Knowledge Platform

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

Smart practices that enhance the resilience of migrants

The IFRC commissioned this report as part of its mandate to share knowledge and skills and to ensure that all National Societies have the knowledge, resources and capacities to support vulnerable migrants. This report is based on interviews with over 70 people representing 30 countries, five country...

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01 January 2016

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Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons

A Toolkit for Guidance in Designing and Evaluating Counter-Trafficking Programmes

This document builds on a discussion paper developed by the Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons on the current state of evaluation practice in the field of trafficking in persons. It provides an accessible and easily employable set of tools that practitioners can use to...

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01 January 2016

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European Migration Network (EMN)

Guidelines for Monitoring and Evaluation of AVR(R) Programmes

The overall aim of these guidelines is to improve the evidence-base to inform the policy debate on return by identifying a common methodology for monitoring and evaluation that Member States can apply on a voluntary basis. Through such monitoring, Member States will be able to design more effective...

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01 January 2016

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MICIC Guideline 6: Communicate effectively with migrants

This guideline published by the Migrants in Countries in Crisis (MICIC) initiative gives an overview of how to effectively undertake communication efforts targeted at migrants, and provides a comprehensive list of tools and channels along with a description of how each can be optimally used. It is...

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01 January 2016

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European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)

Gender Impact Assessment – Gender Mainstreaming Toolkit

EIGE has developed a toolkit that helps institutions evaluate where their policies are succeeding or failing in addressing gender inequalities. It provides examples from EU Member States on their gender impact assessments.

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01 January 2016

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Law, Policy and Practice Concerning the Humanitarian Protection of Aliens on a Temporary Basis in the Context of Disasters

This background paper provides a review of existing law, policy and practice on the temporary humanitarian protection of migrants in the context of disasters in select countries of North and South America. Commissioned by the Nansen Initiative, this paper informed the Regional Workshop on Temporary...

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01 January 2016

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The Nansen Initiative

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Working Paper

Women’s Labour Migration from Asia and the Pacific: Opportunities and Challenges

In the Asia-Pacific region, gender roles, inequalities and relations affect who migrates, why and how, and migration also has significant implications for women migrant workers (WMWs) themselves. This issue presents trends, the impact of women’s labour migration and talks about challenges and...

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31 December 2015

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Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)

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Policy Brief

Human Rights of Migrants, Refugees, Stateless Persons, Victims of Human Trafficking and Internally Displaced Persons: Norms and Standards of the Inter-American Human Rights System

This report recognizes the impediments to access to justice, faced by migrants and lays down the legal standards developed by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights regarding the human rights of migrants, based on the obligations of States under...

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31 December 2015

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United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

The Concept of 'Exploitation' in the Trafficking in Persons Protocol

The purpose of this issue paper is to clarify the key concept of exploitation in the definition of trafficking in persons contained in Article 3 of the Trafficking in Persons Protocol.

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31 December 2015

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Other

Assessment Toolkit: Trafficking in Persons for the Purpose of Organ Removal

The toolkit aims to provide both a general overview of trafficking in persons for the purpose of organ removal and specific tools to assist concerned actors with assessing the phenomenon.

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31 December 2015

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United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

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Comparative Research on the Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration of Migrants

This report presents the findings of a study that explored the factors influencing the decision to return, including the role played by return policy interventions. The study also aimed to enhance understanding of the concept of sustainable return, how to measure it, and how to promote it.

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31 December 2015

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Analysis

Enhancing the Safety and Sustainability of the Return and Reintegration of Victims of Trafficking: Lessons learnt from the CARE and TACT Projects

This joint report aims to gather and share the lessons learned through the implementation of both projects, suggesting a way forward for the establishment of transnational referral mechanisms between European Union Member States and third countries.

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31 December 2015

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

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Analysis

Behind Closed Doors: Protecting and Promoting the Human Rights of Migrant Domestic Workers in an Irregular Situation

This publication sheds light on the often hidden experience of irregular migrant domestic workers, and challenges Governments to take appropriate protective measures. It emphasizes that migrant domestic workers, regardless of whether they are male or female, children or adults, in a regular or...

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31 December 2015

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Addressing Human Trafficking and Exploitation in Times of Crisis- Evidence and Recommendations for Further Action to Protect Vulnerable and Mobile Populations I December 2015

The report recommends that human trafficking in times of crisis be urgently included in the humanitarian community, with support from both emergency and development donor communities.

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31 December 2015

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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

White Paper on Mainstreaming Migration into Local Development Planning

This White Paper analyzes various migration and development-related policies and initiatives around the world to identify the key success factors that allow for the integration, or mainstreaming, of migration into local development planning. The brief acknowledges the central role of local and...

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22 December 2015

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Policy Brief

Beyond Definitions: Global migration and the smuggling–trafficking nexus

This discussion paper explores the rise of mixed, irregular migration with particular focus on the role of smuggling and trafficking in both facilitating that movement and influencing its impact. It explains the current migration context followed by a discussion and analysis of the smuggling...

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01 November 2015

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Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

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Working Paper

Mainstreaming Migration into Development Planning: A Handbook for Policy-makers and Practitioners

This Handbook, initiated by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and further developed with the contributions of the Global Migration Group (GMG), is the result of a collaborative and fruitful cooperation between the 16 GMG agencies. The Handbook is divided into three main sections...

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12 October 2015

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