| Migration - Remittances |      
                    
            
            Final Report on the Ministerial 
                  Conference of the Least-Developed Countries on Enhancing the 
                  Development impact of Remittances February 2006 
            International 
                  Organization for Migration (IOM)
                           
                         In response to the growing 
                              importance of remittances and their development 
                              potential for LDCs, IOM, in collaboration with the 
                              Government of Benin and the United Nations Office 
                              of the High Representative for the Least Developed 
                              Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and 
                              Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) 
                              organized a two-day ministerial conference on 
                              remittances to LDCs entitled "Ministerial 
                              Conference of the Least Developed Countries on 
                              Enhancing the Development Impact of Remittances". 
                              
  The overall objective of the conference 
                              was to explore avenues to enhance and improve the 
                              development impact of remittances in LDCs. The 
                              conference provided a platform for participants to 
                              share experiences and lessons learned, consult on 
                              issues faced by migrant remitters and propose 
                              practical solutions to optimize the development 
                              benefits of remittances. 
  This report is 
                              organized as follows: -- Chapter one presents the 
                              main IOM conference paper entitled "Remittances to 
                              Least Developed Countries (LDCs) - Issues, 
                              Policies, Practices and Enhancing Development 
                              Impact". The paper presents an overview of 
                              remittances to LDCs and addresses issues, policies 
                              and practices in those countries with a view to 
                              enhancing the development impact of remittances.  -- 
                              Chapter two presents a Compendium of the policies 
                              and practices concerning remittance flows and use 
                              in 13 LDCs. -- Chapter three reflects the proceedings 
                              of the first day of the conference and includes an 
                              overview and presentation of the documents 
                              presented at the conference. -- Chapter four focuses 
                              on the proceedings of the second day of the 
                              conference, dedicated to ministerial consultations 
                              on the Ministerial Declaration, a document adopted 
                              by the Ministers and Heads of Delegation. -- The 
                              report concludes with an Annex containing the 
                              original documents presented at the 
                          Conference, 
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                          Table of Contents : 
                          Foreword  
                             
                   Front Cover   
                   Inside Cover  
                    Introduction   
                   Chapter 1 -- Remittances to Least 
                              Developed Countries (LDCs): Issues, Policies, 
                              Practices and Enhancing the Development Impact 
                   Chapter 2 -- Compendium of Policies and Practices of 
                              the LDCs in the Area of Remittances 
                    Chapter 3  -- Proceedings of the First Conference Day 
                   Chapter 4  -- Proceedings of the Second Conference Day  
                    Annex 1-6  
                   Annex 7-11   
                   Annex 12-17 
                    Annex 18-22  
                    Annex 23   
                           Final Report on the Ministerial Conference 
                        of the Least-Developed Countries on Enhancing the 
                        Development Impact of Remittances  
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                   Introduction  
  
                   Chapter 1   
                   Chapter 2  
                  Chapter 3  
                   Chapter 4   
                        List of Least Developed Countries: 
Afghanistan -- 
Angola -- 
Bangladesh -- 
Benin -- 
Bhutan -- 
Burundi -- 
Cambodia -- 
Cap Verde -- 
Central African Republic -- 
Chad -- 
Comoros -- 
Djibouti -- 
Equatorial Guinea -- 
Eritrea -- 
Ethiopia -- 
Gambia -- 
Guinea -- 
Guinea-Bissau -- 
Haiti -- 
Kiribati -- 
Lao People’s Democratic Republic -- 
Lesotho -- 
Liberia --
Madagascar -- 
Malawi -- 
Maldives -- 
Mali -- 
Mauritania -- 
Mozambique -- 
Myanmar -- 
Nepal -- 
Niger -- 
Rwanda -- 
Samoa -- 
Săo Tomé and Principe -- 
Senegal -- 
Sierra Leone -- 
Solomon Islands -- 
Somalia --  
Sudan -- 
Timor-Leste -- 
Togo -- 
Tuvalu -- 
Uganda -- 
United Republic of Tanzania -- 
Vanuatu -- 
Yemen -- 
Zambia -- 
                         
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