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Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD)

GFMD Thematic Recollection (2007-2017) for the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration

At the GCM Stocktaking Meeting in Mexico in December 2017, the Co-Chairs presented the GFMD Thematic Recollection (2007-2017) – the GFMD’s final contribution to the GCM, consolidating 10 years of GFMD discussions and cooperation around migration and development.

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23 November 2017

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United Nations Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families

Joint general comment No. 3 (2017) of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and No. 22 (2017) of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on the general principles regarding the human rights of children

The objective of the present joint general comment is to provide authoritative guidance on legislative, policy and other appropriate measures that should be taken to ensure full compliance with the obligations under the Conventions to fully protect the rights of children in the context of...

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16 November 2017

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Making Integration Work: Family Migrants

This booklet takes stock of the experiences of OECD countries with respect to the integration of family migrants along a number of policy lessons with supporting examples of good practice.

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11 November 2017

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European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI)

Migrants' Access to Information on their Rights: Recommendations to bridge Theory and Practice

Effective and efficient provision of information to migrants is decisive for migrants’ access to procedures, international protection and remedies but also for their future integration.

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11 October 2017

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

Refugee Protection and Mixed Migration: The 10-Point Plan in Action 2016 Update

The 10-Point Plan in Action provides examples of how different stakeholders have made use of the 10-Point Plan of Action as a strategic tool to inform the development of immigration and asylum systems and to improve their operational responses.

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31 December 2016

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

Vulnerability Screening Tool

Screening tool for identifying and addressing situations of vulnerability intended to help guide and inform frontline workers and decision-makers in the context of asylum and migration procedures and systems

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31 December 2016

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71/1. New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants

Unanimously adopted by all 193 Member States at the UN General Assembly of 19 September 2016, the Declaration expresses the will to save lives, protect rights and share responsibility on migration and asylum. The Declaration contains several provisions on child migration.

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04 October 2016

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United Nations (UN)

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Protection of Unaccompanied Migrant Children

This Information Note provides a broad overview about the protection of unaccompanied migrant children, including principles, protection measures and long-term options.

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03 October 2016

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IML Information Note on the Protection of Unaccompanied Migrant Children

The purpose of this Information Note is to provide a broad overview of the human rights of unaccompanied migrant children.

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01 October 2016

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

UNHCR-IDC Vulnerability Screening Tool - Identifying and addressing vulnerability: a tool for asylum and migration systems

This screening tool on identifying and addressing situations of vulnerability is intended to help guide and inform frontline workers and decision-makers on the relevance of vulnerability factors to detention decisions, referrals to alternatives to detention, open reception facilities, community...

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05 September 2016

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International Centre for migration Policy Development (ICMPD)

Guia Prático de Atendimento aos Migrantes, Refugiados, Vítimas de Tráfico de Pessoas e Brasileiros Retornados em Situação de Vulnerabilidade e em Áreas de Fronteira

The aim of this guide is to assist those who provide assistance to migrants, refugees, victims of human trafficking and returned Brazilians, in a more practical and objective way, especially in the border area. Only available in Portuguese.

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04 August 2016

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

The Almaty Process on Refugee Protection and International Migration: Regional Guidelines on how to identify and refer Refugees and Asylum Seekers at the Borders of Central Asia

The Regional Guidelines provide concrete recommendations on how States can identify persons in need of international protection and how to link this identification made at the border with concrete protection measures available in each jurisdiction.

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15 June 2016

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Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons

A Toolkit for Guidance in Designing and Evaluating Counter-Trafficking Programmes

This document builds on a discussion paper developed by the Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons on the current state of evaluation practice in the field of trafficking in persons.

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01 January 2016

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Law, Policy and Practice Concerning the Humanitarian Protection of Aliens on a Temporary Basis in the Context of Disasters

This background paper provides a review of existing law, policy and practice on the temporary humanitarian protection of migrants in the context of disasters in select countries of North and South America.

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01 January 2016

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The Nansen Initiative

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Working Paper

Enhancing the Safety and Sustainability of the Return and Reintegration of Victims of Trafficking: Lessons learnt from the CARE and TACT Projects

This joint report aims to gather and share the lessons learned through the implementation of both projects, suggesting a way forward for the establishment of transnational referral mechanisms between European Union Member States and third countries.

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31 December 2015

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Analysis

The Principle of Non-refoulement

The purpose of this Information Note is to provide a general overview of the principle of non-refoulement and to explain how the principle applies to all migrants.

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01 April 2014

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

Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights at International Borders

The OHCHR’s recommended principles and guidelines provides normative guidance on how to translate the international human rights framework into concrete measures that uphold the rights of migrants at international borders.

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02 January 2014

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The Principles of Non refoulement  

The purpose of this Information Note is to provide a general overview of the principle of non-refoulement and to explain how the principle applies to all migrants.

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01 January 2014

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Regional Conference on Migration (RCM)

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Policy Brief

Regional Guidelines for the Preliminary Identification and Referral Mechanisms for Migrant Populations in Vulnerable Situations

The Guide, a product of a consultative process, outlines action undertaken by stakeholders in the referral and counter referral assistance route, giving due regard to the vulnerabilities of different migrant groups and aims to be used as tool in the processes of preliminary identification of...

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04 June 2013

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