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Objectives Global Compact for Migration

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1 - Data

2 - Minimize adverse drivers

3 - Information provision

4 - Legal identity and documentation

5 - Regular pathways

6 - Recruitment and decent work

7 - Reduce vulnerabilities ✕

8 - Save lives

9 - Counter smuggling

10 - Eradicate trafficking

11 - Manage borders

12 - Screening and referral

13 - Alternatives to detention

14 - Consular protection

15 - Access to basic services

16 - Inclusion and social cohesion

17 - Eliminate discrimination

18 - Skills development and recognition

19 - Migrant and diaspora contributions

20 - Remittances

21 - Dignified return and reintegration

22 - Social protection

23 - International cooperation

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Guiding principles

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People-centred

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Sustainable development

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Whole-of-government approach

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WHO's Global School on Refugee and Migrant Health: Exchanging Knowledge and Leveraging Experience

IMRF Dialogue "Missing migrants, Missing solutions?"

Recording of the consultation which took place on 9 March 2022.

IMRF Round table 4 Dialogue, 9 February 2022

Recording of the webinar on Round table 4 of the International Migration Review Forum, held as part of the Dialogue Series in the build up to the Forum, on 9 February 2022.

Safe and fair migration through Migrant Workers Resource Center

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Gender and Migration. Guest lecture by Alice Driver.

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Connecting the dots: Visualizing the P in the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus

The Humanitarian-Development-Peace nexus aims to bring three sectors into closer alignment to better address both the immediate needs of people affected by conflict as well as the underlying causes of protracted crises.

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Enriching Rural Communities through Migration for Sustainable Development

What is the relationship between migration and rural development, and how does this impact sustainable development?

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Returning Migrants Participating in Decision-Making Back Home

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International Migrants Day (18 December 2019) - UN Chief's Message

Video message by António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, on International Migrants Day (18 December 2019).

The Global Compact for Migration

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Trafficking in persons in contexts in crisis

Right after a disaster, human displacement often rises, which enables the development of situations in which human trafficking networks can easily deceive, manipulate and exploit those who are affected by the crisis.

Protect yourself against fraud

This video contains information about how migrants can protect themselves against fraud.

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Will Climate Change Lead to More Migration?

Many fear that climate change will bring much of the world’s poor to the shores of Europe. As seas rise and resources become scarce, the wealthier and better-prepared states will be overrun, according to this narrative. But is this based in evidence?