PREFACE
The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and
the Pacific organized the Ad Hoc Expert Group Meeting
on Migration and Development: Opportunities and Challenges
for Poverty Reduction in the ESCAP Region at Bangkok
from 28 to 30 November 2001. The Meeting was a part
of the preparatory activities for the Fifth Asian
and Pacific Population Conference, held at Bangkok
in December 2002.
The main purposes of the Meeting were to:
- Review migration trends and patterns in the region,
with a focus on international migration, and their
implications for poverty reduction;
- Examine the policies and programmes on migration
that have been adopted in the various countries;
- Make specific recommendations to better understand
and manage migration flows and contribute to the
well-being of individual migrants and society as
a whole.
The Meeting was attended by a number of senior officials
and experts from selected countries of the region.
The present study is based on background papers presented
at the Meeting. It is hoped that the results of this
study will be useful for planners, policy makers and
researchers.
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