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Philippines

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Timeline Start Date

Thu, 08/02/2007 - 12:00

Timeline End Date

Tue, 12/02/2008 - 12:00

Timeline link

/meetings/philippines2008

Description

H.E. Mr. Esteban Conejos Jr. Undersecretary for Migrant Workers' Affairs of the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs Chair, GFMD 2008.

Handbook on Engaging Diaspora for Development

Developing a Road Map
for Engaging Diasporas in Development

A Handbook for Policymakers and Practitioners in Home and Host Countries

State governments recognize the value diaspora populations bring to development efforts worldwide. Since 2007, the Global Forum on Migration and Development has examined ways to highlight policies and programs that can magnify the resources, both human and financial, that emigrants and their descendants contribute to development. This handbook continues that effort on the basis of earlier investigations by the book’s collaborating institutions, the academic and policy literature, consultations and in-depth interviews with government officials and nongovernmental actors, and input by 62 national governments.

The handbook is divided into three major parts. Each part gives concrete examples of policies and programs that have been effective, and pulls out both useful lessons and common challenges associated with the topics at hand. The pivotal question now facing many policymakers is not so much if diasporas can benefit their countries of origin but how they do so and what kinds of government policies and programs can foster these relationships.

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Belgium

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Timeline Start Date

Sat, 09/02/2006 - 12:00

Timeline End Date

Mon, 07/02/2007 - 12:00

Timeline link

/meetings/belgium2007

Description

H.E. Ms. Régine De Clercq Ambassador for Migration and Asylum Policy of Belgium Chair, GFMD 2006-2007.

Mainstreaming Migration into Development Planning

Since the first General Assembly High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development in 2006, states have explored, through the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) process, collaborative approaches to enhancing the benefits and curbing the negative impacts of migration for development. The discussions and issues addressed at the GFMD have considerably evolved since it was first convened in 2007. Since 2009, the Global Forum has paid dedicated attention to the topic of mainstreaming migration into development strategies, together with a sustained emphasis on the need for better migration data and for greater institutional and policy coherence on migration and development. The integration of these three elements is what characterizes the GFMD’s approach to the topic of migration mainstreaming.

Migration has been and remains today an integral part of development processes. It often results in significant benefits for individual migrants and their households. Yet, the implications of migration for the human development aspirations of countries and communities tend to be harder to track. Few countries have good data and systematic analysis on the migration realities they face; on how these migration realities are affected by their legislative and policy choices; and how they are in turn impacting on the development goals of the country. The aim of migration mainstreaming is to address these gaps and to enable governments to take a context-specific and systematic approach to reconciling their countries’ development aspirations with current and prospective migration realities.

There are several benefits of taking a mainstreaming approach:

First and foremost, the decision to mainstream migration into a country’s national development strategy is a significant statement of political will.
It provides a mandate for greater institutional and policy coherence and the development of sectoral policies from a migration perspective.
It also encourages governments to see migration as an issue affecting all aspects of human development, including human rights.
It helps identify gaps in existing legislative and policy frameworks, and prompts the inclusion of relevant international instruments and conventions.
And, it can be expected to facilitate funding and technical assistance for migration and development-related activities through mobilisation of resources from international partners for development plans.