We reaffirm the commitment to implement the Habitat Agenda and the Cities without Slums initiative to assist developing countries in coping with rapid urbanization and associated migration within and between countries.

causes of irregular migration and the correlation between irregular migration, migration

The reform plan was supposed to improve the situation by allowing migrants in towns and small cities to acquire local residency permits more freely, while easing the requirements in medium sized cities. But efforts to reform the system have been met with strong resistance, especially from local governments and residents, who fear the strain that unregulated migration to their cities will have on resources, employment, and services.

Migration

Migration

Indeed, the migration asylum nexus reflected that it was sometimes difficult to distinguish between forced and voluntary migration.

But emphasis seems to have shifted to encourage coordinated development between urban and rural areas. While rural migrant workers will be encouraged to settle in small and medium size cities, migration to metropolises will remain tightly controlled or even be more strictly regulated.

As China shifts its economic model away from heavy infrastructure investment and bulk manufacturing, many of these small industrial cities will lose their core industry. This will happen at a time when the country s skewed demographics causes the workforce to shrink and the flow of migration from rural areas to cities to slow (the rural population now disproportionately comprises the elderly).

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Illegal migration

Greater attention must be paid to migration.

At the international level, numerous migration related fora examined how to achieve better management of migration, including the development dimension.

Acknowledging the important contribution provided by migrants and migration to development as well as the complex interrelationship between migration and development,

Migration and development

Migration Is Development

National Migration Office

OHCHR also participates together with other United Nations partners and the International Organization for Migration in the Geneva Migration Group, which was established in 2003 in order to coordinate activities and policies on migration.

Citizenship by Migration Citizenship by migration is governed under section 6 of the Citizenship Act.

Acknowledging also the important contribution provided by migrants and migration to development, as well as the complex interrelationship between migration and development,

Acknowledging the important nexus between international migration and development and the need to deal with the challenges and opportunities that migration presents to countries of origin, transit and destination, and recognizing that migration brings benefits as well as challenges to the global community,

Acknowledging the important nexus between international migration and development and the need to deal with the challenges and opportunities that migration presents to countries of origin, destination and transit, and recognizing that migration brings benefits as well as challenges to the global community,

Incredible. This is the most extraordinary migration of any bird of prey. A quite incredible migration.

Some changes in the flow of remittances are expected since South South migration is likely to increase more rapidly than South North migration.

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Migration Beyond Crisis Mode

Migration related issues (remittances)

Direction générale de migration

International migration and development

International Organization for Migration

International Organization for Migration

International migration and development

international migration and development

2. Urges Member States and the United Nations system to strengthen international cooperation in the area of international migration and development in order to address the root causes of migration, especially those related to poverty, and to maximize the benefits of international migration to those concerned

With reference to the statement contained in the executive summary of the Report on the World Social Situation, 2005, to the effect that higher migration streams engendered and exacerbated migration, while poverty and economic factors remained a major driving force of global migration, he urged the utmost caution regarding claims that migration per se caused inequality.

Recognizing the increasing feminization of international migration which requires greater gender sensitivity in all policies and efforts related to the subject of international migration,

In a spirit of complementarity, IOM workshops would address migration and health, irregular migration, biometric identification systems, and working with media to counter trafficking.

IOM assists governments in reviewing and revising legal, regulatory and policy frameworks in the migration sector, including elements that relate to migration and security.

Recognizing the increasing feminization of international migration, which requires greater gender sensitivity in all policies and efforts related to the subject of international migration,

Expanded consultation on migration and security, including the most recent Joint Consultation on Migration (JCM) for Afghanistan, Central Asia, Pakistan and the Russian Federation, which will focus on migration and security, to be held in Moscow, January 2005.

2. Urges Member States and the United Nations system to continue strengthening international cooperation and arrangements at all levels in the area of international migration and development in order to address all aspects of migration and to maximize the benefits of international migration to all those concerned

The international community needed to recognize the nexus between international migration and development, and the challenges and opportunities that migration presented to both sending and receiving countries.

Recognizing the increasing participation of women in international migration, driven in large part by socio economic factors, and that this feminization of migration requires greater gender sensitivity in all policies and efforts related to the subject of international migration,

Ms. Olivera (Mexico) welcomed the Special Rapporteur's intention to contribute actively to the high level dialogue on migration and development, noting the importance of a multidimensional approach to migration.