Comments on the Source Country Information Systems (SCIS) of the International Centre for Migration Policy (ICMPD)

This note addresses generic issues concerning the processing of individual information requests through Source Country Information Systems (SCIS). The implementation of SCIS in any particular country of origin, while based on standard SCIS methodology, is contextually unique. This note is not intended as a definitive or exhaustive statement by UNHCR on the processing of individual information requests through SCIS. Rather, its purpose is to further the ongoing and constructive dialogue on this issue between UNHCR, ICMPD, SCIS client governments and the European Commission.