Official Name
Georgia
ISO2 Code
GE
ISO3 Code
GEO
Longitude
42 00 N
Latitude
43 30 E
Geolocation
POINT (43.3 42)
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  • Team Member in Cluster III "Tools for evidence-based migration and development policies"  
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- Co-Chair in Thematic Meeting on "Migration Profiles - Lessons Learnt" on 12-13 July 2011 in Batumi, Georgia.
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  • Team Member in RT 2.2 "Facilitating positive development impacts of diaspora engagement in skills transfer, investments and trade between countries of residence and origin" 
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- 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.
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Government Team Member in RT 3.1 "Aligning governance with contemporary drivers of migration" and RT 3.2 "Beyond Remittances: leveraging the development impact and promoting the transnational engagement of diaspora and migrants"

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Participated in the Thematic Workshop on "Migration for Development: a roadmap to achieving the SDGs"

EMLINK

Submitted by Marie Parma on

Strengthening the Partnership between Belgium and Georgia through Temporary Mobility of Entrepreneurs"" (EMLINK) is a project aimed at strenghtening bilateral cooperation by designing a pilot temporary mobility scheme for outstanding entrepreneurs. Implemented by ICMPD on behalf of Belgium, this project aims to strengthen Georgian start-ups’ potential to develop and assist skill and talent retention and will produce a course curriculum based on the results of a mapping and sectoral analysis report.

National Migration Strategy 2016-2020 (Georgia)

Submitted by Ms. Charlotte … on

The Migration Strategy 2016-2020 is the third strategic document for Georgia defining migration policy. The strategy reflects an increasing drive, in cooperation with the EU member and other states, to increase the basis for legal migration, and prevent illegal migration, and transnational and trans-boundary organised crime. A special emphasis is given to the development of mechanisms facilitating return and reintegration of Georgian citizens, protection of the rights and integration of persons with refugee or humanitarian status, and asylum seekers in Georgia.

Programme Migration & Diaspora (PMD)

Submitted by Ms. Charlotte … on

The PMD programme is financed by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and supports key actors in making more effective use of regular migration and diaspora engagement to achieve their development goals. Guided by the Global Compact for Migration (GCM), the program is implemented by GIZ in up to 25 partner countries and focuses on the following three components:

 

ENIGMMA project

Submitted by Mr. Camille Saadé on

Within the EU-funded ENIGMMA project, implemented by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), project team together with Georgian state institutions and stakeholders in the destination country started a practice of joint development of legal residence guidelines for Georgian migrants in several destination countries (Greece, Spain and Italy). On the Georgian side, the Georgian Diaspora department within MFA is involved, alongside the State Commission on Migration Issues, the Consular Department of MFA, and consular services abroad.

Georgia

The 2017 Migration Profile of Georgia is the second informational and analytical document of its type elaborated in the frame of the State Commission on Migration Issues prepared according to the Medium Migration Profile (MMP) model. Its predecessor, the 2015 Migration Profile of Georgia, covered and contained statistical data and analysis of this data for the five-year period 2010-2014.

Georgian State Commission on Migration Issues

Submitted by Mr. Camille Saadé on

The State Commission on Migration Issues was set up on 13 October 2010 on the basis of the Government's Decree No. 314. The Commission is the Government's consultative body to discuss and take decisions on various important issues related to migration management.

The Commission comprising of 12 government entities is chaired by the Minister of Justice and co-chaired by the Deputy Minister of the Interior.

Interrelations between Public Policies, Migration and Development: Case studies and policy recommendations (IPPMD)

Submitted by Ms. Laurence BRON on

In January 2013, the OECD launched the project, “Interrelations between Public Policies, Migration and Development: case studies and policy recommendations”, which aims to enhance partner countries’ capacity to incorporate migration into the design and implementation of their development strategies. The project seeks to better understand how international migration affects non-migration related public policies, and conversely, how these affect migration.

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