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Thematic Brief on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Trafficking in Persons

The brief talks about preliminary findings and messaging based on rapid stocktaking. It encompasses UNODC response to trafficking in persons during COVID-19 and gives recommendations for action.

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16 December 2020

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European Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)

Handbook on European law relating to asylum, borders and immigration - Edition 2020

The European Convention on Human Rights and European Union law provide an increasingly important framework for the protection of the rights of foreigners. European Union legislation relating to asylum, borders and immigration is developing fast.

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16 December 2020

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Contributions and Counting: Guidance on Measuring the Economic Impact of your Diaspora beyond Remittances

Contributions and Counting: Guidance on Measuring the Economic Impact of your Diaspora beyond Remittances provides guidance for governments and national authorities looking to understand and measure the economic contributions made by their diaspora to their country of origin – that is, contributions...

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16 December 2020

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European Centre for Modern Languages

Language for Work - A Quick Guide: How to help Adult Migrants

Successful integration of adult migrants depends to a considerable extent on two interconnected enablers, language skills and employment. This short resource offers guidance on how to provide that support to migrants so that they can develop their language skills.

Date of publication:

15 December 2020

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Comparative Eastern Corridor Route Analysis: Obok, Djibouti and Bosasso, Puntland

In 2019, the IOM Regional Data Hub (RDH) for the East and Horn of Africa (EHoA) launched a multistage research project aimed at better understanding the experiences, decision-making, perceptions and expectations of young Ethiopians along the Eastern Route regarding their migration projects.

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15 December 2020

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International Labour Organization (ILO)

The migrant pay gap: Understanding wage differences between migrants and nationals

This report analyses how migrant wages have evolved in 49 countries before the COVID-19 pandemic. It details the difficulties faced by migrants in receiving the same pay as nationals.

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14 December 2020

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

The Global Compact on Refugees

The Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) is a framework for more predictable and equitable responsibility-sharing, recognizing that a sustainable solution to refugee situations cannot be achieved without international cooperation.

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14 December 2020

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Other

A child is a child: Protecting children on the move from violence, abuse and exploitation

This report shows how the lack of safe and legal pathways for refugee and migrant children feeds a booming market for human smuggling and puts them at risk of violence, abuse and exploitation.

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14 December 2020

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United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

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Amsterdam University Press

Border Deaths: Causes, Dynamics and Consequences of Migration-related Mortality

Border deaths are a result of dynamics involving diverse actors, and can be interpreted and represented in various ways. The chapters of this collection, co-authored by researchers and practitioners, provide the first interdisciplinary overview of this contested field.

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14 December 2020

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Consular Support and Citizen Services

Information sheet on the consular and citizen services, initiatives and tools of IOM available for supporting governments.

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14 December 2020

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Assessment Guide to the Criminal Justice Response to the Smuggling of Migrants

The Assessment Guide provides an inventory of measures for assessing the legislative, investigative, prosecutorial, judicial, and administrative responses to the smuggling of migrants by land, air, and sea, for deterring and combating such crime, and for integrating the information and experience...

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14 December 2020

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The impact of COVID-19 on family remittances: A lifeline cut for migrants’ families

The UN Migration Network’s policy guidance, developed under the leadership of IFAD with support from IOM, OHCHR, UNICEF, UN Women, and the World Bank, highlights measures needed for an effective response to reduced remittances flows.

Date of publication:

13 December 2020

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UN Network on Migration

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Policy Brief

IOM Institutional Strategy on Migration and Sustainable Development

The IOM Institutional Strategy on Migration and Sustainable Development outlines a whole-of-organization approach to comprehensively integrate migration and development into policymaking and programming within IOM.

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13 December 2020

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Other

Towards a Global Approach to Skills Development and Labour Mobility

This document lists eight essential prerequisites for Skills Mobility Partnerships to be operational and sustainable, on the basis of UN’s institutional framework and guided by the principle of migrants’ wellbeing.

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13 December 2020

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COVID-19 Analytical Snapshot #4: Consular and other assistance for stranded migrants and travellers

The document provides a snapshot on the status and availability of consular assistance services during COVID-19 and how migrants can utilize these facilities.

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13 December 2020

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E-PHR Handbook For Health Professionals

This handbook has been written to provide medical examiners with: an overview of the migration health assessment process, guidance on conditions of importance for health assessments, and a standardised process to obtain appropriate, accurate and comprehensive information.

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13 December 2020

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European Union

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UNODC University Module Series: Trafficking in Persons & Smuggling of Migrants

UNODC’s University Module Series containing 14 modules on trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants provides academics with a practically oriented, though still theoretically grounded, tool to teach on these issues.

Date of publication:

12 December 2020

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Training / Workshop Material

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Guidelines on the Applicable Criteria and Standards relating to the Detention of Asylum-Seekers and Alternatives to Detention

These Guidelines are intended to provide guidance to governments, parliamentarians, legal practitioners, decision-makers, including the judiciary, as well as other international and national bodies working on detention and asylum matters, including non-governmental organisations, national human...

Date of publication:

11 December 2020

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

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