Informing solutions together JIPS TECHNICAL MISSION TO CENTRAL AMERICA General Debrief Ivan Cardona, IM Manager/Profiling Advisor Geneva, 29 th April 2014

Informing solutions together 1.Background and context 2.JIPS involvement in the region 3.Technical Mission – Objectives – Main activities – Outputs 4.Recommended next steps 5.Continued support (JIPS and others) Agenda

Informing solutions together 1.Background and context 2.JIPS Involvement in the region 3.Technical Mission – Objectives – Main activities – Outputs 4.Preliminary profiling results 5.Continued support (JIPS and others) Agenda

Informing solutions together Historical migration flows of different motives / nature (economic, family (UASC), human trafficking)

Informing solutions together Intensification of security crises in the region over the last decade, mainly due to expansion of gangs and organized crime activities.

Informing solutions together Similar trend observed in asylum seekers from the region in the same period

Informing solutions together Sources: El Salvador: Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería Guatemala: Dirección General de Migración Honduras: Centro de Atención al Migrante Retornado 46% increased between 2011 and 2013 More than 185,000 in 2013, 60% from EE.UU. (by air) and 40% from México (by land) Most are nationals from Guatemala, but Honduras reports the highest increase (70%) NTCA Population Deported and Returned from United States and Mexico: 2011 –

Informing solutions together Guidance Note on Asylum Seeking Applications Related to Gangs Initial Diagnosis (CIDEHUM, 2012) Country of Origin Papers Coordination mechanism / partnerships at regional and national level Network with local and regional organizations Coordination with other international organizations Preliminary Activities

Informing solutions together 1.Background and context 2.JIPS Involvement in the region 3.Technical Mission – Objectives – Main activities – Outputs 4.Recommended next steps 5.Continued support (JIPS and others) Agenda

Informing solutions together Who? Jun/13 request led by UNHCR’s Central America Regional Office, in coordination / collaboration with: Regional organisations (SICA) Governments (Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Interior, Migration Boards) Human rights institutions (Ministries, Ombudsman Offices) National implementing partners (NGOs, HS, PMH, etc.) Universities and research centres (UNAH, IUDPAS, UCA) Other UN agencies and INGOs: ICRC and Save the Children (ECHO Funds), OCHA (REDLAC), NRC (ACAPS secondary data review) + Others What? Information gathering activities to assess the magnitude, patterns and trends of displacement generated by transnational organized crime (TOC) and other situations of violence (OSV) in NTCA Support Request

Informing solutions together Why? Awareness raising and advocacy on humanitarian impact of security crises to inform (national, regional and international) policy development How? Mix of secondary data review and analysis and primary data collection Characterization of returned/deported population (3 countries) Profiling of internal displacement populations (Honduras) Monitoring systems / networks (Guatemala and Honduras) When? July/13 to Dec/14 Funds? ECHO + UNHCR JIPS? Technical and coordination guidance of activities, through a mix of remote and field-based support Harmonization of regional studies (methodologies, reports) Secondary data review and statistical analysis in Honduras Design of snapshot profiling exercise in Honduras

Informing solutions together 1 week during October 2013, with the following objectives / activities: Review of existing/available information Engagement / discussions with relevant stakeholders Roadmap for 2014 (regional studies, snapshot profiling) Clear desirability and feasibility of profiling activities in the region, particularly in Honduras, due to coordination platform (Inter-institutional Commission) Recommendations Complete a full review and analysis of secondary data available related to forced displacement Organize an inter-agency workshop to present and analyse the findings Based on such findings, discuss objectives and methodology for a snapshot profiling exercise in Honduras JIPS First Mission

Informing solutions together 2 weeks during March/April 2014, based in Tegucigalpa (Honduras) Main objectives: Facilitate the dissemination and analysis of findings from the initial secondary review Set-up the main elements for the planning and design of a snapshot profiling exercise in Honduras Main activities : Facilitation of a technical regional workshop Facilitation of an inter-institutional workshop in Honduras Joint development of an initial concept note for the Honduras profiling exercise Meetings with key actors to discuss specific collaboration for profiling JIPS Second Mission

Informing solutions together 1)Facilitation of a technical regional workshop  Researchers in charge of the different studies in the 3 countries, plus experts working in related activities in Mexico and EE.UU.  Comparison of conceptual frameworks/definitions, methodologies and preliminary results  Identification of common challenges and limitations of existing data  Recommendations towards standardization of terminology and analysis  Identified need to produce a comparative analysis report  Interest to promote future exchange of information, discussions (CoP)

Informing solutions together  Direct evidence of external migration due to violence/insecurity, but potentially underestimated  Need to complement with correlations analysis (links migration/criminality) Source: Red de Documentación de las Organizaciones Defensoras de Migrantes (2013), Narrativas de la Transmigración centroamericana en su paso por México.

Informing solutions together  Direct evidence of internal migration due to violence/insecurity in Honduras, but potentially underestimated

Informing solutions together  Indirect evidence of correlation between internal migration and criminality (16% to 33%)

Informing solutions together 2)Facilitation of an inter-institutional workshop in Honduras  Co-hosted by M. of Human Rights and CIPRODEH, w/ support from UNHCR & ECHO  Representatives from government agencies, CSOs, NGOs, INGOs, academics, donors  Positive reception of the efforts to provide solid quantitative evidence on the links between internal migration and criminality and first approximation of magnitude, and geographic distribution  Shared consensus on the need to collect primary data to fill the gaps of existing sources  Buy-in and direct ownership from the Inter-institutional Commission on IDPs to led such exercise  General agreement on next steps and the main methodological elements.

Informing solutions together 3)Joint development of initial concept note for Honduras profiling exercise

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1.Background and context 2.JIPS Involvement in the region 3.Technical Mission – Objectives – Main activities – Outputs 4.Recommended next steps 5.Continued support (JIPS and others) Agenda

Informing solutions together Finalization and harmonization of country-specific and regional studies Standardization Comparative analysis Implementation of profiling exercise in Honduras Fundraising support to the Commission (UNHCR for coordination team, JIPS for qualitative mapping, M. of Human Rights for part of data collection costs, others to fill the gaps?) Handover of methodology and tools development to INE Coordination platform defined Coordination team in place Kick-start the qualitative mapping Next Steps

Informing solutions together Training and capacity building Local expertise and capacity needs to be complemented with knowledge and training in internal displacement (frameworks, profiling, etc) Beyond the snapshot profiling, the objective is to build capacity at national and local level to monitor internal displacement in the future Continued coordination with other activities in the region Input to ACAPS secondary data review Input to IDMC country page and advocacy activities

Informing solutions together 1.Background and context 2.JIPS Involvement in the region 3.Technical Mission – Objectives – Main activities – Outputs 4.Recommended next steps 5.Continued support (JIPS and others) Agenda

Informing solutions together Remote support for the finalization of preliminary studies (April/May) Support for the development/drafting of a comparative analysis (May) Finalization of methodology and design of tools (May/June) Identification of an appropriate Profiling Coordinator or Coordination Team (May/June) Support fundraising activities (May/June) Conduct additional field missions during key moments of the profiling (i.e. training, analysis), if required by partners (June/Dec) Continued JIPS Support

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