Official Name
Kingdom of Sweden
ISO2 Code
SE
ISO3 Code
SWE
Longitude
62 00 N
Latitude
15 00 E
Geolocation
POINT (15 62)
Attended Meeting
Delegate
Financial Contribution
  • The Kingdom of Sweden contributed financially to the GFMD 2007 budget. 
RT Participation
  • Co-Chair in RT 3.2 "Coherent Policy Planning and Methodology to Link Migration and Development" 
Attended Prep Meetings
Attended Summit
Delegate
Financial Contribution
  • SEK 700,000 for the Participation of LDC 
RT Participation
  • Team Member in RT 2.1 "Fostering More Opportunities for Regular Migration" 
  • Team Member in RT 3.2 "Policy and Institutional Coherence on Migration and Development within Government"
Attended Prep Meetings
Attended Summit
Delegate
Financial Contribution
  • SEK 700,000 for the Participation of LDCs 
RT Participation

No Participation

Attended Summit
Delegate
Financial Contribution
  • The Kingdom of Sweden financially contributed to the GFMD 2010 budget. 
RT Participation
  • Co-Chair in RT 2.1 "Reducing the cost of migration and maximizing human development"
Attended Prep Meetings
Attended Summit
Delegate
Financial Contribution
  • SEK 700,000 For the GFMD Support Unit
  • SEK 1,000,000 for the Participation of Developing Countries
RT Participation
  • Team Member in Cluster I "Labour Mobility and Development"
Attended Summit
Delegate
Financial Contribution
  • The Ministry of Justice gave SEK 700,000 for the GFMD Support Unit
  • The Ministry of Foreign Affairs gave SEK 1,000,000 to support the travel of participants from Developing Countries
RT Participation
  • Team Member in RT 1.1 "Beyond-the-Border Skills and Jobs for Human Development"
  • Team Member in RT 2.1 "Supporting National Development through Migration Mainstreaming Processes, Extended Migration Profiles and Poverty Reduction Strategies"
Attended Summit
Financial Contribution
  • SEK 1,000,000 (USD 154,131) in January 2014 
  • SEK 1,300,000 (USD 197,358) in June 2013
  • The Kingdom of Sweden hosted the GFMD Summit in 2014
RT Participation
  • Business Roundtables
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
- Participated in Thematic Meeting on "Recruitment, labour migration and diaspora: Improving labour market complementarities and economic development outcomes" on 11 September 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland
- Participated in Thematic Meeting on "The Role of Business in International Migration: Engaging the private sector as partners for positive development outcomes" on 23 March 2014 in Geneva, Switzerland
Delegate
Financial Contribution
  • SEK 1,000,000 (USD 117,550) in June 2015 non-earmarked
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 2.2 "Making migration work post-2015: implementing the SDGs"
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

No Financial Contribution

RT Participation
  • Co-Chair in RT 3.2 "Principles, institutions and processes for safe, orderly and regular migration" 
Attended Summit
Thematic Meetings
- Attended the Thematic Workshop on "Migration, Connectivity and Business" on 29 March 2016 in Bangkok, Thailand.
- Attended the GFMD Thematic Workshop on "Migration for Harmonious Societies" on 18 May 2016 in Geneva, Switzerland.
- 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 Sweden financially contributed to the GFMD 2017 budget. 
RT Participation
  • Team Member in RT 2.1 "Moving beyond emergencies - Creating development solutions to the mutual benfit of host and origin communities and displaced persons"
  • Team Member in RT 2.2 "Fostering the development impact of returning migrants" 
  • 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

Financial contribution of SEK 1,000,000 (USD 109,349) earmarked for travel costs of developing countries (75%) and the GFMD Support Unit (25%)

RT Participation

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

Attended Summit

Swedish Association on Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR)

Submitted by Mr. Camille Saadé on

Swedish Association on Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR) - Launched in February 2015, this fasttrack initiative by the Swedish government is targeted at the quick labour market inclusion of newly arrived immigrants with residency permits and a prior work experience or education connected to a sector in the country facing a labour shortage. The targeted immigrants are offered an initial Swedish language training followed by a profession specific-Swedish language training and eventually an internship in the particular professions or as guidance counsellors and language tutors.

EUROMED Migration V (EMM5)

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on

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.

Access to health care guaranteed and free for all children under 18

Submitted by Mr. Camille Saadé on

In Sweden, the law was changed in 2012 so that access to health care is now guaranteed and free for all children under 18, and for all adults in case of emergency, without any requirement to provide documents. Strong rules on confidentiality apply to citizens and non-citizens, both for access to health care and education, creating a robust firewall in the sphere of health, hence patient confidentiality includes undocumented migrants. 

Fast Track Qualification System

Submitted by Mr. Camille Saadé on

The Government of Sweden wants newly arrived immigrants in Sweden to quickly find a workplace that is relevant to the individual’s education and experience. At the same time, there is a shortage of labour in many industries; these are now being helped with the provision of skills through the creation of fast tracks by the Swedish Public Employment Service and various industries, to make it easier for newly arrived immigrants to establish themselves in the labour market.

Moneyfromsweden.se

Submitted by Ms. Kayle Giroud on

Sweden through the Swedish Consumer Agency, is missioned to provide a web-based information service for remittances. The service aims at creating transparency about different modes of remittances and the costs of these, thus increasing competition so that transfer costs can be reduced. Since 2018 additional resources have been added to the Consumer Agency to continue to provide and develop the service. The costs of sending remittances from Sweden have in some cases been relatively high.

Migration Governance Index

Submitted by Mr. Camille Saadé on

Jointly implemented with the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the project involves the development of a policy-benchmarking framework to assess the extent to which national migration policies facilitate orderly, safe and well managed migration, as laid out in SDG Target 10.7.

Intergovernmental consultations on migration asylum and refugees (IGC)

Submitted by Mr. Camille Saadé on

The IGC is an informal, non-decision making forum for intergovernmental information exchange and policy debate on issues of relevance to the management of international migratory flows.

The IGC brings together 16 Participating States, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Organization for Migration and the European Commission. The Participating States are Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States of America.

National plan to combat racism, similar forms of hostility and hate crime

Submitted by Mr. Camille Saadé on

The government of Sweden has adopted a "National Plan to Combat Racism, Similar forms of hostility and Hate Crime".  The plan identifies a number of strategic areas, including education and research, improved coordination and monitoring, greater support for and more in-depth dialogue with civil society, strengthening preventive measures online, and a more active legal system.  

The Global Deal for Decent Work and Inclusive Growth

Submitted by Mr. Camille Saadé on

The Swedish Prime Minister together with ILO, OECD as well as other heads of the State governments including the Bangladeshi Prime Minister launched the  "The Global Deal Initiative for Decent Work and Inclusive Growth" in New York for protection and promotion of migrant workers’ rights. This initiative aims at focusing on social dialogue and addressing the challenges of the emerging global labour market. One important goal is also creating more decent and inclusive jobs. 

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