Description
: This publication is a
compilation of technical papers from independent experts who
participated in the two-day expert group meeting entitled “Female
Migrants – Bridging the gaps throughout the life cycle,” in May,
2006 in New York. Jointly organized by the UN Population Fund
(UNFPA) and IOM, this meeting brought together more than 50
participants including representatives and experts from sending,
receiving and transit countries from all five continents, as well as
representatives from international agencies, NGOs and diaspora
organizations. The workshop was organized as a contribution to the
discussions leading up to the United Nations High-Level Dialogue on
International Migration and Development at the General Assembly in
September 2006.
Over the past 40 years, there has been a
steady increase of female migrants. Women now constitute more than
half of the migrant population worldwide. But there is still a need
for documenting and collecting data related to female migrants’
experiences from a life cycle perspective, from the time they decide
to leave to the time they might return to their country of origin.
This workshop specifically focused on identifying the gaps and
challenges throughout the life cycle of female migrants; looking at
migration trends, the reproductive health needs of migrant women,
migration and human rights, violence against women migrants and
human trafficking of women and girls, filling research gaps relating
to migration and sex-disaggregated data, and government policies
that can play a positive role in the empowerment of women migrants
by promoting gender responsive policies, legislation and programmes.
The publication includes all technical reports submitted by
the independent experts, along with a summary and conclusions of the
two-day meeting, and a list of participants.
Table of Contents : Foreword* Summary of the UNFPA-IOM Expert Group
Meeting on Female Migrants* Introduction to Female Migration
Dynamics* What is the Situation of Women before They Migrate?* What
happens to the Sending Countries in the Absence of Women Migrants?*
What Happens to Female Migrants in Their Countries of Destination?*
What are the Risks Faced by Female Migrants?* What Happens When
Female Migrants Return to Their Countries of Origin?* Good Practices
in Addressing the Needs of Female Migrants* List of
Participants
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