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The 10-Point Plan in Action: A UNHCR Compilation
Migration, 30 September 2009
© UNHCR
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To help states address mixed-migration movements in a protection-sensitive way, UNHCR in 2006 launched the 10-Point Plan of Action on Refugee Protection and Mixed Migration. This compilation presents around 150 practices and tools from different regions that are relevant to implementation of the 10-Point Plan. The publication was provisionally released in June 2009 to allow governments and partner agencies to review it and to propose additions and changes.
Any comments and suggestions should be sent to Senior Legal Officer Anja Klug.
Contents
- Introduction
- Acronyms and Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Cooperation among key partners
- Chapter 2 Data collection and analysis
- Chapter 3 Protection-sensitive entry systems
- Chapter 4 Reception arrangements
- Chapter 5 Mechanisms for profiling and referral
- Chapter 6 Differentiated processes and procedures
- Chapter 7 Solutions for refugees
- Chapter 8 Addressing secondary movements
- Chapter 9 Return arrangements for non-refugees and alternative migration options
- Chapter 10 Information strategy
- General References on Refugee Protection and International Migration
- Introduction
- Acronyms and Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Cooperation among key partners
List of Annexes:
- Annex 1: UNDAF « Groupe Thématique Migrations, Cadre stratégique », 5 September 2007
- Annex 2: Memorandum of Understanding between the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Organization for Peace Care and Relief and the International Centre for Migration Development Policy and the Italian Council for Refugees on Cooperation in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya of June 2008
- Annex 3: Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Somalia Protection Cluster – Mixed Migration Task Force – Terms of Reference, 2007
- Annex 4: The Ministerial Task Force on Irregular Migration: Report on the Situation of Irregular Migration in Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, April 2008
- Annex 5: Information Note: Access to Protection in Mixed Migration Flows, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, August 2008
- Annex 6: Mexico Declaration and Plan of Action to Strengthen International Protection of Refugees in Latin America, 16 November 2004
- Annex 7: Regional Conference on "Refugee Protection and International Migration in the Gulf of Aden", Sana'a, Yemen, 19 – 20 May, concept note of April 2008
- Annex 8: Overview on Major Regional Consultative Processes – International Organization for Migration, Global Commission for International Migration (GCIM) – 2008, based on a matrix prepared by IOM and the GCIM in connection with a joint IOM-GCIM workshop on Regional Consultative Processes on Migration, held in Geneva from 14-15 April 2005, updated by IOM for the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) in Brussels from 9-11 July 2007, and again for the GFMD in Manila from 27-30 October 2008
- Chapter 2 Data collection and analysis
List of Annex and Selected References:
Annex
Selected References
- Parker, J., International Migration Data Collection, Paper for the Policy Analysis and Research Programme for the Global Commission on International Migration (2005) on common terms and methodologies of data collection
- IOM, ASEAN and trafficking in persons using data as a tool to combat trafficking in persons, 2007
- Chapter 3 Protection-sensitive entry systems
List of Annexes and Selected References:
Annexes
- Annex 1: European Union, Regulation (EC) No. 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code), 15 March 2006. No. 562/2006, selected articles
- Annex 2: European Commission, Commission Recommendation 06/XI/2006 of 6 November 2006 establishing a common Practical Handbook for Border Guards ("Schengen Handbook")
- Annex 3: United Kingdom Border Agency Code of Practice for Keeping Children Safe from Harm, 2008
- Annex 4: Romanian National Council for Refugees, Handbook of good practices related to asylum at the borders, 2004
- Annex 5: Directive of the Director General, Immigration Number F-IL.01.10-1297 on the Procedures Regarding Aliens Expressing their Wish to Seek Asylum or Refugee Status (Indonesia), 30 September 2002
- Annex 6: New Zealand Immigration Operational Manual, 2 March 2009, selected articles
- Annex 7: Tripartite Memorandum of Understanding on Modalities of Mutual Cooperation and Coordination to support the access of asylum-seekers to the territory of and the asylum procedures of the Republic of Hungary, December 2006
- Annex 8: Hungarian Helsinki Committee: Asylum-seekers' access to territory and to the asylum procedure in the Republic of Hungary. Report on the border monitoring programme's first year in 2007, December 2008
- Annex 9: Tripartite Memorandum of Understanding on Modalities of Mutual Cooperation and Coordination to support the access of asylum-seekers to the territory of and the asylum procedures of Romania, July 2008
- Annex 10: Tripartite Memorandum of Understanding on Modalities of Mutual Cooperation and Coordination to support the access of asylum-seekers to the territory of and the asylum procedures of the Slovak Republic, September 2007
- Annex 11: Border Monitoring Methodologies Stakeholders' Manual for Establishing a Border Monitoring Mechanism, November 2006, issued within the project "Protection ofAsylum-seekers in the Republic of Croatia and the Region', coordinated by the Croatian Law Centre and supported by the European Commission, Peace Institute Slovenia, November 2006
- Annex 12: UNHCR, Guía Practica para funcionarios de DAS – Recomendaciones de tratamiento ante Solicitantes de la Condición de Refugiado, September 2007
- Annex 13: Save the Children, Young Refugees. Working with unaccompanied asylum-seeking children at ports, 2003
- Annex 14: United Kingdom Border Agency, Briefing on the Chief Inspector of UKBA, 2008
- Annex 15: Paragraph 235.3, Inadmissible aliens and expedited removal, of the Code of Federal regulations of the USA, December 2005
- Annex 16: United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF): Report on Asylum-seekers in Expedited Removal, February 2005
- Annex 17: UNHCR, 10-Point Plan of Action for Refugee Protection and Mixed Migration for Countries Along the Eastern and South Eastern Borders of European Union Member States, 29 June 2007
Selected References
- UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Selected Reference Materials: Rescue at Sea, Maritime Interception and Stowaways, November 2006. (This compilation includes the most important legal provisions relevant for the entry system)
- UNHCR, Conclusion adopted by the Executive Committee on International Protection on protection safeguards in interception measures, No. 97 (LIV), 2003
- Interception of asylum-seekers and refugees: The international framework and recommendation for a comprehensive approach, 18th meeting of the Standing Committee (EC/50/SC/CRP.17), 9 June 2000
- UNHCR, Advisory Opinion on the Extraterritorial Application of Non-refoulement Obligations under the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol, January 2007
- UNHCR, UNHCR Position: Visa Requirements and Carrier Sanctions, 1 September 1995
- Global Consultations on International Protection, Summary Conclusions – The Principle of non refoulement, Cambridge 9-10 July 2001
- UNHCR and IMO, Rescue at Sea: A guide to principles and practices as applied to migrants and refugees
- UNHCR, Summary Report of the Expert Roundtable No. 1: Controlling Borders while Ensuring Protection
- Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly, Recommendation 1645 (2004), Access to assistance and protection for asylum-seekers at European seaports and coastal areas, 29 January 2004, Rec 1645 (2004)
- European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE), "Defending Refugees" Access to Protection in Europe, December 2007
- European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE), "Access to Europe: What price does a refugee pay to reach Europe – Case Studies", February 2009
- European Council for Refugees and Exiles (ECRE), "Access to Europe" series, available at http://www.ecre.org/topics/access_to_europe
- Refugee Council UK, "Remote Controls: How UK border controls are endangering the lives of refugees", December 2008
- International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), Annual Yearbook on Illegal Migration, Human Smuggling and Trafficking in Central and Eastern Europe in 2007
- Chapter 4 Reception arrangements
List of Annexes and Selected References:
Annexes
- Annex 1: Questionnaire for use by Parliamentarians when visiting holding centres for irregular migrants and asylum-seekers
- Annex 2: Agreement between the Ministry of Interior and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) regarding the joint activities of the Ministry of Interior and UNHCR in Lampedusa, March 2006
- Annex 3: European Commission Technical Mission to Morocco, Visit to Ceuta and Melilla on illegal immigration 7-11 October 2005, mission report, 19 October 2005
- Annex 4: Lampedusa and Melilla, Southern frontier of fortress Europe, GUE/NGL (European Parliamentary Group) Publication, 2005
- Annex 5: UNHCR: UNHCR Report on the Malta-The Netherlands Responsibility-sharing exercise, 10 April 2007
Selected References
Reception
- UNHCR, Executive Committee Conclusion on reception of asylum-seekers in the context of individual asylum systems, 8 October 2002. No. 93 (LIII)
- UNHCR, Reception Standards for Asylum-seekers in the European Union, 1 July 2000
- UNHCR, Global Consultations on International Protection/Third Track: Reception of Asylum seekers, Including Standards of Treatment, in the Context of Individual Asylum Systems, 4 September 2001, EC/GC/01/17
- European Council on Refugees and Exiles, Position on the Reception of Asylum-seekers, 1 November 2001
Detention
- UNHCR, Executive Committee Conclusion on detention of refugees and asylum-seekers, 13 October 1986, No. 44 (XXXVII)
- UNHCR, Revised Guidelines on Applicable Criteria and Standards relating to the Detention of Asylum-seekers, 26 February 1999
- Chapter 5 Mechanisms for profiling and referral
List of Annexes:
- Annex 1: State Committee of Ukraine for Nationalities and Migration, Leaflet on "Refugee Status in Ukraine"
- Annex 2: UNHCR Morocco, leaflet "Guidebook for Asylum seekers in Morocco", December 2006, available in English, French and Arabic
- Annex 3: UNHCR, Leaflet on "Refugee Status in Zambia"
- Annex 4: UNHCR/IOM/UNICEF Joint Profiling and Referral Form for Adults, Somalia (Puntland), 2006
- Annex 5: Inter-Agency Registration Form for Unaccompanied and Separated Children, UNHCR Guidelines on Formal Determination of the Best Interests of the Child, May 2006
- Annex 6: Memorandum of Understanding on Unified Pre-Screening of Foreigners between the OFR, UNHCR, OSCE, IOM and ICMC, 2001
- Annex 7: Albania, EU, UNHCR, IOM, OSCE, Briefing note: Pre-screening of asylum-seekers and migrants in Albania (CARDS Project 2003), April 2006
- Annex 8: UNHCR Bossasso Pre-screening form
- Annex 9: UNHCR Greece, "AEGEAS" Project, Enhancing reception capacity for migration flows at border areas of Greece (external EU maritime and land borders), March 2009
- Chapter 6 Differentiated processes and procedures
List of Annexes and Selected References:
Annexes
- Annex 1: Child Protection Officers, Protection Model for Unaccompanied Children and Adolescents – Informational Sheet
- Annex 2: Excerpts from Mexico's administrative instruction regarding Child Protection Officers within the National Institute for Migration (Circular: INM/CCVM/CRII/ 00325), 2009
- Annex 3: UNICEF Publication, "Protecting Children Migrating Alone – Challenges and Advances in Mexico", April 2009
- Annex 4: Executive Decree No 34199-G-MSP-J-MEP-MTSS-RREE of 12 March 2007, establishing the national coalition against trafficking in migrants and persons
- Annex 5: IOM and UNICEF Costa Rica, National Protocol on the repatriation of children and adolescent victims of human trafficking, 2007 (Spanish only)
- Annex 6: UNHCR Bossasso: Pre-Screening form, 2006
- Annex 7: Agreement between the Austrian Federal Government and UNHCR concerning the cooperation of UNHCR in asylum procedures where the application has been filed at the border control following entry via an airport
- Annex 8: Austria Federal Act Concerning the Granting of Asylum (2005 Asylum Act – Asylgesetz 2005) Federal Law Gazette (FLG) I No. 100/2005
- Annex 9: Royal Decree 511/1985 of 20 February 1985
- Annex 10: Aliens Consolidation Act Nº 808 of 8 July 2008
- Annex 11: Republic of South Africa Refugees Act 1998 (selected articles)
- Annex 12: Republic of South Africa, Department of Home affairs, Eligibility Determination Form for asylum-seekers
Selected References
Children
- Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989)
- UNHCR, Guidelines on Formal Determination of the Best Interests of the Child, May 2006
- Save the Children/UNHCR: "Separated children in Europe programme – Statement of Good Practice", 2004
Women
- UNHCR, Executive Committee Conclusion on women and girls at risk, No. 105 (LVII), 2006
- UNHCR, Handbook for the Protection of Women and Girls, January 2008
- UNHCR, the Heightened Risk Identification Tool (and User Guide), June 2008
Human trafficking
- UN General Assembly, Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, Supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, 15 November 2000
- UNHCR, Guidelines on International Protection, No. 7: The Application of Article 1A(2) of the 1951 Convention and/or 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees to Victims of Trafficking and Persons At Risk of Being Trafficked, 7 April 2006. HCR/GIP/06/07
- UNHCR, Refugee Protection and Human Trafficking, selected legal reference materials, December 2008
Asylum procedures
- UNHCR, Executive Committee Conclusion on determination of refugee status, No. 8 (XXVIII), 1977
- UNHCR, Executive Committee Conclusion on the problem of manifestly unfounded or abusive applications for refugee status or asylum, No. 30 (XXXIV), 1983
- UNHCR, Handbook and Criteria for Determining Refugee Status under the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, 1979, re-edited Jan 1992
- UNHCR, Fair and Efficient Asylum Procedures: A non-exhaustive overview of applicable international standards, 2005
- UNHCR, Country-of-origin Information: Towards Enhanced International Cooperation, February 2004
- Global Consultations on International Protection, Second Meeting, Asylum Processes: Fair and Efficient Asylum Procedures, EC/GC/01/12, May 2001
- European Council on Refugees and Exiles, Guidelines on Fair and Efficient Procedures for Determining Refugee Status, September 1999
- Chapter 7 Solutions for refugees
List of Annexes and Selected References:
Annexes
- Annex 1: Inter Agency Standing Committee Protection Cluster Working Group: Good Practices in Protection, Information sheet
- Annex 2: Sample Tripartite Voluntary Repatriation Agreement between the Country of Asylum, the Country of Origin and UNHCR
- Annex 3: Mexico Declaration and Plan of Action to Strengthen the International Protection of Refugees in Latin America Mexico City, 16 November 2004
- Annex 4: Multipartite Agreement for the Local Integration of Liberian and Sierra Leonean Refugees in Nigeria between the Government of the Republic of Liberia, the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone, the Government of the Republic of Nigeria, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR), June 2007
- Annex 5: Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement, August 2005
Selected References
Durable solutions
- UNHCR, Executive Committee Conclusion No. 56 (XL-1089) on durable solutions and refugee protection, 1989
- UNHCR, Executive Committee Conclusion No. 101 (LV) on legal safety issues in the context of voluntary repatriation of refugees, 1975-2004
- UNHCR, Framework for Durable Solutions for Refugees and Persons of Concern, 1 May 2003
Self-reliance
Voluntary repatriation
- UNHCR, Executive Committee Conclusion No. 40 (XXXVI) on voluntary repatriation, 1985
- UNHCR, Executive Committee Conclusion No. 18 (XXXI) on voluntary repatriation, 1980
- UNHCR, Handbook for Repatriation and Reintegration Activities, May 2004
- UNHCR, Voluntary Repatriation: International Protection (handbook), 1 January 1996
- UNHCR, Global Consultations on International Protection/Third Track: Voluntary Repatriation, 25 April 2002, EC/GC/02/5
- Chapter 8 Addressing secondary movements
List of Annexes and Selected References:
Annexes
- Annex 1: Joelle Moret, Simone Baglioni, Denise Efionayi-Mäde, The Path of Somali Refugees into Exile, 2006
- Annex 2: UNHCR Mauritania, Rapport provisoire sur les mouvements secondaires des flux migratoires mixtes arrivant en Mauritanie, March 2007
- Annex 3: Munteanu, A., "Secondary movement in Romania: The asylum-migration nexus", New Issues in Refugee Research, Research Paper No. 148, December 2007
- Annex 4: Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 of 18 February 2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national
- Annex 5: UNHCR, The Dublin II Regulation, a UNHCR discussion paper, April 2006
- Annex 6: UNHCR, Information-sharing protocol, 9 October 2008
- Annex 7: Readmission Interview form
Selected References
- UNHCR Executive Committee Conclusion No. 58 (XL) on the problem of refugees and asylumseekers who move in an irregular manner from a country in which they had already found protection, 1989
- UNHCR, Summary Conclusions on the Concept of "Effective Protection" in the Context of Secondary Movements of Refugees and Asylum-seekers (Lisbon Expert Roundtable, 9-10 December 2002), February 2003
- UNHCR, Secondary Refugee Movements and the Return of Asylum Seekers to Third Countries: The Meaning of Effective Protection, February 2003, PPLAS/2003/01
- UNHCR, Convention Plus Core Group on Addressing Irregular Secondary Movements of Refugees and Asylum-seekers: Joint Statement by the Co-chairs, 8 November 2005, FORUM/2005/7
- Chapter 9 Return arrangements for non-refugees and alternative migration options
List of Annexes and Selected References:
Annexes
- Annex 1: Agreement between Switzerland and Sri Lanka on the return of Sri Lankan nationals who have been rejected in the Swiss Asylum Procedure, 1994 – 1996
- Annex 2: Thailand, Intergovernmental cooperation on temporary migrants, Information note for the 13th Economic Forum, Prague, 23-27 May 2005
- Annex 3: The Council of Europe"s Parliamentary Assembly, "Regularization programmes for irregular migrants", document 11350 of 6 July 2007
Selected References
- UNHCR Executive Committee Conclusion No. 96 (LIV) on the return of persons found not to be in need of international protection, 2003
- UNHCR, Standing Committee, Return of persons not in need of international protection, EC/47/SC/CRP, 30 May 1997
- UNHCR, "Legal and practical aspects of the return of persons in need of international protection", background paper, Geneva, May 2001
- UNHCR, Global Consultations on International Protection/Regional Meetings: Conclusions (Regional Meeting in Budapest, 6-7 June 2001), EC/GC/01/14, 15 June 2001
- United Nations General Assembly Resolution 45/90 of 14 Dec 1990, 46/106 of 16 December 1991, 47/105 of 16 December 1992, on the responsibility of countries of origin for the return of their nationals
- IOM, IOM-assisted Voluntary Return Programmes in Europe, May 2002
- Council of Europe, Committee of Ministers, "Twenty Guidelines on Forced Return", 4 May 2005
- Danish Refugee Council, "Recommendations for the Return and Reintegration of Rejected Asylumseekers; Lessons Learned from Returns to Kosovo", May 2008
- Chapter 10 Information strategy
List of Annexes and Selected References:
Annexes
- Annex 1: Radio campaign in Ethiopia, final Report of IOM to UNHCR, Raising awareness to combat trafficking and smuggling through Bossasso, 1 December 2007-31 January 2008
- Annex 2: Anti-racism awareness campaign 2009, Italy, Information leaflet on the press conference (Italian only), 18 March 2009
- Annex 3: UNHCR, Reality-based drama helps Afghans understand refugee rights, 18 August 2008
- Annex 4: UNHCR, ACAI (NGO for refugee protection), the Ministry of Culture and Youth, and teachers and students of the "Conservatorio Castella" – a state-run school renowned for its excellence in arts, Toda Tierra es Tu Tierra (All Land is Your Land), June 2007- December 2008
Selected References
- UNHCR, Review of UNHCR Mass Information Activities, 1998
- BBC World Service Trust: Refugees: Emergency Broadcasting Handbook, 2004
- General References on Refugee Protection and International Migration:
- UNHCR, Refugee Protection and International Migration, 17 January 2007
- UNHCR, UNHCR's Activities in Relation to the Asylum-Migration Nexus, 4 June 2007, EC/58/SC/CRP.12
- UNHCR, Refugee Protection and Durable Solutions in the Context of International Migration, 19 November 2007, UNHCR/DPC/2007/Doc. 02
- UNHCR, "Are Refugees Migrants? A Dangerous Confusion", Speech by Erika Feller, Director of the Department of International Protection, SID lecture series "Migration and Development: Challenges for a World on the Move", Amsterdam, 27 January 2004
- UNHCR, Memorandum of Understanding between the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organization for Migration, 15 May 1997
- UNHCR, Global Consultations on International Protection/Third Track: Refugee Protection and Migration Control: Perspectives from UNHCR and IOM, 31 May 2001
- UNHCR, Regional Conference on "Refugee Protection and International Migration in the Gulf of Aden", Sana'a, Yemen, 19-20 May 2008
- UNHCR, Refugee Protection and International Migration in West Africa, Statement by the Assistant High Commissioner for Protection at the Regional Conference on Refugee Protection and International Migration in West Africa, Dakar, Senegal, 13-14 November 2008
- UNHCR, UNHCR's 10-Point Plan in Central America, Western Africa, Eastern Africa and Southern Asia: A two year project, May 2009
- UNHCR, 10-Point Plan of Action for Refugee Protection and Mixed Migration for Countries Along the Eastern and South Eastern Borders of European Union Member States, 29 June 2007
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