Western Hemisphere Program (WHP) held technical working sessions between cross-border and local networks in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to strengthen capacities, socialize best practices and identify challenges in to assist and protect migrant population during migration crises, under the context of COVID-19 and other emergencies.
Cross-border technical working sessions, local networks from El Salvador, Guatemala y Honduras
Coordination of a virtual dialogue session between Cross-border technical working sessions and local networks in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras; to strengthen capacities, socialize best practices and identify challenges in the care and protection of migrants during migratory crises, in the context of the COVID-19 health emergency.
- Communication between the three countries – work can be done to identify all stakeholders and define all relevant communication channels / mediums.
- Communication can be improved on two levels – local and transnational levels.
- Related to health management at the respective borders, IOM staff promoted the idea of joint protocols related to COVID-19 with work being directed at a more overall, central level where greater COVID-19 knowledge exists.
- There are disparate legislative precedents in the three countries related to migratory regulations, the different laws and procedures make it difficult to harmonize joint actions.