Official Name:
Republic of Turkey
ISO2 Code:
TR
ISO3 Code:
TUR
Longitude:
39 00 N
Latitude:
35 00 E
Geolocation:
POINT (35 39)
Attended Meeting:
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Meeting:
Financial Contribution:
No Financial Contribution
RT Participation:
- Team Member in RT 2.3 "Increasing the macro-impact of remittances on development"
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Meeting:
Financial Contribution:
No Financial Contribution
RT Participation:
- Team Member in RT 3.1 "Strengthening Data and Research Tools on Migration and Development"
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Meeting:
Financial Contribution:
No Financial Contribution
RT Participation:
No Participation
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Delegate:
Meeting:
Financial Contribution:
No Financial Contribution
RT Participation:
- Co-Chair in Cluster II "Addressing Irregular Migration through Coherent Migration and Development Strategies"
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Thematic Meetings:
- Co-Chair in Thematic Meeting on "Addressing Irregular Migration through Coherent M&D Strategies" on 13-14 October 2011 in Istanbul, Turkey.
Meeting:
Financial Contribution:
- 150,000 USD for Organizational Expenses
RT Participation:
No Participation
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Meeting:
Financial Contribution:
- Left over from contributions to GFMD 2012: 150,000 USD
RT Participation:
- Team Member in RT 2.2 "Facilitating positive development impacts of diaspora engagement in skills transfer, investments and trade between countries of residence and origin"
- Team Member in RT 3.1 "Empowering migrants, their households and communities for improved protection of rights and social development outcomes"
- Business Roundtable
- Platform for Partnerships
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Thematic Meetings:
- Attended Thematic Meeting on "Operationalizing Mainstreaming of Migration in Development Policy and Integrating Migration in the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda" on 22 May 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland
- Co-Convener in Thematic Meeting on "The Role of Business in International Migration: Engaging the private sector as partners for positive development outcomes" on 23 March 2014 in Geneva, Switzerland
Meeting:
Financial Contribution:
- 688,705 USD non-earmarked
- Turkey hosted the 2015 GFMD Summit
RT Participation:
No Participation
Attended Prep Meetings:
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Thematic Meetings:
- Participated in Thematic Meeting on "Migration in the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda" on 5 February 2015 in Geneva, Switzerland.
- Attended Thematic Meeting on "Recognizing the contributions of women migrants to economic and social development in countries of origin and destination and addressing their specific needs, particularly concerning respect for their human rights" on 8 September 2015 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Delegate:
Meeting:
Financial Contribution:
- USD 1,003,729 non-earmarked
RT Participation:
No Participation
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Thematic Meetings:
- Attended the Thematic Workshop on "Migration, Connectivity and Business" on 29 March 2016 in Bangkok, Thailand.
- Attended the GFMD Thematic Workshop on "Migration for Harmonious Societies" on 18 May 2016 in Geneva, Switzerland.
- Attended the GFMD Thematic Workshop on "Migration for Peace, Stability and Growth" on 19 July 2016 in New York, United States.
Delegate:
Financial Contribution:
- Turkey contributed to the GFMD 2017 budget.
RT Participation:
- Team Member in RT 1.1 "Tools and Safeguards for Policy Coherence - Finding the right policy mix to balance different interests and objectives"
- Team Member in RT 2.1 "Moving beyond emergencies - Creating development solutions to the mutual benefit of host and origin communities and displaced persons"
Attended Prep Meetings:
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Financial Contribution:
No Financial Contribution
RT Participation:
Government Team Member in RT 3.1 "Aligning governance with contemporary drivers of migration"
Attended Prep Meetings:
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Thematic Meetings:
-Participated in the Thematic Workshop "Migration for Development: a roadmap to achieving the SDGs" 18-19 April 2018, Morocco
-Participated in the Thematic Workshop "Labour Migration and Skills" 3 May 2018, Geneva
Delegate:
Meeting:
Financial Contribution:
Financial Contribution of USD 5,000
RT Participation:
Government Team Member in RT 1.1 "Providing regular pathways from crisis to safety"
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Thematic Meetings:
Participated in the Thematic Workshop "Implementation of the Global Compact for Migration at the National Level" 21-22 March 2019, Geneva