Matrix of Development Partners under the Working Group on Migration
Objectives
1. To promote, facilitate, and support the national dialogue on migration, so as to advance understanding of the opportunities and challenges it presents, including through research and analysis into root causes, sharing information, spreading best practices, and facilitating prevention, protection and development-focused solutions.
2. To strengthen information sharing and exchanges among donors, international and local government and non-government agencies with regard to ongoing and planned projects and programs
· Serve as a forum for sharing ideas, recommendations, reports, papers and other relevant information related to labour migration across diverse domains to facilitate discussion amongst partners, present and exchange their knowledge products;
· Serve as a forum for promoting and building sector-wide programs and approaches to migration in an ongoing pursuit of collaboration and strategic objectives at the heart of the National Development Strategy and Sustainable Development agenda;
· Serve as a forum for promoting consensus on and discussing key issues relating to development of migrant-friendly policies to ensure effective prevention, protection and development strategies;
· Provide an enabling environment conducive to joint efforts and activities in the context of labour migration; and
· Ensure systematic linkages with related DCC.
B. Membership and Partnership
IOM and the Ministry of Labour, Migration, and Population Employment (MoLMPE) will jointly lead the working group, and will facilitate the work of the group. Consultants, project advisors/specialists, private sector and/or local/international NGOs/ civil society, UN agencies and bilateral donors may also be invited to attend WG meetings. The membership could be revised through decision of the group.
C. Frequency of Meetings
The WG will normally meet on a quarterly basis but ad-hoc meetings can be organized as well when there is a need. The Co-chairs will also be responsible for developing a draft agenda and maintaining and sharing simple minutes of the meetings.
D. Secretariat
Secretarial support for the WG will be provided by IOM.
Please click here to see the agendas of the working group meetings