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(Only available in SPANISH) The preparation of this guide has been motivated by the interest of the Directorate of Integration and Human Development (DIDH) of the General Directorate of Migration and Foreigners (DGME) of Costa Rica to have an agile instrument to guide the consular staff of the…
Thematic Area: Migrant protection and assistance
Language: Spanish, English
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The main objective of the Counter-Smuggling Work Plan of the Liaison Officer Network to Combat Migrant Smuggling and Trafficking in Persons from the Regional Conference on Migration is to guide and enhance regional cooperation to prevent and combat migrant smuggling, while protecting rights of…
Thematic Area: Policy, governance and liaison, and legal
Language: Spanish
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Evidence-based migration policies are a key component of good migration governance. However, several recent studies and evaluations warn of multiple challenges to ensure the availability of up-to-date data and information and understand real migration in the region.
Thematic Area: Migration Data
Language: Spanish
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Emigration (or out-migration) trends in Central America are conditioned by political and socioeconomic conditions in the region and increase in response to civil strife and poverty.
Thematic Area: Migration, environment, and climate change
Language: English, Spanish
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In the framework of the XXXIII General Assembly of the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament (PARLATINO), held on 9 and 10 June 2017, More than 200 parliamentarians from Latin America and the Caribbean led the High-level Parliamentary Dialogue on Migration in Latin America and the Caribbean.…
Thematic Area: Policy, governance and liaison, and legal
Language: Spanish
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Migration in the Caribbean is a growing challenge. The Global Compact on Migration (GCM) for a safe, orderly and regular migration presents an opportunity for the Caribbean region to include its significant, and particular, perspective, and experiences into the consultation process.
Thematic Area: Policy, governance and liaison, and legal
Language: English
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The Government of Guatemala, being aware of the importance of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration (GCM) for the country, decided to carry out an inter-institutional process to formulate a national position to contribute to the first phase of the preparatory process…
Thematic Area: Policy, governance and liaison, and legal
Language: English
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Migration and family remittances are issues of great relevance to El Salvador.
Thematic Area: Labor mobility and human development, Migration Data
Language: Spanish
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