Workshop "Contributions of international migration to sustainable development" - Jamaica

• Day 1 - Contributions of international migration to sustainable development in Jamaica

Chair: Diane Quarless, Director, ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
Opening remarks
- Wayne Henry, Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica
- Simone Cecchini, Director of CELADE – Population Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
- Dr. Richard Amenyah, UN Resident Coordinator a.i. Jamaica, The Bahamas, Bermuda, The Cayman Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands
- Stacey Clarke, Head of Office, International Organization for Migration (IOM), Jamaica

Presentation of the project “Harnessing the contribution of intra-regional migration to socio-economic development in Latin American and Caribbean countries”
- Pamela Villalobos, CELADE – Population Division of ECLAC

Video presentation of the study on the contribution of international migration to sustainable development in selected countries
- María Verónica Cano, Senior Research Assistant, CELADE – Population Division of ECLAC

The contemporary migration scenario in the Caribbean with emphasis on the contributions of international migration in Jamaica
- Francis Jones, Population Affairs Officer, ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean

Perspectives and strategies for enhancing social and labour integration of Caribbean migrants
- Francesco Carella, ILO

Progress in the implementation of the National Policy on International Migration and Development in Jamaica and challenges in harnessing the contributions of migration
- Antonette Richards, Programme Director for the Civil Registration and Migration Policy Project Unit, PIOJ

• Day 2 - Contributions of international migration to sustainable development in the Caribbean

Chair: Abdullahi Abdulkadri, Coordinator, Statistics and Social Development Unit, ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
Opening Remarks
- Diane Quarless

Presentation of Study: Trends in international migration in the Caribbean and the status of statistical capacity in the collection, dissemination, and use of international migration data in the Caribbean
- Daniel Leon, Associate Social Affairs Officer, ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean

Panel Discussion: International Migration in the Caribbean: Opportunities and Challenges for Sustainable Development
- Katrina Yearwood, Chief Immigration Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade & Immigration, Antigua and Barbuda
- Dylan Williams, Director, Policy and Planning Unit, Ministry of Human Development, Families and Indigenous Peoples' Affairs, Belize
- Rochelle Nakhid, Coordinator, Living Water Community, Trinidad and Tobago

Closing of workshop
- Diane Quarless, Director, ECLAC Caribbean