Determining migration-related activities in Official Development Assistance (ODA)

To address global migration challenges, international collaboration such as development cooperation is required. Safe, orderly and regular migration can drive development forward and requires international cooperation. Options for regular migration are more limited for the poor. Irregular migration increases the vulnerability of migrants and asylum seekers. Long term solutions to migration and displacement are limited. A total of 343 MSEK was disbursed (1,3 per cent of Sida’s total budget) during 2024 with 51 per cent to Africa. Multilateral organisations were the main implementing partners (79 per cent). During 2024, Sida supported interventions with the aim to strengthen migration management, to enhance the capacity of host communities and countries, as well as to enable safe and dignified return and reintegration. During the year Sida received a new strategy for ‘Sweden’s global development
cooperation on migration, returns and voluntary repatriation 2024–2028’ and 12 development strategies were updated with new goals on reducing irregular migration and increasing returns, repatriation and reintegration. The implementation towards the new goals will have an effect on disbursements for the coming years.

The purpose with this evidence brief is to present recent evidence from four selected sources on key aspects related to the interlinkage between migration and gender equality. The brief includes aspects such as the gender dimensions in the migration cycle, gender-based violence, and the challenges regarding data collection.