The International Organization for Migration is pleased to announce the publication of a note for the project, “Consolidating and Operationalizing a Framework for Diaspora's Engagement in Humanitarian Assistance - Phase II.” The collaborative document is the result of three years of multi-stakeholder coordination and inputs from dozens of diaspora organizations and other institutional humanitarian actors.

This publication outlines a new approach to mainstreaming migration into local development plans to harness the role of local authorities as key actors in migration and development initiatives. 

A set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for the diaspora sub-grants towards COVID-19 relief and recovery.

A brief guide from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on how to apply for the USAID-funded subgrants for diaspora organizations with interventions in Lebanon, Tunisia or Zimbabwe. The deadline is Wednesday, 18 May, 2022 at 11:59pm EDT.

From USAID's Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance funded project, "Supporting COVID-19 response and relief at the country level through disbursement and facilitation of sub-grants for selected diaspora organizations," IOM is launching a Call for Expressions of Interest. Use this document to learn more about the project and how to participate.

L’avenir des diasporas est né du constat que les réflexions autour de l’engagement des diasporas se contentent trop souvent d’établir un état de la situation actuelle, sans proposer de vision prospective pourtant indispensable. Cette publication rassemble 12  articles  poussant  à  la  réflexion,  écrits  par  des  experts  internationaux  qui  ont  consacré  leur  carrière  à  la  recherche  d’une  meilleure  compréhension  de  l’engagement  des  diasporas  et  à  la  création  de  conditions  permettant  aux  communautés  transnationales de contribuer au développement durable. 

Executive Summary

This research is part of the project titled Enhancing Knowledge on Remittances and Diaspora Engagement in South Sudan, funded by the IOM Development Fund and managed by IOM South Sudan, in partnership with the Government of South Sudan’s Ministry of Finance and Planning, BSS and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The objective of the study was to fill the knowledge gap on remittances in and to South Sudan, and address policy recommendations on where the Government of South Sudan could make policy guidance to enhance migrant remittances and diaspora engagement.

As diásporas são agentes com capacidade para criar conexões e iniciativas transnacionais de apoio às suas comunidades, tanto nos seus países de origem como nos seus países de residência. A tecnologia fornece uma ferramenta inestimável para galvanizar estes esforços da diáspora, permitindo explorar o potencial ilimitado do espaço digital e da colaboração.

Este documento es un resumen infromático sobre el proyecto Empoderando a la Diáspora Suramericana como Agentes del Desarrollo Sostenible