Administration of Justice Practices
      - Judiciary
      - Legislature
Public Prosecution
      - Role, Status and Independence of Public Prosecution
      - Automation / Computerization of their Working Systems
Human Rights
      - Accused, Offender, Prisoner
      - Children, Juveniles
      - Women
       Minorities, Refugees, Non-Citizens
      - Humanitarian Law
      - Prevention of Discrimination
      - Political, Civil, Economic, Social, Cultural Rights
Fighting Crimes
      - Investigation of Crimes
      - Prevention of Crimes
Types of Crimes
      - Fighting Corruption
      - Transparency Standards, Instruments
      - Organized Crime
      - Fighting Money Laundering
      - Financial Transparency
      - Terrorism
      - Cyber Crimes / Computer Crimes
      - Intellectual Property Crimes
      - Crimes against Women
      - Juvenile Delinquency
      - Crimes against the Environment
      - Trafficking in Persons
      - Trafficking in Drugs
      - Trafficking in Arms, Weapons
      - Crimes against Humanity (Genocide, Torture…)
Rule of Law and Governance
      - Democratic Governance
      - Development
      - Peace, Security
      - Protection of Human Rights
      - Role of Public Prosecution and Specialized Institutions
      - Importance of Parliaments
      - Local Governance
Reform
      - Legal, Judicial Reform
      - Legislation, Constitutional Reforms
      - Political, Economic, Educational Reform
Gender
      - Issues Related to Gender
      - Women and Parliament
Victims
Witnesses
Civil Society

Minorities, Refugees, Non-Citizens

Surviving in the City: A Review of UNHCR’s Operation for Iraqi Refugees in Urban Areas of Jordan, Lebanon and Syria [ English ]
Author(s): . 2009

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees - The Global Appeal [ English ]
Author(s): . 2009
This Global Appeal is published to alert the international community, including donors and interested persons, of the circumstances of the millions of refugees and other persons falling within the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) mandate. The report informs the reader about its strategies and programmes.

UNHCR - Country Operations Plan: Egypt 2008 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2008
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Egypt for the year 2008.

UNHCR - Country Operations Plan: Lebanon 2008 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2008
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Lebanon for the year 2008.

UNHCR - Country Operations Plan: Somalia 2008 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2008
This is the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Somalia for the year 2008.

UNHCR - Regional Operations Plan 2008 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2008
This is the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman for the year 2008.

Violence against migrant and refugee women in the European Region [ English ]
Author(s): Jane Freedman and Bahija Jamal. 2008
This report, with case studies related to France, Italy, Egypt and Morocco, argues that a key element in analysing all types of violence against migrants and refugee women is the role of immigration and asylum policies, both at national and supranational (EU or Euromed) level.

UNHCR - Country Operations Plan: Algeria 2007 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2007
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Algeria for the year 2007.

UNHCR - Country Operations Plan: Egypt 2007 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2007
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Egypt for the year 2007.

UNHCR - Country Operations Plan: Lebanon 2007 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2007
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Lebanon for the year 2007.

UNHCR - Country Operations Plan: Mauritania 2007 [ French ]
Author(s): . 2007
This is the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Mauritania for the year 2007.

UNHCR - Country Operations Plan: Sudan 2007 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2007
This is the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Sudan for the year 2007.

UNHCR - Country Operations Plan: Tunisia 2007 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2007
This is the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Tunisia for the year 2007.

UNHCR - Country Operations Plan: Yemen 2007 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2007
This is the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Yemen for the year 2007.

UNHCR- Country Operations Plan: Libya 2007 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2007
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Libya for the year 2007.

UNHCR- Country Operations Plan: Morocco 2007 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2007
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Morocco for the year 2007.

UNHCR- Country Operations Plan: Saudi Arabia 2007 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2007
This is the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Saudi Arabia for the year 2007.

UNHCR - Country Operations Plan: Algeria 2006 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2006
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Algeria for the year 2006.

UNHCR - Country Operations Plan: Djibouti 2006 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2006
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Djibouti for the year 2006.

UNHCR - Country Operations Plan: Egypt 2006 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2006
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Egypt for the year 2006.

UNHCR - Country Operations Plan: Iraq 2006 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2006
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Iraq for the year 2006.

UNHCR - Country Operations Plan: Jordan 2006 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2006
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Jordan for the year 2006.

UNHCR - Country Operations Plan: Lebanon 2006 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2006
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Lebanon for the year 2006.

UNHCR - Country Operations Plan: Libya 2006 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2006
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Libya for the year 2006.

UNHCR - Country Operations Plan: Mauritania 2006 [ French ]
Author(s): . 2006
This is the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Mauritania for the year 2006.

UNHCR - Country Operations Plan: Morocco 2006 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2006
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Morocco for the year 2006.

UNHCR - Country Operations Plan: Saudi Arabia 2006 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2006
This is the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Saudi Arabia for the year 2006.

UNHCR - Country Operations Plan: Sudan 2006 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2006
This is the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Sudan for the year 2006.

UNHCR - Country Operations Plan: Syria 2006 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2006
This is the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Syria for the year 2006.

UNHCR - Country Operations Plan: Tunisia 2006 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2006
This is the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Tunisia for the year 2006.

UNHCR - Country Operations Plan: Yemen 2006 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2006
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Yemen for the year 2006.

UNHCR- Country Operations Plan: Somalia 2006 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2006
This is the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Somalia for the year 2006.

A Global Alliance against Forced Labor [ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2005
This report defines and discusses the concept of forced labor in the international law and as reflected on the ground. It also provides the first global estimate of persons who are victims of forced labor and gives a dynamic global picture of the current forms of forced labor and the global measures taken to uproot this phenomenon.

A Guide for Non-Governmental Organizations on the Implementation of the United Nations Migrant Workers' Convention [ English ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2005
This guide aims at enabling national or regional non-governmental organizations, coalitions and individual organizations to effectively use the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrants Workers and Members of Their Families as a tool for the promotion and protection of the rights of migrant workers and their families.

A Thematic Compilation of Executive Committee Conclusions [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This compilation consists of selected paragraphs of the Conclusions of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Executive Committee grouped by subject. It seeks to show the progressive development of Executive Committee deliberations on a given topic over time, and to add a reference tool to the chronological arrangement of Executive Committee Conclusions already published by UNHCR.

Administrative Detention of Migrants [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
The purpose of this paper is to detail the legal framework with which deprivation of liberty of migrants must comply in particular for what concerns the fundamental principle of international law that no one should be subjected to arbitrary detention. International human rights norms, principles and standards define the content of that principle.

Beyond the Bounds of Responsibility: Western States and Measures to prevent the Arrival of Refugees [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper aims to highlight the techniques states use to prevent arrivals, as well as evaluate ethically how they are justified and what their significance might be. It proposes ways in which non-arrival measures might be operated so that they are not radically in conflict with the provision of protection for refugees.

Biometrics, International Migrants and Human Rights [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
The incorporation of biometric technology into travel and other identity documents is likely to have a crucial impact on migrants, a people defined by their very movement across borders. This paper analyzes the possible consequences of the development of biometrics, which aim to tackle illegal migration.

Brain Drain and Beyond: Returns and Remittances of Highly Skilled Migrants [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper endeavours to specifically focus on acute, emigration-induced problems, and on the lack of, and limitations to, migrant return and remittances for the small, developing and vulnerable sending country.

Citizenship Policies: International, State, Migrant and Democratic Perspectives [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper builds on existing analyses on legal and political developments regarding citizenship policies and suggests principles for more consistent and inclusive citizenship policies that do not ignore state concerns about self-determination of their own nationals.

Concept of 'Effective Protection' in the Context of Irregular Secondary Movements and Protection in Regions of Origin [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper is focused on the legal content of the concept of 'effective protection', which should form the starting point of any serious discussion of the recent proposals on refugee protection.

Convergence and Divergence in Migration Policy: The Role of Regional Consultative Processes [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper describes the evolution of inter-governmental co-operation in the field of migration, highlights some of the weaknesses in the modalities of inter-governmental co-operation and looks at some of the international initiatives that have emerged to develop cooperation between states on migration policy.

Costs of Human Smuggling and Trafficking [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper attempts to draw together some of this scattered information on human smuggling and trafficking. It is concerned specifically with the costs of human smuggling and trafficking, and adopts a longitudinal and global perspective asking how costs vary across the world, how they have changed over time and what factors other than origin and destination determine their level.

Designing Viable and Ethical Labour Immigration Policies [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper categorizes the main consequences of international labour migration and identifies the most important potential trade-offs between them. It outlines some ethical issues to be addressed when evaluating these consequences and choosing policy objectives.

Development-Visa Scheme: A Proposal for a Market-Based Migration Control Policy [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper aims to suggest a novel approach to managing migration challenges. It proposes the introduction of the “Development-Visa (DV)” scheme and outlines a clear set of rules, procedures and sanctions necessary to make this new type of migration control instrument work.

Domestic Slavery versus Workers Rights: Political Mobilizations of Migrant Domestic Workers in the European Union [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper identifies and analyzes different ways and sometimes contradicting strategies of how the European network of migrant domestic workers, RESPECT, and other state and non-state actors mobilize and advocate for female migrant workers rights on the European Union’s level.

Exploring the Asylum-Migration Nexus: A Case Study of Transit Migrants in Europe [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper aims to unravel the complexity of the relationship between irregular migration and asylum by approaching irregular, ‘transit’ and asylum migration as a continuum in the experience of forced migration.

Family Reunification [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the legal framework regulating family reunification in the light of current international and regional human rights law and jurisprudence.

Formalizing the Informal Economy: Somalia Refugee and Migrant Trade Networks in Nairobi [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper aims to contextualize urban refugees locally within the specific history and development of Nairobi and globally within the framework of economic globalization and transnational migration flows.

Framework Document for the Comprehensive Plan of Action for Somali Refugees [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
Based on the concepts developed in the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Convention Plus initiative, the Somali Comprehensive Plan of Action (CPA) represents a ‘road map’ for mobilizing international support and cooperation to address the situation of Somali refugees, returnees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).

Gender and Migration [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper discusses the main issues that have been highlighted in the literature on gendered migration in the context of eight broad themes set out by the Global Commission on International Migration (GCIM): migrants in the global labour market; migration, development and poverty reduction; irregular migration, state security and human security; migration, development and poverty reduction; migrants in society; migration and human rights; migration and health; the legal and normative framework of international migration; and governance of migration.

Gender Dimensions of International Migration [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper discusses the different types of causal relationships between gender and migration and suggests a framework for analysis. It concentrates on international migration originating in developing countries.

Global Governance for Migration and the Environment: What Can We Learn from Each Other? [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper aims to reflect on major governance-related developments in the fields of global environmental governance (GEG) and global migration governance (GMG) and to draw out what practitioners can learn from each other.

Globalization, Skilled Migration and Poverty Alleviation: Brain Drains in Context [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper reviews the data available for the analysis of skilled migration and identifies the main global trends. It examines the case for a two-tiered health training system, one for global markets and the other for local markets.

Governance of International Migration: Mechanisms, Processes and Institutions [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
The paper discusses two contrasting concepts of international governance and how they apply to international migration. It also assesses some of the specific proposals for new institutional arrangements for governance of international migration.

Governing International Migration in the City of the South [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper discusses the complexity of international migration in a selected range of cities in developing countries, presenting the emerging issues it raises in different urban contexts, and exploring how the phenomenon is perceived and managed at the urban level.

Guidelines Relating to the Eligibility of Iraqi Asylum-Seekers [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper intends to provide background information and general guidelines for facilitating the determination of a need for international protection of Iraqi asylum-seekers. Given the current state of general insecurity and lawlessness throughout Iraq and the fact that new groups may be targeted, it is by no means exhaustive and is not intended to be used as a rigid formula: each and every individual case must be assessed on its own merits by applying the appropriate eligibility criteria.

Integration of Immigrants: Discourse and Method [ French ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper examines the migration question, which is no longer confined to the economic aspect; it involves the cultural aspect as well as the religious. It argues that migration is bound to increase in parallel to the ongoing globalization.

International Migration and Health [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper looks at some of the main policy dimensions and implications associated with the migration-health nexus and recognizes that both internal or forced migration have grown massively over the course of the last half century, and in their own way are also creating new health challenges.

International Migration and Human Rights [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper reviews the actual and legal situation of international migrants in relation to their enjoyment of human rights. It starts from the position that respect for human rights, the rule of law and core labour standards are essential to political stability and to social and economic development.

International Migration and Its Regulation [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper aims to provide an overview of two different concepts of international migration and data sources, two spheres that are closely connected. It encompasses three types of international migration: legal international migration, illegal international migration and asylum seekers.

International Migration and Knowledge [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
The paper explores some of the changing but increasingly important ways in which international migration contributes to knowledge creation and transfer.

International Migration Data Collection [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This report provides an analysis of information gathered from a mix of countries from the north and south. It aims to establish the breadth, nature and understanding of significant definitions and expressions used in the field of migration, to examine the common themes for collecting migration-related data, and to assess shortcomings in current migration data activities of relevant institutions and relevant governments.

International Migration, Remittances and Development: Myths and Fact [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
In this paper, the reciprocal migration-development relationship is examined through the discussion of seven migration myths that are prevalent in public discourses. Through this analysis, the author tries to show how a more balanced and nuanced view of migration and development can contribute to more informed and, therefore, more effective policies to maximize the developmental benefits of migration.

International Student Migration, Internationalization of the Higher education and the Brain Drain [ French ]
Author(s): . 2005
This study analyzes the impact of the internationalization of education on the student migrations, the tendencies and the determining factors, as well as, the link between the international migration of students and the international scientific migrations.

Irregular Migration, State Security and Human Security [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This is a thematic expert report commissioned by the Global Commission on International Migration (GCIM). It focuses on irregular migration, discusses the key dilemmas framing policy-making on irregular migration and global trends in relation to irregular migration and examines the ways and extent to which irregular migration constitutes a real or perceived threat to state security and human security.

Legal and Normative Framework of International Migration [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper reviews the legal framework in the areas of the powers and responsibilities of individual States to manage movements of people across their borders, the rights and responsibilities of international migrants and State cooperation in managing international movements of people.

Life in the World of Shadows: The Problematic of Illegal Migration [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper contains the results of a research project of approximately 600 pages (including documentary supplements). Central to the project was an empirical field study of the life situation of ‘illegal’ migrants, principally in Munich.

Mediterranean Migration - 2005 Report [ English ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2005
The report contains a regional overview, followed by ten sections—one for each of the Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and North African countries—each comprising two to four reports on the demographic, economic, legal, and political dimensions of migration, and an appendix of statistics and maps.

Migrants in Society: Diversity and Cohesion [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper seeks to summaries the cluster of issues, problems and dilemmas associated with this increasing cultural diversity emanating from global mobility and to assess the range of policy options that have been adopted in relation to that diversity.

Migrants in the Global Labor Market [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper reviews demographic trends, patterns of entry to and exit from the labor force, changes in technology, trade, aid and investment policies and their impacts on international migration patterns, and the role of migrants in the informal sector of the economies in which they work.

Migration and Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Diversity in Europe: an Overview of Issues and Trends [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This report aims to highlight some of the key issues surrounding ‘Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Diversity’ as they have emerged and engaged public debate and policy development in various national and local contexts, and to give an overview of some of the academic literature concerning these key issues.

Migration and Development [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper synthesizes some of the findings of the growing literature on migration and draws out some key interventions for policy makers at both the national and multilateral levels to consider. It focuses on policy options that optimize the instrumental benefits of migration for enhancing economic development and poverty reduction in developing countries.

Migration in an Interconnected World: New Directions for Action [ English ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2005
This report of the Global Commission on International Migration gives primary attention to migration within developing regions and from developing regions to industrialized states, and concentrates primarily on the economic, social, human rights and governance dimensions of international migration.

Migration in Europe [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper provides a brief overview of migration trends, considers the problems and policy dilemmas these have raised for European states, analyzes how effective attempts at regional cooperation have proved to be in addressing these problems, and examines which of these experiences might provide useful lessons for replication elsewhere.

Migration in the Middle East and Mediterranean [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
The Mediterranean and Middle East constitute probably the most remarkable geographical region of the world with respect to labour migration movements. This paper provides an analysis of migratory patterns and historical trends in the Middle East and Mediterranean.

Migration Partnerships: New Tools in the International Migration Debate [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper argues that innovative tools need to be introduced in the migration debate to increase the room for maneuver of governments in dealing with global migration.

Migration without Borders: an Investigation into the Free Movement of People [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper describes contemporary evolutions of migration and border controls and investigates the “Migration without Borders” (MWB) scenario from four different perspectives: human rights/ethics, economics, social and practical.

Morocco's Migration Transition: Trends, Determinants and Future Scenarios [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper aims to evaluate the extent to which the specific case of Moroccan migration can be comprehended from transitional migration theory. The analysis will be used to derive tentative predictions of future migration patterns.

Nationality and Statelessness: A Handbook for Parliamentarians [ English ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2005
Published jointly by the IPU and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the handbook provides parliamentarians with a broad description of the international principles regulating nationality and statelessness; discusses the rights and obligations of stateless persons as protected under international law; highlights the main causes of statelessness and suggests practical steps parliamentarians can take to help reduce the incidence of statelessness.

Portability Regimes of Pension and Health Care Benefits for International Migrants: an Analysis of Issues and Good Practices [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper explores the current situation against the background of legal provisions and practices through selected case studies from four migrant-sending countries and information about main receiving countries. It explores potential policy options beyond the current best practice and presents policy conclusions and suggested next steps.

Potential of Temporary Migration Programmes in Future International Migration Policy [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper discusses the potential of Temporary Migration Programmes (TMPs) in future international migration policy. The discussion draws upon the outcomes and policy experiences of different TMPs and identifies the core considerations and policies needed to formulate and effectively implement TMPs.

Procedural Standards for Refugee Status Determination Under The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' Mandate [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
In order to further the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) objectives, the Department of Internal Production (DIP) has produced these Procedural Standards under the UNHCR’s mandate, which introduce uniform standards for UNHCR Refugee Status Determination (RSD) procedures, and provide specific guidelines to assist UNHCR offices to incorporate these standards into their own standard operating procedures for RSD.

Protection through Participation: Young People Affected by Forced Migration and Political Crisis [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper considers the situations of youth and adolescents affected by war and displacement throughout the world, and provides a summary of some of the key issues to be explored with regards to their protection.

Quantifying the International Bilateral Movements of Migrants [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper attempts to rectify the shortcomings in the literature on comparable bilateral migration data and initially presents four versions of two matrices for 226 by 226 countries, the first of which records foreign population by country of birth and the second by nationality, which, for the purposes of this paper, is treated analogous to citizenship.

Regularization Programmes: an Effective Instrument of Migrant Policy? [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper attempts to explain the rationale, types and outcomes of regularization programmes with a view to shedding light on their meaning and potential.

Remittances as Unforeseen Burdens: the Livelihoods and Social Obligations of Sudanese Refugees [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper seeks to address the experience borne by the sending population, notably the extent of their economic obligations, their capacity to remit funds and the ways in which refugees resettled to Western countries cope with these outward obligations while trying to meet other responsibilities and fulfill their own aspirations in the local setting following uprooting and prolonged displacement.

Report of a Workshop on Gender Dimensions of International Migration [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This is the report of the Global Commission on International Migration’s Workshop on “Gender Dimensions of International Migration” held in Geneva on the 23rd and 24th of March, 2005.

Right to Leave One's Own Country under International Law [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper addresses the status of the right to freedom of movement under international law. It considers whether international law requires, or allows, states to prevent their nationals from leaving their own states by unauthorized or irregular means and whether such prevention could be construed as a violation of the right to leave.

Unequal Access to Foreign Spaces: How States Use Visa Restrictions to Regulate Mobility in a Globalized World [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This study demonstrates how nation-states employ bilateral visa restrictions in an attempt to manage the complex trade-off between facilitating and promoting economic and political interests on the one hand and maintaining immigration control and upholding security on the other.

UNHCR - Country Operations Plan: Algeria 2005 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Algeria for the year 2005.

UNHCR - Country Operations Plan: Libya 2005 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Libya for the year 2005.

UNHCR - Country Operations Plan: Mauritania 2005 [ French ]
Author(s): . 2005
This is the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Mauritania for the year 2005.

UNHCR - Country Operations Plan: Saudi Arabia 2005 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This is the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Saudi Arabia for the year 2005.

UNHCR - Country Operations Plan: Syria 2005 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This is the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Syria for the year 2005.

UNHCR - Country Operations Plan: Tunisia 2005 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This is the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Tunisia for the year 2005.

UNHCR - Country Operations Plan: Yemen 2005 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This is the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Yemen for the year 2005.

UNHCR- Country Operations Plan: Jordan 2005 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Jordan for the year 2005.

UNHCR- Country Operations Plan: Morocco 2005 [ French ]
Author(s): . 2005
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Morocco for the year 2005.

Where Migration Policy is Made: Starting to Expose the Labyrinth of National Institutional Settings for Migration Policy Making and Implementation [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper discusses the different ministerial settings that are there for the migration and immigrant integration issues, how different settings were arrived at within domestic policy-making configurations over the years and whether or not any particular type of ministerial setting is “better” for managing migration.

Why Asylum Seekers Seek Refuge in Particular Destination Countries: an Exploration of Key Determinants [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper aims to explore the reasons leading refugees to seek asylum in particular destination countries. It reviews the existing literature on the destination countries of refugees, examines patterns of origin and destination of asylum applications in the European Union Member States and carries out interview research in Birmingham to gain insights into how and why a sample of refugees selected the United Kingdom as a destination.

World Migration 2005: Costs and Benefits of International Migration [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
World Migration 2005 analyses the effects of globalization, trade liberalization, economic integration and the widening gap between rich and poor nations on migration flows.

Bad Dreams: Exploitation and Abuse of Migrant Workers in Saudi Arabia [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
This report is the first comprehensive examination of the human rights abuses that foreign workers experience in Saudi Arabia. The stories in this report illustrate why so many migrant workers, including Muslims, return to their home countries deeply aggrieved by the lack of equality and due process of law in the Kingdom.

Does Policy Matter? On Governments' Attempts to Control Unwanted Migration [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
This paper overviews recent public policy responses, analyzes theoretical literature on migration, generates a number of hypotheses, and finally develops and explains the model which is subsequently used to test the hypotheses based on 20 countries over the period 1986-1999.

Efficient Practices for the Selection of Economic Migrants [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
This essay discusses various strategies that have been developed for recruiting, selecting, and admitting economically active immigrants, and examines the advantages, pitfalls, and potential of each.

Emerging Demographic Dynamics: International Migration and Population Ageing [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
This report argues that structural shifts in the population age structure will have an impact on economic and social development in various ways, including by stimulating demand for international labour migration in the most rapidly ageing societies.

Gender, Age and Generations [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
This state of the art report examines the time dimension of migration and integration, as well as several cross-cutting categorizations – gender, age, generations and changing family structures – which are, to a greater or lesser extent, time-dependent.

Global Migration Futures [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
This is the report of the Global Commission for International Migration’s workshop titled “Global Migration Futures”, which was held in Oxford, United Kingdom on the 10th of December, 2004. The objective of this workshop was to consider the future of international migration, in terms of the facts, forces and variables that will affect immigration in the next fifty years.

Handbook on Integration for Policy-makers and Practitioners [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
This handbook depicts best practices and offers lessons drawn from practices in Member States of the European Union on two kinds of integration programmes, namely introduction courses for newly arrived immigrants and recognized refugees and civic participation.

'I Went As Far As My Money Would Take Me': Conflict, Forced Migration and Class [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
This paper seeks to reinstate consideration of class into analysis of forced migration, a consideration somewhat obscured by the current preoccupation in refugee studies with questions of identity, space and place.

Immigrants and Politics [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
This essay reviews political science explanations for unmet demands for immigration control, and for variations in immigration policy more generally. It argues that even though states’ ability to control inflows is imperfect, migration policy affects both the nature of migration and the distribution of its costs and benefits.

Immigration Policy: Methods of Economic Assessment [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
This paper aims to search for some general economic principles to assess a country’s immigration policy from three viewpoints: the immigrant-receiving country, the immigrant’s and the sending region.

International Agenda for Migration Management: Common Understandings and Effective Practices for a Planned, Balanced, and Comprehensive Approach to the Management of Migration [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
The International Agenda for Migration Management offers a comprehensive overview of migration issues that need to be considered when developing a migration policy.

International Migration and Relations with Third Countries: European and US Approaches [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
This paper describes how migration and asylum feature on the European Union’s foreign policy agenda. It looks first at development co-operation, then at trade and finally at (political) co-operation with groups of third countries.

Irregular Migration and Health [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
This paper discusses the relationships between states’ immigration health and quarantine policies and legislation and the International Health Regulations.

Logic of Integration Policies: An Exercise in Policy Thinking [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
This lecture outlines a framework for discussions on integration policies. Professor Rinus Penninx explores the nature of integration processes, its conceptualization and lessons from empirical research and the basic notions of the logic of policy making.

Meeting the Challenges of Migration: Progress Since the International Conference on Population and Development [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
This joint publication by the International Migration Policy Programme and the United Nations Population Fund provides readers with an overview of the salient developments in migration, primarily international migration, since the adoption of the International Conference on Population and Development Plan of Action 10 years ago. It also points to some of the challenges ahead in the coming years.

Migrants, Labour Markets and Integration in Europe: a Comparative Analysis [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
This paper discusses the size of Europe’s migrant population and assesses their demographic structure, as well as their economic position.

Migration, Human Rights and the United Nations: an Investigation into the Low Ratification Record of the UN Migrant Workers Convention [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
The United Nations International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families represents the most comprehensive international treaty protecting migrants’ rights. However, very few states have ratified it and no major immigration country has done so. This paper aims to explain the reasons behind this situation.

Migration, Prostitution and Trafficking in Women: an Overview [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
This report seeks to draw further attention to the gravity of the problem of migration linked to trafficking women into prostitution. Even though there are no reliable statistics on the subject, it is possible to identify a migration pattern.

Movement of Workers in the World Trade Organization Negotiations: a Development Perspective [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
This paper aims to explore the advantages and disadvantages of opening the market to foreign individual service providers, both from the perspective of developing and developed World Trade Organization Members.

Nomads, Sailors and Refugees. a Century of Somali Migration [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
This working paper offers an outline of Somali migration in the 20th Century, primarily to the West. It argues that the overall geopolitical development from colonialism to the so-called new post cold war world order significantly has structured migration from the Somali region to the West.

Possible Steps towards an International Regime for Mobility and Security [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
This paper reviews the relationship among international migration, mobility and security, examines the development of European cooperation on migration and explores the possibility of linking cooperation on security to global cooperation on labour migration under the rubric of a General Agreement on Migration, Mobility and Security.

Refugees in Africa: The Challenges of Protection and Solutions [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
This publication contains the outcomes of the regional parliamentary conference on “Refugees in Africa: The Challenges of Protection and Solutions”, co-organized by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the African Parliamentary Union in Cotonou, Benin from 1-3 June 2004.

Regional Hearing for the Mediterranean and the Middle East [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
This is the report of the Global Commission on International Migration’s Regional Hearing for the Mediterranean and the Middle East held in Cairo on the 13th and 14th of September, 2004. The regional meeting provided the Commission with an important opportunity to hear the views of a wide range of stakeholders and to gain insight into those migration issues which are of specific relevance to these regions.

Report of the Committee on Migrant Workers [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
This is the report of the International Labour Organization’s Committee on Migrant Workers from its 92nd session in Geneva in 2004 on the sixth item on the agenda: Migrant Workers.

Role of Civil Society in the Migration Policy Debate [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
This paper focuses on the roles and responsibilities of international civil society organizations (CSOs) vis-à-vis international migration policy development, dialogue and related advocacy work.

Separated Refugee Children in Cairo a Rights-Based Analysis [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
The research examines international legal standards on the protection and care of separated child refugees, and compares them with the experiences of such children living in Cairo.

Specific Groups and Individuals: Migrant Workers [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
This report is submitted in accordance with Commission on Human Rights resolution 2003/46. It describes the activities carried out by the Special Rapporteur Ms. Gabriela Rodriguez Pizarro. It also provides an analysis of the situation of migrant domestic workers and contains the concluding observations of the Special Rapporteur, and her recommendations.

Towards a Fair Deal for Migrant Workers in the Global Economy [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
This report links the International Labour Organization’s concerns with those of other recent initiatives in the field, incorporates new research and data, and synthesizes the lessons that can be drawn from the experience of both origin and host countries in seeking to manage migration to improve the treatment and conditions of migrant workers and members of their families.

Transnational Turn in Migration Studies [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
This paper is concerned with the policy implications of transnationalism or how migrants’ transnational practices can be utilized to further development. It outlines a conceptual approach to transnational migration as well as selective policy responses designed to harness the benefits of transnational migration.

Trends and Impacts of Migrant Transnationalism [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
In this paper, a wide range of studies and materials are reviewed to address the question concerning possible modes of transformation affecting socio-cultural, political and economic transformation.

UNHCR - Country Operations Plan: Jordan 2004 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Jordan for the year 2004.

UNHCR's Return Advisory Regarding the Return of Iraqis Asylum Seekers and Refugees [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
Since the last Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) return advisory in September 2004, there has been no improvement in the security situation in most parts of Iraq. This note includes the UNHCR’s recommendations for States regarding the return of Iraqi refugees and asylum-seekers to Iraq.

Victims of Trafficking for Forced Prostitution: Protection Mechanisms and the Right to Remain in the Destination Countries [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
This study aims to explore the right of trafficked victims of forced prostitution to remain in destination countries through the application of legal standards and victim protection mechanisms found at the national, regional and international level. It argues that States need to take steps to safeguard the legal rights and protective needs of trafficking victims regardless of their immigration status or willingness to cooperate with law enforcement officials.

Women and Migration [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
This paper discusses various forms of migration seen today and their implications for women. It also addresses issues related to the rights of migrant women and their changing roles and relationships.

A Report about the Positions of the Refugees in the Camps at the Iraqi-Jordanian Borders [ English ]
Author(s): Anwar Al-Bunni & Khalil Matouk. 2003
The report describes the conditions of the camps of refugees at the Iraqi-Jordanian Borders.

A Road Strewn with Stones: Migrants' Access to Human Rights [ English ]
Author(s): . 2003
This paper seeks to discuss the common causes that between the lack of many migrants’ adequate access to human rights and their vulnerability to the abuse of such rights.

Agenda for Protection [ English ]
Author(s): . 2003
The Agenda is a programme of action to improve the protection of refugees and asylum-seekers around the world. It is intended to serve as a guide for concrete action, not only by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), but also by governments, NGOs and other partners. It focuses on those issues and activities that would benefit from multilateral commitment and cooperation.

Contemporary Egyptian Migration: an Overview of Voluntary and Forced Migration [ English ]
Author(s): . 2003
This paper surveys Egyptian emigration, migration within Egypt, and immigration to Egypt, mostly of refugees. It explores these phenomena and concludes with a list of key gaps in the literature that can be addressed through further research.

Explaining Change in Established Migration Systems: The Movement of Algerians to France and the UK [ English ]
Author(s): . 2003
The thesis on which this paper is based sets out to explain this new geography of migration to Europe using the recent migration of Algerians to the United Kingdom as an example. This paper summarizes the main findings of the thesis.

Getting at the Roots: Stopping Exploitation of Migrant Workers by Organized Crime [ English ]
Author(s): . 2003
This paper outlines labour migration demand and push factors, describes incentives for trafficking arising from absence of regular migration channels, offers specific examples of migrant abuse, and presents proposals for comprehensive migration measures to combat trafficking and reduce underlying pressures.

Globalization, Labour and Migration: Protection is Paramount [ English ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2003
This paper argues that democratic governance depends on the rule of law; governance of migration and requisite regulation of the labour market are viable only to the extent they derive from a legislative foundation in turn based on sound international standards.

How Does Poverty Affect Migration Choice? A Review of Literature [ English ]
Author(s): . 2003
The literature review aims to examine the links between poverty and migration. It investigates poverty and vulnerability as determinants of migration.

Livelihood Outcomes of Migration for Poor People [ English ]
Author(s): . 2003
This paper aims to document studies and research of households and communities that use migration as a means to diversify the portfolio of household activities, to improve capacity and flexibility to respond to external shocks, and simply to reduce the number of people the household must sustain.

Manual on Refugee Protection and the European Convention on Human Rights [ English ]
Author(s): . 2003
The purpose of this document is to provide the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) staff and partners in Europe and beyond with a convenient and practical compilation of material relating to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (the ECHR) as it is relevant to the international protection of refugees.

Migrant Workers and Xenophobia in the Middle East [ English ]
Author(s): Ray Jureidini. 2003
This paper analyses trends in migration to oil-rich and other labor-receiving countries in the Middle East. The paper will examine causes, patterns and cases of discriminatory or xenophobic practices by employers, civil society and the state.

Migrant Workers in Saudi Arabia [ English ]
Author(s): . 2003
The present report documents the various violations of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) regarding those workers. It is illustrated with summaries of testimonies collected by the Egyptian Organization for human Rights, an independent human rights NGO affiliated to the FIDH.

Migration and Social Protection: A Concept Paper [ English ]
Author(s): . 2003
This paper attempts to locate ‘migration’ within a social protection framework both theoretically and empirically. It makes a distinction between migration as a social protection strategy and migration as leading to vulnerabilities that require specific social protection instruments.

Migration of Highly Skilled Persons from Developing Countries: Impact and Policy Responses [ English ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2003
This report forms the overall synthesis report of a series of studies conducted by the International Labour Office under the Department For International Development (DFID)-sponsored project on “Skilled Labour Migration (the brain drain) from Developing Countries: Analysis of Impact and Policy Issues”. It addresses the issues of the impact of high skilled emigration on developing countries, and the policy mixes and options available to both receiving and sending countries to harness its benefits.

Migration-Trafficking Nexus: Combating Trafficking Through the Protection of Migrants' Human Rights [ English ]
Author(s): . 2003
This publication seeks to look at the issue of trafficking within a broader migration framework and to propose policies which would be effective in reducing trafficking and in preventing the human and labour rights violations to which migrant workers are so often subjected today.

Operations Management Handbook for UNHCR's Partners [ English ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2003
This new edition of Partnership: A Programme Management Handbook for The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Partners, that replaces the first edition (March 1996), is intended to provide all the necessary information to ensure an effective and efficient working partnership with UNHCR. This handbook aims to ensure a more results-oriented, integrated, effective and comprehensive approach to operations management.

Palestinians in Egypt: An Investigation of Livelihoods and Coping Strategies [ English ][ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2003
This report provides an analysis of the livelihoods and coping strategies adopted by Palestinian exiles to adjust their life in Egypt. Two main factors have affected their adjustment: the resources that they have employed to “reconstruct” their lives in the host country and the policies of the host country itself vis-à-vis Palestinians.

Policy Responses to Skilled Migration: Retention, Return and Circulation [ English ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2003
This paper aims to look at different possible policy responses which can minimize its adverse effects, and which can promote the sharing of gains between source and host countries. It focuses on three policy approaches: retention, return and circulation of skills.

Refugees and 'Other Forced Migrants' [ English ]
Author(s): . 2003
This paper discusses a general problem that arises whenever one attempts to formalize and institutionalize a relatively new field of academic enquiry, such as forced migration, with the aim of having an impact on policy: namely, how to define the subject matter of the field.

Somalia: A Situation Analysis and Trend Assessment [ English ]
Author(s): . 2003
This paper describes and assesses the most significant political, developmental and human rights trends and changes in Somalia in recent years and provides a current situation analysis of the country as of mid-2003.

Temporary Foreign Worker Programmes: Policies, Adverse Consequences, and the Need to Make Them Work [ English ]
Author(s): . 2003
This paper comparatively discusses the policies and adverse consequences of six major temporary foreign worker programmes (TFWPs) in five different countries (Germany, Kuwait, Singapore, Switzerland, and the United States).

The Importance of Overseas Connections in the Livelihoods of Somali Refugees in the Dadaab Refugee Camps of Kenya [ English ]
Author(s): Cindy Horst. 2003
This paper takes account of transnational migrants sending remittances, the potential and pitfalls of migrant remittances and the high investments in keeping connected the Somali diaspora.

UNHCR - Country Operations Plan: Djibouti 2003 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2003
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Djibouti for the year 2003.

When Forced Migrants Return 'Home': The Psychosocial Difficulties Returnees Encounter in the Reintegration Process [ English ]
Author(s): . 2003
The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to some of the psychosocial difficulties returnees encounter. It argues that forced migrants’ notion of home is continuously challenged and transformed from the time of the events that lead to one’s flight, up until one’s return.

Whose Needs Are Right? Refugees, Ousted and the Challenges of Rights-Based Approaches in Forced Migration [ English ]
Author(s): . 2003
This paper reviews the literature that seeks to understand local struggles around rights and discusses why some ousted/refugees either opt for self-settlement or resistance. It discusses universalist frameworks and tensions in their application and concludes by raising challenges for future research.

Asian Labour Migration: Issues and Challenges in an Era of Globalization [ English ]
Author(s): . 2002
This paper examines the trends and issues in Asian labour migration and challenges faced by countries and the trade union movement in protection of migrant workers. It is part of a working papers series that aims to contribute to an informed debate on how best to manage labour migration.

Assessment of Refugee Status Determination Procedure at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ Cairo Office 2001-2002 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2002
This report assesses implementation of specific internationally-recognized procedural standards in the refugee status determination (RSD) process in Egypt. The standards used in this report are drawn primarily from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) guidelines, position papers, notes and precedents.

Demographic Changes and the Consequences for Europe's Future - Is Immigration an Option? [ English ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2002
This paper argues that immigration should be considered as an option in the policy debates on strategic economic and social goals and fundamental values that underpin Europe's social market economy. It aims to make the case for including immigration in debates on Europe's social and economic goals and objectives.

Guidelines on International Protection No. 1 [ English ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2002
Gender-Related Persecution within the context of Article 1A(2) of the 1951 Convention and/or its 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees. These Guidelines, issued by the Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, are intended to provide legal interpretative guidance for governments, legal practitioners, decision-makers and the judiciary, as well as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) staff carrying out refugee status determination in the field.

Immigration and Asylum or Foreign Policy: The European Union's Approach to Migrants and their Countries of Origin [ English ]
Author(s): . 2002
This paper seeks to respond to the question of whether a comprehensive approach to asylum and immigration policy is evolving into a transformed foreign policy approach.

International Humanitarian Law: Answers to Your Questions [ English ]
Author(s): . 2002
This publication aims to define, explain and clarify the term “International Humanitarian Law”. It seeks to explain how this law deals with conflict, provides aid to victims of conflict, and protects refugees and internally displaced persons.

International Migration Report 2002 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2002
This report presents information on international migration levels and policies for major areas, regions and countries of the world. It is the first of its kind to be issued by the United Nations Population Division.

Jordan as a Transit Country: Semi-Protectionist Immigration Policies and their effects on Iraqi forced migrants [ English ]
Author(s): Géraldine Chatelard. 2002
The Case of Iraqi forced migrants is created not only by the socio-political conditions at home, but also by the type of reception they receive in neighboring states in their region of origin. Through the transnational migration dynamics of the Iraqis, and through the accompanying architecture of the smuggling networks, Jordan is now connected to a variety of Western countries, other regional countries such as Iran or Turkey, and to other stops on the route in Central America or South Eastern Asia.

Judicial Aspects of Movement and the Trade of Migrant Workers [ French ]
Author(s): . 2002
This document identifies the conceptual differences between three phenomena that have a tight relationship between them, which are disturbing the orderly management of migrations: the irregular migration, the movement and trade of the migrant workers.

Migration and Human Security [ English ]
Author(s): . 2002
This paper is drawn from the perspective of the International Migration Policy Programme’s (IMP) experience in the field of capacity building and facilitating dialogue on all aspects of migration.

Multilateral Cooperation, Integration and Regimes: the Case of International Labor Mobility [ English ]
Author(s): . 2002
This study explores the ability of regime theory, theories of integration, and a bargaining model to explain multilateral cooperation with regards to the free movement of labor.

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ Global Appeal [ English ]
Author(s): . 2002
This Global Appeal is published to alert the international community, including donors and interested persons, of the circumstances of the millions of refugees and other persons falling within the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) mandate. It enlightens the reader of the Office's strategies and programmes for the year 2002.

Root Causes of Migration: Criticism the Approach and Finding a Way Forward [ English ]
Author(s): . 2002
The focus of this paper is a critique of the root causes approach to migration. It examines how the approach has been used to formulate policy at a European level and applies a critical appraisal of the root causes approach in general, to this policy, in particular the work of the High Level Working Group on Immigration and Asylum (HLWG).

Skilled Labour Migration from Developing Countries [ English ]
Author(s): . 2002
This paper forms part of a series of studies conducted by the International Labour Office (ILO) under the Department For International Development (DFID)-sponsored project on “Skilled Labour Migration (the brain drain) from Developing Countries: Analysis of Impact and Policy Issues”. This bibliography reflects the research questions sets by the DFID, in relation to the wider DFID/ILO project.

Specific Groups and Individuals: Migrant Workers [ English ]
Author(s): . 2002
This report is submitted in accordance with Commission on Human Rights resolution 2002/62, in which the mandate of the Special Rapporteur was extended for three years. It describes the activities carried out by the Special Rapporteur since her last report, provides an analysis of the situation of migrants deprived of their liberty and contains the concluding observations and recommendations of the Special Rapporteur.

Specific Groups and Individuals: Migrant Workers [ English ]
Author(s): . 2002
This report is submitted pursuant to Commission on Human Rights resolution 2001/52 of 24 April 2001. It is the third annual report that the Special Rapporteur, Ms. Gabriela Rodriguez Pizarro, has submitted to the Commission, and also the third such report to the Commission since the Economic and Social Council established the mandate on the human rights of migrants by decision 1999/239, in which it took note of Commission resolution 1999/44.

States and Their Expatriates: Explaining the Development of Tunisian and Moroccan Emigration-Related Institutions [ English ]
Author(s): . 2002
This paper outlines the case for a much more full-fledged concept of “emigration” policy, focuses on one aspect of emigration policy -- formal state institutions designed to deal with expatriate affairs, and begins to develop an argument to explain their differential origins and evolution of these institutions.

Transatlantic Perspectives on Improving Community Relations [ English ]
Author(s): . 2002
This report examines community tensions and discrimination involving migrant groups in comparative perspective. It outlines the form and scale of native-immigrant conflict in Europe and the United States and it establishes a set of effective models for dispelling and preventing community tensions and anti-immigrant discrimination by presenting a number of best practices undertaken in countries on both sides of the Atlantic.

UNHCR - Country Operations Plan: Iraq 2002 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2002
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Operation Plan for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Iraq for the year 2002.

War in Iraq: An Impending Refugee Crisis? Uncertain Risks, Inadequate Preparation and Coordination [ English ]
Author(s): . 2002
This paper argues that in the case of post-war Iraq, the responsibility for dealing with refugees and the internally displaced is likely to fall increasingly on international aid agencies that are hamstrung by resource shortages, have limited or no experience in the region, and have only limited ability to operate in areas that may be subject to military action and chemical or biological weapons.

An Overview of Proposals Addressing Migrant Smuggling and Trafficking in Persons [ English ]
Author(s): . 2001
This document provides an overview of proposals addressing migrant smuggling and trafficking in persons.

Blueprints for an Ideal Legal Immigration Policy [ English ]
Author(s): . 2001
This publication seeks to provide a forum for competing blueprints of a comprehensive U.S. immigration policy. It is comprised of 15 essays that serve as a distillation of competing views, providing readers the opportunity to explore further, if they desire.

Global Migration Trends and Asylum [ English ]
Author(s): . 2001
This paper assesses trends in global migration that have particular import for the asylum system. It reviews the scale of international migration today and discusses major trends and influences on migration patterns and the importance of these trends for asylum policies and practices.

Learning for a Future: Refugee Education in Developing Countries [ English ]
Author(s): . 2001
The research papers presented here represent a step forward in the task of developing deeper professional insights into the field of refugee education and education in emergency situations in general. They aim to assist field practitioners, programme managers, and even donors in understanding the need for consistent and adequate funding for refugee education.

Migration and the Media [ English ]
Author(s): . 2001
This paper takes a close look at migration issues in the media, whether or not the media has an impact on migration issues, or whether the role of the media is addressed or discussed by civil society.

Migration For The Benefit of All: Towards a New Paradigm for Migrant Labor [ English ]
Author(s): . 2001
This paper explores the persistent problems of migrant labor programs and discusses what is necessary to uproot the sources of difficulties and replace them with more functional structures. It argues for a new class of market-based migrant worker programs which seek to align the support and interests of native workers, employers, consumers, governments, and migrants.

Policy Responses to the International Mobility of Skilled Labour [ English ]
Author(s): . 2001
This report forms part of a series of studies conducted by the International Labour Office (ILO) under the Department For International Development (DFID)-sponsored project on “Skilled Labour Migration (the brain drain) from Developing Countries: Analysis of Impact and Policy Issues”. It reviews policy responses by source countries to the international mobility of their highly skilled workers based on an extensive survey of literature.

Refugee Protection: A Guide to International Refugee Law [ English ]
Author(s): . 2001
This handbook aims to inform parliamentarians about the founding principles and challenges of international refugee law and also to mobilize them, as policy makers, in the implementation of the law for securing adequate protection of refugees.

Research and Policy issues in High-Skilled International Migration: A Perspective with Data from the United States [ English ]
Author(s): . 2001
This paper seeks to provide an overview of the major research and policy issues in international migration of highly skilled individuals and their families.

Some Developmental Effects of the International Migration of Highly Skilled Persons [ English ]
Author(s): . 2001
This report forms part of a series of studies conducted by the International Labour Office (ILO) under the Department For International Development (DFID)-sponsored project on “Skilled Labour Migration (the brain drain) from Developing Countries: Analysis of Impact and Policy Issues”. It reviews the extent to which highly educated emigrants from developing countries represent an economic loss or “brain drain” based on an extensive survey of the literature.

Specific Groups and Individuals: Migrant Workers [ English ]
Author(s): . 2001
This report is submitted in accordance with Commission on Human Rights resolution 2000/48 of 25 April 2000. It is the second annual report which the Special Rapporteur, Ms. Gabriela Rodriguez Pizarro, has submitted for the Commission’s consideration and also the second submitted to the Commission since the Economic and Social Council established the mandate on the “human rights of migrants” by its decision 1999/239, in which it took note of Commission resolution 1999/44.

UNHCR - Somalia Index Page [ English ]
Author(s): . 2001

Women Migrant Domestic Workers in Bahrain [ English ]
Author(s): . 2001
This study identifies practices and patterns that are the key causes for women domestic migrant workers’ vulnerability in Bahrain and provide alternative approaches for effective means for action. It is a part of the International Migration Papers (IMP), a working paper series designed to make quickly available current research of International Labour Office’s International Migration programme on global migration trends.

Women Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon [ English ]
Author(s): . 2001
This study identifies and assesses legal and administrative arrangements in hiring domestic workers; comprises interviews with key people in Ministries of labour, border and immigration control with regards to general policies and procedures towards foreign labour; as well as interviews with labour officers in the embassies of the sending countries to assess the main issues the domestic workers face and the means, measures and procedures taken to address them.

Algeria: A Country in Crisis [ English ]
Author(s): . 2000
The author believes that despite the apparent calm that has returned to Algeria since the election of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in April 1999, the situation there is poised on a knife-edge and may well tip back into violence and chaos. To understand the complex and occulted factors that have contributed towards this situation, it is necessary to take into account both the recent history of Algeria and its informal political structures.

Background Paper on Refugees and Asylum Seekers from Iraq [ English ]
Author(s): . 2000
The Iraqi Government does not recognize various political groupings and parties that have been formed by Kurdish, Assyrian, Turkomen and other Iraqi communities that oppose the government from within the country, region and beyond. Opposition politics is conducted in exile for fear of arbitrary use of violence to suppress opposition to the government. This totalitarian government approach has been a key factor in the high number of Iraqis who seek refugee and political asylum throughout the world.

Background Paper on Refugees and Asylum Seekers from Sudan [ English ]
Author(s): . 2000
This paper provides a statistical overview of refugees and asylum-seekers in Western Europe and North America in general and of Sudanese refugees and asylum-seekers in particular. It is based on official government statistics provided to UNHCR.

Handbook for Emergencies [ English ]
Author(s): . 2000
This handbook provides useful guidance as the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) continues to cope with the swift and increasingly dangerous nature of fresh displacement. It stresses the importance of pre-emergency planning, as well as planning throughout every stage of a crisis and focuses on setting coordination priorities, as well as contingency and operational planning.

Migrant Labour - an Annotated Bibliography [ English ]
Author(s): . 2000
This annotated bibliography offers a handy reference to the growing body of literature on international labour migration. It focuses on recent publications dealing with the relationship between migration and globalization, the growth of trade and investments, the impact of various instruments of migration policy, the processes of recruitment, the impact on sending and receiving countries, and return migration.

Palestinian Refugee Rights and a Durable Solution Based on International Law [ English ]
Author(s): . 2000
The paper examines the right of return to all Palestinians based on the international laws and conventions and studies the situation of the Palestinian refugees in Lebanon through a field research based on case studies.

Protocol against the smuggling of migrants by land, sea and air [ English ][ Arabic ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2000
Supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

Refugees Also Have Rights! Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon and Jordan [ English ]
Author(s): . 2000
This report has been compiled at the request of the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) on the basis of missions carried out in Lebanon and Jordan. The purpose of the missions was to study the Palestinian refugee situation in these two countries with regard to international legislation relating to refugees and human rights.

Somalia: A Situation Analysis [ English ]
Author(s): . 2000
This paper describes and assesses the political and economic situation in Somalia. It provides a detailed analysis of the recently formed Government, its political influence and its economic and developmental implications on the various regions of Somalia.

Specific Groups and Individuals: Migrant Workers [ English ]
Author(s): . 2000
This report is submitted in accordance with Commission on Human Rights resolution 2000/48 of 25 April 2000. It describes the recent activities of the Special Rapporteur, the background to her mandate, an outline of her plan of action and a first look at the existing legal framework of international instruments relating to the rights of migrants. It also contains the preliminary conclusions and recommendations of the Special Rapporteur.

State of the World's Refugees: Fifty Years of Humanitarian Action [ English ]
Author(s): . 2000
Few historians have focused specifically on the issue of forced human displacement and on the development of international approaches to the problem of refugee protection and humanitarian assistance. This book attempts to address this issue by looking at the history of forced displacement in the second half of the 20th century.

Handbook for Applying the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement [ English ]
Author(s): . 1999
This handbook aims to draw international attention to the needs of internally displaced persons, enhance protection for them, measure conditions on the ground, train staff in working with the displaced and promote compliance by governments and non-state actors with the provisions of the Guiding Principles.

Protecting Refugees: A Field Guide for NGOs [ English ]
Author(s): . 1999
The Field Guide illustrates how protection concerns can follow refugees through every phase of their lives as refugees. In doing so, the Field Guide alerts NGO field workers to signs of possible protection problems during each phase of a refugee’s life and suggests specific actions that could be undertaken to address those problems.

Report of the Working Group of Intergovernmental Experts on the Human Rights of Migrants [ English ]
Author(s): . 1999
At its fifty-fourth session, the Commission on Human Rights, in its resolution 1998/16, decided to reconvene the working group of five intergovernmental experts on the human rights of migrants. The Commission requested the working group of intergovernmental experts to submit a report to it at its fifty-fifth session; the present report is submitted in response to that request.

Achieving Dignity: Campaigner's Handbook for the Migrants Rights Convention [ English ]
Author(s): . 1998
This handbook aims to help organizers take action to build local and national activities and campaigns to ensure that basic international human rights standards are implemented country by country to protect the lives and dignity of migrants.

Destined Measures for the Improvement of the Situation of all Migrant Workers and to Enforce their Rights and Dignities [ French ]
Author(s): . 1998
This report examines the Commission of Human Rights’ mission, which is to collect the necessary information for the protection of the Rights of migrants and formulate recommendations to reinforce the promotion, protection, and implementation of the Rights of Migrants.

Labour Immigration and Integration in Low-and Middle-Income Countries: Towards an Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Migration Policies [ English ]
Author(s): . 1998
This paper proposes concrete, low-cost improvements to countries’ statistical data collection mechanisms that would allow monitoring facilities to better evaluate the effectiveness of immigration and integration policies.

Minority Rights [ English ][ Arabic ][ French ]
Author(s): . 1998
The Fact Sheet #18 (Rev.1) - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Report of the Working Group of Intergovernmental Experts on the Human Rights of Migrants [ English ]
Author(s): . 1998
At its fifty-third session, the Commission on Human Rights, in its resolution1997/15, decided to establish a working group consisting of fiveintergovernmental experts. The Commission requested the working group of intergovernmental experts to submit a report to it at its fifty-fourth session; the present report is submitted in response to that request.

Working Paper prepared by Mr. Jorge A. Bustamante [ English ][ French ]
Author(s): . 1998
This paper provides a conceptual frame of reference about the vulnerability of migrants as subjects of human rights. It was written by Mr. Jorge A. Bustamante, the Chairman/Rapporteur of the Working Group on Intergovernmental experts on the Human Rights of Migrants.

Background Paper on Refugees and Asylum Seekers from Sudan [ English ]
Author(s): . 1997
This paper provides a statistical overview of refugees and asylum-seekers in Western Europe and North America in general and of Sudanese refugees and asylum-seekers in particular. It is based on official government statistics provided to UNHCR.

Migration from the Maghreb and Migration Pressures: Current Situation and Future Prospects [ English ]
Author(s): . 1997
This paper combines theory with observation of socio-economic developments, in order to arrive at an interpretation of the factors that drive individuals to emigrate. The purpose of this research project is to provide political decision-makers in both developing and industrialized countries with elements that may help them to understand actual and potential migration movements from the Maghreb, with their determinants and characteristics.

State of the World's Refugees 1997: A Humanitarian Agenda [ English ]
Author(s): . 1997
In this book, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) provides a topical and detailed examination of the problem of forced displacement, focusing on the different groups of people who are protected and assisted by the organization and setting out a wide-ranging agenda for action.

Handbook on Voluntary Repatriation: International Protection [ English ]
Author(s): . 1996
This handbook, which is intended to be used with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Training Module on Voluntary Repatriation, aims to provide field staff and UNHCR partners with a practical protection tool, and to promote consistency in international refugee protection and in the practice of agencies working in this area.

Background Paper on Refugees and Asylum Seekers from Algeria [ English ]
Author(s): . 1995
This paper provides a statistical overview of refugees and asylum-seekers in Western Europe in general and of Algerian refugees and asylum-seekers in particular. It is based on official government statistics provided to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) over the period 1990-1994.

Integration of Migrant Workers in the Labour Market: Policies and Their Impact [ English ]
Author(s): . 1995
This study contains 3 papers with the underlying theme of the integration of migrant workers into the society of the country in which they have settled. They focus on integration in the labour market, which is at the core of the International Labour Organization's concern with integration questions.

Orderly International Migration of Workers and Incentives to Stay - Options for Emigration Countries [ English ]
Author(s): . 1995
The first paper addresses the question of orderly labour migration from the point of view of the migrant-sending country, to see to what extent governmental regulation and procedures can ensure that the movements of workers and their employment abroad is legal and respects standards laid down by that country. The second asks: what can one do to make it more attractive for people to stay at home than to move abroad?

State of the World's Refugees 1995: In Search of Solutions [ English ]
Author(s): . 1995
This book examines the origins of the current crisis of human displacement and provides a comprehensive account of the way in which approaches to the problem of have changed since the end of the Cold War.

State of the World's Refugees 1993: The Challenge of Protection [ English ]
Author(s): . 1993
This book illuminates the problems of human displacement and their causes with informed analysis, detailed charts, and discussions of policy alternatives. It is also an appeal for early intervention by the international community, whose peacemaking efforts could prevent further crises before they start, and could enable millions of refugees to return safely to their homes once again.

Handbook on Procedures and Criteria for Determining Refugee Status under the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees [ English ]
Author(s): . 1992
The Handbook is meant for the guidance of government officials concerned with the determination of refugee status in the various Contracting States. The segment of this Handbook on the criteria for determining refugee status breaks down and explains the various components of the definition of refugee set out in the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol.

An Information Guide - Preventing Discrimination, Exploitation and Abuse of Women Migrant Workers [ English ]
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This Information Guide aims to enhance knowledge and understanding of the vulnerability of migrant workers, especially women, to discrimination, exploitation and abuse and to promote and improve legislation, policies and action to prevent such discrimination.

Crime and Immigration in Europe [ French ]
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This report examines the phenomenon of immigration and associates it with a multitude of social problems, which form four axes: the socio-economic axis, the security axis, the identity axis, and the political axis.

Entrenched Relations and the Permanence of Long-Term Refugee Camp Situations [ English ]
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This paper reviews literature on protracted refugee situations and constructs a theoretical structure to explain the entrenched nature of refugee camps – a de facto fourth ‘durable solution.’

Human Rights and Refugees [ English ]
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The Fact Sheet #20 - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

International Labor Organization's Database of International Labor Standards [ English ][ French ]
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The International Labor Organization's (ILO) Database of International Labor Standards (ILOLEX) is a trilingual database containing ILO Conventions and Recommendations, ratification information, comments of the Committee of Experts and the Committee on Freedom of Association, representations, complaints, interpretations, General Surveys, and numerous related documents.

International Labor Organization's Database of National Labor [ English ][ French ]
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The International Labor Organization's Database of National Labor (NATLEX) provides abstracts of legislation and relevant citation information.

International Labor Organization's International Labor Migration Statistics Database [ English ]
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This is the web portal for the International Labor Organization's International Labor Migration Statistics Database.

International Labor Organization's Library [ English ][ French ]
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This is the web portal for the International Labor Organization's Library (Labordoc), which contains references to a wide range of print and electronic publications, including journal articles, from countries around the world, on all aspects of work and sustainable livelihoods, and the work-related aspects of economic and social development and human rights.

International Labor Organization's Online Library and Information Services [ English ]
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This is the web portal for the International Labor Organization's (ILO) Library and Information Services, which provides access to a variety of ILO databases.

International Labor Organization's Textual and Legal Information Database [ English ]
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This is the International Labor Organization’s Textual and Legal Information Online Database, which provides ILO labour standards, national laws on labour, social security and related human rights, and laws pertaining to migrant workers.

International Migration and Human Rights [ English ]
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This paper reviews the actual and legal situation of international migrants in relation to their enjoyment of human rights. It examines the different ways in which international migration and human rights intersect, both in countries of origin, transit and destination, and in relation to particular socio-economic groups.

Legislative Guide for the Implementation of the Protocol Against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, Supplementing the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime [ English ][ Arabic ]
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List of Ratifications of International Labour Conventions [ English ]
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This page provides a list of ratifications of International Labour Conventions.

Lobbying for Migrant Inclusion in the European Union [ English ]
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This article focuses on the institutional context for management of migration policy and the institutional channeling of pro-migrant lobbying at EU level.

Migration and Citizenship: Legal Status, Rights and Political Participation [ English ]
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This report discusses general theories and research perspectives on citizenship and migration, comparative analyses of legal status of foreign nationals and acquisition and loss of nationality, the emerging European citizenship regime and migrants’ political participation and representation.

Minorities and the United Nations: Human Rights Treaty Bodies and Complaint Mechanisms – Pamphlet No. 4 [ English ]
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This pamphlet describes six major international human rights treaties that deal with civil and political rights; economic, social, and cultural rights; racial discrimination; children's rights; women's rights; and torture. It outlines the system of State reporting and describes complaint mechanisms available to individuals who believe their rights have been violated.

Minorities, the United Nations and Regional Mechanisms – Pamphlet No. 1 [ English ]
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This pamphlet begins with an overview of the UN's purposes and structure. It describes the bodies that are important in promoting and protecting the rights of persons belonging to minority groups. It also provides a brief outline of human rights norms and international law in order to present minority rights in their proper context.

Multilevel Governance of Migration [ English ]
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This report presents some very general first conclusions from the study of the multilevel governance of migration, in order to start establishing a preliminary agenda for future research in the field.

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees [ English ][ Arabic ]
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UNHCR is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees and resolve their problems worldwide.

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' Chad/Darfur Emergency Operation [ English ]
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The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' Chad/Darfur Emergency Operation works closely with the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights and the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in providing a more protective international presence in West Darfur and in preparing for the eventual voluntary return of internally displaced people and refugees.

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' Iraq Emergency Operation [ English ]
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The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is trying to help refugees from other countries who once enjoyed the support of the Iraqi government but who now face harassment and eviction by their Iraqi hosts.

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' South Sudan Operation [ English ]
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The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' mandate in South Sudan is essentially threefold: to help create conditions which will be conducive to the return of up to half a million refugees from neighboring countries; to facilitate their voluntary repatriation; and to assist them to settle in once they are back home.

Recent Developments Towards Strengthening International Co-operation on Migration [ English ]
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This paper seeks to offer an overview of recent developments that have in effect brought migration issues to the top of States' and institutions' agenda; and of institutional, legal and political developments and initiatives that are attempting to strengthen international co-operation and co-ordination on migration.

Refugee Protection in International Law [ English ]
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The different parts of this book address nine key legal themes of contemporary relevance to the international refugee protection regime and in particular the interpretation of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. It focuses in a detailed manner on discrete legal issues of interpretation of the 1951 Convention, bringing together expert papers on the issue.

The Rights of Indigenous Peoples [ English ][ French ]
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The Fact Sheet #9 (Rev.1) - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

UNHCR - Algeria Index Page [ English ]
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UNHCR - Bahrain Index Page [ English ]
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UNHCR - Comoros Index Page [ English ]
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UNHCR - Djibouti Index Page [ English ]
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UNHCR - Egypt Index Page [ English ]
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UNHCR - Iraq Index Page [ English ]
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UNHCR - Jordan Index Page [ English ]
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UNHCR - Kuwait Index Page [ English ]
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UNHCR - Lebanon Index Page [ English ]
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UNHCR - Mauritania Index Page [ English ]
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UNHCR - Morocco Index Page [ English ]
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UNHCR - Oman Index Page [ English ]
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UNHCR - Palestine Index Page [ English ]
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UNHCR - Qatar Index Page [ English ]
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UNHCR - Saudi Arabia Index Page [ English ]
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UNHCR - Sudan Index Page [ English ]
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UNHCR - Tunisia Index page [ English ]
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UNHCR - United Arab Emirates Index Page [ English ]
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UNHCR - Yemen Index Page [ English ]
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UNHCR- Libya Index Page [ English ]
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UNHCR- Syria Index Page [ English ]
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United Arab Emirates: Migrant Women in the United Arab Emirates, the Case of Female Domestic workers [ English ]
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This paper focuses on the situation of the women migrant workers in their families, workplaces, communities and societies in sending and receiving countries and also on the initiatives, policies and programmes, “good” and “bad” practices implemented by government, private recruitment and employment agencies and a wide range of social actors to assist and protect women migrants against exploitation and abuse and to prevent them from being trafficked.