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Date Shared:
Monday, 14 October 2019
The Republic of Moldova gives migrants the option to buy into national insurance schemes. Both migrants and refugees benefit from medical services through the mandatory health insurance system and also benefit from preventive and disease prevention...
Countries and areas:
Republic of Moldova
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
Targets on vulnerability and protection
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 7: Address and reduce vulnerabilities in migration
Objective 15: Provide access to basic services for migrants
Date Shared:
Monday, 14 October 2019
Some private insurance providers in Australia offer provisions especially for migrants to facilitate insurance coverage given their circumstances; for instance removal of waiting periods for hospital and pre-existing conditions coverage.
Countries and areas:
Australia
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 15: Provide access to basic services for migrants
Date Shared:
Monday, 14 October 2019
Some countries offer health coverage for their citizens who move abroad, e.g. Sri Lanka and the Philippines. The PhilHealth program for OFWs allows members to avail themselves of PhilHealth benefits even if they are confined in hospitals abroad. At...
Countries and areas:
Sri Lanka, Philippines
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 7: Address and reduce vulnerabilities in migration
Objective 15: Provide access to basic services for migrants
Date Shared:
Monday, 14 October 2019
Thailand has championed migrants’ health protection for years by offering a prepaid, premium-based health insurance scheme. Undocumented migrants can buy the insurance under the condition of registering with the government. Thailand achieved...
Countries and areas:
Thailand
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 7: Address and reduce vulnerabilities in migration
Objective 15: Provide access to basic services for migrants
Date Shared:
Monday, 14 October 2019
Numerous public services have adjusted to provide universal access or extend social protection coverage to an increasingly diverse population through bilateral and multilateral social security agreements or unilateral measures. One mechanism for...
Countries and areas:
Global
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
Targets on vulnerability and protection
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 7: Address and reduce vulnerabilities in migration
Objective 15: Provide access to basic services for migrants
Date Shared:
Monday, 14 October 2019
Social innovation initiatives have been launched in many countries to find solutions to local challenges involving migrants, refugees and host communities in social entrepreneurship ventures. Numerous programs empower young people to identify...
Countries and areas:
Global
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities
Targets that could benefit from the potential of migration and migrants
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 2: Minimize the adverse drivers and structural factors that compel people to leave their country of origin
Objective 19: Create conditions for migrants and diasporas to fully contribute to sustainable development in all countries
Date Shared:
Monday, 14 October 2019
The Migrant and Refugee Orientation Centre is a place both to meet and to receive support, aimed at all groups and communities that make up the multicultural society of the City of Buenos Aires. It seeks to centralize activities of State bodies and...
Countries and areas:
Argentina
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
Goal 10: Reduced inequalities
Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 7: Address and reduce vulnerabilities in migration
Objective 15: Provide access to basic services for migrants
Objective 16: Empower migrants and societies to realize full inclusion and social cohesion
Date Shared:
Monday, 14 October 2019
Uruguay has introduced specific measures to minimize administrative irregularity linked with international human mobility and is pursuing legal framework revisions to promote migrants’ rights, bilateral and multilateral social security agreements,...
Countries and areas:
Uruguay
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
Goal 10: Reduced inequalities
Goal 4: Quality education
Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 4: Ensure that all migrants have proof of legal identity and adequate documentation
Objective 5: Enhance availability and flexibility of pathways for regular migration
Objective 15: Provide access to basic services for migrants
Objective 16: Empower migrants and societies to realize full inclusion and social cohesion
Date Shared:
Monday, 14 October 2019
GIZ supports the National Programme for Sustainable small-scale Irrigation in Mali through job creation in two value chains with high employment potential, fishery and horticulture, in the region of Kayes, particularly affected by emigration. The...
Countries and areas:
Mali
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth
Targets that contribute to employment or employment creation
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 2: Minimize the adverse drivers and structural factors that compel people to leave their country of origin
Date Shared:
Friday, 11 October 2019
The Bella Milano initiative in the city of Milan, Italy, has supported migrant volunteers to clean the city and give back to the community, helping to establish a positive rapport in their neighbourhoods. Milan has also organized the ‘Milano Mondo’...
Countries and areas:
Italy
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 16: Empower migrants and societies to realize full inclusion and social cohesion
Objective 17: Eliminate all forms of discrimination and promote evidence-based public discourse to shape perceptions of migration