Migration is to be understood as a complex, structured and inherent phenomenon. The phenomenon of migration, or more broadly, the phenomenon of human mobility, insofar as it is coextensive with human life and human flow, cannot be tackled, let alone regulated and contained, with the approach that is...

The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) (General Assembly Resolution 73/195) calls for review of the progress of “implementing the Global Compact in the framework of the United Nations through a State-led approach and with the participation of all relevant stakeholders”...

The Programme Migration & Diaspora (PMD) supports partner countries in shaping migration policies and the provision of information on regular migration to key destination countries, including Germany. Moreover, the programme fosters investments, knowledge exchange and innovation in these countries...

We must shift our perceptions on migration and see it as a trend offering countries and communities opportunities. Business activity, investment, development initiatives and foreign relations will be greatly hindered if Africa continues to criminalise migration. The continued challenges highlighted...

This paper captures concrete recommendations for efficient, lean, and harmonised processes which ensure children are protected and can access procedures and solutions in accordance with their best interests. It is a result of a consultative process carried out by UNHCR, UNICEF and IRC with around...

This third JDC Quarterly Digest highlights some examples of research which contribute to closing these gaps, by focusing on three main areas of investigation: mental health risks faced by forcibly displaced children; evidence from existing evaluations and assessments on ‘what works’; and emerging...

The new edition of Migration Policy Practice, guest-edited by Gabriella Sanchez from the Migration Policy Centre at the European University Institute, focuses on issues of child migration. It seeks to respond to the Call to Action launched earlier this year by UNICEF, the International Organization...

Plentiful research shows that children on the move face greater risks of falling victim to trafficking, exploitation, violence or abuse. The lack of data on migrant children, explored in this Data Bulletin, is therefore particularly concerning precisely because data are essential in providing...

Convention on the Rights of the Child:

Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 44/25 of 20 November 1989
entry into force 2 September 1990, in accordance with article 49.

This issue brief surveys the existing literature based on the limited available data to highlight areas of urgent concern for children on the move as they navigate life during the COVID-19 pandemic, examined through the lens of gender. Emerging evidence indicates certain gender-specific challenges...

With a focus on practical solutions and promising practices in the US and from around the globe, the report seeks to bridge the worlds of international child rights and protection, immigration and domestic child welfare. It illustrates how reception, care and services for unaccompanied migrant...

This report provides a comprehensive assessment of irregular child migration from Ethiopia based on a case study in five regions: Amhara, Oromia, Tigray, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region (SNNPR) and Dire Dawa. The report first provides an insight into the characteristics of child...

Danzhen You, Senior Adviser on Statistics and Monitoring at UNICEF, shares her views on data on migrant and displaced children.

Submission of the Republic of Mauritius to the GCM Africa Regional Review Process

At a glance

The guidance note is intended to support Member States and stakeholders in their capacity to analyse the need for and strengthen the design, implementation, monitoring and review of pathways for admission and stay for migrants in situations of vulnerability. It considers matters...

Voluntary national report submitted by the government of Turkmenistan on its progress on the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, ahead of the regional review for Asia and the Pacific that took place on 10-12 March 2021.

Voluntary national report submitted by the government of Vanuatu on its progress on the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, ahead of the regional review for Asia and the Pacific that took place on 10-12 March 2021.

Voluntary national report submitted by the government of the Viet Nam on its progress on the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, ahead of the regional review for Asia and the Pacific that took place on 10-12 March 2021.

Accurate, reliable and timely data that are disaggregated by sex, age, migration status, and other characteristics are vital for informed public discourse on migration and the formulation of evidence-based and migrant inclusive policies. Data is also necessary to monitor progress towards the...

Employers have a key role to play to bring forward business recommendations aimed at addressing tomorrow’s needs for skills, as well as to strengthen the contribution of migration to sustainable development and economies. As all stakeholders are adapting to new economic realities, it is now time for...