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World Migration Report 2020: Chapter 11 – Recent Developments in The Global Governance of Migration: An Update to the World Migration Report 2018

A chapter which provides a descriptive analysis of the GCM before examining its effect on the global migration governance architecture and the challenges for its implementation, including as they relate to sovereignty.

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01 January 2019

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Climate Change and Migration in Vulnerable Countries: A snapshot of least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States

This paper aims to inform policymakers of the complex dynamics of climate-induced migration in LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS. It provides an overview of the migration and climate change nexus in each group of countries and proposes ways forward to address it.

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01 January 2019

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World Migration Reports

The WMR is the flagship publication series of the International Organization for Migration, presenting data and information on human migration and mobility together with analysis of complex and emerging migration issues. It covers thematic topics, such as migration governance, and has been published...

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01 January 2019

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Reintegration Handbook. Practical Guidance on the Design, Implementation and Monitoring of Reintegration Assistance

This Handbook aims to provide practical guidance on the design, implementation and monitoring of reintegration assistance for returnees. While reintegration is a process taking place in different return contexts (for example following spontaneous, forced or assisted voluntary returns, or internal...

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01 January 2019

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Engaging With Employers In The Hiring Of Refugees

This document outlines a 10-point multi-stakeholder action plan. For employers, refugees, governments and civil society. It draws on extensive consultations with employers and others who play a key role in promoting the integration of refugees in local and national labour markets. The Action Plan...

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01 January 2019

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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Migration, displacement and education: Building bridges, not walls

The 2019 GEM Report continues its assessment of progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) on education and its ten targets, as well as other related education targets in the SDG agenda. This year the Report focuses on the theme of migration and displacement. It presents evidence on the...

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01 January 2019

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Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM)

Manual on regularizations for children, young people and families

This manual aims to provide tools to organisations working to advocate new or improved regularisation mechanisms and programmes.

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01 January 2019

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Trafficking in Human Beings and Smuggling of Migrants in ACP Countries: Key Challenges and Ways Forward

The African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States are increasingly stepping up to address Trafficking in Human Beings (THB) and Smuggling of Migrants (SoM). However, they face challenges in developing the necessary holistic, long-term interventions that combine law enforcement with a rights...

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01 January 2019

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Reducing vulnerabilities and empowering migrants: The Determinants of Migrant Vulnerability model as an analytical and programmatic tool for the East and Horn of Africa

This publication is meant for government officials and practitioners working on migrant protection in the East and Horn of Africa region. Its objective is to strengthen the analysis and response to migrant vulnerabilities.

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01 January 2019

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Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons

The Role of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Combating Trafficking in Persons

This issue brief provides an explanation of the three specific targets of the Sustainable Developments Goals (SDGs) that mention trafficking in persons as well as several other SDGs relevant to addressing trafficking in persons, and makes recommendations about what States can do to achieve them by...

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31 December 2018

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Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons

Trafficking in Children

This issue brief sheds lights on how trafficking in children differs from trafficking in adults, gives a data snapshot on what the scale of trafficking in children is, talks about child-specific drivers and challenges and gives recommendations.

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31 December 2018

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Migrant Smuggling Data and Research: A Global Review of the Emerging Evidence Base (Volume II)

This second volume builds on the 2016 report, covering the following countries and regions: the Middle East; Central Asia; Russian Federation; Southern Europe; Southern Africa; Mexico; Ecuador; and Canada.

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31 December 2018

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Joint Research Centre (JRC)

International Migration Drivers: A quantitative assessment of the structural factors shaping migration

This report is built around the quantitative analysis of the variables that explain international migration, including the characteristics of a country of origin, bilateral relations between countries such as trade relations and the features of destination countries.

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31 December 2018

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European Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)

Under watchful eyes – biometrics, EU IT systems and fundamental rights

This report outlines the fundamental rights implications of collecting, storing and using biometric and other data in EU IT systems in the area of asylum and migration.

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31 December 2018

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Moving for Prosperity: Global Migration and Labor Markets

This research report looks at the determinants of migration, migration patterns as well as the economic drivers of migration. It discusses how to create sustainable migration regimes that can deliver economic and social gains for everyone in the generations to come.

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31 December 2018

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World Bank Group

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International Centre for migration Policy Development (ICMPD)

Communication on Migration: An Issue of Local Governance

This report from the Mediterranean City-to-City Migration project (MC2CM) summarises the main learnings derived from an event that brought together city administrations, experts, and representatives of international organisations. It offers examples and recommendations for local actors in areas of...

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31 December 2018

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

Admission And Stay Based On Human Rights And Humanitarian Grounds: A Mapping Of National Practice

In collaboration with DLA Piper Law Firm, the Center for Legal and Social Studies (CELS, Argentina) and the Center for Human Rights and Citizenship of the Immigrant (CDHIC, Brazil), OHCHR has undertaken a study to better understand how international human rights law can be a ground for migrants’...

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31 December 2018

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Analysis

Slow Onset Effects Of Climate Change And Human Rights Protection For Cross-Border Migrants

This study was undertaken on behalf of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in collaboration with the Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD), to advance understanding of the connection between the slow onset adverse effects of climate change, human rights, and...

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31 December 2018

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

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Analysis

Urban Profiling

Urban profiles (examples available from Lebanon, but also other countries) including focus on different sectors such as Water and Sanitation, education or health as well as other services; the profiles including spatial data collection at neighborhood level.

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31 December 2018

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United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

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