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Key Messages
• A cross-border approach to humanitarian research and response in Latin America is necessary given the nature of movements. Focusing on the “journey” rather than the “destination” can shed light on cross-border and regional responses that reduce the risks encountered along migration routes. As populations and risks move across frontiers, a cross-border approach and investment are needed to address them.
• Funding local capacities for migration information management is key to strengthen evidence-based programming and response. Providing local NGOs, civil society organisations, and government entities with spaces for collaboration and formal mechanisms to gather and share information will strengthen their ability to develop context-specific solutions. This approach will also promote a more sustainable and context-specific response to challenges in the border region.
• Programming should prioritise fostering greater collaboration and coordination between local responses on both sides of borders. Borders are key points for the implementation of innovative and creative coordination mechanisms, focused on information exchange and learning. Greater collaboration and coordination between operations on both sides of a border can expand the coverage and effectiveness of interventions, allowing organisations and government agencies on either side to unite in protecting and supporting people in transit. Joint information management between countries also facilitates case management, family reunifications, and referrals to specialised health organisations.
• A unified message and purpose could prove effective in inspiring collective action and addressing sectoral frictions. Joint advocacy efforts could alert donors to the need for long-term, flexible funding for route-focused and cross-border projects.