Human Mobility, Shared Opportunities: A Review of the 2009 Human Development Report and the Way Ahead
Agency/Organisers
International Organization for Migration (IOM); United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Languages
English
Year
2009
Cross-Cutting Theme(s)
Sustainable Development;
Human Rights;
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
A 10-year review of the 2009 Human Development Report that underscores the relevance of reforms advanced by UNDP to realize the potential development gains of human mobility. This report breaks new ground in applying a human development approach to the study of migration. It discusses who migrants are, where they come from and go to, and why they move. It looks at the multiple impacts of migration for all who are affected by it—not just those who move, but also those who stay. In so doing, the report’s findings cast new light on some common misconceptions.