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Racial Discrimination in the Context of Laws, Policies and Practices Concerning Citizenship, Nationality and Immigration

The report addresses the issue of racial discrimination in the context of laws, policies and practices concerning citizenship, nationality and immigration. It identifies and reviews contemporary racist and xenophobic ideologies, and institutionalized laws, policies and practices, which together have...

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25 April 2018

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Issue Brief #2

This issue brief focuses on addressing the drivers of migration, including adverse effects of climate change, natural disasters and human-made crises, through protection and assistance, sustainable development, poverty eradication, conflict prevention and resolution.

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31 December 2017

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Joint general comment No. 4 (2017) of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and No. 23 (2017) of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on State obligations regarding the human rights of child

The CMW/CRC Joint General Comments provides guidance on the human rights of migrant children at all stages of migration. It was adopted at the same time as joint general comment No. 3 (2017) of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and No...

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16 December 2017

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Making Migration Work for All: Report of the Secretary General

The report focuses on making migration work for all, emphasizing its links to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The report highlights: (a) options for Member States to help migrants fulfil their economic and social potential; (b) steps to promote regular migration; and (c) policies to...

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13 December 2017

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Duties Of States Towards Refugees And Migrants Under The International Covenant On Economic, Social And Cultural Rights

This statement clarifies that all migrants, regardless of their migration status, are entitled to enjoy economic, social and cultural rights without discrimination.

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13 March 2017

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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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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. In other words, they suggest practical ways to go...

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15 June 2016

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Guidelines/Toolkits/Manuals

Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015 – 2030

The Sendai Framework articulates the need for improved understanding of disaster risk in all its dimensions of exposure, vulnerability and hazard characteristics; the strengthening of disaster risk governance, including national platforms; accountability for disaster risk management; preparedness to...

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01 January 2015

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Paris Agreement

The Paris Agreement builds upon the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and for the first time brings all nations into a common cause to undertake ambitious efforts to combat climate change and adapt to its effects, with enhanced support to assist developing countries to do so. As...

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01 January 2015

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Protection of Migrants’ Rights and State Sovereignty

An outline of why protecting migrants’ rights – as in the GCM – can enhance rather than undermine state sovereignty.

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01 January 2013

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Draft Articles on Diplomatic Protection with commentaries

The draft articles published by the International Law Commission are largely a codification of the customary international law on diplomatic protection.

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31 December 2006

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Report on Racism, Racial Discrimination and Xenophobia/Migrant Women and Unaccompanied Children (E/CN.4/2005/85)

This Report is of the Special Rapporteur, Ms. Gabriela Rodríguez Pizarro, submitted pursuant to Commission on Human Rights resolution 2004/53. The report informs on progress in the areas of investigation identified by the Special Rapporteur, in her first report to the Commission, as priorities for...

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27 December 2004

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Handbook on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems

Provides guidance to decision makers and the relevant authorities of countries for the development and implementation of administrative electronic data processing systems for civil registration and vital statistics systems.

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31 December 1998

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Guidelines/Toolkits/Manuals

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International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families was signed in 1990 and entered into force in 2003. It is a comprehensive international treaty that deals with the protection of migrant workers’ rights. The Convention text is available...

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18 December 1990

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Vienna Convention on Consular Relations

International treaty that provides a framework for consular relations between sovereign countries, providing guidance on establishing, maintaining and terminating consular relations, structure of consular posts and privileges and immunities of consular staff, and communication to their nationals in...

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24 April 1963

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Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons

This convention from the United Nations was adopted in 1954 and entered into force in 1960. Its objective is to protect stateless individuals, and as of 2020, 94 member states were party to the convention.

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28 September 1954

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