IOM Submission to the High Level Political For on Sustainable Development
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The IOM Submission to the 2024 High Level Political Forum (HLFP) on Sustainable Development outlines the role of migration in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
This year’s in depth-review of SDGs 1, 2, 13, 16 and 17 underlines how, while migrants are often among the furthest left behind, they simultaneously push forward development, well-being and growth for people and planet. This submission also presents the following acceleration actions: 1) extend social protection and universal health coverage to all migrants; 2) Reduce remittance costs and leverage different types of diaspora contributions; 3) Weave human mobility into development planning; 4) Develop safe and regular migration pathways; 5) Reduce the digital access gap for people on the move; 6) Integrate human mobility into national adaptation and climate change response plans. It demonstrates how a combination of these actions may be implemented to advance progress for each of the SDGs under in-depth review, and how this can have positive knock-on effects across other SDGs.