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The dashboard of indicators for measuring policy and institutional coherence for migration and development (PICMD) is a user-friendly tool that has been developed by the KNOMAD Thematic Working Group on Policy and Institutional Coherence. The dashboard aims to measure the extent to which public policies and institutional arrangements are coherent with international best practices to minimise the risks and maximise the development gains of migration, and can be used by domestic policy makers and other stakeholders such as researchers, civil society and international organisations.

The objective of these General principles and operational guidelines for fair recruitment is to inform the current and future work of the ILO and of other organizations, national legislatures, and the social partners on promoting and ensuring fair recruitment. These principles and guidelines are derived from a number of sources, including international labour standards and ILO instruments among others.

Kiron Open Higher Education  is a social start-up founded in 2014 with the aim of removing existing barriers and provide higher education to refugees. The university  offers an innovative combination of online and offline learning to provide accessible, sustainable, and cost-effective education. Kiron  is investing in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) to facilitate integration of migrants through education.

UNHCR is developing a five year strategy called 'A Global Strategy on Connectivity for Refugees and Digital Operations.' This strategy will focus on enhancing access to connectivity for all the refugees and the host communities through digital technology which will further improve protection, assistance and provide solutions. 

On 16 February 2016, the 176 member states of the Governing Council of IFAD, unanimously declared 16 June the INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FAMILY REMITTANCES. 



The Objective of this day, now held annually, is to recognize and raise global awareness of the fundamental contribution made by migrant workers to the wellbeing of their families and communities back home, and to the sustainable development of their countries of origin.

In 2015, UNAOC launched an anti-hate speech project called Spread No Hate with #SpreadNoHate used in the social media campaign. Through a series of international discussions, media campaigns and policy reports, it tries to explore the reasons why hate speech remains such a pervasive phenomenon, which contributes to violent extremism, xenophobia, and racism.

Established in 2016 by Germany (Chair) and Bangladesh (Vice-Chair), the Platform on Disaster Displacement aims at following up on the work started by the Nansen Initiative and to implement the recommendations of the Nansen Initiative Protection Agenda, endorsed by 109 governmental delegations during a Global Consultation in October 2015.

The provision of basic skills to manage finances can have a considerable impact on the choice of modes of remittance transfers, expenditure preferences, savings behaviour and options for converting remittances into assets.

In 2006 CIETT endorsed its Code of Conduct of the International Confederation of Private Employment Agencies. The Code of Conduct was revised in 2015 to align even more closely with efforts on fair recruitment at the international level and is a reflection of the organizations endorsement of the ILO's Convention No. 181 on Private Employment Agencies.