BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:migration4development.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6605b3c81e3ac DTSTART:20190716T000000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20190716T000000Z SUMMARY:UN Network on Migration Launch the Migration Start-Up Fund CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:
UN Member States and UN entities announced the creation a ne w funding instrument to support government’s efforts towards safe\, orde rly and regular migration. The event is organized by the Friends of Migrat ion\, a coalition of UN Member States that promote better migration polici es and the UN Migration Network\, which brings together all UN entities wo rking on migration.
\n\nThe Migration MPTF was called for by the Glo bal Compact for Migration (GCM)\, adopted by the UN General Assembly in De cember 2018. It is a UN pooled financing mechanism whose primary purpose i s to assist Member States in their national implementation of the GCM. The Fund is now open for contributions\, with a capitalization target of US$ 25 million for its first year of operations and expected to grow. UN entit ies will submit proposals for UN joint programmes\, endorsed by recipient countries.
\n\nAs a collective endeavour among UN entities\, Member States and other partners\, the Fund is a clear example of how the UN deve lopment system can jointly deliver integrated responses that support count ries needs and ensure no migrant - child or adult\, male or female - is le ft behind in the path to achieve the SDGs.
\n\nFor further informati on regarding the Fund\, please visit https://www.migrationnetwork.un.org/ and http://mptf.undp.org/factsheet/fund/MIG00
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