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People on the move are part of the solution. 

At this unique time where we face a confluence of crises and profound global transformations, the 2023 Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Summit ought to be a moment of truth and reckoning:  

Human mobility should be a central element of the rescue plan for the SDGs. 

Accelerated action on human mobility can reduce inequalities. People on the move can boost global value chains and meet the needs for sustainable development finance. They contribute to cohesive communities and sustainable rural and urban development; they meet the demands and needs of a changing global labour market and divergent demographic trends among countries. They drive entrepreneurship, including on the green transition and to build resilient and peaceful societies capable of adapting to the impacts of climate change and conflicts.  

Managed well, human mobility can be a cornerstone of development, prosperity and progress.  

Everyday and everywhere – people on the move contribute knowledge and skills transfer, innovation, entrepreneurship, social, and cultural capital that they acquire and develop abroad, and that is transferred to communities of origin. 

Yet, the contributions that migrants and displaced populations can make to their families, communities, and to society are hindered in many ways. 

The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) and the Secretary-General’s Action Agenda on Internal Displacement are the blueprint for the much needed transformative actions. 

IOM is fully committed to support Member States, people on the move and all other stakeholders across levels of governance and throughout society, to devise, replicate or scale up acceleration actions that directly address foundational drivers to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity. 

We need action. Now. 

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IOM SDG Flagship Report

Leveraging Human Mobility to Rescue the 2030 Agenda

This report showcases how migration supports sustainable development and how, with the right actions, these contributions can be leveraged to achieve the 2030 Agenda and beyond.

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MIGRATION AND THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Regions
Office type
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Asia and the Pacific
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas (The)
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Republic (the)
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros (the)
Congo (the)
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czechia
Democratic Republic of the Congo (the)
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic (the)
East and Horn of Africa
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Europe and Central Asia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia (the)
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Global Office in Brussels
Global Office in Washington
Greece
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
IOM Office at the United Nations
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iraq
Ireland
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People's Democratic Republic (the)
Latin America and the Caribbean
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Manila Administrative Centre
Marshall Islands (the)
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Middle East and North Africa
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger (the)
Nigeria
North Macedonia
Norway
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Panama Administrative Centre
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines (the)
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Republic of Korea
Republic of Moldova (the)
Romania
Russian Federation (the)
Rwanda
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Subregional Office in Brussels
Subregional Office in Pretoria
Sudan (the)
Sweden
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic (the)
Tajikistan
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Türkiye
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
United Republic of Tanzania (the)
UNSC Resolution 1244-Administered Kosovo
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Viet Nam
West and Central Africa
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe