This contribution is a chapter of the World Migration Report 2018.
This chapter examines the developments in international cooperation on migration in the recent years and provides an overview of the fundamental normative and institutional landscape of migration governance.
The Guidance Note on Integrating Migration and Displacement in United Nations Development Assistance Frameworks (UNDAFs) of the GMG in collaboration with the UN Development Operations Coordination Office (UN DOCO,) introduces UNCTs and government partners to the various programmatic links between sustainable development, migration and displacement.
In Jordan, UNHCR is using technology to provide refugees access to assistance,cash assistance using iris-scanning biometric technology and in cooperation with the local banks.
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.
The post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction was adopted at the Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, held from 14 to 18 March 2015 in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, which represented a unique opportunity for countries to:
(a) Adopt a concise, focused, forward-looking and action-oriented post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction;
(b) Complete the assessment and review of the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters;
UN Alliance of Civilizations and the International Organization for Migration have jointly built the interactive community "Integration - Building Inclusive Societies" to promote good practices of integration of migrants. It is a website that showcases successful models of integration and highlights good practices implemented by a variety of stakeholders. The website is expected to serve as a source of information and a virtual space for exchange and learning, as well as to support coordination and cooperation between integration practitioners.
Established in 2006, the main objective of the Observatory is to promote transparent and reliable information on migration matters in Costa Rica and Central America and to serve as a primary source for consultation by private and public sectors, NGOs, mass media, academic and research institutions and civil society, among others. The Observatory is available on the Internet, and methodology is mainly through a comprehensive analysis of the information from a social, political and juridical viewpoint.
Migration Works is a campaign to promote positive attitude and behavioral change towards migrants in Malaysia. On the occasion of International Migrants Day 2012, the International Labour Organization (ILO), in partnership with the other United Nations agencies and civil society partners, launched this campaign to promote a more positive image of migrants that corresponds to their actual contribution and highlights the benefits that migration brings, both to Malaysia and the migrants’ home countries.
In 2010, UN Women helped the Government of Bangladesh in 2010 to establish its first Resource Center so women who wished to migrate could easily obtain correct information. Workshops and radio broadcasts have made women more aware of their rights. UN Women helped develop and broadcast a 26-episode programme on national radio in local dialects.
The Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and their Families seeks to promote the human and labour rights of migrant domestic workers worldwide by addressing the challenges that make migrant domestic workers particularly vulnerable to the risks of exploitation and abuse.