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"

Migration and Development Policies and Practices: A mapping study of eleven European countries and the European Commission

Submitted by Mr. Dário Muhamudo on

This study has three objectives:

1) analyze migration and development in Europe;

2) provide input for continued policy discussions on migration and development beyond Europe, and;

3) assist states in identifying possible future directions, as well as common ground for addressing migration as an inherent part of development.

MEDMA 2

Submitted by Mr. Dário Muhamudo on

MEDMA2 (Mobilisation des Marocains Résidant à l'Étranger pour le Maroc) is a pilot project aimed at mobilising the Moroccan Diaspora legally settled in Belgium to contribute to the development of their country of origin. Financed by the Belgian Cooperation agency, the project has been implemented since May 2012 by the International Organization for Migration, through its offices in Rabat and Brussels.

This project is implemented in close collaboration with the Ministry in charge of Moroccans living abroad (MCCMRE) and the Foundation Hassan II (FHII).

Migration and Development in Africa Great Lakes (MIDA - Great Lakes)

Submitted by Mr. Dário Muhamudo on

MIDA seeks to respond to the ‘brain drain’ phenomenon in African countries through the creation and strengthening of sustainable links between diasporas and countries of origin. The objective is to encourage the transfer of competencies and resources of the African Diaspora benefiting countries of origin and strengthening the capacities of local public and private institutions.

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