Shaping development-oriented migration (MEG)

The Global Programme “Shaping development-oriented migration” (MEG) assists partner countries in leveraging the benefits of regular migration and engaging diaspora for sustainable development.

Working on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the MEG is active in up to 15 partner countries around the globe. It contributes towards implementing the GCM and is part of a comprehensive approach to migration and development. The MEG contributes to the following objectives: 

• supporting partner countries in shaping their migration policies based on the GCM and in contributing their best practice and recommendations to international or regional forums; 
• enhancing the protection of migrant rights; 
• promoting policy coherence, gender equality and cooperation with civil society; 
• promoting investment, knowledge exchange and innovation in partner countries by supporting the development oriented engagement of the diaspora in Germany; 
• strengthening partnerships with multilateral and international organisations.

The fields of action are four: 

1. Regular migration
2. Diaspora cooperation
3. Mitigating precarious situations and enhancing the protection of migrants
4. Global Partnerships

https://www.giz.de/en/downloads/giz2023-en-Shaping-Development-Oriented-Migration.pdf

14th GFMD Summit - GRT3: Diasporas

German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

Partner countries: Albania, Cameroon, Colombia, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Indonesia, India, Kosovo, Nepal, Serbia, Tunisia, Ukraine and Vietnam