Department of Migration, Repatriation and Refugee Issues - Georgia | Global Forum on Migration and Development

Department of Migration, Repatriation and Refugee Issues - Georgia

Date Shared:

Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 10:15

Countries and areas:

Georgia

2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:

Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals

Targets on vulnerability and protection

GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:

Objective 19: Create conditions for migrants and diasporas to fully contribute to sustainable development in all countries

Contributors:

Member States

Chairmanship:

Sweden 2013-2014

Geographical Relevance:

National

Tags:

Pathways for Regular Migration, Capacity Building, Mainstreaming Migration into Development Planning, Legal Frameworks on Migration, Empowerment and Rights of Migrants

Summary:

Georgia’s main migration document prioritizes the promotion of legal migration and strengthening migrants’ rights, and calls for practical approaches to issues like diaspora contributions to state development, the benefits of international migration, and harnessing migration’s positive social and economic impacts.

Link:

For more information:

http://mra.gov.ge/eng/static/21

GFMD Source:

GFMD 2013-2014 GFMD Survey Report