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Overview of the Global Migration Group and the role of

IOM in the global debate on international migration and

development

Karoline PoppDepartment of International Cooperation

and Partnerships, IOM Geneva

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Who is IOM?

The leading global agency on migration…

…Works with States and migrants to improve governance and protect migrants…

… Facilitates the orderly and humane management of international migration…

… to maximize benefits and minimize negative effects of migration.

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IOM 2006 – 2013

Membership: up from 120 to 149 Member States; plus Observers

Total expenditure: up from USD 733 million to 1.3 billion (2011)

Field locations: up from 290 to 440

Active projects: up from 1,600 to 2,900

Operational staff: up from 5,400 to 8,500, almost entirely in field

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The global debate on migration & development

Policy dialogue Research

“Thinking ahead”: crises, climate, competition

Programmes and operations (more later)

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The global debate on migration & development

Post 2015 development agenda / Rio+20 / ICPD beyond 2014

2013 High-level Dialogue

Global Forum on Migration and Development

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Global Migration Group

Origins and overview:

2003: founding as “Geneva Migration Group”

2006: expansion to “Global Migration Group” – GMG

Today: 16 members

Objective: application of relevant instruments and norms relating to migration, more coherent, comprehensive and better coordinated approaches

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Global Migration Group

Activities and achievements:

• Established working mechanism for coordination, consensus-building and cooperation

• Convenes at working and principals’ level• Rotating chairmanships • Working Groups and Task Forces • Support to GFMD and joint preparations for post 2015

e.g. IOM-led GMG handbook on mainstreaming migration into development (implemented by UNDP/IOM)

e.g. CEB-mandated paper for UN High-Level Committee on Programmes (UNFPA and IOM with GMG and other agencies)

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IOM and migration & development

Making migration work for sustainable development for

migrants, countries of origin and countries of destination

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IOM and migration & development

Roundtable 1:

Assessing the effects of international migration on sustainable development and identifying

relevant priorities in view of the preparations of the post-2015 development framework

A “high road scenario”…

…Is based on the understanding that migration is relevant to the economic, social and

environmental dimensions of sustainable development and to peace and security.

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Roundtable 2: Measures to ensure respect for and protection of the human rights of all migrants, with particular

reference to women and children, to prevent and combat the smuggling of migrants and trafficking

in persons, and to ensure orderly, regular and safe migration

IOM and migration & development

A “high road scenario”…… Promotes a rights-based and gender-sensitive approach to migration that ensures access by all

migrants to their human and labour rights.

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IOM and migration & development

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IOM and migration & development

Roundtable 3:

Strengthening partnerships and cooperation on international migration and mechanisms to

effectively integrate migration into development policies and promoting coherence at all levels

A high road scenario…

… Commits to cooperation with all partners while recognizing the sovereign prerogative of States

to determine the entry and stay of non-nationals in their territories, within the limits set by their

international legal obligations.

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IOM and migration & development

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IOM and migration & development

Roundtable 4:

International and regional labour mobility and its impact on development

A “high road scenario”…

… Aims to enhance the positive contribution of labour mobility to growth and development in countries of origin and destination and to the

human development and well-being of migrants themselves.

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IOM and migration & development

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IOM Policy Recommendations to HLD 2013

Improve development outcomes of migration by:

Improving public perceptions of migrants

Factoring migration into development planning, at national, regional and global levels, including in the

post-2015 development agenda

Protecting the human rights of all migrants

Managing migration in crisis situations

Enhancing the evidence and knowledge base

Promoting policy coherence and institutional development

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