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Mapping the Humanitarian Visa Policy in Brazil
DEPARTMENT FOR SCIENCE, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY
Humanitarian visas (HVs) are facilitated visas that allow people fleeing conflicts, persecutions and humanitarian emergencies to cross an international border safely and find physical and legal protection in another country. The academic literature is highly focused on the discretionary power of European Union countries in individually deciding about HVs and their pros and cons. However, the use of HVs in South-South corridors and its specific dynamics are still understudied. This study addresses this gap in the specific case of Latin America, where scholars have recognised how humanitarian visa policies lack a clear definition, to whom they are applied and how they impact other international protection systems, such as asylum. Most studies focus on HVs in the context of the Venezuelan displacement in the region or on individual HVs in Brazil. The country created its first HV program in 2012, later consolidated in its Migration Law in 2017. Until 2024, Brazil has granted HVs to four different groups: 1) Haitians; 2) people affected by the Syrian armed conflict; 3) Afghans and 4) Ukrainians. By looking at Brazilian stakeholders' perspectives, this study will contribute to better define humanitarian visas and evaluate related policies. This project aims to establish and consolidate a diverse and interdisciplinary network of collaborators to advance knowledge about HVs in Brazil in order to contribute to the conceptual debate and co-develop further research projects on the issue. We aim to answer the questions: How do different stakeholders perceive and evaluate Brazil's humanitarian visa (HV) policy? What can other countries learn from that? The core network will involve three Brazilian early career scholars working in Brazil and the United Kingdom. Through two project visits (one in Brazil and one in the UK), we will develop and consolidate a network with different stakeholders: Brazilian and international scholars (especially from the InterMob/UFSCar (Interdisciplinary group of migration and mobilities research, Brazil) and the Migration Research Group at the University of Sheffield, UK), the Brazilian government, national and international organisations and migrant-led organisations and activists in Brazil. The Brazilian visit will consist of one internal workshop at UFSCar with the core team that will lead to a first conceptual reflection on HVs from a Brazilian perspective. We will visit different partners in order to map the stakeholders involved in the HVs policies in Brazil and discuss next steps and collaborations. Such stakeholders will then be invited to a national forum in Sao Paulo to collect exploratory data to understand the Brazilian humanitarian visa definition, problems and possibilities. The UK visit will involve one final workshop in Sheffield to share the final report in Portuguese and English with the evaluation of the Brazilian HVs experience, policy recommendations and lessons. We will invite other UK researchers and networks involved in HVs discussions to promote Knowledge Exchange. This project co-designed as an equal partnership between the involved actors will allow us to a) contribute to define HVs from a Brazilian perspective b) build a sustainable network of academics, decision-makers and practitioners in Brazil and the UK and c) co-construct a collaborative research environment to apply for larger grant applications. Our project will benefit the different stakeholders by recognising their voices on the topic and will contribute to potentially improve HV policies for people in need of them.
Tackling Maternal and Child Undernutrition Programme- Phase II
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To contribute towards improved health and nutrition status for children under two years measured primarily by a reduction in stunting by 2023.
Modern Slavery - Supporting Global Action to End Modern Slavery
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To develop new approaches to tackle modern slavery and human trafficking across a range of sectors in high prevalence countries. This programme focuses on thematic priorities of eradicating forced labour in supply chains, tackling the worst forms of child labour, and ending the exploitation of women and girls, and it will support and empower survivors of modern slavery across all these priorities. The programme supports bilateral programmes in high prevalence countries and contributes to multilateral organisations on global policy and advocacy work. The programme will also develop research and evidence on different forms of modern slavery to inform future interventions. This programme contributes toward SDG 8.7 to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour.
Kenya Integrated Refugee and Host Community Support Programme (PAMOJA)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To promote social and economic integration between approximately 400,000 refugees and 50,000 people living in host communities in Kenya by supporting the provision of basic humanitarian assistance and livelihood.
South Sudan Humanitarian Assistance and Resilience Programme (SSHARP)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This Programme will save lives and alleviate poverty through providing live saving humanitarian assistance, strengthen protection and promote access to basic services to conflict affected population, rebuild resilience and protect the most vulnerable people particularly women, girls and people living with disability.
International Returns & Reintegration Assistance (IRARA) Reintegration Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
IRARA to provide to individuals returning from the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) to Sri Lanka. This project will see returnees be provided accommodation, access to education and healthcare as well as help with reintegration within society as necessary.
Protecting Communities Programme (ProCom) Pakistan
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
ProCom is a new FCDO ODA programme with a focus on protecting communities in Pakistan and in the UK. The programme builds on the high impact quantitative and qualitative results achieved under the existing Integrated Security Fund Cooperation on Serious and Organised Crime Programme (CSCP) and through the longstanding MOD-run Capacity Building and Training (CBAT) Team. The five workstreams under ProCom are: • Criminal Information Exchange • Community Policing and Protection and irregular migration • Sex Offender Management and Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (CSEA) • Countering Terrorism • Critical crisis preparedness and management
Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF)
Support to Social Protection Programme 2 (SSPP2)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To support the Government of Mozambique to develop a bigger, better and more shock responsive social protection system. SSPP2 will help poor and vulnerable people meet their basic needs and cope better with crises through social protection. It will expand the Government of Mozambique’s social protection programmes to deliver more cash transfers to the most vulnerable. It will provide technical assistance to improve social protection programme delivery and value for money, making government programmes more efficient, effective and equitable. It will develop government capacity to respond to crises quickly and effectively through the national social protection system. The programme will leverage additional donor and government resources of about £70m per year. Ultimately, SSPP2 will support the creation of a sustainable, nationally owned system to redistribute revenues from gas that Mozambique is expected to start earning in the next decade.
Jordan Compact Economic Opportunities Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To promote economic development and opportunities in Jordan for the benefit of both Jordanians and Syrian refugees. This programme will attract new inward investment and open up economic markets for Jordanian goods and services, creating new jobs for Jordanians and Syrian refugees as set out in the Jordan Compact. The programme will also help Jordanian hosts maintain their resilience and economic stability.
Building Resilience and an Effective Emergency Refugee Response (BRAER)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The programme will provide emergency life-saving assistance to the large influxes of refugees arriving in Uganda, build resilience among refugees and their host communities to reduce Uganda’s humanitarian burden, and deliver on UK Humanitarian Reform priorities. It will support the UK in its leadership role to develop new approaches to protracted crises and in delivering on the New York Declaration’s Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework, with regional and global impact.
Zambia Social Protection Expansion Programme Phase II
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To provide small grants to vulnerable households especially those with disabled and elderly persons in order for them to have regular monthly income to take care of their basic needs
European Union Emergency Trust Fund for stability and addressing root causes of irregular migration and displaced persons in Africa
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To work through the EU Emergency Trust Fund to promote stability in three regions of Africa and enable better migration management. This will be achieved by tackling the root causes of forced displacement and irregular migration through creating job opportunities, improving food security and access to health and education services. It will work to improve regional migration management processes including fighting human trafficking and other trans-border crimes, helping people return to their countries of origin and dealing with human rights abuses. This UK contribution will support programmes in development in the Horn of Africa: Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. This project was approved before the referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU. Work is now under way to understand the implications of leaving the EU for the UK’s development work.
Climate Resilience in the Sahel Programme (CRiSP)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
CRiSP will help vulnerable people in protracted crisis live a dignified life in displacement and be less reliant on humanitarian assistance. It will achieve this through 1) improving short-term food and nutrition security for refugees, returnees and host communities in protracted crises in the Sahel, 2) increasing household resilience to crises and shocks through rehabilitated and better managed ecosystems, and 3) building local capacity and generating evidence and lessons learnt on resilience programming in humanitarian contexts. The programme will support the World Food Programme (WFP)’s Sahel Integrated Resilience programmes. It will ensure critical short-term interventions required to help vulnerable communities support efforts to build systemic resilience over the short, medium and long terms.
North Africa Migration and Development (NAMAD)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The North Africa Migration and Development Programme aims to support vulnerable migrants, refugees, and host communities in North Africa to harness migration as a tool for development, to protect vulnerable people and to disincentivise onward, irregular migration. This programme is ODA eligible and compliant as activities are implemented in ODA eligible countries (Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt) and the ODA primary purpose test is met. The primary purpose of NAMAD is to protect vulnerable individuals and boost their economic development. Additionally, NAMAD also meets ODA migration requirements. Criterion 6 for ODA Migration programming relates to reintegration programmes. NAMAD is compliant with this ruling, as the primary focus of any reintegration activities for returned or returning migrants is their welfare and economic development.
Global Compacts on Refugees and Migration Programme (GCP)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The Global Compacts on Refugees and Migration Programme (GCP) seeks to strengthen the multilateral architecture of migration and displacement management by supporting instruments that put into practice the objectives of the Global Compacts on Migration and Refugees. Primary activities will be the funding of two Multi-Partner Trust Funds – one focusing on interventions to promote safer, more orderly, and regular migration. The second will support inclusion of refugee children into national education systems. This development-led approach to displacement is more sustainable than indefinite humanitarian responses. It will provide refugee children better long-term opportunities and support their families to remain where they are currently hosted. The programme is also designed to fund a range of activities aimed at implementing UK pledges made at the 2023 Global Refugee Forum.
Lebanon Humanitarian Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The Lebanon Humanitarian Programme has three main objectives: i) address growing humanitarian needs across the country; ii) improve educational outcomes for the most vulnerable and marginalised out of school children in Lebanon; and iii) support more inclusive, sustainable, and accountable support systems for all vulnerable population groups. The LHP will provide critical and flexible humanitarian assistance to households across Lebanon, according to vulnerability rather than nationality. Recognising the need to ensure sustainability, the programme will also take a patient development approach as far as possible: providing technical assistance to support national systems and improve the efficiency of aid delivery.
Building Peace and Security in Iraq (BPSI)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme builds upon the UK’s previous humanitarian support in Iraq, whilst taking a new approach to programming and advocacy. At the local level, BPSI will support up to five local communities in the conflict-affected governorates of Ninewa, Anbar, Salah al-Din, Diyala, and Kirkuk. A consortium of Iraqi NGOs and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) will address specific barriers preventing IDPs from reintegrating, such as housing, civil documentation, services and community grievances. Third Party Monitoring (TPM) will provide additional oversight and assurance. BPSI will support annually approximately 15,000 IDPs with documentation, legal assistance and services; 20 community rehabilitation projects to improve local infrastructure; and 10 social cohesion and peacebuilding activities to improve host community acceptance of IDPs. A focus will be given to supporting female headed IDP households.
Building sustainable anti-corruption action in Tanzania (BSAAT)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To reduce the role of corruption as a barrier to poverty reduction in Tanzania by improving the capacity and coordination of the criminal justice system in corruption cases, improving integrity and governance in the private sector, and influencing social change through research and media.
Ukraine Humanitarian Response Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme supports life-saving interventions and protection for vulnerable people, including women and children, refugees and those internally displaced within Ukraine. This multi-sectoral programme supports a range of partner interventions in cash/food, medical, water and hygiene, education and shelter support, logistics, and gender-based violence, protection and anti-trafficking. This programme also provides in-kind items to partner governments, and contracts humanitarian expertise to enable an effective response and push for sufficient humanitarian access.
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