The Economic Relations Division (ERD) under the Ministry of Finance has signed a grant agreement worth €5,000,000 with the International Organization for Migration.
The agreement titled ‘Strengthened Service Delivery Systems for Improved Migration Management and Sustainable Reintegration’ will contribute to implementing the four-year project by the International Organization for Migration with fund support from the European Union, says a release.
The project will support the initiatives of the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment andMinistry of Foreign Affairs to strengthen initiatives related to migration and reintegration.
The objective of the project is to contribute to strengthened gender-responsive and right-based migration and reintegration services in Bangladesh that ensure safe and orderly migration practices and the sustainable reintegration of migrants and returnees.
The project aims to achieve this through two main outcomes: Strengthening Migration Service Delivery Systems and Supporting Vulnerable Returnees.
ERD Secretary Md. Shahriar Kader Siddiky and Chief of Mission, IOM Bangladesh, Lance Bonneau, signed the agreement at an event at ERD on Tuesday.
Representatives from UN Wing of ERD and concerned government agencies were present at the signing ceremony.
At the global and regional level, IOM has more than 40 years of experience in providing reintegration assistance and over the decades has been working towards strengthening migration governance for the benefit of all. As the leading inter-governmental organization promoting humane and orderly migration, IOM plays a key role in supporting the achievement of the agenda 2030 and other global frameworks like the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM).
This project is built to support the Government’s priorities for migration and reintegration aligning the initiatives with global, regional and national development framework and priorities.