Institution: UNICEF, UNHCR y IOM (UN Mexico)
Year: 2017
Donor: UN Human Security Trust Fund
Implementing partners:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Brief overview:
Mexico has a dynamic, complex, and mixed migratory flow due to its geographic location between the United States and Central America: it is a country of origin, destination, transit, and return of migrants.
Mexico is thus one of the largest migratory corridors in the world. In this context, the increase in violence — caused mainly by criminal actors in the Northern Triangle of Central America, including El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala — has contributed to the forced displacement of thousands of people to Mexico and other countries in the region, including growing record numbers of unaccompanied children, single-parent families, people of various sexual orientations, and victims of sexual and gender-based violence. In this context, not only authorities and local communities but also shelters and migrant houses — most of which belong to ecclesiastical groups — could be strong allies in providing assistance to irregular migrants.
Consulting services focused on the formulation of a joint United Nations Program (IOM, UNHCR, UNICEF) under the UN Trust Fund for Human Security guidelines. The Joint Program was aimed to improve the human security of migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees in Mexico, particularly around shelters, reception spaces, and migrant houses located on both traditional and new migration routes.
To this end, various planning sessions and interagency workshops were held to identify the capabilities, strengths, and available resources of each UN agency. Additionally, a research project was conducted to produce a concept note along with all the substantive requirements set by the donor. The operational-programmatic and financial formulation of the project was conducted in accordance with the donor's requirements.