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Date Shared:
Tuesday, 28 April 2015
Abroad, the priorities revolve around issues of identity, cultural rights, integration and social support. Inside Morocco, three priorities guide the work of this Ministry, aiming at restoring the confidence of members of CMRE in the administration...
Countries and areas:
Morocco
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
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 21: Cooperate in facilitating safe and dignified return and readmission, as well as sustainable reintegration
Date Shared:
Tuesday, 28 April 2015
Wages Protection System (WPS) is an electronic salary transfer system that allows companies / institutions to pa y workers wages via banks, bur eaux de change, and financial institutions approved and authorized to provide the service. The system,...
Countries and areas:
United Arab Emirates
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth - 8.8 on labor rights for migrant workers
Targets on vulnerability and protection
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 6: Facilitate fair and ethical recruitment and safeguard conditions that ensure decent work
Date Shared:
Tuesday, 28 April 2015
The Global Approach to Migration and Mobility (GAMM) is, since 2005, the overarching framework of the EU external migration and asylum policy. The framework defines how the EU conducts its policy dialogues and cooperation with non-EU countries,...
Countries and areas:
Europe
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
Goal 10: Reduced inequalities
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 7: Address and reduce vulnerabilities in migration
Objective 10: Prevent, combat and eradicate trafficking in persons in the context of international migration
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
Date Shared:
Tuesday, 28 April 2015
Norway and Switzerland intend to set up an international agenda for the protection of persons forced to leave their country as a consequence of natural disasters. The Nansen Initiative was launched in Geneva on 2 October 2012 in the presence of...
Countries and areas:
Norway, Switzerland
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
Goal 10: Reduced inequalities
Goal 13: Climate action
Targets on vulnerability and protection
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 1: Collect and utilize accurate and disaggregated data as a basis for evidence-based policies
Objective 2: Minimize the adverse drivers and structural factors that compel people to leave their country of origin
Date Shared:
Wednesday, 3 September 2014
IOM's MIDA program, launched in 2001 and operating in eleven African countries, supports the short or longer term (or virtual) return of expatriate skills to key sectors. In each country, a multi-sectoral MIDA Steering Committee is set up, with the...
Countries and areas:
Somalia, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Cabo Verde, Ghana, Senegal
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
Goal 10: Reduced inequalities
Goal 10: Reduced inequalities - 10.c on remittances costs reduction
Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth - 8.8 on labor rights for migrant workers
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
Date Shared:
Wednesday, 3 September 2014
In Bangladesh, pre-employment orientation on overseas employment is offered as an outreach program by an international organization with government and non-government stakeholders, including migrants and media outlets. The first phase of the...
Countries and areas:
Bangladesh
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
Goal 10: Reduced inequalities
Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth - 8.8 on labor rights for migrant workers
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 4: Ensure that all migrants have proof of legal identity and adequate documentation
Date Shared:
Wednesday, 3 September 2014
The Malian government implements Diaspora fora to connect and build confidence with its diaspora. The first Diaspora Forum in 2003 was the opportunity to discuss three topics: the organisation and the management of the diaspora (strenghten the...
Countries and areas:
Mali
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
Goal 10: Reduced inequalities - 10.c on remittances costs reduction
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
Date Shared:
Monday, 25 August 2014
The US National Institute of Health's Fogarty International Center (FIC) aims to strengthen the capacity of institutions in low- and middle-income countries to conduct HIV/AIDS-related research. The Fogarty International Center's vision is a world...
Countries and areas:
United States
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
Goal 3: Good health and well being
Targets on vulnerability and protection
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 1: Collect and utilize accurate and disaggregated data as a basis for evidence-based policies
Date Shared:
Thursday, 21 August 2014
Established on 6th March 2007 by Vodafone's Kenyan associate, Safaricom, M-Pesa (M for mobile, pesa is Swahili for money) is Africa's leading mobile money service, which operates in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho,...
Countries and areas:
Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ghana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Tanzania
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
Goal 10: Reduced inequalities - 10.c on remittances costs reduction
Targets that could benefit from the potential of migration and migrants
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 20: Promote faster, safer and cheaper transfer of remittances and foster financial inclusion of migrants
Date Shared:
Thursday, 21 August 2014
In Manila, the Overseas Workers Welfare Adminsitration (OWWA) has set up a half-way house to assist returned Filipinas who have suffered abuse abroad. The OFW Halfway Home is intended for transient Overseas Filipina Workers (OFW) who have no place...
Countries and areas:
Philippines
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