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Grupos Beta (Beta Groups) is a service by the National Institute of Migration (INM) of Mexico dedicated to the protection and defense of the human rights of migrants and are specialized in providing orientation, rescue and first aid, regardless of nationality or immigration status.
UNODC has a long-standing expertise on building the capacities of criminal justice practitioners to address trafficking in persons and migrant smuggling worldwide.
The ICRC, in collaboration with the Mexican and Central American National Societies, provides free assistance to migrants (in transit or returned) who have suffered major illnesses or injuries during their journey (including amputations, spinal cord injuries, etc.).
The “Ventanilla de Salud” (Health window) is a program of the Government of Mexico developed by the Department of Health and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and implemented through 50 Mexican consulates in the United States and local health organizations.
The consulates of Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras launched the initiative “TRICAMEX” in the city of McAllen, in the United States of America.
Member countries of the Pacific Alliance have signed various agreements to share use of their facilities or embassies and consulates to further advance the objectives of the integration process.
The Program 3x1 (“Programa 3x1 para migrantes”) supports Mexicans living abroad to develop social infrastructure and productive projects in their hometown communities, with the participation of the federal, state and local government.
In the 1990s, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico initiated a programme targeting Mexicans abroad to strengthen their ties with Mexico and to support the health and education infrastructures within diasporic communities.
Member countries of the Pacific Alliance have signed various agreements to share use of their facilities or embassies and consulates to further advance the objectives of the integration process.
CDM has collaborated with internationally recruited migrant worker leaders across Mexico and the United States to build Contratados.org, a website and set of powerful, interactive tools that enable workers to organize and build power.