Bali Process Policy Guide Returns and Reintegration

Bali Process Policy Guide Returns and Reintegration

Human Mobility
Other
2019
See the publication
Year of publication
2019
Specific thematic area
Other
Sector of governance
Human Mobility
Type of human mobility
Migration
Characteristics of human mobility
Not available
Type of environmental driver
Disaster-related events
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
Both
Type of provision related to human mobility in disaster and climate change contexts

DIRECT GENERAL - Recognizes discretionary power of States to extend permission to stay for people from countries affected by disasters.

Regional instruments Member countries
Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darrussalam, Cambodia, China, DPR Korea, Fiji, France, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kiribati, Korea, Lao, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Türkiye, UAE, USA, Vanuatu, Viet Nam
Sub-region
Multiple
Region
Multiple
Macro-region
Multiple
Author/issuing body
Regional Support Office (RSO) to the Bali Process
Relevant GCM objective
    5 - Regular pathways
Child marker
Not Available
Gender marker
Not Available
Human rights marker
Not Available

Factors of Return and Reintegration. Humanitarian: States may agree to extend a temporary or even permanent permission to stay for people from countries suffering from natural disasters or violent conflict on humanitarian grounds. The granting of exceptions to the obligation to return is usually regarded as discretionary by the granting States.

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*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).