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Children Left Behind: The Impact of Labor Migration in Moldova and Ukraine
Parental absence carries documented risks, and maternal migration in particular carries a heavy developmental toll on children left behind.
Integrating Migration into the Post-2015 United Nations Development Agenda
The post-2015 United Nations development agenda could benefit 232 million international migrants by setting clear targets on migration and development for the first time.
Select Diaspora Populations in the United States
Profiles of U.S. diaspora communities from 15 countries reflect how they drive homeland development through remittances and human capital. But their investment potential remains underutilized.
The 2014 Global Forum on Migration and Development: Setting the Agenda for International Cooperation
A call/webinar focused the 2014 Global Forum on Migration and Development: its agenda, the policy areas that seem ripe for action, and what impact the discussions will have on the post-2015 development agenda.
The High-Level Dialogue: Sizing up Outcomes, Implications, and Future Forms of Engagement on Migration and Development
The 2013 UN High-Level Dialogue on migration achieved a consensus declaration, signaling possible new multilateral cooperation on migration.
The Lampedusa Tragedy Prompts the Question: Does the UN have any impact on the world’s migrants?
As hundreds drowned near Lampedusa in 2013, a rare UN migration dialogue spotlighted the world body's limited but potentially growing role in global migration governance.
What We Know About Migration and Development
The migration-development link is well evidenced but weakly governed, and most countries still treat emigration as a drain rather than a potential development asset.
The Impact of Remittances on Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction
Remittances globally totaled U.S. $401 billion in 2012, demonstrably reducing poverty and building human capital, but high costs and policy barriers limit their full development impact.
What We Know About Diasporas and Economic Development
Diaspora contributions to trade, investment, and skills transfer are real but hard to measure, and most governments lack the policies to leverage them systematically.
Diasporas and Development in Post-Communist Eurasia
In post-Communist Eurasia, millions became diaspora members not by migrating but through border shifts.