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Impact of COVID-19 on Myanmar’s Migrants and Remittances

The socio-economic importance of the money sent home by Myanmar’s migrants working abroad cannot be overstated. Remittances serve to diversify and smoothen household income and are particularly critical to strengthening the financial resilience of women and rural populations. The pandemic of...
Date of publication:
15 June 2020
Source:
UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
Information Type:
Other

No Social Exclusion in 'Social' Distancing: Leaving no Migrants Behind in the COVID-19 Response

This issue explores the multi-dimensional risks of social exclusion caused by inequities faced by different migrant groups in the COVID-19 response. While measures to combat the virus apply to all, not all migrant groups have the same set of resources and capacities to comply with the rules. As such...
Date of publication:
13 June 2020
Source:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Information Type:
Policy Brief

Missing Migrants and their Families - The ICRC's Recommendations to Policy-Makers

This policy paper outlines key recommendations for policy-makers on ways to prevent migrants from going missing and, when they do, how to respond to the problem.
Date of publication:
13 June 2020
Source:
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Information Type:
Policy Brief

Nepal: COVID-19 & The Return Of Migrants

Many migrant workers, most of them from Nepal, lost their employment when the Indian government imposed a strict lockdown on 25 March 2020 to contain the spread of COVID-19. In March alone, around 500,000 people crossed the border from India without any screening or other measures applied. This...
Date of publication:
12 June 2020
Source:
ACAPS
Information Type:
Analysis

Activities for Migrants

This booklet focuses on the activities that the ICRC carries out on behalf of vulnerable migrants and their families around the world. Examples include visits to migrants who have been detained and helping migrants re-establish contact with their families.
Date of publication:
12 June 2020
Source:
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Information Type:
Report

Migrant women and remittances: Exploring the data from selected countries

A growing body of work has analysed the relationship between gender and remittances, but very little is known about the comparative value of the remittances sent by migrant women and men. This policy brief is unique in its analysis of data from 11 national household surveys, which contain...
Date of publication:
02 June 2020
Source:
UN Women
Information Type:
Policy Brief

United We Watch: Global Migration Film Festival (GMFF) on Social Cohesion

This document presents the results of a pilot study on the effect of the GMFF on social cohesion by looking at how films and public film screenings can impact perceptions and attitudes towards migrants. The study found that participation in social mixing events, such as GMFF film screenings...
Date of publication:
01 June 2020
Source:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Information Type:
Report

IOM-UNHCR Framework document on developing standard operating procedures to facilitate the identification and protection of victims of trafficking

This document intends to encourage the development of standard operating procedures (SOPs) between IOM and UNHCR at field level, and suggests a procedure for cooperation to ensure that the available expertise, capacities, and potential of each organization are effectively employed and coordinated to...
Date of publication:
01 June 2020
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
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Coherence of Labour Migration, Employment, Education and Training Policies in the ECOWAS Subregion

In an attempt to address the labour migration governance challenges, which stem from, among others, the lack of coherence among the migration, employment, education and training policies, the ILO has prepared 'General practical guidance on promoting coherence among employment, education and training...
Date of publication:
01 June 2020
Source:
International Labour Organization (ILO)
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Civil Society 2019 Engagement in Global Compact for Migration Implementation with a Post-COVID-19 Outlook

The Civil Society Action Committee mapping report on “Civil Society 2019 Engagement in Global Compact for Migration Implementation with a Post-COVID-19 Outlook”.
Date of publication:
01 June 2020
Source:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Information Type:
Report

AI, digital identities, biometrics, blockchain: A primer on the use of technology in migration management

Based on background discussions with over 50 professionals from the tech and migration policy sectors as well as desk research, this primer identifies the state of play, provides examples and issues of various aspects of digitalization in migration management around the world.
Date of publication:
01 June 2020
Source:
Migration Strategy Group on International Cooperation and Development (MSG)
Information Type:
Analysis

Resource Bank on COVID-19: Ensuring Migrant Inclusion and Social Cohesion Amid a Pandemic

This resource bank compiles essential tools and practical guidance from multiple international agencies on key issues and challenges related to the impacts of the pandemic on migrant inclusion and integration. The resource bank covers various areas of the pandemic response, which include addressing...
Date of publication:
29 May 2020
Source:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Information Type:
Guidelines/Toolkits/Manuals

Road Map for Digital Cooperation: Implementation of the Recommendations of the High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation (A/74/821)

With COVID-19 highlighting the need for digital technologies in every sector, this report by the UN Secretary-General flags migrants as among the vulnerable communities who face more challenges to being digitally connected. It mainly summarizes the implementation status of the proposals made by the...
Date of publication:
29 May 2020
Source:
UN General Assembly
Information Type:
Report

Gender Made Easy: A Guide for Border Security and Management Officials

This brochure explains the concept of gender mainstreaming in the security sector in an easily comprehensible way.
Date of publication:
18 May 2020
Source:
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
Information Type:
Guidelines/Toolkits/Manuals

Migrant remittances in the times of COVID-19: Insights from Remittance Service Providers

Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, many migrants were already part of marginalized and vulnerable groups experiencing economic hardships in their countries of origin and host communities. Lockdowns and business closures have exacerbated the precarious nature of their livelihoods.
Date of publication:
16 May 2020
Source:
World Bank Group
Information Type:
Other

COVID-19 Emerging Immigration, Consular and Visa Needs And Recommendations

Supporting governments with digitalizing solutions for integrated border management and ID management is an IOM priority. These Briefs present the most recent findings and recommendations from the ongoing Identification and Monitoring of Emerging Immigration, Consular and Visa Needs initiative...
Date of publication:
15 May 2020
Source:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Information Type:
Policy Brief

How COVID-19 restrictions and the economic consequences are likely to impact migrant smuggling and cross-border trafficking in persons to Europe and North America

The unprecedented crisis that COVID-19 has suddenly unleashed upon the world is affecting all aspects of society and is likely to have an effect on the routes and characteristics of both regular and irregular migration. Smuggling of migrants and trafficking in persons will also be affected in...
Date of publication:
14 May 2020
Source:
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Information Type:
Analysis

An Exploratory Study on Labour Recruitment and Migrant Worker Protection Mechanisms in West Africa: The Case of Côte d'Ivoire, the Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal

This study seeks to shed light on the situation of ethical recruitment and labour migration in West Africa by assessing current recruitment practices and migrant worker protection mechanisms in place in the following case study countries: Côte d'Ivoire, the Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal. This...
Date of publication:
04 May 2020
Source:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Information Type:
Analysis

Challenges Faced By Remittance Service Providers And Initiatives Taken

Global remittance volumes are on the decline. As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps across the globe, remittance service providers (RSPs) have undoubtedly felt its impact. In a recently conducted survey by the International Association of Money Transfer Network (IAMTN) in collaboration with the United...
Date of publication:
02 May 2020
Source:
UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
Information Type:
Policy Brief

Implementation of the United Nations Legal Identity Agenda: United Nations Country Team Operational Guidelines

These guidelines were developed under the auspices and overall guidance of the United Nations Legal Identity Expert Group, established in September 2018 and co-chaired by the United Nations Statistics Division/ Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the United Nations Development Programme and...
Date of publication:
01 May 2020
Source:
UN Legal Identity Agenda Task Force
Information Type:
Guidelines/Toolkits/Manuals

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