
Migrant Remittances & Development in the Global Economy
How do patterns of migration and remittances differ across regions? What kinds of frameworks support the contributions of remittances to local development?
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The Working Group on Child Migration pointed out the need to design, implement and strengthen mechanisms for the collection of quantitative and qualitative information on migrant children and adolescents at the regional, national, and local levels. As a result of these discussions, the Inter-American Dialogue presents the document Information About Migrant Children: Advancing a Regional Agenda.
This document highlights the need for quality information to develop and implement adequate and effective responses to guarantee the rights of migrant children. To this end, it calls on the governments of the region to:
Furthermore, the document makes a call to:
How do patterns of migration and remittances differ across regions? What kinds of frameworks support the contributions of remittances to local development?
In 2014, remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean grew 4%, reaching at least $62.3 billion.
This report offers recommendations for Central American governments seeking to leverage the economic activities of migrants in a more integral manner.