The European Commission-United Nations Joint Migration and Development Initiative (JMDI) reflects the acceptance of and growing interest in the strong links between migration and development. The UN High Level Dialogue on Migration and Development in 2006 and the subsequent Global Fora on Migration and Development underscored international migrants’ contribution to destination countries, where they meet labour shortages and enrich local cultures.
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This publication includes the materials of the two-day workshop on “Making Global Labour Mobility a Catalyst for Development”, held in Geneva, Switzerland on 8 and 9 October 2007. IOM would like to thank the Governments of Italy and the United States for making this event possible.
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This paper addresses the following questions: To what extent do the socio-economic
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UNDP and the Delegation of the European Commission in Jamaica hosted the joint launch of the 2009 Human Development Report (HDR) and the EC-UN Joint Migration and Development Initiative on Wednesday, October 14 2009. Dr. Elizabeth Thomas-Hope of the University of the West Indies, a member of the JMDI Migrant Advisory Board and also a member of the advisory committee for the HDR was keynote speaker.
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