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Regional guidelines for the preliminary identification of profiles and reference mechanisms of vulnerable migrant populations

The concern to ensure respect for the human rights of migrants - regardless of their migratory status - has been a constant in the countries that are members of the Regional Conference on Migration (CRM), evidenced in multiple resolutions and initiatives over the years. This concern has historically evolved in response to the growing complexity of migration flows in the region that brings new protection and assistance challenges.

Guiding Principles for the Elaboration of Migration Policies on Integration, Return and Reintegration of the Regional Conference on Migration

This document was prepared on the basis of the results of the Workshop "Integration, Return and Reintegration of Migrants" (September, 2013), in San José, Costa Rica by the Regional Conference on Migration. It was prepared with the technical and financial support of the International Organization for Migration. This document was approved by the Regional Conference on Migration at its 19th Vice-Ministerial Meeting, held in Managua, Nicaragua, on June 26 and 27, 2014.

This document is available in Spanish.

Plan to strengthen the governance of extraregional migrant flows in Mesoamerica

This document is a guide to support the development of a comprehensive response plan to the current situation posed by these migratory flows for the region, based on an approach focused on the protection of life, the integrity and rights of migrants and based on the promotion of alliances among all relevant actors.

This document is available in Spanish.

Regional Guidelines for Action for the Comprehensive Protection of Children and Adolescents in the Context of Migration

This document is a non-binding guide adopted by the countries of the region in the framework of the Regional Conference on Migration. It establishes regional guidelines for the comprehensive protection of migrant children and adolescents, applying the guiding principles and protection measures, and strengthening the national efforts of the RCM Member Countries and their institutions. It also seeks to be a reference for a change in the vision and approach of migrant children and adolescents, not only in the region but worldwide.

This document is available in Spanish.

Handbook for facilitators of psychosocial care groups to promote the reintegration of returnees at the community level.

The publication was prepared within the framework of the "Return and Reintegration Project in the Northern Triangle of Central America" and its objective is to provide facilitators with a methodological guide for organizing and implementing local psychosocial care groups, that also involve institutions with a presence in the territory. The aim is to provide the participating population with assertive coping tools that allow them to design their own reintegration route into the community from their personal experiences.

Work plan on smuggling of migrants

The Work Plan on the Smuggling of Migrants of the Network of Liaison Officers on Combating the Smuggling of Migrants and Trafficking in Persons of the Regional Conference on Migration, aims at guiding and promoting regional cooperation to prevent and combat the smuggling of migrants, while protecting the rights of smuggled migrants, in particular those who are victims of related crimes.

This document is available in Spanish.

Study on Reintegration: Migration and Cities | Guatemala Report

In order to better understand the contexts of return and reintegration in Mexico and northern Central America, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has conducted a number of studies at the country and regional levels. The present report contains the results of the study conducted with migrants and staff of institutions involved in the provision of reintegration services in Guatemala, where the high flow of remittances has generated a dependency that has not been possible to solve with structural changes that facilitate other development figures and income.

Guidelines for the care and protection of women in the context of migration

Despite the growing feminization of migration, the invisibility of women as active subjects in migration processes, which is based on prejudice, persists, norms and practices that perpetuate female subordination and discrimination in all areas of society by generating inequality. This document responds to the commitment of the eleven Member Countries of the Regional Conference on Migration (RCM) to promote, protect and guarantee the rights of migrant women in the region, in accordance with their international commitments.