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The Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS)

Date Shared: 
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 14:15
Countries and areas: 
Cambodia, Lao, Thailand, Viet Nam
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels: 
Goal 10: Reduced inequalities
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
Objective 23: Strengthen international cooperation and global partnerships for safe, orderly and regular migration
Contributors: 
Member States
Chairmanship: 
Philippines 2008
Geographical Relevance: 
Regional
Tags: 
Capacity Building, Legal Frameworks on Migration, Empowerment and Rights of Migrants
Summary: 

Thailand aims at addressing the socio-economic disparities that are seen to be one of the main causes of migration in the sub-region. For this reason its capacity building efforts in the sub-region involve a range of economic development projects along border areas with neighboring countries, notably (but not limited to) under the ACMECS framework.

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GFMD Source: 

GFMD 2008 - Roundtable 2.2 "Managing Migration and Minimizing the Negative Impacts of Irregular Migration"