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Colombia nos Une (Colombia Unite Us)

Date Shared: 
Thursday, June 26, 2014 - 16:45
Countries and areas: 
Colombia
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels: 
Goal 10: Reduced inequalities
Goal 10: Reduced inequalities - 10.c on remittances costs reduction
Targets on vulnerability and protection
Targets that could benefit from the potential of migration and migrants
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas: 
Objective 19: Create conditions for migrants and diasporas to fully contribute to sustainable development in all countries
Objective 20: Promote faster, safer and cheaper transfer of remittances and foster financial inclusion of migrants
Objective 21: Cooperate in facilitating safe and dignified return and readmission, as well as sustainable reintegration
Contributors: 
Member States
Chairmanship: 
Mauritius 2012
Geographical Relevance: 
National
Tags: 
Policy Coherence, Return and Reintegration, Capacity Building, Diaspora Empowerment and Engagement, Diaspora Investment and Entrepreneurship, Empowerment and Rights of Migrants
Summary: 

The "Colombia Nos Une" ('Colombia Unites Us') program was created by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through its Directorate of Migration Affairs, Consular and Citizen Services, specifically targeting Colombians living abroad.

It aims to :

  • Generate initiatives, projects and strategies aimed at promoting networking and collaborative activities among Colombians inside and outside the country and promote the positive contribution of migration to the problems and real needs of the country;
  • Manage institutional initiatives for Colombians abroad and their families in Colombia, on social security, acquisition of real estate, opening savings accounts in Colombian banks from abroad, proper utilization of remittances and facilities for the approval and recognition of qualifications;
  • Develop actions to promote orderly and regulated migration;
  • Promote actions aiming to promote a return to positive conditions for Colombians who decide to return home;
  • Develop social network processes which increase the capital of the Colombian communities abroad.
Link: 

For more information (in Spanish): http://www.redescolombia.org/

GFMD Source: 

GFMD 2012 - RT 1.2 'Supporting Migrants and Diaspora as Agents of socioeconomic change'