 The Meekheek Guidelines. In times of crisis, migrants often face specific obstacles to reaching safety and accessing key resources and assistance, and often end up suffering disproportionately. In order to better protect them when the countries in which they live, work, study, or travel are affected by a crisis, in 2014 a group of states launched the Migrants in Countries in Crisis initiative, or Meekheek initiative. Based on the experiences and recommendations shared by governments, civil society and private sector actors, academic institutions, and international organizations through a global consultation process, the Meekheek initiative developed a set of guidelines to protect migrants in countries experiencing conflict or natural disaster. The guidelines provide practical guidance to states and other actors on how to prepare for and respond to crises in ways that address migrants' specific conditions of vulnerability and leverage their capabilities. The guidelines are voluntary and non-binding. They include recommendations on a variety of topics, including gathering information on migrants and potential crises that might affect them, communicating with migrants before, during, and after crises, providing affected migrants with appropriate emergency assistance, supporting migrants' evacuations from affected areas, supporting the recovery of migrants and their host communities, and coordinating with all relevant actors. The guidelines are complemented by a collection of practices that illustrate ways in which different actors can implement the different recommendations. The practices are also available through a dedicated repository on the Meekheek website.