UNU-MERIT Working Papers Series
Bringing migration into the post-2015 agenda: Notes, reflections and policy directions
Ronald Skeldon #2013-065Migration was not an explicit goal of the Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs), rightly so in this writer's view, but it was indirectly an
integral part of achieving many, if not all, of the goals themselves. As
we move towards the end of the MDG period in 2015, it is worth
reflecting upon what will follow, and if and how migration should be
incorporated into what is to follow. Two dimensions are central to such
a discussion: first, the nature of the development goals post-2015;
second, how migration might fit into these goals. These notes and
reflections will conclude with a possible policy direction that just
might provide a path towards integrating migration into development.
Keywords: Migration and Development; Post 2015 Development Agenda,
Millennium Development Goals
JEL Classification: F22, O15, F68
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