International Organization for Migration (IOM)
1. In the past year, has the governing body of your organization taken any decisions to advance sustainable, inclusive, science- and evidence-based solutions for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and ensure that no one is left behind? If yes, please briefly mention these decisions taken by your governing body in 2024 and provide the respective symbols. (max 200 words)
In January 2024, IOM launched its new global IOM Strategic Plan 2024 - 2028 to deliver on the promise of safe, orderly, and regular migration while supporting the world’s most vulnerable. The Strategic Plan guides acceleration of the SDG implementation and actions agreed upon in the 2023 SDG Summit Political Declaration, which recognized the positive role and contribution of migrants for inclusive growth and sustainable development and recommitted Member States to cooperate internationally to ensure safe, orderly and regular migration.
The Strategic Plan sets outs three overarching goals to leverage the full and powerful force of migration for development: 1) saving lives and protecting people on the move; 2) driving solutions to displacement, with IOM combining its data and expertise to proactively address crises before they get wider and more expensive; 3) and facilitating pathways for regular migration. The Strategic Plan doubles down on partnerships as a key enabler. As a core member of the UN Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG) and Coordinator and Secretariat of UN Network on Migration (UNNM), IOM will continue to play a central role in ensuring effective, timely and coordinated UN system-wide support to Member States to enhance cooperation on international migration.
2. During 2024, what actions have your entities taken to improve coordination among UN system entities across policy and normative activities as well as with ECOSOC subsidiary bodies with a view to increase impact and accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda? Please provide any relevant links. (max 200 words)
IOM produced an internal policy and programming framing paper on Six Transitions for SDG Acceleration, to equip country and regional office staff with better understanding of the Six Transitions as an organizing framework, help them to effectively engage in discussions around them, and improve coordination with UN system partners at their levels. The issuance of the paper was followed by global internal webinars, featuring DCO focal points as guest speakers to provide advice on how IOM might best leverage the Six Transitions to accelerate SDG implementation (see Question 5 on IOM’s work and programmes directly linked to the Six Transitions).
3. In the past year, has your organization organized any intergovernmentally mandated conferences, forums or events that contributed to the achievement of the SDGs, or has been in the process of planning and organizing any such mandated events to be held next year?
Please copy the below table to fill out for each event:
Event Name | International Dialogue on Migration (IDM) – First Session 2024 |
Event Dates | 21-22 May 2024 |
Event Location (City, Country) | New York |
Relevant SDGs | All 17 SDGs |
Description (max 150 words): please include a short summary of the event’s mandate and contributions to the SDGs, including its main outcome(s) | IDM is a platform that brings together a wide range of stakeholders of human mobility and discuss, analyze and share knowledge and perspectives on key issues around migration and human mobility. This includes exploring policy, operational, and technical cross-sectoral solutions needed throughout the migration cycle, from pre-migration to admission, stay, exit, eventual return, and reintegration or onward migration. This IDM session took place in the context of the ongoing Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) Regional Reviews and ahead of the UN Summit of the Future. It was recognized as a key part of wider efforts to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, enable adaptation to climate change, fill labor shortages, manage demographic transitions, provide safety to those fleeing violent conflicts, and facilitate alternatives to dangerous, abusive, and exploitative irregular journeys. |
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Event Name | International Dialogue on Migration (IDM) – Second Session 2024 |
Event Dates | 25 November 2024 |
Event Location (City, Country) | New York |
Relevant SDGs | All 17 SDGs |
Description (max 150 words): please include a short summary of the event’s mandate and contributions to the SDGs, including its main outcome(s) | IDM is a platform that brings together a wide range of stakeholders of human mobility and discuss, analyze and share knowledge and perspectives on key issues around migration and human mobility. The second IDM session in 2024 will build on the first IDM session and explore what a comprehensive approach to regular pathways means in practice, particularly for catalyzing sustainable development and global green transition. It will seek to identify building blocks and the mechanisms that need to be in place for success. Against the backdrop of the Global Compact for Migration Regional Reviews, and in the wake of the Summit of the Future and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP 29, this IDM session will provide an opportunity to reflect on ways to leverage migration as a force for prosperity and progress for all in the context of the wider global agenda. |
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Event Name | Second Africa Regional Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) Review |
Event Dates | 8-10th October 2024 |
Event Location (City, Country) | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Relevant SDGs | All |
Description (max 150 words): please include a short summary of the event’s mandate and contributions to the SDGs, including its main outcome(s) | Ahead of the second quadrennial IMRF to be held in 2026 as mandared by the UN General Assembly, the second round of Regional Reviews provides an opportunity to Member States and stakeholders to review implementation of the GCM within their respective regions, and to formulate critical findings and recommendations to inform the 2026 IMRF.
The Second Africa Regional GCM Review brought together representatives from African member states, stakeholders, the UN system and African Union Commission. At a time of worsening global tensions around migration, the gathering underscored the commitment of African countries to the GCM. Key outcomes included stronger commitments to improve migrant protection, enhance data for evidence-based policymaking and reshape narratives to highlight migration as an opportunity for development. |
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4. In the past year, has your organization published or planned to publish any analytical work, guidance or reference materials, or toolkits to guide and support the implementation of SDGs at national, regional and global levels? Please select up to three to highlight, especially those that address interlinkages among the SDGs.
Please copy the below table to fill out for each resource:
Resource Name | World Migration Report 2024 and Related Digital Tools |
Relevant SDGs (list all relevant goals) | 4, 5, 8, 10, 17 |
Publishing entity/entities | IOM |
Target audience | Policy makers, practitioners, researchers, media, students, general public |
Description (max 150 words) | The World Migration Report is IOM’s flagship publication and the global reference report on migration. The 2024 edition is the twelfth in the World Migration Report series and has been produced to contribute to increased understanding of migration and mobility throughout the world. This new edition presents key data and information on migration as well as thematic chapters on highly salient migration issues, including growing migration inequality, migration and human security, gender and migration, climate change, food insecurity and human mobility, among others. The World Migration Report is supplemented by a range of digital tools, such as the World Migration Report Interactive, a visually engaging platform that allows users to explore and interact with key migration data and information in the report. Other related digital tools include those tailored for specific audiences, including educators, policy officials as well as fact checkers. |
Language(s) | English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Arabic |
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Resource Name | Beijing Platform for Action 30-year review observer paper prepared by the International Organization for Migration |
Relevant SDGs (list all relevant goals) | 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 |
Publishing entity/entities | IOM |
Target audience | Policymakers, researchers, and stakeholders involved in gender equality, migration, and international development |
Description (max 150 words) | This paper discusses how migration affects women differently based on gender roles and societal norms. It delves into the obstacles and advantages women migrants face regarding work opportunities, social support systems, safety concerns, and adaptation to climate change. It proposes implementing policies that are sensitive to gender issues to improve the safety, equality, and autonomy of migrants. |
Language(s) | English |
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Resource Name | Skills Mobility Partnerships: Recommendations and Guidance for Policymakers and Practitioners |
Relevant SDGs (list all relevant goals) | 4, 8, 10, 17 |
Publishing entity/entities | IOM |
Target audience | Member States, employers, CSOs, trade unions, and development partners |
Description (max 150 words) | To leverage the potential of skills mobility to the benefit of all stakeholders involved, there has been increased attention on Skills Mobility Partnerships (SMPs). SMPs are inter-state agreements concluded between states to promote human capital development and positive labour market outcomes for both country of origin and destination. To set up effective and sustainable Skills Mobility Partnerships, this publication offers practical recommendations and guidance, illustrated through national and regional examples. |
Language(s) | English |
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5. The United Nations has defined six key transitions, or transformative entry points, that can have catalytic and multiplier effects across the SDGs and which have been guiding the UN development system work since the 2023 SDG Summit. In the past year, how has your organization contributed to these transformative actions and how various actors are being rallied behind them to mobilize further leadership and investment to bring progress to scale? Please provide any relevant links. (max 200 words under each transition)
While migration or human mobility is not the subject of a dedicated transition, human mobility – given its significance as a historical phenomenon and its prominence as a contemporary reality – is inherently linked to all six key transitions. The 2030 Agenda recognizes that human mobility is a multidimensional reality with deep social, economic, and environmental ramifications – that span across the SDGs and that when well-managed, positively impacts development. To put it simply, the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs, including the commitment to leave no one behind, will not be achieved without due consideration of migrants and displaced persons.
1)Food systems
People on the move are, in general, more at risk of food insecurity due to barriers such as remote routes and often-irregular nature of their stay in transit or destination countries. Yet, well-managed human mobility offers opportunities for building sustainable and resilient food systems. International and internal migration have long been a strategy for households to manage the risks of food insecurity, building resilience to fluctuations in agricultural production, income and employment. With one-quarter of the global farm work done by migrant workers, they contribute to the food supply and food security of billion others.
IOM’s work contributes to harness the power of migration to enable the transformations needed at scale. The toolkit focused on Integrating Migration into Rural Development Interventions provides operational tools to support partners to reflect migration in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development cooperation interventions that have a rural development focus. Transhumance Tracking Tool (TTT) monitors transhumance flows, and captures real-time information on events and conflicts related to livestock mobility throughout the region, which is then shared with local governance systems to prevent conflicts and mitigate tensions before they escalate into violent conflict.
2) Energy access and affordability
As displacement reaches new record levels year after year, comes the challenge of ensuring they have access to electricity and clean cooking for their well-being and livelihoods. In context of displacements, investing in clean and affordable energy accessibility solutions not only saves life, but it supports resilience and contributes to accelerating a change of habits at the individual and community level. Empowered diaspora groups, migrants and displaced persons foster the transfer of skills, technology and investments that can boost local, sustainable energy consumption, clean energy development and renewable energy production.
IOM’s “Utilizing A Systems Approach to Assess the Nexus between Air Pollution and Human Mobility and Mainstream the Nexus into Policy Development” project in North Macedonia reduces air pollution levels and carbon emissions by catalyzing small and medium-sized enterprises’ and households’ investments into renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions. The solarization project in Malakal, South Sudan, with the installation of a hybrid solar power facility, generates electricity for the humanitarian hub that drastically reduces its greenhouse gas emissions and energy costs and serves 80,000 people and in the city and surrounding communities with a reliable and cost-effective solar energy system.
3) Digital connectivity
People on the move too often are left out of the digital transformation, due to cost, digital literacy and other reasons, with some subgroups, such as those who have recently arrived, facing additional barriers. Malicious use of new technologies has also brought new risks and harms for migrants: migrant smugglers and human traffickers increasingly use online platforms to target individuals. Online campaigns of disinformation, hostility and outright hate speech against marginalized groups, including migrants are on the rise. Recognizing migrants, displaced persons, and other categories of people on the move in global and national discussions on digital cooperation and inclusion is essential to reduce the digital access gap they face, improve their well-being and unleash their contributions as entrepreneurs.
IOM’s iDiaspora platform, recognized as an SDG best practice, which boasts over 2,800 members and brings together resources from variety of partners in one place in order to help individuals and organisations in diaspora get the information they need to effectively engage as developmental actors. The Family Assistance Programme implemented in Germany that effectively uses social media for information provision and the prevention of immigration-related scams and fraud, and provides digital solutions for secure transmission of sensitive data with government institutions.
4) Education
With one in eight persons on the move globally, mainstreaming human mobility considerations throughout the repositioning of education systems, and in the rethinking and transforming of the “what” (curricula) and “how” (pedagogy) of education – is indispensable. Improving and expanding migrant education is a strategic long-term investment as it is linked to improving migrants’ health, income and integration – which benefits all. Investing in skills development and facilitating mutual recognition of qualifications of migrants in a manner that boosts employability while meeting aspirations of people on the move – will help meet the needs of changing labour markets in a context of broadly divergent demographic trends.
IOM does so for instance in the Asia Pacific region by supporting the development of an ASEAN Declaration on Skills Mobility, Recognition, and Development for Migrant Workers, and that will be an important step towards enhancing regular labour migration pathways in the region by advancing migrant workers’ access to skills mobility. In Viet Nam, the Advancing Skills Development and Mobility for Vietnamese Future Workforce in the Context of the Green Transition project leverages the Vietnamese Government's strong commitment to spearheading the green transition, placing a significant emphasis on enhancing skills and competencies within the future workforce.
5) Jobs and social protection
Human mobility benefits communities of destination, as migrants buoy specific labour markets and contribute to countries’ fiscal budgets. Yet, migrants are more likely than non-migrants to be in poverty. Due to different restrictions, many migrants have no access to social protection. While migrants are already adapting to shifting labour markets and new ways of working and are ameliorating divergent demographic trends within and across regions. Extending social protection and universal health coverage to all migrants will be essential to deliver the inclusive societal transformations foreseen by the UN Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions.
IOM works to enhance the availability and flexibility of pathways for regular migration in a manner that facilitates fair and ethical recruitment of migrant workers and decent work: the Safe Mobility Office initiative in Central and Latin America refers individuals who meet the eligibility criteria to the relevant regular migration pathways to the USA, and enables to connect beneficiaries through skills matching. IRIS is IOM’s flagship initiative to promote ethical recruitment and protection of migrant workers, supports governments, civil society, the private sector, and labour recruiters to establish ethical recruitment as the norm in cross-border labour migration.
6) Climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution
More than half of all internal displacement around the world are driven by climate-induced disasters. The frequency, duration, and intensity of those events means that these numbers are going to go up. At the same time, well-managed human mobility provides solutions for people to stay; for people on the move; and for people to move in safety and dignity – and can enable the profound transformation needed in our collective relationship to the planet in our path to prosperity. Migration can reduce pressure on natural resources and biodiversity, diversify livelihood options by providing access to new employment opportunities, remittances, markets and transfer of knowledge and skills.
IOM’s project Supporting Climate Adaptive Solutions in Lesotho Through Policy and a Community-based Green Economy Pilot contributes to reducing the climate change impacts on human mobility and promoting the green economy through sustainable livelihood opportunities. In Somalia, IOM, UNEP and SIPRI are implementing the Reducing Climate-Induced Displacement Through Infrastructure and Innovations for Water Capture in the Agro-pastoral Sector programme that reduces environmentally induced displacement and conflict in targeted locations through investments and innovations in physical water infrastructure and energy capture in the agropastoral sector, bolstered by sustained dialogue and enhanced natural resource management.
6. Please provide strategies (policies, guidance, plan) and/or collective actions taken to implement the 2024 Ministerial Declaration of the Economic and Social Council and the high-level political forum on sustainable development convened under the auspices of the Council. Please note any challenges foreseen and provide any relevant links. (max 200 words)
As the IOM in-depth review of SDGs 1, 2, 13, 16, and 17 (inputs to HLPF 2024) underlines, migration is more than ever a multi-faceted reality that does already – and could even more – contribute to accelerating progress towards the 2030 Agenda the SDGs as a whole. IOM is fully committed to:
Double down on existing human mobility, sustainable development and other global commitments such as the 2030 Agenda, Addis Ababa Action Agenda, Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction, the Paris Agreement, among others. It is fundamental to achieve progress on these, while including migrants and integrating migration considerations across these, thereby creating long-lasting solutions to global challenges.
Accelerate implementation of mobility-centric frameworks, in particular the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM), which provides a robust and internationally agreed framework of good migration governance. As a comprehensive blueprint for action, it is central to leverage migration for response and recovery efforts and accelerate migration-related SDG implementation. The SG Action Agenda on Internal Displacement can transform the way displacement crises are resolved, prevented and addressed, and how humanitarian support for those most in need is delivered.
7. What collective efforts is your entity undertaking to support countries in accelerating the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, especially in the areas of Goal 3 (Good health and well-being), Goal 5 (Gender equality), Goal 8 (Decent work and economic growth), Goal 14 (Life below water) and Goal 17 (Partnerships), which will go under in-depth review at the HLPF in 2025? Please note any achievements, challenges and gaps and provide any relevant links. (max 200 words)
If your organization has been part of any initiatives or multi-stakeholder partnerships in the past year that support these goals, please copy the below table to fill out for each initiative/partnership.
Initiative/Partnership Name | The IOM Innovation Facility |
Partners (please list all partners) | Academia, private sector, migrants and other stakeholders |
Relevant SDGs (list all relevant goals) | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17 |
Member States benefiting from it | All |
Description (max 150 words) | The IOM Innovation Facility, launched in 2024 creates an enabling environment to collaborate, ideate and develop innovative solutions that can transform the way we address migration challenges. In addition to providing seed funding for innovation, the Facility provides innovation trainings and tools, and creates a space for engaging a broad and diverse set of stakeholders and donors – including private sector partners, academic institutions, and CSOs – so that various perspectives and resources can contribute to the innovation process at IOM. |
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Initiative/Partnership Name | Alliance 8.7 Migration Action Group |
Partners (please list all partners) | Lead organization: IOM Secretariat: ILO Members: more then 30 entities, including governments, UN agencies, IOs, CSOs, academia (list is regularly updated) |
Relevant SDGs (list all relevant goals) | 5, 8, 10, 16 |
Member States benefiting from it | All |
Description (max 150 words) | The Alliance 8.7 is the world’s leading global initiative for SDG Target 8.7. It provides a platform for partners to share information, promising practices, lessons learned, collaborate and demonstrate progress.
The Alliance 8.7 Migration Action Group, led by IOM, is dedicated to promoting safe, orderly, and regular migration pathways to combat human trafficking, forced labour, child labour, and modern slavery worldwide. This group works closely with partners to develop and implement plans and initiatives that strengthen Target 8.7 commitments in migration contexts, strengthen capacity of Pathfinder Countries to develop and implement clearly articulated strategies for achieving progress and policy impact on migration and trafficking issues. |
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Initiative/Partnership Name | Supporting Essential HIV,TB and Malaria Services Within Challenging Operating Environments |
Partners (please list all partners) | IOM, Ministries of Health of the MENA region, affected communities, WHO and other UN partners, civil society, and various stakeholders. |
Relevant SDGs (list all relevant goals) | 1, 3, 10, 17 |
Member States benefiting from it | Middle East and North Africa region Member States |
Description (max 150 words) | The Middle East Response (MER) addresses HIV, TB, and malaria in conflict zones. It supports migrants, refugees, and IDPs in Yemen, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, and the Occupied Palestinian Territory by strengthening local health systems, enhancing lab capacities, and providing community health interventions. Its focus is on enhancing TB services and detecting MDR-TB and drug-susceptible TB cases. It also addresses malaria outbreaks as well as improvement of HIV data collection, testing through testing and provision of antiretroviral treatment. |
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Initiative/Partnership Name | Electronic Personal Health Record (e-PHR) |
Partners (please list all partners) | IOM, DG SANTE, Takeda |
Relevant SDGs (list all relevant goals) | 3, 10, 16, 17 |
Member States benefiting from it | Colombia, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, and Yemen |
Description (max 150 words) | The electronic Personal Health Record (e-PHR) programme aims at addressing the challenges migrants face in accessing healthcare services due to the lack of previous medical records. It provides healthcare workers a snapshot of migrants' medical histories, facilitating timely treatment and interventions. It also helps them document subsequent medical treatments.
Initially developed in collaboration with the European Union’s Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) and piloted in seven European Union countries, the e-PHR is now expanded to six additional countries (Colombia, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Yemen). This expansion is helping to significantly enhance healthcare delivery for migrants and strengthen national and cross-border disease surveillance and response efforts. |
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Initiative/Partnership Name | THAMM Plus (EU Support to Legal Migration, Mobility, and Skills Partnership with North African countries) |
Partners (please list all partners) | ILO, IOM, GIZ, ENABEL, OFFI, AICS |
Relevant SDGs (list all relevant goals) | 4, 8, 10, 16, 17 |
Member States benefiting from it | Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt |
Description (max 150 words) | The THAMM Plus programme “EU Support to legal migration, mobility and skills partnerships with North of African countries” is a sub-regional programme, funded by the European Union (DG NEAR) for a period of 48 months (2024-2027), which aims to strengthen the employability of potential migrant workers and regular and sustainable labour mobility pathways leading to decent work opportunities between Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and European Union member states.
Following the THAMM Programme implemented from 2019 to 2023, THAMM Plus is both a national and regional project, aligned with existing global strategic frameworks (Sustainable Development Goals, Global Compact for Safe, Regular and Orderly Migration) and regional (African Union Migration Policy Framework and Action Plan for 2018-2030). THAMM Plus is also designed to support the implementation of the European Union Talent Partnership with the pilot countries in North Africa. |
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Initiative/Partnership Name | Displaced Talent for Europe (DT4E) |
Partners (please list all partners) | IOM, Talent Beyond Boundaries (TBB), Fedasil, Agência para a Integração Migrações e Asilo (AIMA), Fragomen, Research and innovation authority (VAIA), Migration Office of the Slovak Republic, Kodiko, Ministry of Interior of France, VDAB, Pathways International |
Relevant SDGs (list all relevant goals) | 5, 8, 10, 17 |
Member States benefiting from it | Belgium, United Kingdom, Ireland, Portugal, France, Slovakia, Jordan, Lebanon |
Description (max 150 words) | By establishing and piloting complementary labour mobility pathways to Europe, Displaced Talent for Europe (DT4E) and its successor DT4E 2.0 enable people in need of international protection who are currently primarily based in Jordan and Lebanon to connect with employers and job opportunities in various European countries, including Belgium, Ireland, Portugal, and the United Kingdom, and as of recently France and Slovakia.
Complementary labour pathways like DT4E offer a win-win solution. On the one hand they provide access to long-term solutions for displaced individuals by removing barriers they face in accessing jobs and international labour mobility opportunities and by allowing them to sustainably integrate the labour market of their destination countries. On the other hand, they contribute to addressing labour shortages identified in those countries, contributing to innovation and promoting diversity and inclusion. |
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Initiative/Partnership Name | Climate Mobility Innovation Lab |
Partners (please list all partners) | USA, Academia, |
Relevant SDGs (list all relevant goals) | 10, 13, 17 |
Member States benefiting from it | Asian and African Member States |
Description (max 150 words) | The Climate Mobility Innovation Lab (CMIL) aims to be a driver of innovation, capacity strengthening, and collaboration. With a strong emphasis on scalable innovative solutions and community engagement, the CMIL empowers communities to adapt to climate change impacts and address challenges of migration, displacement, and human mobility.
Through fostering innovation and leveraging partnerships, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) actively addresses the complex challenges posed by climate change and human mobility. The establishment of the CMIL represents a significant step forward, enabling the development of sustainable and resilient communities in Asia, Africa and beyond. |
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Initiative/Partnership Name | Gender and Migration Research Policy Action Lab (GenMig) |
Partners (please list all partners) | Care, Maisha e.v., Population Europe, Centre for Migration, Gender and Justice; Tilburg University; Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Meta, Plug and Play, GRFDT, PoliSync, UN Women, Women in Refugee Law, Institute for Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, Foreign Common Wealth & Development Office (United Kingdom), MARRI |
Relevant SDGs (list all relevant goals) | 5, 8, 10, 17 |
Member States benefiting from it | All |
Description (max 150 words) | The Gender and Migration Research Policy Action Lab – GenMig – is a multistakeholder and IOM-wide initiative supporting gender-responsive policies, operations, programming and practices which was launched in March 2023.
Designed as an innovation incubator, GenMig leverages knowledge and impact research on gender and migration within IOM, the GenMig Partner Network and beyond to foster transformative dialogue and innovative actions to address systemic gender inequalities in migration and displacement settings.
In addition to contributing to IOM Strategic Plan 2024-2028, GenMig supports the realization of the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (especially goals 5 and 10), the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration and the Secretary-General’s Report, Our Common Agenda. |
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Initiative/Partnership Name | Women’s Participation Project (WPP) |
Partners (please list all partners) | Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC), Global Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) Cluster, United States Bureau for Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) |
Relevant SDGs (list all relevant goals) | 5, 10, 17 |
Member States benefiting from it | Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iraq, Mozambique, Nigeria, Philippines, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Yemen |
Description (max 150 words) | The Women’s Participation Project (WPP) aims to strengthen meaningful participation of displaced women and girls by in camp governance and decision-making processes.
Implemented in 14 countries since its inception in 2016 and currently active in 7 countries, the initiative addresses gender mainstreaming by ensuring that the needs of women and girls are at the heart of project design and implementation. The project also promotes leadership and participation of women at greater risk, such as women with disabilities and adolescent girls. The WPP contributes to strengthening women’s socio-economic self-reliance and works to challenge restrictive cultural norms, providing women with opportunities to contribute meaningfully to both public and private spheres. |
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Initiative/Partnership Name | The Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons (ICAT) |
Partners (please list all partners) | Co-chairs: International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UN Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children (OSRSG-VAC) Coordinating role/Secretariat: UNODC List of members and partners: https://icat.un.org/about |
Relevant SDGs (list all relevant goals) | 5, 8, 10, 16 |
Member States benefiting from it | All |
Description (max 150 words) | The ICAT is a policy forum mandated to improve coordination and cooperation among UN entities and other partners to facilitate a comprehensive approach to preventing and combating trafficking in persons, including protection of and support for victims of trafficking.
ICAT provides a platform for exchange of information, experiences and good practices on anti-trafficking activities; support activities of the UN and other international organizations with the aim of ensuring a full and comprehensive implementation of all international instruments and standards of relevance for the prevention and combating of trafficking in persons and protection of and support for victims of trafficking; works towards a comprehensive, coordinated and holistic approach to human trafficking, which is gender and age-sensitive and grounded in a human rights based-approach; and promotes effective and efficient use of existing resources, using, to the extent possible, mechanisms already in place at the regional and national level. |
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