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“Realizing effectively migration mainstreaming: learning from experience” Towards a National Policy on International Migration and Development for Jamaica. Toni- Shae Freckleton Planning Institute of Jamaica UNITAR Seminar Mainstreaming Migration into Development Planning - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Toni-Shae FreckletonPlanning Institute of Jamaica
UNITAR SeminarMainstreaming Migration into Development Planning
November 28, 2011. United Nations Headquarters, New York
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“Realizing effectively migration mainstreaming: learning from experience”Towards a National Policy on International Migration and
Development for Jamaica
Outline• Vision 2030 Jamaica – National Development Plan• Development of the Policy and Plan of Action• Features of Mainstreaming• Governance Structure• Project Activities• Proposed sub-themes• Consultation and Engagement• Lessons Learned and Challenges
www.vision2030.gov.jm
• Designed to guide Jamaica towards developed country status by 2030.
• Vision Statement – “Jamaica – the place of choice to live, work, raise families and do business”.
• Goal 6 Population Sector Plan– “to ensure that international migration is adequately measured, monitored and influenced to serve the development needs of Jamaica”.
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International Migration and Development Policy Process in Jamaica cont’d
Vision 2030 Jamaica – National Development Plan, 2008 - 2030
• Launch of Project May 5, 2011 1. IOM 1035 Facility – Development of National Policy and Plan of Action on International Migration and Development
2. Global Migration Group – Mainstreaming Migration in National Development Strategies
3. EU-LAC – Strengthening the dialogue and cooperation between EU and LAC to establish management models on migration and development policies.
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Development of National Policy and Plan of Action
Features of Mainstreaming• Evidence-based data to inform policy• Inter-institutional policy coherence and coordination• Capacity building
• Resource Mobilization• Implementation• Monitoring and Evaluation
Evidence-based data• Migration Profiles• Improve our own national Migration database• Improve Data
Inter-institutional policy coherence and coordination
• Strong political support• National ownership• Support structure• Multi-stakeholder involvement• Vision – shared understanding of objectives• Consultations
Inter-institutional policy coherence and coordination
Current situation• Integration of M&D partially reflected in areas of Vision
2030 Jamaica• Sectoral Plans and Medium-Term Socio-economic
Framework 2008-2011• Partial implementation in policies, plans and programmes• Country Programme Strategy – UNDAF 2012-2016
Governance Structure
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Migration Policy Project Unit• Capacity
• Project Manager• Project Associate
• Oversight provided by the Planning Institute of Jamaica
National Working Group on International Migration and Development
• Inter-agency groupA) oversee the process for development of a National Policy and
Plan of Action on International Migration and DevelopmentB) operate as a standing committee for the national policy and
facilitation of institutional coherence on migration and development issues in Jamaica
• Chairmanship• Membership• Interactive Dialogue
Project Board• Responsibility• Membership• Project Oversight
Other Project Activities• Use of the Handbook• Working Session to determine sub-themes• Establish sub-committees for sub-themes• Draft TOR for consultant – Policy and Plan of Action • International experts based on sub-themes
Proposed Sub-themes• Governance and Policy Coherence• Labour Mobility and Development• Diaspora and Development• Remittance and Development• Human rights and social protection• Data, Research and Information Systems• Return and Reintegration of Migrants• Family, Migration and Development
Consultative Processes • National Consultations• Sector specific consultations• Tailor the message for different target groups• Co-opt members to the subcommittees based on their
area of specialization
Engagement• Cabinet• Public and private sector• CSME – transferability of health and pension benefits• Diaspora
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Sustainability• Subsumed in the Population Unit, PIOJ• Government’s focal point on M&D
Lessons Learnt and Challenges• Administration• Adequate staff support• Recruitment of Consultants• Limited understanding of the migration and development
nexus• Situation Analysis and Migration Profile• Project Timeline
THANK YOU
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