Migration

Refworld contains a wealth of documents on issues relating to refugee protection and international migration, including legal, policy and background information. This "Special Feature" on migration and related issues is regularly maintained and contains legal, policy and operational material.

• Legal Documents Related to Migration
• International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, adopted by General Assembly resolution 45/158 of 18 December 1990, entry into force on 1 July 2003
• Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, Supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 55/25 of 15 November 2000, entry into force on 28 January 2004
• Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons Especially Women and Children, Supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 55/25 of 15 November 2000, entry into force on 25 December 2003
• Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others, adopted by General Assembly resolution 317 (IV) of 2 December 1949, entry into force on 25 July 1951

• UNHCR Policy Documents Related to Migration Issues
• Human Trafficking and Refugee Protection: UNHCR's Perspective, UNHCR's Contribution to the Ministerial Conference on "Towards Global EU Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings" (Brussels, 19-20 October 2009), September 2009
• Considerations on the Issue of Human Trafficking from the Perspective of International Refugee Law and UNHCR’s Mandate, Second Meeting of National Authorities on Human Trafficking (OAS) (25-27 March 2009, Buenos Aires, Argentina), March 2009
• Forced Migration and Development, UNHCR's Contribution to the Global Forum on Migration and Development (Brussels, 9-11 July 2007), 28 June 2007
• UNHCR, Refugee Protection and International Migration, Rev.1, 17 January 2007
• Refugee Protection and Mixed Migration: A 10-Point Plan of Action, Rev.1, January 2007 (in French)
• 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 , HCR/GIP/06/07, 7 April 2006 (in French)
• "Are Refugees Migrants? A Dangerous Confusion", Speech by Ms. 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
• Reconciling Migration Control and Refugee Protection in the European Union: A UNHCR Perspective, 1 October 2000

• Implementation of the 10-Point Plan in Different Regions
• UNHCR's 10-Point Plan in Central America, Western Africa, Eastern Africa and Asia - A three-year project, October 2009
• 10-Point Plan Expert Round Table No. 2: "Different People, Different Needs" (Tunis, Tunisia, 6-8 July 2009). Summary Report, 29 September 2009
• Regional Conference on Refugee Protection and International Migration in West Africa (Dakar, Senegal, 13-14 November 2008). Summary Report, 5 March 2009 (in French)
• West Africa as a Migration and Protection Area, by Florianne Charrière and Marion Frésia, November 2008 (in French)
• 10-Point Plan Expert Round Table No. 1: "Controlling Borders While Ensuring Protection" (Geneva, 20-21 November 2008). Summary Report, December 2008
• Regional Conference on Refugee Protection and International Migration in the Gulf of Aden (Sana'a, Yemen, 19-20 May 2008). Summary Report, July 2008
• UNHCR Observations on the Occasion of the First Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Meeting on Migration (Algarve, 18-19 November 2007), 14 November 2007
• Ten 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
• Implementing the Ten-Point Plan of Action in Southern Europe: Activities Undertaken by UNHCR to Address Mixed Migration in the Context of the Mediterranean/Atlantic Arrivals, 2 October 2006

• UNHCR ExCom and Standing Committee
• Interception of Asylum-seekers and Refugees: The International Framework and Recommendations for a Comprehensive Approach, Standing Committee, 18th meeting, EC/50/SC/CRP.17, 9 June 2000 (in French)

• High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development
• The purpose of the High-Level Dialogue, held in 2006, was to discuss the multidimensional aspects of international migration and development, in order to identify appropriate ways and means to maximize its development benefits and minimize its negative impacts. Additionally, the High-Level Dialogue had a strong focus on policy issues, including the challenge of achieving the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
• Summary of the High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development. Note by the President of the General Assembly, A/61/515, 13 October 2006
• Note by the Secretary-General: Human Rights of Migrants, A/61/324, 11 September 2006
• The High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development: UNHCR's Observations and Recommendations, 28 June 2006
• International Migration and Development. Report of the Secretary-General, UN General Assembly, A/60/871, 18 May 2006

• Other Policy Documents Related to Migration Issues
• Policy on Migration, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), May 2009
• Challenges of Irregular Migration: Addressing Mixed Migration Flows. Discussion Note, International Organization for Migration (IOM), MC/INF/294, 7 November 2008
• Human Rights and Human Trafficking, Paper by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Conference Room Paper CRP.6, Submitted to the Economic Commission for Europe, Regional Preparatory Meeting for the 10-year Review of Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, 14-15 December 2004
• Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Human Trafficking, Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to the Economic and Social Council, E/2002/68/Add.1, 20 May 2002
• Note by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children's Fund and the International Organization for Migration on the Draft Protocols Concerning Migrant Smuggling and Trafficking in Persons, A/AC.254/27, 8 February 2002
• Refugee Protection and Migration Control: Perspectives from UNHCR and IOM, Global Consultations on International Protection, Third Track, 2nd meeting, EC/GC/01/11, 31 May 2001

• Reports Related to Specific Migration Situations
• Migrant Workers in Russia, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Doc. 11223, 26 March 2007
• UNHCR Recommendations to the EU-Africa Ministerial Conference on Migration and Development (Libya, 22-23 November 2006), UNHCR, 16 November 2006 (in French)
• European Union: Managing Migration Means Potential EU Complicity in Neighboring States' Abuse of Migrants and Refugees, Human Rights Watch, 17 October 2006
• Migration Amendment (Designated Unauthorised Arrivals) Bill. Submission of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee, UNHCR, 22 May 2006
• The Interface Between Migration and Asylum in Bosnia and Herzegovina, UNHCR, 22 January 2001

• Documents Related to Migration
• All reports on migrants by all sources
• All reports of the Global Commission on International Migration (GCIM)
• All reports of the International Organization for Migration (IOM)

• Specific Country Situations
• Greece
• Italy
• Spain
• Turkey
• Yemen

• Tools
• Refugee Protection and Mixed Migration: The 10-Point Plan in Action, UNHCR, Provisional release, June 2009
• National Referral Mechanism - Joining Efforts to Protect the Rights of Trafficked Persons. A Practical Handbook, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, 2004

• Related UNHCR Links
• Asylum & Migration. All in the Same Boat: The Challenges of Mixed Migration
• Global Migration Group (GMG)
• High Commissioner's Dialogue on Protection Challenges
• Refugee Protection and International Migration
• Refugee Protection and Mixed Migration: A 10-Point Plan of Action
• "Refugee or Migrant? Why it matters", Refugees Magazine, No. 148, Issue 4, December 2007
• UNHCR news on migration

• Related Internet Links
• First Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Meeting on Migration
• Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD)
• Global Commission on International Migration (GCIM)
• High Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development, United Nations General Assembly, 14-15 September 2006
• United Nations Secretary-General and Migration
• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), International Migration and Multicultural Policies
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• Forced Migration Online
• International Migration Institute, Oxford University
• Centre for Research in International Migration and Ethnic Relations, Stockholm University
• Churches' Commission for Migrants in Europe
• Migrants Rights International
• www.december18.net, Portal for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Migrants
• Migrants and Refugees, Why Draw a Distinction?, By José Riera, UN Chronicle, Issue 4, 2006