Acknowledgments

1 Acknowledgments This publication is the product of collaboration among the members of the Alternatives to Detention Thematic Workstream of the Regional UN Network on Migration for Asia and the Pacific, and the Alternatives to Detention Working Group of the UN Network on Migration. [...] Scope of the Mapping and Terms Used Scope and Structure of Report This Report examines the laws, policies and practices surrounding the use of immigration detention and ATD in the 19 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. [...] 52 The Council of State, Memorandum of the Council of State on the Draft of Regulation of the Office of the Prime Minister on the Screening of Aliens who Enter into the Kingdom and are Unable to Return to the Country of Origin B. [...] The ASEAN Declaration on the Rights of the Child in the Context of Migration and its accompanying Regional Plan of Action is an example of the growing commitment of governments towards strengthening the protection of children and their families in the context of migration, including the development of ATD. [...] 129 Signed by the Royal Thai Police, the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Public Health, Ministry of Education, and Ministry of Labour 42 In the Republic of Korea, the Ministerial policy of the Ministry of Justice provides protection against detention and deportation for undocumented children who are residing in S.