Publication: Migration and Remittances, April 2017: Recent Developments and Outlook
Date
2017-04
ISSN
Published
2017-04
Author(s)
World Bank Group
Abstract
This Migration and Development Brief
provides an update on worldwide remittance flows and the
global migration crisis. It focuses on two Sustainable
Development Goal (SDG) indicators: reducing remittance
costs, and reducing recruitment costs for low-skilled
migrants. In September 2016, the United Nations General
Assembly Summit on “Large Movements of Refugees and
Migrants” committed to develop two global compacts: a Global
Compact on Refugees, and a Global Compact for Safe, Orderly,
and Regular Migration. Negotiations on both compacts are
expected to continue through 2017, with final adoption
expected at a United Nations international conference in
2018. The Brief reports on progress in the preparation of
the global compacts, with an expanded discussion of the
Global Compact on Migration.
Citation
“World Bank Group. 2017. Migration and Remittances, April 2017: Recent Developments and Outlook. Migration and Development Brief;No. 27. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30278 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”