With a view to outlining public policies on (re)integration, the migration governance environment in the country must be explored to determine its effectiveness and promote the socio-economic well-being of migrants, returning migrants, and society at large. To this end, this tool offers the institutional and regulatory frameworks (international and regional) relevant to return and reintegration so that you can identify whether they have been adopted in national public policies at the different levels.
When should this tool be used?
It can be used in the diagnostic or design phase. It supplements the analysis carried out in Tool 1: Situation Analysis, Tool 4: Stakeholder Analysis and Tool 5: Consistency and Coordination.
How should this tool be used?
Users can review the checklist of the most important international and regional institutional and regulatory frameworks for (re)integration and check whether these are a part of their country’s migration governance, if the current framework addresses the needs of migrants or returning migrants and reflect on compliance therewith. This will allow to identify gaps that may require further attention during a design phase.
If (re)integration frameworks for migrants and returning migrants are not included in public policies, assess the possibilities of introducing them. Consider your country’s context (See: Tool 1: Situation Analysis) to verify if there are opportunities to include the importance of the (re)integration of migrants and returnees on the agenda.
A useful resource to guide this analysis are the Migration Governance Indicators (MGI), which take stock of the different countries’ migration policies and strategies, including all South American nations.
Brazil has a platform called MigraCiudades: Improving Local Migration Governance in Brazil, with the aim of contributing to the construction and management of migration policies in a qualified and planned manner, in line with United Nations SDG 10.7.
It seeks to train local stakeholders, promote dialogue on migration issues, certify the commitment of governments to improve migration governance, and provide visibility to good practices identified in Brazilian states and municipalities throughout the certification process.
See: OIM (2022), Governança migratória local: ferramentas e métodos.