Structural meeting of the RCM, attended by senior officials from immigration and foreign affairs institutions.

General Objective

Review the implementation of the Regional Recommendations to Promote the Exchange of Information for the Search for Missing Persons in the Context of Migration, adopted by the RCM, and in accordance with international human rights standards and the Global Compact on Migration.

Specific Objectives

• Expand information and data from IOM's Missing Migrants Project.
• To learn about the thematic report on missing migrants at the international level, by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Migrants, as a valid input to support the actions of the workshop and the implementation of the recommendations.
• To evaluate the degree of implementation of the Regional Recommendations to Promote the Exchange of Information for the Search for Missing Persons in the Context of Migration, adopted within the framework of the RCM, contrasting them with the findings and feedback obtained after the presentation of the Analysis Study of the Mexican Foreign Support Mechanism for Search and Investigation (MAEBI) in the countries where the Foundation has a presence.
• To learn about the progress made in the area of Missing Migrants in Panama, from the perspective of the Attorney General's Office of that country.
• To know the positions on the exchange of fingerprint information, an effort led by Honduras, with the recent accession of El Salvador.

General Objective

Review the status of the implementation of the traceability mechanisms defined in the roadmaps developed by the RCM Member Countries, at the July 2024 workshop, for the intra-regional migration corridors.

Specific Objectives

• Demonstrate the technical and operational progress of the roadmaps constructed for the intraregional migration corridors, identifying the factors that facilitate or limit progress in each case.
• Define specific actions for each traceability mechanism based on technical and operational progress.
• Promote the implementation of new strategic milestones related to traceability systems in the short and medium term.

Objective:

Exchange of experiences between the South American Conference on Migration and the Regional Conference on Migration.

Specific Objectives

• Exchange experiences on migration integration between both conferences.
• Present strategic advances of the SACM: South American Plan 2035 and Annual Plan of the Integration Network.
• Reflect on the construction of a regional system of residence and full integration.
• Learn about good practices of the RCM in return and reintegration.

General Objective

To sensitize communicators with the knowledge and tools to inform about Early Childhood, Childhood and Adolescence (PINA) and women in the context of human mobility, in a way that safeguards their rights and promotes a fairer and more equitable social communication.

Specific Objectives

• Identify the factors that influence social communication that violates the rights of PINA and women in the context of human mobility.
• To analyze cases of communication that are detrimental to the human rights of PINA and women in the context of human mobility.
• To propose initiatives for the application of knowledge and tools at the local and regional level.

General Objective: 

To strengthen the knowledge and capacities of border officials and officials responsible for border security in RCM Member Countries, in order to improve the protection of the human rights of persons on the move in migration and border contexts, respond appropriately to their protection needs, and effectively combat crimes such as trafficking in persons, smuggling of migrants, disappearance and other related crimes.

Specific Objectives:

• To strengthen the knowledge and capacity of border officers and public security officials on international human rights, refuge, trafficking, and smuggling of migrants, which will enable them to identify, prevent, and adequately address violations of the rights of migrants and refugees, as well as events related to transnational crimes.
• To promote inter-institutional collaboration and cooperation, as well as the exchange of information between different government institutions and civil society organizations, in order to improve the response to the protection needs of persons on the move and effectively combat human trafficking and smuggling.
• To encourage the creation of monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to ensure the implementation of policies and practices that protect the human rights of migrants and refugees, promoting an evidence-based approach that allows for the adjustment of intervention and response strategies at borders.

This is one of the joint activities organized with the South American Conference on Migration (SACM), following the agreements reached during the meeting between both mechanisms held in October 2024. The event is designed for delegates from the Member Countries of the RCM and SACM dedicated to assist and to the protection of migrant children and adolescents, international organizations, United Nations agencies, and organized civil society.

Objectives:

• To discuss the potential benefits and challenges of skills-based mobility schemes in the Americas, considering the evidence and lessons learned within the continent and in other regions.
• To bring more alignment among regional, and national priorities on labour and skills mobility.
• To discuss possible work strands in support of the design and implementation of skills mobility partnerships that benefit all the parties involved in an equal manner.

Objective:

To present to Member Countries the prioritization of the roadmaps that will guide the work of the RCM in the medium term in order to advance the work of the RCM with the aim of achieving the objectives of the Global Compact on Migration (GCM).

General Objective:

To promote an exchange of promising practices, challenges, and actions to be implemented on access to justice for migrant victims of human rights abuses and violations, based on a dialogue with States, NHRIs, observer organizations, and civil organizations.

Specific objectives:

1. Analyze the challenges and risks faced by migrants in transit and destination, including violence, discrimination, arbitrary detention, torture and ill-treatment, gender-based violence, exploitation, enforced disappearances, and denial of economic, social, and cultural rights.
2. Explore protection mechanisms at the national and international levels that can be used to improve access to justice for migrants and their families.
3. Identify and promote promising practices and concrete actions that can be implemented by States, civil society organizations, national human rights institutions, migrants, family members, and other stakeholders.

Objective:

• Present the Regional Instrument for Identifying Vulnerabilities of Migrants at Borders and discuss training processes related to it, with the support of RNCOM, OHCHR, UNHCR, and the participation of MIRPS.

Objective:

To follow up on the recommendations of the roadmaps of the VI Congress of Women in the Context of Migration, with the support of the IOM.

Objective:

The purpose of this session is to provide details on the content of the training courses, as well as the dates corresponding to each one of them. 

• Specialized seminar on ethical recruitment and forced labor with a legal and practical approach to national legislation.
• II Virtual course on child labor and labor migration
• Webinar on regularization pathways and labor rights of migrants in destination countries

Objective:

To present the Work Plan proposed by Costa Rica in its capacity as Presidency Pro-Témpore of the RCM for 2025.

The Vice-Ministerial Meeting is the decision-making body of the RCM. It is composed at the vice-ministerial level (or its equivalent) by entities related to migration matters, such as the foreign ministries and migration authorities of the Member Countries.

It is held annually, and extraordinarily, in person or virtually, when so decided by the Member Countries, either at the request of the PPT or at the initiative of another Member Country; its decisions are adopted by consensus.

General Objective:

Share the learning gained from the experience in LAC in the provision of psychosocial support of children on the move based on evidence and data oriented and oriented to provide a quality service to protection and care and guarantee the right to their mental health.

Specific Objectives:

• Promote a space for analysis and reflection on the importance of psycho-social support for children in the context of human mobility processes.
• Identify existing good practices evidence-based in the provision of psychosocial care services to children on the move in LAC, considering the specialization of the child approach, the different phases of the migration cycle and other elements that affect the service.
• Identify the challenges in the provision of psychosocial for children on the move in the region and the steps needed to improve the provision of these services.

General Objective:

Strengthen the knowledge and capacity of border officers and officials with public 
security tasks of the RCM countries in the protection of the human rights of people in 
mobility at the borders and in responding to the protection needs of migrants and 
refugees, and in the fight against trafficking and smuggling of migrants

Specific Objetives

• Strengthen the knowledge and capacity of border officers and public security officials on 
  international regulations on human rights, refugees, trafficking and smuggling of migrants, 
  allowing them to identify, prevent and adequately address violations of migrants' and refugees' rights , as well as events related to transnational crimes.
• Promote inter-institutional collaboration and cooperation, as well as the exchange of information between different government institutions and civil society organizations, in order 
  to improve the response to the protection needs of people on the move and effectively combat migrant smuggling and human trafficking.

Objective of the activity:

To share good practices and/or work experiences on the protection of migrants and refugees within the framework of the RCM and MIRPS.

Learning objective:

Participants will learn about experiences on activities implemented from the RCM and within the framework of the MIRPS and will identify opportunities for application in their contexts and in regional linkages.

General objective:

To facilitate the exchange of information, knowledge and experience among RCM Member Countries on the root causes of migration in the region and globally.

Specific objectives:

• Enhance understanding on migration trends, drivers and root causes of migration.
• Foster dialogue among RCM member countries on those issues.

General Objective:

Promote greater cooperation and synergy between the consultative processes of the Regional Conference on Migration (RCM) and the South American Conference on Migration (SACM) to address irregular migration and migration governance.

Specific Objectives :

• Generate actionable commitments that contribute to migration governance between the Regional Conference on Migration (RCM) and the South American Conference on Migration 
  (SACM), in order to address migration from a bi-regional perspective.
• Strengthen the technical knowledge and understanding of government officials from both regions regarding migration trends, policies, practices, tools and experiences in migration governance.

Objectives:

Based on the outcomes and recommendations from the I Forum of Champion Countries in the Americas, the meeting seeks to:

• Contribute to the Second Regional Review of the GCM in Latin America and the Caribbean;
• Enhance mechanisms for information sharing and best practices on migration governance;
• Improve international cooperation on migration governance in line with regional and global 
  frameworks, particularly the GCM and its guiding principles

Objectives:

• Improve mechanisms for the exchange of information and best practices in terms of 
  protection and assistance, as well as the empowerment and equality of migrant women
  and women in contexts of human mobility during the stages of the migration cycle.
   
• Improve international cooperation on protection and assistance, as well as the 
  empowerment and equality of migrant women and girls, in line with regional and global 
  frameworks

General Objective

The overall objective of the seminar is to equip government officials and stakeholders with a comprehensive understanding of migration governance and legal identity. This includes data protection, the use of identity documents to access essential services and the verification and acceptance of alternative documents, in line with the objectives of the Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. In addition, the seminar will address the roles of consulates and visa procedures, enhancing the flexibility and efficiency of consular services to facilitate regular migration channels. This will enable participants to effectively support and build capacity for legal identity management, as well as the management of visa, admission and stay procedures, particularly for diasporas and migrants in the RCM region.

Specific Objectives

• Reinforce knowledge about legal identity
• Promoting knowledge of effective and comprehensive visa and admissions management.
• Addressing current and emerging challenges: Capacity building, policy and technology.

General objective:

To facilitate an understanding of migrant remittance dynamics in the RCM region, exploring their significance for recipients and the importance of the contribution of diasporas at different levels.

Specific objectives:

1. To learn about the impact of remittances on the communities of origin in the Member Countries of the RCM.
2. Facilitate knowledge exchange on solutions for reducing transfer costs and improving the efficiency of remittance systems.
3. Explain the importance of measuring the economic impact of the diaspora beyond remittances.
4. To learn about the importance of engaging, enabling and empowering diasporas for development

General Objective

Disseminate the findings of the study with RCM Member Countries participating in the study, representatives of RNCOM and other counterparts of interest. 

Specific Objectives 

1. Discuss the needs of RCM Member Countries participating in the study to strengthen the governance of labour migration.
2. Present roadmaps to strengthen migratory labor traceability systems in the countries participating in the study.
3. Provide recommendations for the institutional and legal strengthening of migration management in the region.
4. Define priority actions at the regional level, in accordance with the needs identified in the study. 

General objective

Promote the exchange of information and capacity building for the search and identification of Missing Persons in the Context of Migration based on the Regional Recommendations adopted by the RCM, international human rights standards and the Global Compact on Migration.

Specific objectives

1. Review the implementation of the Regional Recommendations to Promote the Exchange of Information for the Search for Missing Persons in the Context of Migration.
2. To present the findings of the Analysis Report of the Mexican Foreign Support Mechanism for Search and Investigation (MAEBI) and its operation in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador in cases of missing migrants.
3. Strengthen regional cooperation among States and other stakeholders to improve the collection of data on migrants who have died or disappeared during migratory transit, based on rigorous and scientific criteria.

Structural meeting of the RCM, attended by officials in charge of migration management and foreign affairs institutions.

General objective:

To present the updated Guide to Effective Practices and analyze migration and human mobility in 
the context of disasters, environmental degradation, and climate change.
 

Specific objectives
 

1. Introduce the newly added pillars to the Guide: climate change, gender, and human rights, highlighting their importance in the context of cross-border displacement due to disasters.
2. Conduct a virtual training session for RCM Member Countries on human mobility in the context of disasters, environmental degradation, and climate change.

General objective: 

Strengthen the capacities of local governments to improve migration governance from a 
comprehensive approach.
 

Specific objectives 
 

1. Strengthen the institutional capacities of local governments to contribute to data collection and access 
   to information for good migration management.
2. Facilitate exchange and share good practices of local government contribution to migration 
   governance and the protection of migrants.
3. Promote alliances between central and local governments for the care and protection of migrants in 
   vulnerable situations.

General objective:

Promote the implementation of international labour standards for seafarers.
 

Specific objectives:
 

• To understand the roles of public and private organizations in the flag state, port state and 
  worker supply state in the implementation of the MLC, 2006.
• To deepen the protection of seafarers based on the implementation of the MLC, 2006.
• To elaborate on the implications of the ratification of the MLC, 2006 for countries. 

General Objective:
 

Share best practices in immigration regularization in different countries, based on the development of 
sustainable actions with long-lasting and replicable effects.
 

Specific Objectives:
 

1. To learn about the mechanisms for the regularization of migrants as a way of managing 
   migratory flows within the framework of human rights.
2. To present good practices in regulatory frameworks, programs and actions focused on the 
   regularization of migrants and persons subject to international protection.
3. Identify challenges and opportunities of regularization mechanisms for migrants.

Objective 

To inform partner states of the presence of OIDO in U.S. immigration custody settings and the services offered, and to request their assistance in informing affected parties about the Office. 

Objective of the webinar: 

To return the systematized results of the V Congress organized by the Presidency Pro-Témpore of Panama in 2023 and to socialize ideas for the creation of the VI edition to be held in 2024. 

The Working Group meetings were held from November 14 to 16, 2023.​

Objective:

To bring together and promote greater collaboration among the champion countries of the region and other Member Countries with a view to advancing the implementation of the GCM, as appropriate, and contributing to the 2030 Agenda.

Objectives: 

To promote the exchange of experiences, best practices, and collaboration between the Public Ministries, REDTRAM points of contacts of the member countries of the RCM and some countries of the SACM linked to the comprehensive fight against human trafficking and migrant smuggling.

To make a balance of the use of parallel investigation tools, joint investigation teams, as well as binational and multi-country operations in the fight against these two crimes to determine their results, challenges and scope.

To define specific sub-regional and regional actions for the creation of joint investigation teams in cases of human trafficking and migrant smuggling to be implemented in a short-medium term.

Objectives:

Promote greater collaboration between the countries of both regional processes to address hemispheric challenges related to migration governance, including irregular and extra-regional migration.

Identify specific problems that require attention to promote regular migration and socio-economic integration and establish next concrete steps to establish joint lines of work between the RCM and the SACM.

General:

To strengthen Member Countries' capacities in labour market information systems and labour migration statistics for decision-making and for the design and implementation of employment and migration policies.

Objective:

To share the preliminary findings of the study on profiles of individuals or groups involved in the facilitation of migrant smuggling in Central America, Mexico and the Dominican Republic to jointly build actionable recommendations at the national and regional level.

Objective:

To promote the exchange of experiences and best practices and the dissemination of knowledge, and to generate dialogue aimed at developing proposals for assistance to women and girls in human mobility contexts and the development of their autonomy and empowerment, with a gender, intersectional, human rights, and inclusion approach.