UN Migration Agency Launches Project PRAYAS

23 Dec 2023

Context: The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) launched Project PRAYAS (Promoting Regular & Assisted Migration for Youth and Skilled Professionals).

About Project PRAYAS

  • The Project Prayas is a joint collaboration between the IOM India and the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA)
  • Project Goal: To facilitate safe, orderly, and regular migration for Indian workers and students.
    • It will strengthen international migration governance.
    • Status of Indian Diaspora Worldwide: More than 32 million Indians and people of Indian origin residing abroad.
  • Improved Coordination: The Project Prayas envisages the development of a roadmap for improved coordination between Central and State Governments to encourage the sharing of best practices between States.
  • Consolidation of Initiatives: It will consolidate all the state-level initiatives for safe, orderly, and well-managed international migration.
    •  It will lead to enhanced engagement with the MEA on matters related to the international migration cycle. 
  • Alignment with SDG: Project Prayas with Goal 10.7 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to facilitate orderly, safe, regular, and responsible migration and mobility of people. 
  • Adherence to GCM and MiGOF: The project also adheres to the objectives of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration (GCM) and the Migration Governance Framework (MiGOF).

About International Organisation for Migration (IOM)

  • Genesis: IOM is a UN agency established in 1951.
  • Mandate:  It is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration.
  • Members: 175 nations including India

Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) 

  • About: It is the first inter-governmentally negotiated agreement, prepared under the auspices of the United Nations.
  • covering all dimensions of international migration holistically and comprehensively. 
  • It is a non-binding document respecting states’ sovereign right to determine who enters and stays in their territory and demonstrating a commitment to international cooperation on migration. 

Migration Governance Framework (MiGOF)

  • The Migration Governance Framework (MiGOF) by IOM sets out a structure in which States and IOM can work together to address migration issues.

Indian Council of World Affairs: 

  • It is a think tank devoted exclusively to the study of international relations and foreign affairs.

Must Read: International Migration Outlook 2023

News Source: Economic Times

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