Welcome to the M4D Net, the global hub on migration and development (M&D), which brings together over 1000 migration practitioners and policy makers from around the world. Here, members can exchange information, ideas, develop skills and consolidate partnerships for harnessing the development potential of migration and contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

In the spotlight

  • Legacy of the JMDI
    Dec 01, 2017
    It is with great pride that we inform you that we have reached the end of a very successful second phase of the UN Joint Migration and Development Initiative (JMDI) as of November 30, 2017.  This initiative led by UNDP and implemented in close partnership with IOM, ITC-ILO, UN Women, UNHCR, UNITAR, and UNFPA has successfully engaged the UN system with vital actors in the field of...
  • Climate change, migration and displacement: the need for a risk-informed and coherent approach
    Nov 22, 2017
    The recently launched joint UNDP-ODI report entitled "Climate change, migration and displacement: the need for a risk-informed and coherent approach" unwinds the complex relationship between human mobility and climate change. With a view to inform the global discourse surrounding these matters, the report provides evidence based insight on the presented challenges and how they can be adequately...
  • Guidelines on Integrating Migration into Decentralised Cooperation
    Nov 09, 2017
    The UN Joint Migration and Development Initiative (JMDI) has published “Guidelines on Integrating Migration into Decentralised Cooperation”, which is a unique and unprecedented tool that walks interested local and regional authorities through the necessary steps to establish migration-related decentralised cooperation relationships. To do so, the guidelines first outline the added value of...
  • Guidelines on Mainstreaming Migration into Local Development Planning
    Nov 02, 2017
    The UN Joint Migration and Development Initiative (JMDI) has published "Guidelines on Mainstreaming Migration into Local Development Planning", which aim to assist local and regional authorities in enhancing their efforts to mainstream migration into all governance areas for enhanced policy coherence in migration and development.  These Guidelines achieve this through a set of indicators that...
  • Success Stories
    Oct 26, 2017
      The UN Joint Migration and Development Initiative (JMDI) has published a collection of "Success Stories", which contains a series of JMDI case studies on good practices, lessons learnt and recommendations built on the results and lessons learnt from the JMDI supported projects in eight target countries: Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Philippines, Morocco, Nepal, Senegal, and Tunisia....