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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’.

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30 July 2020

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COVID-19 impacts on the labour migration and mobility of young women and girls in South-East Asia and the Pacific

This paper explores the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on labour migration and mobility of young women and girls in South-East Asia and the Pacific.

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23 July 2020

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Report on ending immigration detention of children and seeking adequate reception and care for them

In the report, the Special Rapporteur examines the international legal framework protecting the human rights of migrant children, in particular regarding their right to liberty as well as to adequate reception, care and protection.

Date of publication:

20 July 2020

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UN General Assembly

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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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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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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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United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

UNICEF Submission to the Thematic Report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants

This document identifies key challenges to end child immigration detention despite a growing international consensus on this issue, and proposes concrete recommendations to provide adequate reception, protection and care for migrant and displaced children without resorting to detention.

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01 May 2020

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Other

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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Other

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

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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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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.

Date of publication:

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.

Date of publication:

01 April 2020

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Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM)

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United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

Broken down by age and sex: Why reliable and timely population statistics are more important than ever

With increasing evidence that migrants are disproportionately affected by COVID-19 due to factors such as overcrowding in dormitories and limited access to healthcare, disaggregated data could help policymakers better understand the vulnerability of specific groups of population, including migrants,...

Date of publication:

01 April 2020

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European Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)

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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International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

COVID-19: Inclusive Programming – Ensuring Assistance and Protection Addresses the Needs of Marginalized and At-Risk People

The purpose of this paper is to support the ICRC's delegations and métiers in their response to coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Date of publication:

27 March 2020

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Comisión Argentina para Refugiados y Migrantes (CAREF)

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.

Date of publication:

11 January 2020

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Analysis

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.

Date of publication:

01 January 2020

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

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Ethical Trading Initiative

Base Code Guidance: Modern Slavery

Targeted at the private sector, this guide will help businesses understand key concepts, legal definitions and their responsibility to tackle modern slavery.

Date of publication:

01 January 2020

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Children and unsafe migration

Chapter 8 of the World Migration Report 2020 examines unsafe international child migration, and the ongoing tension between migration governance and child protection imperatives.

Date of publication:

01 January 2020

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