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International Labour Organization (ILO)
 ILO,
the UN specialized agency on labour issues, has been dealing
with labour migration since 1919. It has pioneered international
Conventions to guide migration policy and protection of migrant
workers. All major sectors of ILO - standards, employment,
social protection and social dialogue - work on labour migration
within its overarching framework of 'decent work for all'.
ILO adopts a rights-based approach to labour migration and
promotes tripartite participation (governments, employers
and workers) in migration policy. It provides advisory services
to member states, promotes international standards, provides
a tripartite forum for consultations, serves as a global knowledge
base, and provides technical assistance and capacity-building
to constituents. ILO has recently developed a multilateral
framework on labour migration to guide its constituents in
labour migration policy.
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International Organization for Migration
(IOM)
 IOM
is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for
the benefit of all. IOM acts with its partners to: uphold
the human dignity and well-being of migrants; encourage social
and economic development through migration; assist in meeting
the growing operational challenges of migration management;
and advance understanding of migration issues. It does these
by using its long experience and world-wide presence to provide
a full range of services and advice to governments and migrants,
from projects and practical solutions to policy and broad
strategic approaches, from data collection, research and analysis
to the provision of a forum for states, intergovernmental
organizations and civil society to exchange views and experiences
and promote cooperation and coordination of efforts on international
migration issues.
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Office of the High Commissioner for
Human Rights (OHCHR)
 OHCHR
promotes a human rights approach to migration throughout its
work. In particular, it supports the mandates of the UN Special
Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants and the UN Special
Rapporteur on Trafficking and services the Committee on Migrant
Workers, the treaty body supervising compliance with the International
Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant
Workers and Members of their Families. OHCHR also implements
a technical cooperation project on Trafficking which is guided
by OHCHR's Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human
Rights and Human Trafficking. Issues of migration, development
and human rights are further addressed and analyzed, including
at the regional and country level, through a variety of other
mandates and programmes, such as that of national human rights
institutions.
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United Nations Conference on Trade
and Development (UNCTAD)
 UNCTAD,
the UN focal point for the integrated treatment of trade and
development, aims, inter alia, to make migration work for
development and contribute to the achievement of the MDGs.
Under its three pillars (research and analysis, technical
assistance and inter-governmental consensus-building), UNCTAD
actively promotes coherence and global understanding by offering
strategic policy analysis and options on the nexus between
migration, trade and development, including through expert
meetings and key publications. It undertakes analytical work
and provides advice and technical assistance to policy makers,
trade negotiators and regulators on: contribution of migrants
to development; the potential benefits and opportunities of
trade, investment and developmental links between countries
of origin of migrants and their communities abroad; and the
potential of migrants' remittances to contribute to development.
It also contributes to the knowledge base on trade- and development-related
issues and trends including on circular migration; gender-related
migration; brain-drain and brain circulation. UNCTAD's work
on trade in services include market access, regulatory issues
and institutional frameworks to facilitate the temporary movement
of natural persons at the multilateral (GATS Mode 4), regional
and bilateral levels as well as trade in labourintensive services
and fostering skills development and recognition of qualifications.
UNCTAD collects migration-related data and information and
participates in the interagency Task Force on Statistics of
International Trade in Services.
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United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP)
 UNDP's
aim is to maximize the developmental benefits of migration
for poor countries, and mitigate any negative consequences.
UNDP country offices provide capacity development support
to governments that wish to develop pro-poor, prodevelopment
and human rights-based migration strategies, as part of their
broader MDG-based national development strategies. Particular
attention is given to the efficiency and use of remittances,
retaining key skills, improving the participation of diasporas,
strengthening local governance and investment in education.
Within the international debate on migration, UNDP advocates
for a focus on sustainable human development and protecting
the rights of migrants, as well as progress on the GATS Mode
4 negotiations on the temporary movement of labour.
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United Nations Department of Economic
and Social Affairs (UN-DESA)
 The
Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the UN Secretariat
is the primary source of information on matters related to
international migration and development for the General Assembly,
ECOSOC and its functional commissions. UNDESA's activities
in this area are part of its overall responsibilities for
the analysis of development prospects globally, and aim at
providing the foundation for the policy debate on maximising
the benefits of international migration for development. They
include providing objective analyses of the causes and consequences
of international migration; compiling, analyzing and disseminating
statistics on international migration; working to improve
the availability and comparability of those statistics; and,
in collaboration with the Regional Commissions, monitoring
national and regional policies on international migration.
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United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
 UNESCO
emphasises the human face of migration and addresses the implications
of the movement of people in its fields of competence. These
include: the migrationeducation nexus and the challenges raised
by brain drain/gain, student mobility, and the international
recognition of qualifications; the migration-development nexus,
with a particular emphasis on the development of knowledge
diasporas through the use of ICTs; the impact of environmental
trends and climatic change on forced migration; the cultural
integration of migrants in host societies, with particular
attention to the balance between social cohesion and the respect
for cultural diversity; and the research-policy nexus through
the creation of research networks and of innovative platforms
enabling exchanges between researchers and policy-makers.
It does so by cooperating with a wide range of partners, including
intergovernmental organisations, civil society groups and
universities.
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United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
 International
migration has important implications for demographic dynamics
and thus for the core mandate of UNFPA. UNFPA's approach towards
policy and programmatic interventions in this area is rights-based
and culture and gender sensitive. Among issues of particular
concern are the challenges of female migration, including
trafficking and smuggling; migration and the spread of diseases
such as HIV/AIDS; the provision of basic social services,
including reproductive health services, in areas of destination;
and protection of the human rights of migrants. UNFPA seeks
to improve data, research and institutional capacity for formulating
and implementing migration policies and programmes. UNFPA
is strongly dedicated to providing directed policy, advocacy
and technical support to ensure that international migration
is recognized as an important factor in development.
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United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees (UNHCR)
 In
order to fulfil its mandate to protect refugees and find durable
solutions for them, UNHCR is actively involved in a range
of activities with a direct bearing on migration. They include
contributing to the work of regional fora on migration and
asylum; assisting states to address the phenomenon of mixed
migratory movements; capacity-building and institutional support
relating to asylum; data-collection and analysis on forced
migration and secondary movements of refugees; advocacy relating
to asylum, statelessness and the phenomenon of internal displacement;
provision of assistance for the voluntary repatriation and
reintegration of refugees and return of displaced persons;
advocacy to encourage the development aid community to recognize
and mitigate the development impact of hosting large numbers
of refugees or receiving back large number of refugees and
displaced persons.
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United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
 UNICEF,
guided by the Convention of the Rights of the Child, is dedicated
to the realisation of the rights of children and women affected
by migration. It carries out policy research and evidence-based
analyses to find practical solutions to the challenges that
migration can bring, including an assessment of unaccompanied
and separated migrant children. UNICEF focuses on the social
impact of migration and remittances on children left behind,
and the role that social protection and legislative reform
can play in supporting the realization of the rights of affected
children and women. UNICEF is currently testing methodologies
to measure the social impact of migration and remittances
on children left behind, and is working jointly with the United
Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)
to estimate the numbers of international migrant children.
In addition to its research and analysis, UNICEF is also strongly
committed to working directly with governments and civil society
to develop protective policies for children, adolescents and
women affected by migration, including human sustainable development,
child trafficking and child protection.
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United Nations Institute for Training
& Research (UNITAR)
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United Nations Institute for Training and Research's (UNITAR)
mandate is to strengthen the effectiveness of the United Nations
system through capacity development. For over a decade, UNITAR
has been involved in inter-agency collaboration on international
migration and related issues, providing training to government
officials in most regions of the world. In addition, it supports
the progress of international policy dialogue processes, principally
the Global Forum on Migration and Development and the United
Nations General Assembly's debate on international migration
and development. Together with its partners, UNITAR works
to enhance knowledge on legal underpinnings, policies and
good practices related to migration and development, thereby
enabling governments to make informed decisions in this field.
Dedicated to promoting inclusive dialogue among all stakeholders
in the migration process across sectors and world regions,
the Institute offers a platform for networking, trust building,
the exchange of ideas and the dissemination of lessons learned.
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United Nations Office on Drugs and
Crime (UNODC)
 UNODC,
as custodian of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish
Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children as well
as the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land,
Sea and Air, which both supplement the Convention against
Transnational Organized Crime, assists governments in their
ratification and implementation. UNODC promotes international
cooperation among governments, assisting them in implementing
comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approaches, with a special
focus on criminal justice responses. It provides legal assistance
and supports capacity-building for law enforcement, prosecution
and the judiciary. Victim support and witness protection are
also part of UNODC's work. The implementation of the two Protocols
will contribute to the reduction of irregular migration and
related criminal activities.
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UN Regional Commissions
International migration is a phenomenon that exhibits regional
specificities. The work of the 5 United Nations Regional Commissions
is dedicated to fostering incorporation of the regional perspective
in any analysis of international migration and in addressing
the multidimensional aspects of migration, which entails the
integration of this phenomenon with development goals.
Their activities include monitoring the development of regional
and subregional consultative processes focusing on migration,
striving to move towards interregional convergence and regional
integration initiatives. As a complement to these efforts,
the regional commissions are actively engaged in analysing
the countries’ priorities and experiences regarding
labour markets, training, exchanges of human capital and portability
of pension and health benefits.
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World Bank
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World Bank's engagement on international migration focuses
on the development impact of migration and remittances for
developing countries. The focus to date has been largely on
generating reliable data and deepening existing knowledge
on the potential benefits and costs of migration at both the
household and aggregate level. This work has lead to a number
of important global and regional reports and has improved
the availability and quality of data on priority issues. Operational
work to date has focused on reducing the costs of remittances
and better channelling of these resources; enhancing the portability
of pensions and strengthening the protection of migrant workers.
The World Bank has also been actively engaged in the attempt
to gain global policy coherence in the area of international
migration by means of improved partnerships and coordination.
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