The 2009 report of the World Survey on the Role of Women in Development has just been released, focusing on emerging development issues that have an impact on the role of women in the economy. The following are some migration-related concerns addressed by the report.
[UN] The Report finds that while migration and the ability [...]
By K.S. Harikrishnan
Kerala, 29 July 2009 (IPS) - While Kerala, in southwest India, enjoys enviable indices when it comes to health and human development, the state seems unable to shake off high chronic morbidity rates among its women.
A study on the health status of people in Kerala by A. Ashok, lecturer at Kanhanged Nehru college [...]
[The Times of India] - Goa received nearly Rs.800 crore (Rs.8 billion) in remittances last year from 56,000 emigrants settled abroad, a official study on Goan diaspora has revealed.
Goa Migration Study is a joint project by the state government’s office of the commissioner for non-resident Indian affairs, the union ministry of overseas Indian affairs and [...]
The on-going 2-years project of BASUG in Bangladesh “Ensure development for vulnerable and underprivileged women in Bangladesh” was nominated by the EC-UN Joint Migration and Development Initiative to be showcased at the first “Migration for Development Knowledge Fair” at the Musee du Cinquantenaire in Brussels from 1- 4 December 2008. The project is being funded [...]
