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Best Practices in Consular Protection and Assistance

This presentation discusses best practices in consular protection, new mechanisms for assistance, strengthening human resources, repatriation, expanding consular protection, and biometric identification systems.

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Best Practices in Consular Protection and Assistance

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  1. PRESENTATION BEFORE THE DELEGATES OF THE LIAISON OFFICER NETWORK ON BEST PRACTICES IN CONSULAR PROTECTION Meeting of the liaison officer network for consular proteciton regional consultation group on migration (RCGM) MANAGUA, NICARAGUA, NOVEMBER 24, 2014

  2. PRESENTATION CONTENTS • Best practices in consular protection • New mechanisms for consular protection and assistance • Strengthening human resources • Repatriation • Expanding consular protection and assistance • Biometric identification

  3. BEST PRACTICES IN CONSULAR MATTERS • Appropriately selecting new officers who will lead the consular offices and diplomatic missions; • Updating the data bases from consulates of Panamanians living abroad.

  4. NEW MECHANISMS FOR CONSULAR PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE • Implementing the Agreement on Affiliation to the Identity Verification Service between the Electoral Court and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; • Using the enrolment system for passports management abroad.

  5. STRENGTHENING HUMAN RESOURCES • In regard to consular protection and assistance, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has built the capacities of consular staff with the aim of providing more comprehensive assistance to all persons served by the various consulates.

  6. REPATRIATIONS • In recent years, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – through the Consular Department – has processed 15 repatriations of shipwreck survivors and 20 voluntary repatriations and has located 18 persons. • In addition, this year repatriations for humanitarian reasons, based on the principle of family reunification, have been satisfactorily implemented.

  7. EXPANDING CONSULAR PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE • The Ministry of Foreign Affairs formalized the opening of the Consular Section of the Embassy of Panama in Casa Blanca, Morocco in April 2014, with the aim of providing consular services to Panamanian nationals living in Morocco. In addition, the opening of the Honorary Consulate of Panama in the Principality of Liechtenstein was formalized in 2014 as well.

  8. BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM The biometric identification systems prevent identity theft since they enable appropriately identifying each person.

  9. THANK YOU

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