This Handbook, initiated by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and further developed with the contributions of the Global Migration Group (GMG), is the result of a collaborative and fruitful cooperation between the 16 GMG.Lees verder
Remittances alone cannot alleviate poverty; they cannot address fully the development needs of poor countries, nor are they a substitute for foreign aid. However, remittances do place migrants firmly within the development equation, and as they grow, offer more and more op¬portunities for contributing to economic development and poverty alleviation.Lees verder
IOM heeft in het kader van haar tijdelijke terugkeerprojecten deze brochure uitgebracht met ervaringen en persoonlijke verhalen van migranten die hebben deelgenomen aan één van de projecten. Het boekje is via IOM als beschikbaar. Lees verder
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Met tijdelijke uitzendingen biedt IOM ondersteuning aan migranten die willen bijdragen aan de ontwikkeling van hun herkomstland. Hun ervaringen, alsmede de visies van diasporagroeperingen in en buiten Nederland en het Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken, treft u in deze Migratie Info aan.Lees verder
De beleidsnotitie is een gezamenlijke notitie van de Minister voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking en de staatssecretaris van Justitie. Hierin is op basis van een wetenschappelijke analyse van trends en verbanden tussen migratie en ontwikkeling het migratie- en ontwikkelingsbeleid voor de komende jaren uiteengezet. Lees verder
The report reveals an estimated shortage of almost 4.3 million doctors, midwives, nurses and support workers worldwide. The shortage is most severe in the poorest countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, where health workers are most needed. Focusing on all stages of the health workers' career lifespan from entry to health training, to job recruitment
through to retirement, the report lays out a ten-year action plan in which countries can build their health workforces, with the support of global partners. Lees verder
Unequal and uneven development inherited from British colonialism by present day Ghana continues to divide the North from the South. For Samuel Zan Akologo and Rinus van Klinken "Sierra Leone, Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia and Togo are gory reminders" should serve as warning to the Ghanian leadership that it must change course. Lees verder
This book attempts to redress the balance by initiating a South-South dialogue. It is the result of discussions among researchers, government officials and migrant activists from five major emigration countries: India, Mexico, Morocco, the Philippines, and Turkey. The five country case studies present experiences of emigration over the past 50 years and analyse the consequences for economy, society and politics.
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The objective of this report is to analyse the important role that labour migration has to play in facilitating economic growth, promoting poverty reduction and developing the labour force of Afghanistan.Lees verder