The sub-regional R4V programme spans Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba, Curacao, the Dominican Republic, and Guyana, operating at a sub-regional level to combat the social and economic exclusion of Venezuelan refugees and migrants.
The RMRP covers 17 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean with an overview of 12 thematic areas of direct assistance (Education, Food Security, Health, Humanitarian Transportation, Integration, Nutrition, Protection, Child Protection, Gender-Based Violence, Human Trafficking and Smuggling, Shelter and WASH).
This structure, also replicated at a national level, provides an ample scope of response and collaboration between the partners of the platform and the local government, and this is reflected in regional and country response plans.
Labor migration within Central Asia and targeted countries of destination, in particular to Kazakhstan constitutes a lifeline for millions of families in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. However, informality and poor regulation negatively affect potential development benefits. The program aims to enhance labor mobility governance along the Central Asia - Kazakhstan migration corridor while supporting CA governments to facilitate reintegration and encourage the diversification of countries of destination.
In 2021, Switzerland together with The Gambia and the ICRC launched the discussion on missing migrants in the Rabat Process and in 2022 managed to insert the topic in its strategic framework, the Cadiz Action Plan. Based thereon, a Network of National Focal Points on Missing Migrants was established in 2024.
Labour migration remains an important feature of migratory trends in AO. The recruitment of workers remains very informal. A large number of recruitment agencies are not officially registered and operate informally. Governments are aware if this concerning situation, specific steps to better regulate labour migration are still to be defined.
The overall aim of the study is to gain a better understanding of the phenomenon of children, girls and boys up to the age of 18, affected by labor migration , and to provide a basis for future interventions in West Africa.
AFFORD's innovative approach mobilizes the financial, intellectual and political assets of the diaspora and channels them to stimulate entrepreneurship, economic growth, social development and job creation in countries of origin. Interventions are channeled through the AFFORD Business Center (ABC), which provides holistic services to SMEs and investors in the diaspora and at home, and plays a crucial role in the promotion and realization of innovative development projects.
AGRIDOM promotes decent work for migrants in agriculture and domestic services. 3 levers: i) strengthening the legal and regulatory framework for better governance of labor migration, ii) supporting mechanisms to include migrant workers in the informal economy, and iii) strengthening employment opportunities and livelihoods for migrant workers through training and access to support services.
This declaration was adopted on April 27, 2022, during a ministerial conference held in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The conference brought together representatives from the CAR, Cameroon, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Congo, Sudan, and South Sudan, in partnership with UNHCR.
Ukraine refugee response in Europe: Many examples of cities working together to host refugees, to search for missing members of families etc. Once concrete example: In 2024: Fifty regions and cities in Europe host summer camps outside of Ukraine to find temporary refuge from the war in youth camps in the European Union. To date, more than 3,000 children benefited from this initiative in 2024.