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Remittances in Crisis – How to keep them flowing

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Remittances in Crisis – How to keep them flowing

This Call to Action aims to raise awareness about the importance of remittances for low- and middle-income countries in the context of the COVID-19 crisis, highlighting key issues for the attention of policymakers, regulators and remittance service providers in order to generate momentum for action. This effort brings together industrial organizations, industry, and civil society groups together for collaboration.

Date of Publication
Type of Resource
Link
Target Audience
Academia
Civil Society
General Public
Government
Intergovernmental Organization
Journalist
Migrant Association
Private Sector
Source / Publisher
Government of Switzerland
Government of the United Kingdom
Other Source / Publisher
Member state initiative led by Switzerland and the United Kingdom
Language
English
Geographic Scope
Global
Workstream Output
No
Regional Review Process
No
GCM Objectives
Cross Cutting Theme
International cooperation
Human rights
Whole-of-government approach
Whole-of-society approach
SDG Targets
Target 10.7
Keywords
COVID-19 and migration
Migration and Development
Remittances
Status
Published

*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).