers: From Irregular to Clandestine Mobility in the Sahara

For decades, mobility between the Sahel and northern Africa was mostly irregular, but not clandestine. Most of the border crossings were supervised and (illegally) taxed by border police; everyone knew who did what with whom, and Saharan drivers were not thought of as smugglers of people.

Date of publication:

21 February 2018

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Journal Article

How Immigrants Contribute to Developing Countries' Economies

This report is the result of a project carried out by the OECD Development Centre and the International Labour Organization, with support from the European Union.

Date of publication:

24 January 2018

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

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

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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United Nations University (UNU)

Addressing Xenophobia in the media / ethical media reporting on migration

This report addresses xenophobia through a consideration of representations of migration and the role of the media.

Date of publication:

01 January 2018

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Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM)

Protecting Undocumented Children

This report seeks to support and disseminate such policies, by presenting several promising examples from governments at all levels, alongside some available data and relevant policy documents at EU level.

Date of publication:

01 January 2018

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Good practices in nationality laws for the prevention and reduction of statelessness

This is the third edition of a handbook where the IPU and UNHCR have collaborated to provide guidance on the international legal framework for the right to nationality and reduction of statelessness, providing concrete examples where domestic law provisions have led to successful outcomes.

Date of publication:

01 January 2018

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Evaluating the impact of information campaigns in the field of migration: A systematic review of the evidence and practical guidance

This report provides the findings from a systematic literature review, looking at 60 evaluations of information campaigns targeted at migrants, traffickers, and communities.

Date of publication:

01 January 2018

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Groundswell: Preparing for Internal Climate Migration

This World Bank report, which focuses on three regions, finds that climate change will push tens of millions of people to migrate within their countries by 2050.

Date of publication:

01 January 2018

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World Bank Group

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Guidance Note: Integrating Housing, Land and Property Issues into Key Humanitarian, Transitional and Development Planning Process

Housing, land and property (HLP) issues arise in most crisis situations, in conflict, as well as natural disasters. This is especially the case when a crisis is accompanied by significant displacement or when it occurs in a context with long-standing HLP grievances or challenges.

Date of publication:

01 January 2018

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International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Note on migration and the principle of non refoulement

Throughout history, high numbers of persons have left, or have been forced to leave, their countries of origin. In order to protect migrants or refugees against being returned to places in which their fundamental rights are in danger, States have developed the principle of non-refoulement.

Date of publication:

01 January 2018

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Policy Brief

The principle of non-refoulement under international human rights law

Under international human rights law, the principle of non-refoulement guarantees that no one should be re-turned to a country where they would face torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and other irreparable harm.

Date of publication:

01 January 2018

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Policy Brief

Institutional framework for addressing gender-based violence in crises

In this guide, IOM introduces the Institutional Framework for Addressing Gender-based Violence in Crises (GBViC Framework) and presents a toolkit for operationalizing the Framework’s strategic interventions.

Date of publication:

01 January 2018

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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

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