| Description: | The Ad-Hoc Expert Meeting on Contribution of Migrants to Development: Trade, Investment and Development Linkages was convened by the Secretary-General of UNCTAD in Geneva at the Palais des Nations on 29 July 2009. The Meeting was held in accordance with the Accra Accord, which mandated UNCTAD to consider the contribution of migrants to development, including through research and analysis on “the potential benefits and opportunities of trade, investment and development links between countries of origin of migrants and their communities abroad” and on “the potential of migrants’ remittances to contribute to development, maximize benefits derived and minimize costs through policies such as expanding migrant's access financial services”. |
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