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

Options Paper 1: Options for governments on care arrangements and alternatives to detention for children and families

Reception and placement options in the immigration context for children and families should be non-custodial and with appropriate case management support.

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31 December 2019

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IOM Quick Guide on Alternatives to Detention (ATD)

The guide explains how IOM understands alternatives to detention, describes the various elements of alternatives to detention used in IOM projects, and, through a flowchart, visually depicts how the various elements of alternatives to detention can be used together to create a coherent and...

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31 December 2019

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Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS)

Migrants with Irregular Status in Europe: Guidance for Municipalities

The purpose of this guidance is to assist municipal authorities in Europe in providing appropriate access to services for migrants with irregular status. It is also aimed at the public bodies which work with them including police forces, healthcare providers, and housing and education providers.

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31 December 2019

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Reasons to Remain (Part 2): Determinants of IDP Integration into Host Communities in Iraq

The purpose of this study is to identify which factors help or hinder local integration, utilizing data on perceptions and living conditions of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) displaced for more than three years and data collected from host community residents.

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31 December 2019

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Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)

Migration and Sustainable Mountain Development: Turning Challenges into Opportunities

This issue provides insights into the complex migration processes and the resulting opportunities and challenges for mountain communities and regions.

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31 December 2019

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IOM Handbook for migrants vulnerable to violence, exploitation and abuse

The Handbook is intended to support case managers, service providers, communities, humanitarian and development actors, States and other actors working to provide protection and assistance to migrants vulnerable to violence, exploitation and abuse.

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31 December 2019

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Human rights aspects of immigrant and refugee integration policies

This Issue Paper examines integration policies regarding immigrants and refugees in selected Council of Europe member states in light of human rights standards.

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31 December 2019

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Council of Europe

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Other

IOM Guidance on Referral Mechanisms

The practical guidelines contained in this publication provide guidance on how to develop and implement referral mechanisms for the protection and assistance of migrants vulnerable to violence, exploitation and abuse.

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31 December 2019

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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)

International Migration Policies: Data Booklet

This data booklet highlights current policies and data on immigration and emigration to showcase how better development and migration policies can ensure that migration contributes to inclusive and sustainable economic growth and development, drawing on data published in World Population Policies...

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31 December 2019

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United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

Words into Action guidelines - Disaster displacement: How to reduce risk, address impacts and strengthen resilience

This guide offers practical guidance to help policymakers integrate disaster displacement and other related forms of human mobility into regional, national, sub-national and local disaster risk reduction strategies in accordance with the Sendai Framework.

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31 December 2019

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Free Movement in the Caribbean: Economic and Security Dimensions

This report identifies opportunities for capacity-building and partnership to improve harmonization, data collection and regional cooperation.It examines the economic and security dimensions of free movement of people in the Caribbean region, combining a theoretical analysis of the impact of free...

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31 December 2019

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Migrants and their Vulnerability to Human Trafficking, Modern Slavery and Forced Labour

The report explores various sites of vulnerability where migrants are particularly susceptible to human trafficking, forced labour and modern slavery. These include private dwellings, border crossings, irregular migration routes and conflict zones.

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31 December 2019

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European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI)

Protecting Human Rights of Migrants at the borders. Evidence and work of European National Human Rights Institutions

In this background paper, the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) sheds light on the findings of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) about human rights violations at the borders and how they have used their broad mandate to promote and protect migrants’ human...

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31 December 2019

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Project Development Manual for Migrants’ Associations: Global Development Agents

Based on a training module used in Italy, this manual provides training to support migrants’ and diaspora associations as they design and implement development projects in their countries of origin, following the project lifecycle.

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31 December 2019

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United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

Modelo de cuidados alternativos para niñas, niños y adolescentes migrantes, solicitantes de asilo y refugiados en México: guía para su implementación

This document identifies different options for alternative care for unaccompanied migrant, asylum-seeking and refugee children and adolescents in Mexico, with the aim of implementing a model of alternative care for these children and young people in this country. Only available in Spanish.

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31 December 2019

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

Coming Together For Refugee Education. Education Report 2020

Coming Together for Refugee Education' is the fifth annual education report from UNHCR. The 2019 data in the report is based on reporting from twelve countries hosting more than half of the world’s refugee children.

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31 December 2019

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Debt and the Migration Experience: Insights From South-East Asia

Debt and indebtedness are central to the lives of South-East Asian migrants. Indebtedness can motivate the need for migration; migrants regularly use loans to finance costly cross-border moves, and the remittances migrants send home are often used to repay household debt.

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31 December 2019

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Progress of the world’s women

UN Women’s flagship report, “Progress of the world’s women 2019–2020: Families in a changing world”, assesses the reality of families today in the context of sweeping economic, demographic, political, and social transformation. The report features global, regional, and national data.

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31 December 2019

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UN Women

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Study on Remittance Regulatory Frameworks and Accessibility of Regular Remittance Channels of the Colombo Process Member States

The Columbo Process is a a Regional Consultative Process on Overseas Employment and Contractual Labor for Countries of Origin in Asia which builds on existing institutions and collaborations at the regional level.

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31 December 2019

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