A/RES/73/195
Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
(k) Establish screening mechanisms for credentials and offer information to
migrants on how to have their skills and qualifications assessed and recognized prior
to departure, including in recruitment processes or at an early stage after arrival to
improve employability;
(l) Cooperate to promote documentation and information tools, in partnership
with relevant stakeholders, that provide an overview of a worker ’s credentials, skills
and qualifications, recognized in countries of origin, transit and destination, in order
to enable employers to evaluate the suitability of migrant workers in job application
processes.
Objective 19: Create conditions for migrants and diasporas to fully contribute
to sustainable development in all countries
35. We commit to empower migrants and diasporas to catalyse their development
contributions, and to harness the benefits of migration as a source of sustainable
development, reaffirming that migration is a multidimensional reality of major
relevance to the sustainable development of countries of origin, transit and destination.
To realize this commitment, we will draw from the following actions:
(a) Ensure the full and effective implementation of the 20 30 Agenda for
Sustainable Development and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda by fostering and
facilitating the positive effects of migration for the realization of all Sustainable
Development Goals;
(b) Integrate migration into development planning and sectoral policies at the
local, national, regional and global levels, taking into consideration relevant existing
policy guidelines and recommendations, such as the Global Migration Group ’s
Mainstreaming Migration into Development Planning: A Handbook for Polic ymakers
and Practitioners, in order to strengthen policy coherence and effectiveness of
development cooperation;
(c) Invest in research on the impact of non-financial contributions of migrants
and diasporas to sustainable development in countries of origin and destination, such
as knowledge and skills transfer, social and civic engagement, and cultural exchange,
with a view to developing evidence-based policies and strengthening global policy
discussions;
(d) Facilitate the contributions of migrants and diasporas to their countries of
origin, including by establishing or strengthening government structures or
mechanisms at all levels, such as dedicated diaspora offices or focal points, diaspora
policy advisory boards for Governments to account for the poten tial of migrants and
diasporas in migration and development policymaking, and dedicated diaspora focal
points in diplomatic or consular missions;
(e) Develop targeted support programmes and financial products that
facilitate migrant and diaspora investments and entrepreneurship, including by
providing administrative and legal support in business creation and granting seed
capital-matching, establish diaspora bonds, diaspora development funds and
investment funds, and organize dedicated trade fairs;
(f) Provide easily accessible information and guidance, including through
digital platforms, as well as tailored mechanisms for the coordinated and effective
financial, voluntary or philanthropic engagement of migrants and diasporas,
especially in humanitarian emergencies in their countries of origin, including by
involving consular missions;
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