Regional Conference on Refugee Protection and International Migration: Mixed Movements and Irregular Migration from the East and Horn of Africa and Great Lakes Region to Southern Africa, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, 6-7 September 2010: Conference Documents


Background documents on mixed migratory movements in Eastern and Southern Africa

UNHCR documents on Refugee Protection and International Migration

IOM documents on Mixed Migration

International and Regional Legal Instruments

  • Convention relating to the Status of Refugees of 28 July 1951, United Nations, entry into force 22 April 1954 (English and French)
  • Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, United Nations, entry into force 4 October 1967 (English and French)
  • OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, African Union, entry into force 20 June 1974 (English/French)
  • Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, United Nations, entry into force 26 June 1987 (English and French)
  • Convention on the Rights of the Child, United Nations, entry into force 2 September 1990 (English and French)
  • International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of their Families, United Nations, entry into force 1 July 2003 (publication in 6 official UN languages)
  • Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, United Nations, entry into force 25 December 2000 (English and French)
  • Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, United Nations, entry into force 28 January 2004 (English and French)
  • Rescue at Sea: A guide to principles and practices as applied to migrants and refugees, UNHCR and International Maritime Organization (English and French)

Regional Policy Documents on Migration Management

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