Formation sur les déplacements, les migrations forcées & les droits humains à Barcelone

Présentation du programme

Forced displacement is one of the defining public policy issues of this decade. UNHCR’s Global Trends report, published in June 2026, counts 117.8 million people forcibly displaced worldwide at the end of 2025 as a result of persecution, conflict, violence and human rights violations. This includes 41.6 million refugees, about 68.7 million internally displaced people and almost 9 million asylum-seekers.

The figure fell slightly for the first time in a decade, mainly because of returns to Sudan, Syria and Afghanistan, many of them to fragile conditions. At the same time, displacement has become longer: UNHCR estimates that 70% of refugees are in protracted situations of five years or more, and 68% are hosted in low- and middle-income countries.

Internal displacement is now larger than cross-border flight. The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) reports 82.2 million people internally displaced across 104 countries and territories at the end of 2025, and a record 32.3 million new conflict displacements during the year, the first time conflict overtook disasters as the main driver.

This Displacement, Forced Migration & Human Rights Training in Barcelona examines why people are forced to move, the legal regimes that protect refugees, internally displaced and stateless people, and the practical responses of governments, humanitarian agencies and development partners. It links each protection regime to the human rights of the people concerned, with particular attention to groups at higher risk.

Over five days, participants move from causes and data to law, vulnerability, response design and durable solutions, ending with an exposure visit, confirmed with host organisations, to see how services for migrants and refugees work in practice.

Le programme renforce les capacités institutionnelles en matière de

• Analysing the causes and patterns of displacement and forced migration
• Using UNHCR, IDMC and national data for planning
• Applying the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol
• Applying international human rights law to migrants and displaced people
• Protecting internally displaced people under the UN Guiding Principles and the Kampala Convention
• Addressing statelessness and access to nationality
• Entry, stay, expulsion and deportation safeguards
• Identifying and responding to vulnerability and protection risks
• Gender-responsive and child-sensitive protection
• Preventing and responding to human trafficking and migrant smuggling
• Tackling racism, xenophobia and discrimination against displaced people
• Climate change, environmental degradation and displacement
• Linking humanitarian and development responses
• Applying the Global Compact on Refugees
• Understanding the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum
• Planning durable solutions: return, local integration and resettlement
• Working with host communities and local authorities
• Ethics of care and justice in protection work

The aim is practical: officials and practitioners who can read the evidence, apply the right legal standard and design responses that protect rights while supporting host communities.

The Growing Importance of Forced Migration and Human Rights Protection

Displacement now affects countries at every income level. UNHCR lists Colombia, Germany, Türkiye, Uganda, Iran, Chad and Pakistan as the largest refugee-hosting countries at the end of 2025, and over 70% of people in need of international protection come from just six countries: Afghanistan, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine and Venezuela.

Solutions are becoming harder to reach. Resettlement arrivals fell by more than half in 2025, from 188,800 to 81,800, while UNHCR estimated that 2.9 million refugees needed resettlement. Returns rose sharply, but UNHCR and IDMC both caution that return alone does not mean a durable solution. In Europe, the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum, adopted in 2024, began to apply in June 2026, changing screening, border and asylum procedures and the way responsibility is shared.

Development finance has also become part of the response. The Global Compact on Refugees, affirmed by the UN General Assembly in 2018, calls for more support to host countries, and the World Bank’s IDA Window for Host Communities and Refugees and the World Bank-UNHCR Joint Data Center put that into practice through financing and better socio-economic data.

Les organisations ont de plus en plus besoin de professionnels capables de :

• Interpreting displacement statistics and their limits
• Applying refugee, human rights and IDP law to real cases
• Conducting protection and vulnerability assessments
• Designing gender- and age-sensitive services
• Identifying victims of trafficking and referring them safely
• Managing reception, registration and case management
• Engaging host communities and reducing social tension
• Integrating displaced people into national health, education and labour systems
• Designing area-based and cash-based assistance
• Monitoring returns and measuring progress towards durable solutions
• Working across humanitarian, development and peace actors
• Preparing for displacement linked to disasters and climate change
• Implementing new asylum rules, including the EU Pact
• Reporting to donors and oversight bodies

Strong forced migration and human rights systems help organisations:

• Protect the rights and dignity of displaced people
• Reduce the risk of exploitation, trafficking and abuse
• Plan services based on reliable data
• Use humanitarian and development funding together
• Support host communities as well as new arrivals
• Make fair, timely asylum and status decisions
• Move from emergency aid towards self-reliance
• Avoid premature or unsafe returns
• Meet international legal obligations
• Build public trust in migration and asylum policy

For ministries, agencies and project teams, the question is no longer whether displacement will affect their work, but how well prepared they are when it does.

Who Should Attend This Forced Migration & Human Rights Training?

Ce programme s'adresse à :

• Officials of ministries of interior, home affairs and migration
• Asylum, refugee status and immigration officers
• Staff of national human rights institutions and ombudsman offices
• Policy makers and practitioners working on displacement and forced migration
• Staff of intergovernmental organisations working on refugees and migration
• Staff of refugee, migration and humanitarian agencies
• Protection, case management and community services officers
• Gender-based violence and child protection specialists
• Anti-trafficking units and border management staff
• Local government officials in host municipalities
• Members of civil society organisations and NGOs
• Employees of development agencies and donor-funded projects
• Project teams working on refugee and host community operations
• Social safeguards specialists dealing with resettlement and livelihoods
• Lawyers and legal aid providers
• Academics and researchers in the field
• Human rights and refugee protection advocates

The programme suits both new staff who need a structured foundation and experienced practitioners who want to update their knowledge of current frameworks.

Forced Migration & Human Rights Training Objectives

Upon successful completion of this Forced Migration & Human Rights Training, participants will be able to:

• Explain the main causes of displacement, including conflict, persecution, human rights violations, food insecurity and climate change
• Use current UNHCR and IDMC data to describe a displacement situation
• Apply the core instruments of refugee law, human rights law and IDP protection
• Distinguish refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced people, stateless people and other migrants
• Assess vulnerability and protection risks for women, children, older people and people with disabilities
• Recognise indicators of trafficking and smuggling and apply referral pathways
• Analyse the human costs of border control and the safeguards that apply
• Apply the objectives of the Global Compact on Refugees to a national response
• Explain the main changes introduced by the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum
• Design a response that links humanitarian aid with development support
• Plan durable solutions and measure progress towards them
• Prepare an action plan for their own institution

Every objective is tied to a session and an exercise, so that participants can apply it to their own caseload or programme.

Contenu et structure du programme

Forced Migration & Human Rights Training Methodology

The programme uses adult learning methods: short presentations followed by discussion, case work and practical exercises based on current reports and real situations.

Le programme associe :

• Facilitated presentations on law, data and policy
• Case studies from Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Asia and Latin America
• Analysis of UNHCR and IDMC data
• Legal case files and group problem-solving
• Protection risk assessment exercises
• Situational analysis and scenario planning
• Video examples and testimony from the field
• Role plays on interviews and referrals
• Peer exchange between government and civil society participants
• An exposure visit to services for refugees and migrants
• Individual and team action planning

Participants are encouraged to bring questions and cases from their own work. Before the programme, teams can use the free training needs assessment to focus their learning, and the MEAL assessment to review how they monitor protection outcomes.

Visites techniques et programme sur site

The final day includes an exposure visit so participants can observe how the material covered during the week is applied in practice and hear from specialists working in the field.

Visits may include services for refugees and migrants such as reception, legal aid, social support or integration programmes. Visits are confirmed with host organisations closer to the programme dates, and participants receive a short observation guide in advance for use in the debrief.

Résultats attendus

Upon completion of this Forced Migration & Human Rights Training, participants will be able to:

• Brief decision makers using current displacement data
• Apply refugee, human rights and IDP law correctly
• Identify people at higher risk and refer them to the right services
• Recognise trafficking and smuggling cases
• Design responses that also support host communities
• Link humanitarian and development funding
• Plan and monitor durable solutions
• Explain the implications of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum
• Lead an institutional improvement plan

Participants leave with a clearer view of their legal obligations and practical tools to meet them.

Institutional Application of Forced Migration & Human Rights Training

Ce programme aide les organisations à renforcer :

• Asylum and status determination procedures
• Registration and documentation systems
• Protection and vulnerability screening
• Referral pathways for gender-based violence, child protection and trafficking
• Reception and case management
• Legal aid and access to justice
• Host community engagement
• Inclusion in national services
• Collecte et analyse des données
• Monitoring of returns and solutions
• Coordination with UN agencies, NGOs and local authorities
• Compliance with international and regional standards

Les participants repartent avec des outils pratiques pour améliorer :

• Legal standards checklists
• Vulnerability assessment forms
• Protection risk matrices
• Referral pathway maps
• Durable solutions indicators
• Host community engagement plans
• Displacement data briefing templates
• An institutional action plan

Institutions can apply these tools immediately and adapt them to national law and context.

Pertinence régionale & mise en application

Afrique

Sudan had the world’s largest internal displacement crisis, with 9.1 million people displaced at the end of 2025, and Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for 27.8% of new displacements recorded by IDMC. Uganda and Chad are among the largest refugee hosts, and the Kampala Convention provides a regional framework for IDP protection.

Moyen-Orient

Syria saw close to 2 million returns in 2025 according to UNHCR, while Yemen still had about 4.8 million internally displaced people. New conflict in 2026 displaced around 1 million people inside Lebanon by mid-May, showing how quickly needs can change.

Europe

Germany is one of the largest refugee-hosting countries and Ukraine still had 3.7 million internally displaced people at the end of 2025. The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum, applying from June 2026, is changing procedures across member states.

Asie

Afghanistan is a major country of origin, with about 4.4 million people internally displaced by conflict, and Iran and Pakistan host large refugee populations. East Asia and the Pacific recorded the largest share of disaster displacement.

Amérique latine

Colombia hosts about 2.8 million refugees and others in need of protection, mainly from Venezuela, and has around 7.2 million people internally displaced by conflict, the second-highest figure in the world.

Despite different contexts, each region faces the same questions: how to protect rights, support hosts and reach lasting solutions.

Profil du pays d'accueil – Espagne

Barcelona is a major Mediterranean city with good international connections, a wide range of conference facilities and a long tradition of hosting international events, which makes it a comfortable and accessible place to learn.

Spain is a useful setting for this topic. As an EU member state on the southern external border, it receives arrivals across the Mediterranean and Atlantic routes and is implementing the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum. UNHCR reports that Spain hosted about 251,300 refugees from Ukraine at the end of 2025, and its cities offer examples of local reception and integration services.

Spain is part of the Schengen area. Participants who need a visa apply for a short-stay Schengen visa at a Spanish consulate, and should apply well in advance. Risalat provides invitation letters and visa advisory support. Barcelona’s international airport has direct flights to many cities in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America.

Forced Migration & Human Rights Training Deliverables

Participants receive a complete package of materials and support before, during and after the programme.

Avant le programme

• Pré-évaluation des participants
• Forced Migration Readiness Assessment
• Forced Migration Resource Pack
• Lectures préparatoires
• Aide et conseils gratuits pour le visa
• Accueil à l'aéroport & assistance à l'arrivée
• Hébergement avec petit-déjeuner
• Dîner de bienvenue et de réseautage

Pendant le programme

• Kit de formation Risalat (sac, gourde, mug, t-shirt, casquette, protège-passeport, stylos, carnet, magnet & porte-clés)
• Comprehensive Forced Migration Training Manual
• Legal Standards Checklist for Refugees, IDPs and Stateless People
• Vulnerability and Protection Risk Assessment Form
• Referral Pathway Mapping Template
• Durable Solutions Indicator Framework
• Displacement Data Briefing Template
• Ateliers pratiques & simulations
• Discussions de groupe & apprentissage entre pairs
• Déjeuner et pauses-café quotidiens
• Accès complet aux installations du lieu de formation
• Mini tablette avec supports pédagogiques numériques
• Visite de terrain (le cas échéant)
• Visite récréative de la ville

Après le programme

• Certificat de participation
• Distinction Risalat de participation au programme
• Documents de référence après la formation
• Institutional Protection Action Plan Template
• Summary of Key International and Regional Instruments
• Updated Displacement Data Digest
• Accompagnement après la formation & conseils de suivi
• Rapport du programme

Ministries, agencies, NGOs and donor-funded projects can request a tailored in-house proposal for an in-house version of this programme, adapted to their national legal framework and caseload.

Common Challenges in Forced Migration and Human Rights Protection, And How This Training Helps

How can we make sense of conflicting displacement figures?

Day 1 explains how UNHCR and IDMC count refugees and internally displaced people, why numbers differ and how to brief decision makers on data limits.

How do we know which legal standard applies to a person?

Day 2 works through refugee law, human rights law, IDP protection and statelessness using practical case files.

How can staff identify people at higher risk?

Day 3 covers vulnerability assessment, gender-based violence, child protection and trafficking indicators, with referral pathways.

How do we support host communities as well as displaced people?

Day 4 looks at the Global Compact on Refugees and World Bank financing for host communities, and how to plan joint services.

How can we move from emergency aid to lasting solutions?

Day 4 sets out return, local integration and resettlement, and shows how to monitor progress when returns happen under pressure.

How will the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum affect our work?

Day 4 summarises the main changes and their implications for procedures, safeguards and cooperation with countries of origin and transit.

How do we turn training into institutional change?

Day 5 combines the exposure visit with a capstone plan that each institution can adopt and monitor.

Questions fréquentes

Who should attend this forced migration and human rights training?

Migration and asylum officials, human rights institutions, humanitarian and development agency staff, NGOs, donor-funded project teams and researchers.

How many people are forcibly displaced today?

UNHCR's Global Trends report counts 117.8 million people forcibly displaced at the end of 2025, including 41.6 million refugees and about 68.7 million internally displaced people.

Does the programme cover the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum?

Yes. Day 4 summarises the Pact, adopted in 2024 and applying from June 2026, and its implications for procedures and safeguards.

Y a-t-il une visite de terrain ?

Yes. The final day includes an exposure visit to services for refugees and migrants; visits are confirmed with host organisations closer to the dates.

Le programme peut-il être dispensé en intra ?

Yes. Institutions can request a tailored version adapted to their national legal framework through Risalat's proposal form.

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