From 3 to 21 November 2008, UN-INSTRAW will be hosting the Virtual
Discussion "Creating Gender-Sensitive Migration Policy: Best Practices
and Lessons Learned."
The discussion will bring together policy-makers, government officials,
financial experts, academics, and representatives from international
organizations and NGOs to discuss how migration policy can promote
development and the advancement of women. Specifically, participants will
engage on such topics as banking of remittances and co-development policies.
The discussion aims to compile good practices and lessons learned from
existing experiences on migration from a gender perspective, with a view to
formulating concrete gender-sensitive policy recommendations on migration and
development. A second aim of the discussion is to continue building the
virtual community on gender and migration that was initiated with
UN-INSTRAW’s first virtual discussion in September/October 2008 on “Gender,
Migration, Remittances and Development: Towards a Participatory Research
Framework,” During this discussion, participants expressed the need for sound
migration policies to harness the potential of migration for development and
for the empowerment of women.
The Virtual Discussion will be held in English, conducted via email and
moderated by UN-INSTRAW.
VIRTUAL DISCUSSION CONCEPT NOTE:
http://www.un-instraw.org/images/files/ConceptNote.pdf
To confirm your participation please send an email to Laura Olsen at: lolsen@un-instraw.org
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