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IML Information Note on Consular Assistance
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The purpose of this Information Note is to provide a general overview of the international legal framework for consular assistance, the extent of the obligation for sending States to provide and receiving States to facilitate access13 to such assistance, as well as the legal and practical implications for States, migrants, and the civil society and UN actors supporting them.
Date of Publication
Type of Resource
Guidelines/Toolkits/Manuals
Source / Publisher
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Language
English
Geographic Scope
Global
Workstream Output
No
Regional Review Process
No
GCM Objectives
Status
Published