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Mixed movements (or mixed migration) refers to flows of
people travelling together, generally in an irregular manner,
over the same routes and using the same means of
transport, but for different reasons. The men, women and
children travelling in this manner often have either been
forced from their homes by armed conflict or persecution, or
are on the move in search of a better life.
People travelling as part of mixed movements have varying
needs and may include asylum-seekers, refugees, stateless
people, victims of trafficking, unaccompanied or separated
children, and migrants in an irregular situation. Mixed
movements are often complex, and can present challenges
for all those involved.
Unregulated migration is not safe. What is more, it can
strain the integrity of asylum systems and fuel public
hostility towards all foreign nationals, regardless of their
legal status. It can also lead to restrictive border controls

2. which may fail to address the rights and needs of persons
on the move, including refugees’ right to seek international
protection, and which may result in refoulement or human
rights violations.
UNHCR therefore strives to engage with migration issues
that affect refugees and other persons under its mandate,
including asylum-seekers, internally displaced
people and stateless people. In certain circumstances, the
General Assembly has asked UNHCR to contribute its
expertise to processes that relate to migration.
With this in mind, UNHCR focusses broadly on:
 Seeking to ensure that migration-management
policies, practices and debates take into account the
particular protection needs of asylum-seekers,
refugees and stateless people, and acknowledge the
legal framework that exists to meet those needs;
 Assisting States and partners to meet asylum and
migration-management challenges in a manner that is
sensitive to protection concerns;
 Identifying migration, trafficking and related
developments impacting on persons under UNHCR’s
mandate, and
 Supporting stronger governance and closer
observance of the universal character of human rights,
including the rights of all persons on the move,
regardless of their legal status, in ways that reinforce
the principles and practice of international refugee
protection.
To support these aims, UNHCR collects and analyses data
and trends, develops policy and guidance, implements
programmes and provides operational support to
governments and other stakeholders on mixed movements
and related issues such as trafficking in persons and
protection at sea.

3. Refugee or Migrant?
Refugees are people who cannot return to their country of
origin because of a well-founded fear of persecution,
conflict, violence, or other circumstances that have
seriously disturbed public order, and who, as a result,
require international protection.
The tendency to conflate refugees and migrants, or to refer
to refugees as a subcategory of migrants, can have serious
consequences for the lives and safety of people fleeing
persecution or conflict.
Without question, all people who move between countries
deserve full respect for their human rights and human
dignity. However, refugees are a specifically defined and
protected group in international law, because the situation
in their country of origin makes it impossible for them to go
home. Calling them by another name can put their lives and
safety in jeopardy.
The important distinction between refugees and migrants
was acknowledged by the UN General Assembly in New
York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants.
Relevant UNHCR documents on terminology include:
 ‘Refugees’ and ‘Migrants’ – Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQs)
 The 10-Point Plan in Action (2016) – Glossary
Fuente del texto:
http://www.unhcr.org/asylum-and-migration.html