Mandate

The Division on Migration and Refugees (DMR) was created at the Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law (DG1) on 1 February 2025 to follow-up on the action by the former Special Representative of the Secretary General on Migration and Refugees. Its mandate includes suggesting assistance and support to member states, particularly through the Network of Focal Points on Migration, seeking, collecting and analysing information on the human rights situation of migrants and refugees, as well as complementing and co-ordinating activities of other relevant Council of Europe bodies and our action with other international partners, notably the UNHCR, IOM, EU, and its specialised agencies, and other national, regional and international stakeholders, including civil society organisations. The DMR represents the Council of Europe in the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award Selection Committee, as well as in the Consultative Forums of Frontex and of EUAA.

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Diaspora policies, cooperation with the EU and immigration detention of children

On 7 September 2017 in Lisbon, the Special Representative of the Secretary General on Migration and Refugees, Tomáš Boček, participated in the opening panel of the Launching Conference of the Parliamentary Network on Diaspora Policies, set up by parliamentarians from Council of Europe member states and southern Mediterranean partner countries. In his speech, he stressed that diasporas play a crucial role in the integration of migrants in host societies and that the new parliamentary network will help spread good practices and generate discussion in national parliaments.

On 14-15 September 2017, Ambassador Boček is visiting Brussels to have meetings with representatives of the European Commission and the European External Action Service on cooperation in the field of migration and refugees.

On 25-26 September 2017, the Special Representative will participate in the conference “Immigration Detention of Children: Coming to a Close?” hosted by the Czech Chairmanship of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers. The conference will provide a forum for leading international and Czech human-rights experts who will exchange views on, among others, the situation of migrant children held in detention, relevant international human rights standards and initiatives to bring an end to the immigration detention of children.

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