Migration and Local Economic Development
Global Cities Fund for Inclusive Pandemic Response
The Global Cities Fund for Inclusive Pandemic Response is an initiative to respond to the unmet needs of cities as they support migrants, refugees, and internally displaced people (IDPs) during Covid-19. Mayors Migration Council, in partnership with IOM, UCLG, UNHCR and UN-HABITAT, provides financial support and technical assistance to five cities to implement projects building an inclusive socio-economic response to COVID-19, with the aim to expand the Fund with additional rounds of grants in 2021 and beyond.
Intégration du Lien entre Migration, Environnement et Changement Climatique dans la planification locale: cas des communes de Mané et de Bokin dans les régions du Centre-Nord et du Nord du Burkina Faso
"Intégration du Lien entre Migration, Environnement et Changement Climatique dans la planification locale: cas des communes de Mané et de Bokin dans les régions du Centre-Nord et du Nord du Burkina Faso" est la première étude sur l’Intégration du lien entre migration, environnement et changement climatique dans la planification locale au Burkina Faso, dans le cadre du projet « Renforcement des capacités des autorités local
Tunisia Summer School on Migration
Submitted by Joanne Irvine on March 15, 2021 - 10:57am
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IOM Tunisia and the National Institute of Labor and Social Studies (INTES) are organizing the sixth edition of the Summer School on Migration from March 15 – 19, each day from 9am – 5pm (Tunisia time).
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Contributions and Counting: Guidance on Measuring the Economic Impact of your Diaspora beyond Remittances
Contributions and Counting: Guidance on Measuring the Economic Impact of your Diaspora beyond Remittances provides guidance for governments and national authorities looking to understand and measure the economic contributions made by their diaspora to their country
Consultant - Mainstreaming Migration into the Local Development and Reintegration Agenda of Georgia
IOM Georgia invites applicants for a Short-Term Consultancy in “Mainstreaming Migration into the Local Development and Reintegration Agenda of Georgia”.
Are you experienced in the fields of migration, development policy, and reintegration? Do you have a good knowledge of development issues in the Georgian context and the IOM’s Integrated Approach to Reintegration? Do you have proven experience in analytical research and excellent English report writing skills? Check out the vacancy notice for this consultancy here and contact Natia Kvitsian at nkvitsiani@iom.int or Ketevan Beradze at kberadze@iom.int by January 31st.
The consultant will support IOM and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) in their work with national, regional and local governments, returned migrants, their households and communities, and the private sector. As the Government of Georgia works to promote and govern labour migration, it also recognizes the key importance of facilitating return and sustainable reintegration of Georgian migrants.
The consultant will conduct an analytical review of identified legal and policy documents, strategies, and programmes, in order to identify gaps in existing policies where migration could be mainstreamed, with a particular focus on its development aspects. They will also develop recommendations on how to incorporate migration considerations at the national and local levels.
Emprendimiento para personas migrantes y refugiadas
Submitted by Joanne Irvine on November 16, 2020 - 5:11pm
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La adopción de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible en 2015 representa un compromiso renovado en alianza mundial para combatir los desafíos persistentes que enfrenta la humanidad. Esto involucra a países desarrollados y en desarrollo por igual. Todos sus objetivos y metas de este instrumento benefician a la sociedad en su conjunto debido a su naturaleza integral e indivisible; esto equilibra los componentes económicos, sociales y ambientales del desarrollo sostenible.
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iDiaspora - two years after: Accelerating diaspora's global engagement in the post-pandemic era
Submitted by Joanne Irvine on November 10, 2020 - 10:03am
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Diasporas are powerful agents of change and sustainable development. The iDiaspora platform helps migrants and diasporas connect, learn, and contribute to their communities - economically and socially with their skills, networks, remittances, new ideas, and diverse perspectives.
How have diasporas and transnational communities been catalyzing change over the last 2 years, especially during COVID-19? How can we support them to accelerate their engagement? Find out at the global conference on 16 November 2020 at 15:00 (CET).
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Conference: Covid-19 and Systemic Resilience: What role for migrant workers?
Submitted by Joanne Irvine on October 30, 2020 - 10:51am
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What role do migrant workers play in systematic resilience to COVID-19?
Migrants are essential members of our communities and directly contribute their skills and resources to the emergency and recovery phases of COVID-19. The upcoming online conference will explore how.
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Alejandro’s Story: Supporting Migrant Entrepreneurs to Accelerate Global Progress Towards the SDGs
Submitted by Joanne Irvine on September 21, 2020 - 6:03pmMigrant entrepreneurs like Alejandro are revitalizing local economies to get us back on track to reach the SDGs. IOM Ecuador, with the support of IOM's Migration and Sustainable Development Unit, have told Alejandro's Story: Supporting Migrant Entrepreneurs to Accelerate Global Progress Towards the SDGs to highlight how migrants are supporting their communities to progress towards the SDGs.
Alejandro’s Story: Supporting Migrant Entrepreneurs to Accelerate Global Progress Towards the SDGs
Migrant entrepreneurs like Alejandro are revitalizing local economies to get us back on track to reach the SDGs. IOM Ecuador, with the support of IOM's Migration and Sustainable Development Unit, have told Alejandro's Story: Supporting Migrant Entrepreneurs to Accelerate Global Progress Towards the SDGs to highlight how migrants are supporting their communities to progress towards the SDGs.