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In depth I  Migration: Hemispheric Conference Uncertainty, chance and inequality A report on the human rights of migrants in situations of arrest, detention, deportation, and reception in the member countries of the Regional Conference on Migration. Pdf format.[see more]   print    send   Correct  ADD YOUR COMMENT >> This Conference, convened by ECLAC and the International Organization for Migration, took place in Santiago, Chile, from 20-22 November 2002, at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). It was attended by delegations from ECLAC member governments, representatives from international organizations, and civil society institutions involved in the issue. Civil society organizations met in Quito, in August 2002, in the context of the 'First South American meeting of civil society on migrations'. Here they agreed the Quito Declaration, which declares it imperative that the issue of migration be included in regional and sub-regional integration accords, and demands that economic public policy respect human rights. This meeting represented an important step in the preparatory process towards the Hemispheric Conference. Spanish version share:   print    send   correct  ADD YOUR COMMENT >>  The Conference  Organizers  International organizations involved  NGOs  NGLS reports  Preparatory meeting  Intergovernmental organizations  Civil society opinion  Relevant documents  Articles and reports  Information resources    The Conference Provisional agenda The central issues to be examined during the Conference will be addressed during panel discussions among representatives of governments, international organizations, civil society organizations and academic institutions. Pdf format. General information Registration, hotel reservations and additonal information. Pdf format.    Organizers ECLAC - Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean IOM - International Organization for Migration International organization working with migrants and governments to provide humane responses to migration challenges.    International organizations involved UNHCHR - Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights ILO - International Labour Organization UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund IDB - Inter-American Development Bank CELADE - International migration Population and Development ECLAC web site. It contains background information, research, and information and actions on migration. In Spanish. SELA - Latin American Economic System Regional intergovernmental organization that groups 28 Latin American and Caribbean countries. CIDH - Inter-American Commission on Human Rights    NGOs Sin Fronteras Mexican organization working on migrants and refugees. In Spanish. The Global Campaign for Ratification of the Convention on Rights of Migrants International Steering Committee web site. Campaign information, articles and documents. December 18 An organization that works to promote and protect the rights of migrants with respect as basic values, supporting the work of migrant organizations in the different regions by using the Internet as a tool networking and the dissemination of information. International Migration This website offers information on international migration from a variety of perspectives, inlcuding documented and undocumented migration, refugees, etc.    NGLS reports NGLS Roundup 89, March 2002 Human rights of migrants: UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS) report. Background and exhaustive current information about migrants rights, conventions and documents.    Preparatory meeting First South American civil society summit on migration It was held in Quito. In Spanish.    Intergovernmental organizations RCM - Regional Conference on Migration (formerly known as the Puebla Process) Intergovernmental forum on migration which includes representation from all Central American countries, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Canada and the United States. The web site provides information on the activities, proyects and seminars sponsored by the Conference.    Civil society opinion Human rights and trafficking in persons in Latin America Bulletin 'Entre Redes', includes documents on the Hemispheric Conference on International Migration, and proposals for governments on how to integrate immigrants and achieve important reductions in the trafficking of children. Pdf format. In Spanish. Regional Network of Civil Organizations on Migration (RNCOM) Report of the most recent RNCOM gathering, which took place parallel to the VII Regional Conference on Migration (RCM) Vice-Ministerial meeting in Antigua, Guatemala. RNCOM is a regional civil society network which meets parallel to the inter-governmental Regional Conference on Migration (RCM). Pdf format. Uncertainty, chance and inequality A report on the human rights of migrants in situations of arrest, detention, deportation, and reception in the member countries of the Regional Conference on Migration. March 2001. Pdf format.    Relevant documents Quito Declaration The declaration was issued by civil society organizations from Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Chile and Argentina, at the First South American civil society summit on migration, held on Quito from 14-16 September. International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families Resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Cartagena Declaration on Refugees Adopted at a colloquium entitled "Coloquio Sobre la Proteccíon Internacional de los Refugiados en Américan Central, México y Panamá: Problemas Jurídicos y Humanitarios" held at Cartagena, Colombia from 19-22 November 1984. Pdf format. Durban Declaration and Programme of Action Source: UNHCHR World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, held in Durban, South Africa, from 31 August to 8 September 2001.    Articles and reports Latin America: Women immigrants target of xenophobia Source: TWN Xenophobia in Latin America today is directed against immigrants from within the region itself because they are seen by locals as a threat to employment or simply because they are poor - a rejection that is accentuated in the case of women immigrants. Globalization could make migration steep and relentless Source: TWN Globalization policies that are enabling free movement across frontiers of products and capital, but not people, far from reducing international migration flows, will give rise to increased migration pressures in the years ahead, says the International Labour Organization in a new publication.    Information resources An overview of labour migration in Central America and the Andean region Source: ILO - International Labour Organization During the 1990s, migration flows accelerated in Central America (Nicaragua, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala) and in the Andean Region (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela).

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