The inaugural issue of BEYOND IYANOLA's publications, started in February, 2020 to commemorate the 41st anniversary of Saint Lucia's Independence. In this issue we celebrate members of the Saint Lucian Diaspora across the UK and Europe. As you read their views about the whole idea of independence, consider what it means to you. 

Since 2000, IOM has been producing world migration reports. The World Migration Report 2020, the tenth in the world migration report series, has been produced to contribute to increased understanding of migration throughout the world.

La Women Diaspora 4dev Academy est une initiative mise en œuvre par le bureau belge de l’Organisation internationale pour les migrations (OIM) avec le soutien financier de la Coopération belge au développement. L’objectif global du projet est de contribuer au renforcement des associations -principalement composées de femmes- de la diaspora africaine afin de soutenir leur engagement dans le développement de leurs pays d’origine.

In the latest edition of Expertise, MIEUX Expert Dr. Martin Russell, co-founder of the forthcoming DiasporaLab, gives his views on the evolution and current trends in diaspora engagement, one of the areas that governments, especially across Africa, are developing as part of comprehensive migration and development strategies.

Arab Expatriate Exchange is IOM’s insitutional communication with expatriate groups from the Middle East and North Africa Inside this issue : 1/Reaching out and welcoming back: the Lebanese Diaspora Energy Initiative 2/Sharing the gift of language to the Arab community around the world 3/What’s new at IOM? The new global platform: iDiaspora

The diaspora entails great potential for Albania’s development, however, the challenge for the stakeholders is to create an environment that encourages and supports diaspora’s engagement to the development of the home country. The objective of this programme is to contribute to enhancing the engagement of Albanian diaspora to the development of the country. Link to the spot below: https://www.iom.int/video/engaging-albanian-diaspora1    

Arab Expatriate Exchange is IOM’s insitutional communication with expatriate groups from the Middle East and North Africa

In September 2015, the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda was adopted, and for the first time, migration was included in mainstream global development policy. With the objective of communicating how IOM identifies migration in the 2030 Agenda to stakeholders and the wider public, and to shed light on the complex challenges and opportunities that accompany the migration-related targets, this IOM publication aims to showcase how different areas of migration are addressed in the Sustainable Development Goals. Table of contents: 

The Diaspora booklet features IOM publications on the impact of migration on development, the linkages between diasporas and their home countries, how diasporas contribute to development both in the country of origin and the destination country, and IOM diaspora surveys and mappings.