According to the structure of the RCM, the meetings of the Liaison Officers Network for Consular Protection and the Liaison Officers Network to Combat Trafficking in Persons and Migrant Smuggling took place during the morning of November 15th, while the Regional Consultation Group on Migration (RCGM) meeting took place during the afternoon of the same day and on the 16th, in preparation to the Vice-Ministerial meeting which took place on November 17th -18th, 2016.

Participants' profile: two officers directly involved in the creation and implementation of policies on extra-regional migrants' management.

Comments: the meeting is based on the conclusion #2 a) of the second meeting of the ad-hoc group of the RCM on extra-regional migration flows and it is hosted by the Government of Costa Rica. The participation costs (flights and accomodation) have to be covered by participant countries. The remaining costs of the meeting (food and transportation airport-hotel-airport) are covered by UNHCR and IOM. 

Participants' Profile: one officer of the Ministry; one officer of some institution directly related to social services to returned migrants; one representant of the civil society for each country of the region.

Comments: the workshop is convened by the PPT and supported by IOM. The costs of participation of the participants (flight, food, accomodation and transports airport-hotel-airport) are covered by the organizers of the workshop.

The documents related to this meeting are in Spanish only.

Participants' Profile: Accredited Consul in any city of the United Mexican States who is in charge of migrants' protection; or who attends a significant number of its citizens in that country.