migration in the 2030 agenda

156 Pages·2017·2.85 MB·English

MIGRATION
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Edited by
Gervais Appave and Neha Sinha
International Organization for Migration
The UN Migration Agency

FOREWORD
In September 2016, the UN General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda
on Sustainable Development, and migration features prominently in this
Agenda, a remarkable development considering that migration was absent
from the Millennium Development Goals.

The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) political declaration breaks new
ground by recognizing the “positive contribution of migrants for inclusive
growth” and the “multi-dimensional reality” of migration.

Migration is inserted in several goals and targets, in particular through
a dedicated target on “facilitating orderly, safe, regular and responsible
migration and mobility of people” within goal 10 on reducing inequalities.
The situation of migrant workers is addressed in the goal on decent work
and economic development. Trafficking is called the “modern day slavery”
that should be abolished, and the situation of trafficked women and children
is given special recognition. Migration is also of relevance for targets on
sustainable cities and resilience in the face of climate change.

It is no longer possible to see human mobility just as background context
for development, or even worse, as a by-product of lack of development.
Rather, with the SDGs, migration is an important contributor to sustainable
development. The International Organization for Migration is, in
consequence, a significant actor in the implementation of migration-related
SDG objectives.

This collection of papers explores the many linkages between migration and
SDGs and discusses the policy responses that may be called for. Our hope is
that it will be a prompt to reflection and action for both policymakers and
researchers.
William Lacy Swing
Director General
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The editorial team is grateful to the Government of the United States of
America, specifically the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
(Department of State), for its support of the project, Enhancement of
International Dialogue on Migration Issues (Phase II), under which this
publication is prepared, the hard work and support of all the authors, as well
as the valuable inputs received from the reviewers.
We would like to thank Maurizio Busatti, Head of Multilateral Processes
Division (MPD), along with Neha Sinha and David Martineau from the MPD
team, for their contribution to the successful completion of this publication.
We are also grateful to Jill Helke, Director of International Cooperation and
Partnerships, for her valuable guidance and support throughout this project.
Finally, we would like thank Lars Johan Lönnback, the former Head of MPD,
who originally conceived the idea for this publication, as well as Marie
McAuliffe, Head of the Migration Policy Research Division, and June Lee,
Senior Research Officer, for their guidance and assistance.

This publication was sub-edited by Melissa Borlaza, while the design and
layout was done by Harvy Gadia, under the leadership of the Head of the
IOM Publications Unit, Valerie Hagger.
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CONTENTS
Foreword ......................................................................................................iii
Acknowledgements .......................................................................................v
Introduction ..................................................................................................ix
Diaspora engagement and the Sustainable Development Goals ........1
Liesl Riddle
Implementation of the migration, environment and
climate change-related commitments of the 2030 Agenda ..............23
Eva Mach
Migration and health in the Sustainable Development Goals ...........39
Eliana Barragan, Poonam Dhavan, Julia Puebla Fortier, Davide Mosca,
Jacqueline Weekers, Kolitha Prabhash Wickramage
Achieving gender equality through migration governance:
Opportunities and solutions in support of the Sustainable
Development Agenda ........................................................................59
Ludvik Girard
The Sustainable Development Goals and labour mobility:
A case study of Armenia ....................................................................71
Elisa Mosler Vidal
Migrants and cities: Challenges and opportunities ...........................85
June J.H. Lee, Lorenzo Guadagno and Fernando Murillo
Migration and environmental change in the
Sustainable Development Goals ......................................................101
Soumyadeep Banerjee and Arabinda Mishra
The Sustainable Development Goals in the prevention
and resolution of displacement.......................................................121
Anne-Sophie Christensen
Children and migration in the Sustainable Development Goals ......129
Gina Starfield
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