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Strengthening the migration-development nexus in times of COVID-19: why policy coherence matters
In observance of the International Migrants Day, Dec 18
The health and socio-economic crises induced by the COVID-19 pandemic have particularly hit hard migrants and their communities. The pandemic has also highlighted the crucial role that migrants play in ensuring the provision of essential services in many economies. While migrants, especially the many working in the informal economy, have often been the first ones to lose their jobs, they are not always entitled to benefit from the social safety nets and other recovery measures in place. This increased vulnerability that migrants, especially women, face is often the result of a lack of coherence across policy areas and between different levels of governance.
The launch of the Handbook âLocalising SDGâsâ
During the 22
nd Expert Group meeting on Sustainable Development for the Council for the Baltic Sea States (CBSS), Joel Ahlgren from the think tank Global Utmaning presented the new handbook: Localising Sustainable Development Goals in the Baltic Sea Region: A Handbook. The Handbook was based on the outcomes of the Baltic 2030 Capacity Building Programme – localizing SDGs in the Baltic Sea Region implemented by Global Utmaning and the Council for the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) with funding from the Swedish Institute.Â
The digital launch began with an opening speech from the Lithuanian Presidency on priorities for 2021. This was followed by a presentation of the handbook by the authors