The Missing Link for Harnessing the Potential of Migration for Development
Agency/Organisers
International Organization for Migration (IOM); International Trade Centre (ITC); UN Women; United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR); United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR); United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA)
Languages
English
Year
2012
Cross-Cutting Theme(s)
Sustainable Development;
Whole-of-Government Approach;
Whole-of-Society Approach
Topic
Data and Measuring Results;
Diaspora, Migrants’ Associations and Remittances;
Education;
Employment and Entrepreneurship;
Environment and Climate Change;
Gender;
Governance;
Health;
Private Sector Development and Trade;
Rural Development;
Security;
Social Inclusion and Human Rights;
Urban Development
Related Sustainable Development Goals and Global Compact for Migration Objectives
This article addresses the local dimensions of migration in a bid to show why local authorities have a new- found and crucial role in managing migration and how a migration-for-development agenda can bring added value in such a way that it fosters development. The article argues that local authorities are able to set migration in a new and positive light since they are not burdened, for example, by national policies and interests regarding border control, return and readmission.