The African Migration Project

Date Shared:

Friday, January 24, 2014 - 10:45

Countries and areas:

Africa

2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:

Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals

GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:

Objective 20: Promote faster, safer and cheaper transfer of remittances and foster financial inclusion of migrants

Contributors:

International Organizations

Member States

Chairmanship:

Sweden 2013-2014

Geographical Relevance:

Regional

Tags:

Remittances, Capacity Building, Data and Research

Summary:

The Africa Migration Project was undertaken to improve our understanding of migration and remittances in Sub-Saharan Africa, including their magnitude, causes, and impacts on poverty reduction, with a view to generating informed policy recommendations.

Link:

For more information:

https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/labormarkets/brief/migration-and-remi...

GFMD Source:

GFMD 2013-2014 - RT 3.1 Background Paper "Empowering migrants, their households and communities for improved protection of rights and social development outcomes"