Global Forum on Migration and Development
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Date Shared: 
Monday, December 23, 2013 - 12:00
Title: 

OPI - Child Protection Officers

Countries and areas: 
Mexico
Partner(s): 
National Government of Mexico
Thematic Area: 
Rights of migrants, Strategies for addressing irregular migration and enabling regular migration
Tags: 
Return and Reintegration, Trafficking and Human Smuggling, Capacity Building, Children and Youth, Empowerment and Rights of Migrants
Summary: 

In order to better protect migrant children, Mexico has created a unique model for the Protection of Unaccompanied Migrant and returnee children and adolescents. The model includes the creation of a specialized corps of child protection officers (in Spanish: Oficial de Protección a la Infancia, OPI) within the National Migration Institute (INM).

 

GFMD Source: 

GFMD 2010 Roundtable 1.2 - "Joint Strategies to Address Irrgeular Migration".

Link: 
  • http://www.gfmd.org/files/pfp/OPI_information_leaflet-june2011.pdf

Source (retrieved on 04/12/2026 - 14:18): https://www.gfmd.org/pfp/ppd/19