Belgium

Official Name
Kingdom of Belgium
ISO2 Code
BE
ISO3 Code
BEL
Longitude
50 50 N
Latitude
4 00 E
Geolocation
POINT (4 50.5)
Attended Meeting
Financial Contribution

The Government of Belgium which offered to organise the first ever meeting of the Forum, at the initiative of the Minister for Development Cooperation, Mr Armand De Decker, largely financed the meeting. 

RT Participation
  • Belgium hosted the First GFMD Summit Meeting 9-11 July 2007
  • Co-Chair in RT 1.3 "The role of other-than government partners in strengthening the developmental contribution of temporary labor migration" 
  • Chair in RT 2.4 "Working with the diaspora for development" 
Attended Prep Meetings
Attended Summit
Delegate
Financial Contribution

€100,000 (through IOM) for Participation BDP / Conference services 

RT Participation
  • Co-Chair in RT 1.2 "Empowering Migrants and Diaspora to Contribute to Development"
Attended Prep Meetings
Attended Summit
Delegate
Financial Contribution
  • €35,000 (through IOM) for Participation of BDPs
  • In kind contributions: International Advisor secondment 
RT Participation

No Participation

Attended Summit
Delegate
Financial Contribution
  • The Kingdom of Belgium contributed financially to the 2010 GFMD budget. 
RT Participation
  • Government Team Member in RT 1.1 "Partnerships for more regular and protected migration" 
Attended Prep Meetings
Attended Summit
Delegate
Financial Contribution

Euro 35,000 for the participation of BDCA Member States 

RT Participation
  • Government Team Member in Cluster II "Tools for Evidence-based Migration and Development Policies" 
Attended Summit
Thematic Meetings
- Co-Chair in Thematic Meeting on "Managing Migration for Development: Policy Making, Assessment and Evaluation" on 14-15 June 2011 in Marseille, France.
Delegate
Financial Contribution
  • The Kingdom of Belgium contributed financially to the GFMD 2012 Budget. 
RT Participation
  • Government Team Member in RT 1.2. "Supporting Migrants and Diaspora as Agents of Socioeconomic Change" 
  • Government Team Member in RT 3.3. "Protecting Migrant Domestic Workers - Enhancing their Development Potential" 
Attended Summit
Delegate
Financial Contribution
  • EUR 20,000 in September 2013 
  • EUR 30,000 in July 2014 
RT Participation
  • Co-Chair in RT 1.2. "Framing migration for the MDGs and the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda" 
Attended Summit
Thematic Meetings
- Attended Thematic Meeting on "Operationalizing Mainstreaming of Migration in Development Policy and Integrating Migration in the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda" on 22 May 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland
Delegate
Financial Contribution
  • EUR 50,000 in June 2015 for SU Operating costs 
RT Participation
  • Team Member in RT 1.2. "Reducing the human and financial costs of international migration, particularly labor migration: Cooperative approaches to fair recruitment practices and lower remittance fees" 
  • Team Member in RT 3.2. "Private sector-government partnerships to support migrant/diaspora entrepreneurship and job creation, with a focus on small and medium entreprises" 
Attended Summit
Thematic Meetings
- Attended Thematic Meeting on "Recognizing the contributions of women migrants to economic and social development in countries of origin and destination and addressing their specific needs, particularly concerning respect for their human rights" on 8 September 2015 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Delegate
Financial Contribution
  • The Kingdom of Belgium contributed financially to the GFMD 2016 budget. 
RT Participation
  • Team Member in RT 3.1. "Migrants in situations of crises: conflict, climate change and natural disasters" 
  • Team Member in RT 3.2. "Principles, institutions and processes for safe, orderly and regular migration" 
Attended Prep Meetings
Attended Summit
Thematic Meetings
- Attended the GFMD Thematic Workshop on "Migration for Peace, Stability and Growth" on 19 July 2016 in New York, United States.
Delegate
Financial Contribution

The Kingdom of Belgium contributed financially to the GFMD 2017 budget with: 

  • Left Over from 2016
  • Fresh Contributions 2017
RT Participation
  • Team Member in RT 2.1. "Moving beyond emergencies - Creating development solutions to the mutual benefit of host and origin communities and displaced persons" 
  • Team Member in RT 3.1. "Raising the Global Talent Pool - Harnessing the Potential of the Private Sector for Global Skills Partnerships" 
Attended Summit
Delegate
Financial Contribution

USD 57,870 ear-marked for GFMD Support Unit

RT Participation

Government Team Member in RT 1.1 "Harnessing the capital of migrants to realise their potential"

Government Team Member in RT 3.1 "Aligning governance with contemporary drivers of migration"

Government Team Member in RT 3.2 "Beyond Remittances: leveraging the development impact and promoting the transnational engagement of diaspora and migrants"

Attended Summit
Thematic Meetings
Participated in the Thematic Workshops on "Migration for Development: a roadmap to achieving the SDGs" and "Children and Youth on the Move: Implementing Sustainable Solutions"

Eurocities’ Integrating Cities Process: A Framework for Building Capacity on Migration and Integration

Submitted by Ms. Anqi ZHANG on

Eurocities commits to deliver its "Integrating Cities Process"; securing commitments form European cities to integrate migrants and refugees and conducting an assessment of those commitments every two years.

The Integrating Cities Process is Eurocities’ framework for our work on migration and integration. Local authorities are part of the Process through their pledges on the Integrating Cities Charter.

People make the city

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on

People Make the City' is a storytelling project that translates residents' experiences into public content such as street art, podcasts, exhibitions, images and texts. The aim of the project is to build a more nuanced narrative of migrants and highlight the positive impact of refugees on their local neighbourhoods.

EUROMED Migration V (EMM5)

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In the framework of the EUROMED Migration V project, trainings to sensitise journalists and media professionals about the benefits of promoting a balanced narrative on migration are organised. Public Communicators' Workshops are developed to highlight the central role of public communicators in informing the public debate on migration, and in shaping people's perceptions of migration.

Vivre ensemble sans discrimination ('Living Together without Discrimination')

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The project Living together without discrimination implemented by the National Human Rights Council and the Moroccan Government intends to strengthen instruments and public policies to fight and prevent racism, discrimination and xenophobia towards the migrant population.

Other Talk on Migration

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The Other Talk is a three-year program implemented by Flemish Belgian NGOs 11.11.11 and Vluchtelingenwerk Vlaanderen that aims at bringing nuance to the polarised migration debate in Flanders and prevent further polarisation. Other Talk is engaged in discussions in three areas: education, civil society and media. In the framework of the Other Talk programme, the University of Leuven conducted a study only available in Dutch on frames and counter-frames that are used or could be used when covering migration issues.

Project for Entrepreneurial Mobility (PEM)

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This project aims to facilitate and support the mobility of entrepreneurs and their employees, including aspiring innovative Senegalese entrepreneurs, in order to increase their economic opportunities.
It aims at offering young entrepreneurs and employees with promising ideas an effective access to mentoring / apprenticeship / skills development services both in Belgium and in Senegal.

MBI (Maghrib Belgium Impulse)

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Morocco pays particular attention to Moroccans living abroad (MRE), and is making major efforts to strengthen ties with its diaspora. In this context, the Moroccan government has implemented a comprehensive and integrated policy in their favor, described in the "National Strategy for Moroccans Residing Abroad".

DEPOMI (Deployment of migration policies at regional level)

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DEPOMI is financed by the European Union's Emergency Trust Fund for Stability and the Fight against the Root Causes of Irregular Migration and Displaced Persons in Africa ("EUTF").
The project aims to better integrate the migration dimension is gradually into public policies and strategies at national and local levels in Morocco. It targets three regions of Morocco where the country is piloting advanced regionalization, namely: Beni Mellal - Khenifra, Souss Massa, Oriental.
The project is structured around 5 main axes (the Results):

European Alternatives to Detention Network

Submitted by Ms. Anqi ZHANG on

The European Alternatives to Detention Network (EATDN) is a group of NGOs that aims to end immigration detention in Europe. Established in 2017, it brings together civil society organisations implementing case management-based ATD (alternatives to detention) pilots in seven European countries (Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Poland and the UK) in partnership with regional-level and international organisations.

Youth Work for All

Submitted by Ms. Anqi ZHANG on

This action was submitted through the GFMD Mayors Mechanism Call to Local Action for Migrants and Refugees.Not every family finds its way easily to youth work. The youth movements of Mechelen are not yet a reflection and representation of the diversity in our city. The youth service has taken up the challenge to change this with the youth movements and their associations.

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