Official Name
United States of America
ISO2 Code
US
ISO3 Code
USA
Longitude
38 00 N
Latitude
97 00 W
Geolocation
POINT (-97 38)
Attended Meeting
Delegate
Financial Contribution

No Financial Contribution

RT Participation

No Participation

Attended Summit
Delegate
Financial Contribution

No Financial Contribution

RT Participation

No Participation

Attended Prep Meetings
Attended Summit
Delegate
Financial Contribution

No Financial Contribution

RT Participation
  • Team Member in RT 3.2 "Regional and Inter-regional Processes and Fora" 
Attended Summit
Delegate
Financial Contribution
  • The United States of America contributed financially to the GFMD 2010 budget. 
RT Participation
  • Team Member in RT 1.1 "Partnerships for more regular and protected migration" 
  • Team Member in RT 3.3 "How can RCPs and Inter-regional better include the migration and development nexus?"
Attended Prep Meetings
Attended Summit
Delegate
Financial Contribution
  • USD 98,459.00 for the GFMD Support Unit. 
RT Participation
  • Team Member and Rapporteur in Cluster II "Addressing Irregular Migration through Coherent Migration and Development Strategies" 
Attended Summit
Delegate
Financial Contribution
  • USD 75,000 for Travel of Participants from Developing countries. 
  • USD 65,000 for the GFMD Support Unit. 
RT Participation

No Participation

Attended Summit
Delegate
Financial Contribution
  • USD 160,000 in September 2013 
RT Participation
  • Team Member in RT 3.1 "Empowering migrants, their households and communities for improved protection of rights and social development outcomes" 
  • Team Member in the Business Roundtable
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 "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
  • USD 210,000 in October 2014 for the GFMD Support Unit
RT Participation
  • Team Member in RT 1.1 "Partnerships to promote inclusion and protect the human rights of all migrants in order to achieve the full benefits of migration" 
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
  • USD 230,000 for Organization of Summit
RT Participation
  • Team Member in RT 1.1 "Reducing migration costs"
  • Team Member in RT 3.1 "£Migrants in situations of crises: conflict, climate change and natural disasters" 
  • Team Member in RT 3.2 "Principles, instittuions and processes for safe, orderly and regular migration" 
Attended Prep Meetings
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 United States of America contributed financially to the GFMD 2017 budget. 
RT Participation
  • Team Member in RT 1.1 "Tools and Safeguards for Policy Coherence - Finding the right policy mix to balance different interests and objectives" 
Attended Summit
Financial Contribution

No Financial Contribution

RT Participation

No Participation

Attended Summit
Thematic Meetings
Participated in the Thematic Workshop "Migration for Development: a roadmap to achieving the SDGs" 18-19 April 2018, Morocco

FedACH Services Mexico

Submitted by Mr. Dário Muhamudo on

The central banks of Mexico and the US have signed an agreement that allows banks to to transmit electronic fund transfers from the USA to Mexico through the Federal Reserve Banks’ Automated Clearing House (FED - ACH).

The FedGlobal Mexico Service offers US financial institutions the added benefit and convenience of promotional materials and tools to aid in promoting the service to their customers and pre-opening accounts at participating institutions in Mexico.

United States-Mexico Border Health Commission

Submitted by Mr. Dário Muhamudo on

The mission of the United States-México Border Health Commission is to provide international leadership to optimize health and quality of life along the US-México border.

They have designed joint cross-border strategies to preserve, improve and care for the health of the Mexican migrant population. These include information, referrals, engagement of local migrant networks and access to services, as well as training and guidelines to service providers.

Bi-national Migrant Education Program (PROBEM)

Submitted by Mr. Dário Muhamudo on

The Bi-national Migrant Education Program (PROBEM) targets the educational problem of the migrant population between both countries. It aims to ensure the continuity and quality of children and young people basic education that spend part of their school year in Mexico and another in the USA.  

This program falls under the Mexico-United States Cooperation Initiative on Education that has established programs in the US to facilitate access to education for Mexican migrants and increase their potential to adapt locally.

 

Community Plazas

Submitted by Mr. Dário Muhamudo on

Community Plaza is a project which incorporates the use of new information and communication technologies applied to education and formation targeting Mexicans residing in the USA. This is a result of joined efforts by several institutions to promote diversified educational actions.

This program falls under the Mexico-United States Cooperation Initiative on Education that has established programs in the US to facilitate access to education for Mexican migrants and increase their potential to adapt locally.

The objectives of the Community Plaza abroad are:

Scholarships from the Institute for Mexicans Abroad (IME - Becas Program)

Submitted by Mr. Dário Muhamudo on

The IME-Becas program aims to elevate the educational level of the Mexican population or the Mexican Diaspora residing in the USA, by assigning resources to non-profit organizations. This program falls under the Mexico-United States Cooperation Initiative on Education that has established programs in the US to facilitate access to education for Mexican migrants and increase their potential to adapt locally.

Center for Migrant Support in the Country of Origin (CAMPO)

Submitted by Mr. Dário Muhamudo on

CAMPO started as a project in the area of migration that promoted regular mobility between Cape Verde and the European Union (EU): Strengthening the capacity of Cape Verde to manage labour and return migration within the Framework of the Mobility Partnership EU/CV. It provides free counseling services to Cape-Verdean citizens willing to migrate to the EU. It also provided reintegration information to EU retuning Cape Verdean migrants.

Leave Healthy, Return Healthy Program (Ventanilla de Salud)

Submitted by Mr. Dário Muhamudo on

The Ventanilla de Salud is a program of the Government of Mexico developed by the Department of Health and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and implemented through 50 Mexican consulates in the United States and local health organizations. The Ventanillas provide reliable information on health topics, counseling and referrals to health services available and accessible in local communities.

Mexican Consular Registration Card (Matrícula Consular)

Submitted by Mr. Dário Muhamudo on

The objective of this card is to provide Mexican migrant workers in the United States with a document that can act as an identify card, thus facilitating access to services. An additional objective is to streamline assistance and lower remittance transfer costs.

Since 1871 Mexican embassies and consulates in a have issued identification documents (matrícula consular) to their nationals abroad. In the United States, high security features were then added to these documents in 2002 in response to the US government's security concerns after September 11.

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