The document  serves to offer useful information on the Guinea Bissau diaspora communities in Portugal and France to support the local development. It is a reduced version of the  Assessment of the Development Potential of the Guinea-Bissau Diaspora in Portugal  and in France project.

Many African countries experience a significant loss of skilled professionals who migrate to Europe, North America and other high income countries. Such shortages significantly hamper the realization of health and development goals, and are particularly felt in the medical education and specialized care sectors, due in part to the outmigration of the most skilled and qualified. 

IOM started the “Return of Qualified Afghans” (RQA) programme in December 2001. The RQA programme focused on the return of qualified Afghan nationals scattered worldwide, who are motivated to contribute their skills for the benefit of the reconstruction process on short or long term basis.

The objectives of this study were (mostly): a) To examine in detail the extent of diaspora contributions to relief and development, the types of contributions, and their impact on social protection and development in different sectors. b) To identify the factors that influence the ability of the diaspora to provide effective support, both in countries of residence as well as the areas of origin.

This study is intended to create a basis for the development of a framework for the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) to engage the Zambian diaspora in national development efforts.  The study is primarily concerned with the views and aspirations of Zambians in the diaspora and their potential for participation in national development.

Governments at both ends of the migration cycle increasingly recognize the value of diasporas’ spontaneous engagements with their countries of origin and are seeking ways to cooperate with them. Beyond the remittances they send back to their homelands (more than USD 400 billion in 2010), diasporas are major direct investors in critical and emerging industries, known patrons of nascent tourism initiatives, and generous philanthropists.

Governments at both ends of the migration cycle increasingly recognize the value of diasporas’ spontaneous engagements with their countries of origin and are seeking ways to cooperate with them. Beyond the remittances they send back to their homelands (more than USD 400 billion in 2010), diasporas are major direct investors in critical and emerging industries, known patrons of nascent tourism initiatives, and generous philanthropists.

The document is both in French and Italian. It gives an overview of the Moroccan community in Italy and its evolution over time. More than fifteen years of data is presented. Ce document est en Français et en Italien. Il offre un aperçu de la communauté marocaine en Italie et de son évolution avec le temps. Plus de cinquante ans de données sont présentées. Questo documento e in Francese e in Italiano. Offre una panoramica della comunità marocchina e della sua evoluzione col tempo. Piu di cinquant'anni di dati sono presentati.

The joint ICMPD-IOM project “Linking Emigrant Communities for More Development”, of which the main deliverable is an “Inventory of Institutional Capacities and Practices”, should be seen as a part or parcel of multiple initiatives aiming to support governments with significant emigrant communities to further develop a favourable environment and support knowledge-based policy development.

​The publication builds on the findings from the Kenya Diaspora Investment Forum (KDIF), although it has an exclusively British focus. The diaspora in the UK was selected as a target group because of IOM UK's strong linkage with the Kenyan community there and also because it is a key destination country for Kenyans. The research aims at widening the parameters of Kenyan diaspora involvement in development efforts.k