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Migration data in the context of the 2030 Agenda (Measuring migration and development in Armenia)

This report examines the priorities of Armenia in the field of migration and development in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals. It proposes indicators for prioritized targets and develops a methodology for monitoring and measuring the progress of Armenia in the area of migration and...
Date of publication:
01 May 2020
Source:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Information Type:
Report

Migrant and Refugee Participation: Approaches to Rethinking Integration Policies - Summary

While many organizations (nonprofit organizations, groups of volunteers, local authorities) are convinced that refugee and migrant participation is key to the success of reception and integration programs and public policies, so far, few initiatives have been developed with them based on their...
Date of publication:
01 May 2020
Source:
Institut Français des Relations Internationales (IFRI)
Information Type:
Analysis

The Impact Of COVID-19 On Migrants And Their Families

The financial and health vulnerabilities of migrants and their families have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis. The economic and health impacts of COVID-19 are unprecedented. Migrant workers and their families have not been spared from the dire consequences of rising infection rates, lockdowns...
Date of publication:
01 May 2020
Source:
UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
Information Type:
Policy Brief

Light Guidance on Collective Outcomes

This light guidance was developed by WHO and UNHCR on behalf of the IASC Results Group 4 on Humanitarian-Development Collaboration and in consultation with the UN Joint Steering Committee to Advance Humanitarian and Development Collaboration (JSC). It is to be a live document meant to ensure a...
Date of publication:
01 May 2020
Source:
Inter-Agency Standing Committee
Information Type:
Policy Brief

UNICEF Submission to the Thematic Report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants

This document identifies key challenges to end child immigration detention despite a growing international consensus on this issue, and proposes concrete recommendations to provide adequate reception, protection and care for migrant and displaced children without resorting to detention.
Date of publication:
01 May 2020
Source:
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
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Other

Factsheets on Border Management during COVID-19

The Border Management & Security (BMS) Programme of the International Centre for Migration Policy Development chiefly supports border and migration-related agencies in institutional development and capacity-building activities. In 2020, the BMS Programme developed factsheets on border crossing...
Date of publication:
01 May 2020
Source:
International Centre for migration Policy Development (ICMPD)
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Expectations By Remittance Service Providers Of Policymakers And Regulators

Governments could provide much-needed relief to remittance service providers (RSPs) and migrant workers by focusing on a number of key interventions. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic and health crisis, the call to action to governments across the globe is loud. These include...
Date of publication:
01 May 2020
Source:
UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
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Policy Brief

Inventory of tools, guidance, policies, statement and best practices including for COVID-19 response

At a glance This inventory provides Member States and stakeholders with relevant tools, guidance, policies, statements and best practices for responding to COVID-19. What it offers This tool offers a simple way to address the lack of centralized information on COVID-19 response and migration...
Date of publication:
28 April 2020
Source:
UN Network on Migration
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Social protection for migrant during the COVID-19 crisis: The right and smart choice (2020)

This blog post talks about social protection for migrants during COVID-19. Ensuring that migrants are included in policy responses can help protect this particularly vulnerable group during the crisis. But it is also smart economics: protecting migrants means reducing the risk of transmission for...
Date of publication:
28 April 2020
Source:
World Bank Group
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Implementation of the Global Compact on Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration: A Whole-of-Society Approach

The GCM stresses the need for member states to adopt and understand the importance of a whole-of-society approach in implementation of the Compact. As such, states should view societal actors as partners in a shared goal, not as critics or adversaries. This article from the Journal on Migration and...
Date of publication:
27 April 2020
Source:
Journal on Migration and Human Security
Information Type:
Journal Article

The Impact of COVID-19 on Women

This policy brief from the United Nations explores how the lives of women and girls have changed in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and suggests priority measures for both immediate and long-term recovery efforts.
Date of publication:
09 April 2020
Source:
United Nations (UN)
Information Type:
Policy Brief

COVID-19 and the Human Rights of Migrants: Guidance

The current public health crisis caused by COVID-19 disproportionately affects people and communities who are already in vulnerable and marginalised situations. This guidance provides States and other stakeholder key recommendations to ensure that migrants in vulnerable situations are included in...
Date of publication:
07 April 2020
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
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Family Reunification for Refugee and Migrant Children: Standards and Promising Practices

This handbook focuses on family reunification with children, including unaccompanied and separated refugee and migrant children in the member states of the Council of Europe.
Date of publication:
07 April 2020
Source:
Council of Europe
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Identifying and Mitigating Gender-based Violence Risks within the COVID-19 Response (2020 update)

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to present an array of challenges, forcing nearly all types of basic service delivery – including, but not limited to, humanitarian response – to drastically adapt. As such, this document presents an initial summary of potential GBV (Gender-based violence) risk...
Date of publication:
06 April 2020
Source:
Inter-Agency Standing Committee
Information Type:
Guidelines/Toolkits/Manuals

Policy Brief: COVID-19 & Immigration Detention: What can governments and other stakeholders do?

This policy brief provides practical guidance to Member States and stakeholders on preventing and responding to COVID-19 in the context of immigration detention, highlighting instances of promising practices to draw from.
Date of publication:
01 April 2020
Source:
Working Group on Alternatives to Immigration Detention
Information Type:
Policy Brief

Implementing case management based: Alternatives to detention in Europe

Case management is a structured social work approach to migration management centred on individuals’ engagement with migration procedures. This briefing provides guidance for governments and civil society organisations interested in seizing the opportunity to develop pilot case management-based...
Date of publication:
01 April 2020
Source:
Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM)
Information Type:
Policy Brief

Migrant and displaced children in the age of COVID-19: How the pandemic is impacting them and what can we do to help

Collaboration and unity are needed more than ever to ensure health, safety, and protection for all, especially for those in the most vulnerable of circumstances. Around the world, millions of migrant and displaced children on nearly every continent are already facing acute deprivations that will...
Date of publication:
01 April 2020
Source:
Migration Policy Practice (MPP)
Information Type:
Journal Article

SMUGGLING IN THE TIME OF COVID-19: The impact of the pandemic on human-smuggling dynamics and migrant-protection risks

Efforts to counter the COVID-19 pandemic have seen unprecedented restrictions on movement being imposed in many countries, both at borders and within countries. Some communities and policymakers have adopted increasingly hostile attitudes towards migrants, whom they perceive as contagion risks...
Date of publication:
01 April 2020
Source:
Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
Information Type:
Policy Brief

Non-detention of migrants: some facts and figures

This briefing presents key facts and figures on why under international and European Union law, alternatives to detention should be the norm, rather than the exception.
Date of publication:
01 April 2020
Source:
Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM)
Information Type:
Policy Brief

Broken down by age and sex: Why reliable and timely population statistics are more important than ever

With increasing evidence that migrants are disproportionately affected by COVID-19 due to factors such as overcrowding in dormitories and limited access to healthcare, disaggregated data could help policymakers better understand the vulnerability of specific groups of population, including migrants...
Date of publication:
01 April 2020
Source:
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Information Type:
Policy Brief

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