This report examines the priorities of Armenia in the field of migration and development in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals. It proposes indicators for prioritized targets and develops a methodology for monitoring and measuring the progress of Armenia in the area of migration and...

This issue provides insights into the complex migration processes and the resulting opportunities and challenges for mountain communities and regions. It also presents a selection of good practices that contribute to sustainable development in rural mountain regions by facilitating positive outcomes...

This report is the result of a project carried out by the OECD Development Centre and the International Labour Organization, with support from the European Union. The project aimed to provide empirical evidence – both quantitative and qualitative – on the multiple ways immigrants affect their host...

With the aim to provide policy makers with evidence on the way migration influences specific sectors (labour market, agriculture, education, investment and financial services, social protection, health) and how sectoral policies affect migration, this report addresses emigration, remittances, return...

This report describes the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)'s areas of work on migration and displacement. It explains linkages of this work with UNDP's Strategic Plan 2018-2021 and maps out connections with the Sustainable Development Goals.

This research report looks at the determinants of migration, migration patterns as well as the economic drivers of migration. It discusses how to create sustainable migration regimes that can deliver economic and social gains for everyone in the generations to come. 
 

The Blueprint for Action, developed as a collaborative effort of the Remittance Community Task Force (RCTF) members, contains concrete measures, actions and relevant examples deemed useful for spurring the recovery and the resilience of one billion people involved in remittances in the post-COVID-19...

Debt and indebtedness are central to the lives of South-East Asian migrants. Indebtedness can motivate the need for migration; migrants regularly use loans to finance costly cross-border moves, and the remittances migrants send home are often used to repay household debt. There is a need for a...

This article presents statistics and comments on recent developments relating to international remittances in the European Union (EU). It refers in particular to personal remittances according to the concept of the Balance of payments and international investment position manual (BPM6). The data...

Building on existing institutions and collaborations at the regional level, countries with a remittance interest have set up working group to focus on remittance transfers, legislation, policies, technical assistance to governments and cooperation on specific migration corridors or on a regional...

This methodology has been developed to collect data reported through a countries Balance of payments, relating to monetary transfers including remittances for the purposes of investment, trade and enterprise development. Collection of such disaggregated data will enable a better policy understanding...

The purpose of this work is to help improve understanding of the complex nature of the crime of trafficking in persons, with the ultimate goal to allow for better prevention of the crime, prosecution of traffickers, protection of trafficking victims, and creation of more effective partnerships and...

This report is the first attempt by international organizations to measure child labour, forced labour and human trafficking in global supply chains. This report seeks to inform public and business policies and practices in order to prevent child labour, forced labour and human trafficking linked to...

This think piece examines the interrelationship between cross-border trade and human mobility across borders. It argues that the link between migration, human mobility and trade is neglected. It is the intention of this piece to contribute to policy and operational responses that integrate human...

This report analyses the challenges and lessons learned from a 22-month skills mobility partnership between Belgium and Tunisia, offering Tunisian graduates the opportunity to participate in a sixth-month internship program in Belgium and job seeking assistance upon return to Tunisia.

Digitalization is a key driver of change. As information and communication technology (ICT) continues to advance and digital technologies are further integrated into sectors across our economies, the skills that are needed the most also continue to change and are increasingly in demand. To better...

This report aims to help policy makers and stakeholders develop informed strategies and programmes supporting greater flexibility and decent work for migrant workers while enhancing labour market efficiency and labour migration governance.

This report analyzes labor migration trends in Asia and emphasizes the importance of partnerships to promote effective labor migration management. It addresses temporary migrant worker programs, focusing on the Republic of Korea’s Employment Permit System and Malaysia’s Electrical and Electronics...

Effective and efficient provision of information to migrants is decisive for migrants’ access to procedures, international protection and remedies but also for their future integration. However, qualitative data collected by the National Human Rights Institutions in Europe shows that there is still...

Approximately 50 million children can be considered ‘on the move’. Of these approximately 13 million are child refugees, 936,000 are asylum-seeking children, and 17 million children have been forcibly displaced inside their own country (Bhabha and Abel, 2019; International Organization for Migration...