Strengthening Migration Network in Asia

Contexts

After the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asia is again in motion. Not only through the conventional migration routes from Asia to Western countries, the migration within Asia is becoming more prevalent exhibiting the more complex nature of international migration at global level.

SDGs target 10.7, together with Global Compact on Migration clearly stipulates the importance of national and international policies to promote safe, orderly and regular migration. The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM), negotiated under the auspices of the United Nations provides a significant opportunity to improve migration governance. Rooted in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, policy dialogues and discussions  based on the Compact is necessary for contributing to comprehensive toolkit for States in the Asia region from which they can select policy options to address some of the most pressing issues around international migration.　While each country of Asia is becoming both sending and receiving countries, it is necessary to strengthen the network between countries in Asia.

Objectives

This Scientific Group (SG) is aimed to strengthen the collaborative research among APA member scholars on the migration network, from both sending and receiving country perspective, to facilitate development through migration.

Activities

• Activities of migration research centers represented by each SG member will be shared within SG and among APA members to facilitate broader involvement of those who are interested.
• A session on the topic will be organized during the next APA conference.
• An information platform will be constructed on the APA website or other cyberspace.