UNHCR published an update of their 10-point Plan in Action on refugee protection and mixed migration. The document demonstrates how different actors have made use of the previous Plan of Action that was first launched ten years ago. Compiling more than 120 practical examples and tools, it offers a framework to assist States and others in ensuring that the needs and rights of refugees and migrants are taken into account. It aims to inform protection-sensitive responses while respecting the sovereignty and security concerns of states.
Set out to be regularly updated with good practices, the Plan outlines 10 areas that UNHCR believes to be core to addressing mixed migration – that is of refugees and migrants travelling together – effectively, namely:
JIPS has contributed to the chapter on data collection and analysis, providing recent examples from mixed migration settings in areas both of transit and destination. In particular, the Plan reviews two profiling exercises from Greece and Somaliland, highlighting the value of profiling methodologies to enable a comparative analysis of populations groups in different types of contexts.
More on the updated UNHCR 10 Point Plan in Action
