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White Paper on Mainstreaming Migration into Local Development Planning

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White Paper on Mainstreaming Migration into Local Development Planning

This White Paper analyzes various migration and development-related policies and initiatives around the world to identify the key success factors that allow for the integration, or mainstreaming, of migration into local development planning. The brief acknowledges the central role of local and regional authorities as key stakeholders in creating policies and plans which harness the positive aspects of migration to achieve local development.

Date of Publication
Type of Resource
Target Audience
Government
Intergovernmental Organization
Source / Publisher
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Trade Centre (ITC)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
UN Women
Language
English
Geographic Scope
Global
Workstream Output
No
Regional Review Process
No
GCM Objectives
Cross Cutting Theme
People-centred
Sustainable development
Human rights
Whole-of-government approach
Whole-of-society approach
Keywords
Migration and Development
Migration policy and other public policies
Tags
migration policy
policymaking
Status
Published

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