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Extending access to social protection and portability of benefits to migrant workers and their families in selected RECs in Africa

The overall objective of the project is to extend decent work and social protection to migrant workers and their families, by strengthening the Regional Economic Communities’ (RECs) capacities to conclude and implement regional frameworks that extend social protection to migrant workers and their

Capacity building of local governments in Santiago (Chile) and Mexico City to strengthen the socioeconomic integration of migrants and refugees through access to decent work, sustainable livelihoods, and social dialogue

This joint project seeks to improve migrant workers and refugees’ access to decent work and sustainable livelihoods by ensuring their employability, and access to employment opportunities and social protection programs implemented in Mexico City and Santiago. To that end, the project will design and

Migration and Development (MADE) West Africa project

The three-year project (2017-2020) with funding from the European Union is part of the Rabat Process and aims at promoting good governance of migration and mobility, as well as the protection of the rights of migrants in the ECOWAS region.

National Projects related to enhancing migrants financial literacy and financial inclusion

During COVID-19 digital literacy is important to bring migrants into the mainstream financial system. IOM has been involved in a range of financial literacy programs aimed at addressing migrants and their family’s financial wellbeing and improving knowledge of the financial gains arising from

Expanding Social Orientation & Integration for Newcomers in Rural Areas in Europe (SHARE SIRA)

The SHARE SIRA project, implemented from January 2021 to December 2022 and co-funded by the European Union’s Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF), fosters inclusive territorial approaches in rural areas in Europe, which are playing an increasingly important role in receiving newcomers. The

The Decent Work Regulation Project

The Project on Decent Work Regulation (DWR) responds to UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8, which promotes inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all. To achieve these objectives, effective labour regulation is crucial. Strong labour laws are a vital component

Brazil: Strengthening Capacities of Border Municipalities in the Brazilian Amazon to Face the Challenges of Migration, Climate Change and Health

The Brazilian Amazon experiences significant human mobility, including cross-border movements in its over 10 official border posts. In the past decades, the region received Haitians, Colombians, Venezuelans and Cubans, who often enter the country through the Amazon and move on to states in the South

DIASDEV, a joint project initiated by the French Development Agency and the Caisse des Dépôts from France, Italy, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia

DIASDEV, a joint project initiated by the French Development Agency and the Caisse des Dépôts from France, Italy, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia, will be carried out in partnership with public-sector financial institutions in in 2021. DIASDEV aims to increase diasporas’ capacity to mobilize their

Supporting the IFAD Rural Resilience Project in Moldova: Development of Capacity-Building of the Savings and Credit Associations (SCAs)

The project contributes to strengthen the competition in the remittance market by enabling a new player, the Savings and Credit Associations (SCAs), who are the main local grassroots rural finance provider in Moldova, to provide international remittance services.

Bridging Recruitment to Reintegration in Migration Governance: Philippines (BRIDGE)

BRIDGE will ensure that: government initiatives for fair and ethical recruitment and reintegration are evidence-based, gender-responsive and coordinated; and the government has mechanisms that translate evidence into policy and practices of recruitment and reintegration. It will create positive

Migration Multi-Partner Trust Fund (Migration MPTF)

Established by the UN Network on Migration in May 2019, the Fund is governed by a diverse and inclusive Steering Committee and administered by the UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office. The Migration Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MMPTF) is the only UN financing mechanism fully dedicated to supporting joint

Inclusive Digital Solutions to support migrants and remittances

In 2020, amidst the COVID-19 crisis, UNCDF sought partners to respond to the increased challenges faced by migrants and their families to send and receive remittances. The goal of this initiative was to ensure that migrants and their families are supported, through continued access to affordable and

Hellenic Integration Support for Beneficiaries of International Protection (HELIOS)

In close collaboration with national authorities and experienced Partners, through the HELIOS project IOM aimed at promoting the integration of beneficiaries of international protection residing in temporary accommodation schemes into the Greek society, through the following components: Integration

Integrating Community-based Adaptation into Afforestation and Reforestation Programmmes in Bangladesh (ICBAAR)

Livelihood approach to tackle climate migration: the project has until now succeeded in changing lives for over 10,000 households of coastal areas, and is expected to benefit over 60,000 people who are at risk due to climate change.

Moldova: Leveraging the Positive Impact of Migration on Moldova’s Development Through Improved Policy Evidence and Better Engaged Diaspora.

Migration waves, which started in the 1990s, have led to an outflow of Moldovan nationals, with a quarter of the population residing abroad (approximately 720,000 persons according to the National Bureau of Statistics). In the last four years, the share of migrants aged 18-29 years increased from 55

Samriddhi - Rural Enterprises and Remittances Project

The objective of the project is to reduce poverty and achieve sustainable peace through employment-focused, equitable and inclusive economic development. One of the activities of the project is to develop mechanisms specifically targeting migrant households and returnees, so they can make the best

Adding “Valyou”: Advancing financial inclusion through remittances from Malaysia

IFAD partnered with the Malaysian Mobile Money Provider, Valyou, to open digital remittances channels to Pakistan and Bangladesh. Through this innovative business model, it increased access to remittances and financial options for migrants’ families, and cut the costs of sending money to below the 3

Empowerment of 'Families left behind' for improved Migration Outcomes in Khatlon, Tajikistan

The 'left behind' families of absent migrants are a vulnerable and under-served population. A comprehensive approach of top-down protections and policy, with bottom up empowerment, will aim for long- term sustainability through government learning. The project will address key vulnerabilities of

Mainstreaming Migration into National Development Strategies

From 2011 to 2018, this pilot project aimed to mainstream migration into the national development planning and other sectoral policies from a multi-stakeholder and whole-of-government approach. The main outcomes were capacity-building and peer-to-peer leaning among the countries involved.

UNCDF Migration and Remittance Programme

With generous support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and Sida, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, UNCDF migration and remittance programme is focused on three key areas: Improve Access, Increase Usage, and Strengthen Resilience.

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