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FAO is committed to supporting Members in the implementation of the Global Compact for Migration. FAO proposes an integrated approach to rural migration with four priorities for action. The leaflet is an introduction to FAO’s work on migration, presenting FAO’s approach, results to date and comparative advantage. The leaflet is...

Diaspora contribute to the development of their countries of origin through remittances and investments, but also by transferring knowledge, technologies and skills. Boosting the contribution of diaspora to agribusiness is one of the priorities of FAO’s work on rural migration. It aims to help migrants and diaspora contribute resources and...

While many people, especially youth, leave rural areas in search of better opportunities, returning migrants struggle to reintegrate in rural communities. Creating alternatives to migration and reintegrating migrants in rural areas is one of the priorities of FAO’s work on rural migration. It aims to help people find decent jobs...

The effects of climate change are threatening the viability of rural livelihoods and increasing pressures to migrate. Managing climate mobility is one of the priorities of FAO’s work on rural migration. It aims to help people build climate-resilient livelihoods and thereby reduce the pressure to migrate; and help migrants and...

Climate change-related events undermine children’s educational attainment, exposing them to child labour, hazardous work and forced migration. This nexus is particularly relevant for agriculture and its subsectors: indeed, they absorb about 26 percent of the economic impacts of climate change-related disasters and host 70 percent of all child labour. This...