Public Sector Synergies, Private Sector Alliances, and Diaspora to Diaspora Collaboration

In 2024, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), iDiaspora, the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT), the Global Diaspora Confederation (GDC), and the Migration Youth and Children Platform (MYCP) partnered to organize three Global Diaspora Virtual Exchanges on powerful transnational partnerships, aiming to boost diaspora engagement for development. The core focus was on public sector synergies, private sector alliances, and diaspora to diaspora collaboration.

These exchanges aim to foster the self-mobilization and empowerment of diaspora, articulating the value added of collaboration between diasporas and the other stakeholder groups, identifying effective modalities of partnership and collaboration, informing the strategies for engaging diaspora organizations within the frameworks of the upcoming Global Diaspora Policy Alliance. This paper outlines the insights, recommendations, as well as key highlights from the global exchanges.