{"id":36664,"date":"2024-07-16T18:02:46","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T17:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iecah.org\/?p=36664"},"modified":"2024-07-24T10:22:22","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T09:22:22","slug":"final-report-review-of-regional-coordination-mechanisms-in-response-to-mixed-movements-in-the-lac-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iecah.org\/en\/final-report-review-of-regional-coordination-mechanisms-in-response-to-mixed-movements-in-the-lac-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Report | Review of regional coordination mechanisms in response to mixed movements in the LAC region"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The increasing complexity of mixed movements in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has led to a number of initiatives<\/strong> to improve the response to them through coordination. This study, presented on July 16, 2024, a joint initiative of DG-ECHO<\/a>, AECID<\/a> and IOM<\/a>, together with UNHCR <\/a>and OCHA<\/a>, and with the support of the LAC MRD Coalition<\/a>, IFRC<\/a> and UNDCO<\/a>, examines inter-agency coordination mechanisms to respond to mixed movements in the region. The objective is to identify their strengths, gaps, overlaps and complementarities and, based on the findings and results, formulate concrete and realistic recommendations to improve their effectiveness, address gaps and strengthen aspects<\/strong> recognized as good practices or strengths of existing coordination mechanisms, particularly the Regional Risk Group, Emergencies and Disasters for Latin America and the Caribbean (REDLAC), the Regional Interagency Coordination Platform for Refugees and Migrants of Venezuela (R4V) and the Thematic Coalition on Human Mobility (IBC-HM)<\/strong>, to ensure an effective response that adapts to the changing dynamics of mixed movements in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The realization of the study by IECAH<\/strong> during the months of February to July 2024 has involved the use of various methodological tools in which more than 400 people have participated. The report of the study is accompanied by a Mapping of the coordination mechanisms in the field<\/a>. The study notes the major changes that have taken place in recent decades in mixed movements in LAC, which are now much more complex, motivated by a wide range of factors, including the search for better opportunities, but also fleeing armed conflicts and other situations of violence, both in the region and elsewhere on the planet. The trends analyzed in the report show that this situation will continue and may even worsen in the future, depending on changes in international geopolitical realities<\/strong>. Despite the efforts made in the region by States, regional organizations, the United Nations system and civil society, and the numerous initiatives launched in this area, the study shows that the current coordination mechanisms are not sufficient to cover the entire population in a situation of mobility. Overall, the coordination mechanisms have added value to the response as a whole and have contributed to positive results, albeit in a limited way<\/strong>. The emergence of these mechanisms to respond from different approaches has led to inconsistencies, duplication and gaps, especially evident in the area of information management and sectoral issues. On the other hand, the articulation between the regional or subregional dimension of coordination mechanisms and their application in each country, even at the local level, shows great disparity and lack of homogeneity, which is also evident in governance systems that have not allowed for inclusiveness, especially of local organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n