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CSOs prioritize 7 objectives from the Global Compact for Migration

August 4, 2019

A group of Bangladeshi civil society organizations highlighted 7 out of 23 objectives from the Global Compact for Migration (GCM) for prioritized implementation. The discussion on the prioritization was a…

Monitoring of SDG 4.1 requires common data platform

August 1, 2019

The Sustainable Development Goal 4.1 aims to ensure equitable and quality education for all and Indicator 4.1.1 (a) calls for measurement of minimum proficiency levels of children at grade 2…

Ethical recruitment through compact of sending countries

July 30, 2019

Ethical recruitment of migrant workers will be easier to ensure if the labor-sending countries come to an agreement on common margin of pay and job standards. Imran Ahmad, honorable Minister…

Exploring the idea of a Regional Parliamentarians’ Caucus

July 29, 2019

Since South Asia is the major labor-sending region, a regional Parliamentarian’ Caucus on migration and development can enable the experience sharing and strengthen the global advocacy to protect the rights…

Institutional policy essential for child safeguarding

July 26, 2019

Civil society, non-governmental, humanitarian aid and any other organisation that comes into contact – whether directly or indirectly – with children as a result of their activities must have a…

IID signs MoU with a2i

July 15, 2019

IID & a2i – Access to Information signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) to bring mass-scale service to the youth in Bangladesh through e-Learning and other initiatives. The MoU was…

IID Signs MoU with Caucus on migration and development

July 1, 2019

IID signed MoU (Memoremdum of Understanding) with the parliamentary Caucus on migration & development and its secretariat WARBE DF on 1st July, 2019.The perpose of the MoU is to cooperate…

CSOs and Parliamentarians to work on SDGs for migration

July 1, 2019

While the CSOs can play a key role for the localization, implementation, monitoring and voluntary reporting of SDGs, parliamentarians can foster its implementation through legislation, budget allocation and parliamentary oversight,…

Gender-responsive budget to empower women migrants

June 30, 2019

The government is keen to listen to the voice of the CSOs to strengthen the gender responsiveness of the budget, said Rownaq Jahan, Secretary of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment…

Youth development is crucial for seizing demographic dividend

June 25, 2019

To reap the benefits of the demographic dividend, more focus should be put on developing the country’s young population, said the speakers at a discussion session. Although the allocation of…

Migration budget declining despite better implementation

May 25, 2019

Budget allocation for the Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry is declining over the years despite its better implementation rate among many other major ministries in the country. During the…

Policy Camp

May 22, 2019

Today’s youth is tomorrow’s leader. But where is youth in today’s policy making that will shape tomorrow’s Bangladesh? IID Policy Camp prepares young leaders to get involved in public policy.…