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E.
Recommendations to the international community, donors and United
Nations agencies, funds and programmes
77.
The Special Rapporteur recommends that United Nations agencies, funds and
programmes in the Niger:
(a)
Ensure that all interventions of United Nations agencies, funds and
programmes related to migration issues include a legal protection mandate and a
clear protection policy anchored in international human rights law, and adopt a
comprehensive human rights framework for their work, with full respect for the
human rights of migrants and the “do no harm” principle;
(b)
Reflect on their contribution in support of mixed migration in the Niger
to ensure comprehensive United Nations support, that is, all United Nations actors
should have specialized staff, activities and funds devoted to monitoring mixed
migration (e.g., through observation points).
78.
The Special Rapporteur recommends that IOM increase the access of United
Nations humanitarian and human rights actors to IOM transit centres to identify and
provide specialized assistance to migrants, including children, victims of human rights
violations and others in vulnerable situations. IOM should strengthen cooperation and
complementarity with United Nations partners to ensure access to migrants in its
centres and external monitoring, for example to address migrants’ complaints, which
could be done, for instance, by opening UNHCR and UNICEF offices in IOM centres.
79.
The Special Rapporteur recommends that the international community, donors
and United Nations agencies, funds and programmes:
(a)
Increase coordination among United Nations actors and with
international and local NGOs to ensure that all migrants, and especially the most
vulnerable, including children, are able to exercise their human rights;
(b)
Strengthen identification, assistance and human rights protection
programmes for migrants in vulnerable situations who are outside IOM transit
centres;
(c)
Set up mechanisms for the identification, assistance and appropriate
referral of migrants in vulnerable situations, following the conceptualization and
guidance provided by the Global Migration Group Principles and Guidelines,
Supported by Practical Guidance, on the Human Rights Protection of Migrants in
Vulnerable Situations;
(d)
Collect and analyse data on remigration to assess the effectiveness of
migration policies and programmes, including the assisted voluntary return
programme;
(e)
Develop a joint United Nations fundraising strategy for projects related
to migration and ensure the added value of each United Nations actor and their
mandates is reflected therein and is grounded on a human rights-based approach to
migration.
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