Official Name:
Kingdom of Belgium
ISO2 Code:
BE
ISO3 Code:
BEL
Longitude:
50 50 N
Latitude:
4 00 E
Geolocation:
POINT (4 50.5)
Attended Meeting:
Meeting:
Financial Contribution:
The Government of Belgium which offered to organise the first ever meeting of the Forum, at the initiative of the Minister for Development Cooperation, Mr Armand De Decker, largely financed the meeting.
RT Participation:
- Belgium hosted the First GFMD Summit Meeting 9-11 July 2007
- Co-Chair in RT 1.3 "The role of other-than government partners in strengthening the developmental contribution of temporary labor migration"
- Chair in RT 2.4 "Working with the diaspora for development"
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Financial Contribution:
€100,000 (through IOM) for Participation BDP / Conference services
RT Participation:
- Co-Chair in RT 1.2 "Empowering Migrants and Diaspora to Contribute to Development"
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Financial Contribution:
- €35,000 (through IOM) for Participation of BDPs
- In kind contributions: International Advisor secondment
RT Participation:
No Participation
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Financial Contribution:
- The Kingdom of Belgium contributed financially to the 2010 GFMD budget.
RT Participation:
- Government Team Member in RT 1.1 "Partnerships for more regular and protected migration"
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Financial Contribution:
Euro 35,000 for the participation of BDCA Member States
RT Participation:
- Government Team Member in Cluster II "Tools for Evidence-based Migration and Development Policies"
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Thematic Meetings:
- Co-Chair in Thematic Meeting on "Managing Migration for Development: Policy Making, Assessment and Evaluation" on 14-15 June 2011 in Marseille, France.
Delegate:
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Financial Contribution:
- The Kingdom of Belgium contributed financially to the GFMD 2012 Budget.
RT Participation:
- Government Team Member in RT 1.2. "Supporting Migrants and Diaspora as Agents of Socioeconomic Change"
- Government Team Member in RT 3.3. "Protecting Migrant Domestic Workers - Enhancing their Development Potential"
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Financial Contribution:
- EUR 20,000 in September 2013
- EUR 30,000 in July 2014
RT Participation:
- Co-Chair in RT 1.2. "Framing migration for the MDGs and the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda"
Attended Summit:
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
Delegate:
Meeting:
Financial Contribution:
- EUR 50,000 in June 2015 for SU Operating costs
RT Participation:
- Team Member in RT 1.2. "Reducing the human and financial costs of international migration, particularly labor migration: Cooperative approaches to fair recruitment practices and lower remittance fees"
- Team Member in RT 3.2. "Private sector-government partnerships to support migrant/diaspora entrepreneurship and job creation, with a focus on small and medium entreprises"
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Thematic Meetings:
- 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:
- The Kingdom of Belgium contributed financially to the GFMD 2016 budget.
RT Participation:
- Team Member in RT 3.1. "Migrants in situations of crises: conflict, climate change and natural disasters"
- Team Member in RT 3.2. "Principles, institutions and processes for safe, orderly and regular migration"
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Thematic Meetings:
- Attended the GFMD Thematic Workshop on "Migration for Peace, Stability and Growth" on 19 July 2016 in New York, United States.
Delegate:
Financial Contribution:
The Kingdom of Belgium contributed financially to the GFMD 2017 budget with:
- Left Over from 2016
- Fresh Contributions 2017
RT Participation:
- Team Member in RT 2.1. "Moving beyond emergencies - Creating development solutions to the mutual benefit of host and origin communities and displaced persons"
- Team Member in RT 3.1. "Raising the Global Talent Pool - Harnessing the Potential of the Private Sector for Global Skills Partnerships"
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Financial Contribution:
USD 57,870 ear-marked for GFMD Support Unit
RT Participation:
Government Team Member in RT 1.1 "Harnessing the capital of migrants to realise their potential"
Government Team Member in RT 3.1 "Aligning governance with contemporary drivers of migration"
Government Team Member in RT 3.2 "Beyond Remittances: leveraging the development impact and promoting the transnational engagement of diaspora and migrants"
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Thematic Meetings:
Participated in the Thematic Workshops on "Migration for Development: a roadmap to achieving the SDGs" and "Children and Youth on the Move: Implementing Sustainable Solutions"
Delegate:
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Financial Contribution:
USD 56,818
RT Participation:
Government Team Member RT 1.1 "Providing regular pathways from crisis to safety"
Government Team Member RT 2.1 "Shaping public narratives on migration and migrants"
Government Team Member RT 3.1 "Supporting arrival cities through policy coherence and multi-stakeholder partnerships"
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Thematic Meetings:
Participated in the Thematic Workshops on "Implementation of the Global Compact for Migration at the National Level", and "Supporting arrival cities through policy coherence and multi-stakeholder partnerships"