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Global Forum on Migration and Development:
Switzerland holded the chairmanship for the 2011 Global Forum

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Closing address by State Secretary Peter Maurer, 02.12.2011 (fr)
 Media release, 01.12.2011
 Speech of Federal Councillor Simonetta Sommaruga , 01.12.2011 
 Opening statement by Ambassador Eduard Gnesa, Chair-in-office , 01.12.2011 (fr)
 Factsheet
Photo album
Website of the Forum
Nigeria and Switzerland jointly organize a conference on migration , 18.10.2011

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Welcome to the SDC Shareweb Migration and Development
Find more information about programs, partners and news on the web-platform of SDC's Shareweb Migration and Development
 http://www.sdc-migration.ch/en/Home

Migration – Two Sides of the Coin

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Migration has increased and become more complex as a result of globalization. The SDC aims to make the most of the positive aspects of migration, while containing its negative implications. Migration can drive development if it is included in a controlled and targeted way in development strategies.

Never before have so many people lived outside their home countries. UN estimates put the figure for 2010 at over 200 million – or 3% of the world's population. Today's migrants include both highly qualified and unskilled workers, students, and families. The legal status of migrants has also changed, with the group as a whole comprising refugees and internally displaced persons, regular and irregular migrants.

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Migration and Development

The SDC is committed to ensuring that the rights and interests of migrants and the states that are involved in migration are upheld, and that more is made of the potential offered by migrant communities.
Labour migration
Diaspora
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Migration in the Humanitarian Context
People who have been forced to leave their homes by war, natural disasters or human traffickers are extremely vulnerable. The work of the SDC helps to limit the risks of migration.
Refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs)
Human trafficking
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Migration Dialogue
The SDC makes a considerable effort to strengthen international cooperation and governance. It endeavours to root development prospects more firmly in Switzerland's interdepartmental dialogue on migration.
Migration dialogue in Switzerland
International dialogue on migration

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