Sustainable Development Goals Implications on Nordic diaspora Sonia

Sustainable Development Goals Implications on Nordic diaspora Sonia GSIR Centre for Ethnic and Migration Studies-CEDEM UNIVERSITY OF LIEGE (BELGIUM) ‘Finding a common way forward’ What next after the SDGs and GFMD outcomes? Nordic Working group on migration and development Stockholm, 16 November 2015

Background • Civic transnational practices of Tunisian diaspora in Belgium (Sonia Gsir & Elsa Mescoli), 2015, King Baudouin Foundation • http: //fikra-tounisiya. org • INTERACT project Researching Third Country Nationals’ Integration as a Three-way Process - Immigrants, Countries of Emigration and Countries of Immigration as Actors of Integration http: //interact-project. eu/ 2

Success factors for diaspora actors • Actors involvement • Presence in origin country • Reliable and efficient network in origin country • Maturity and credibility 3

Obstacles and difficulties • Corruption and dysfunction • Mistrust and doubts • Local conflicts • Political hijacking 4

UN Sustainable Development Goals • 17 169 targets • new global development agenda • 2015 -2030 • Implications on diaspora? 5

UN Sustainable Development Goals http: //www. un. org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/ 6

Implications on diaspora >>> Multi-stakeholder partnerships Other goals >>> specific actions (social, cultural, economic, environmental, political) Diaspora assets >>> motivation knowledge expertise ……… 7

Implications on diaspora 8. 8 Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employment 10. 7 Facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people, including through the implementation of planned and wellmanaged migration policies 10. c By 2030, reduce to less than 3 per cent the transaction costs of migrant remittances and eliminate remittance corridors with costs higher than 5 per cent 16. 10 Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements 8

Fostering diaspora participation in the post-2015 development agenda 1. Highly connected 2. Multiple involvement 3. Learning process 4. Country of origin supporting diaspora 5. Supporting individuals 6. Listening process 9

Fostering diaspora participation in the post-2015 development agenda • Relying on and empowering diaspora • Finding reliable and innovative ways of communication with diaspora • Involving diaspora here and there 10

Thank you for your attention! Sonia. Gsir@ulg. ac. be 11