The study Gender and Remittances: Colombian Migration from the Central Western Metropolitan Area (AMCO), prepared by UN-INSTRAW and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), analyzes the dynamics of migration from the Central-Western Metropolitan Area (AMCO) in Colombia to Spain, the flow of remittances sent and received by women and the impact of those remittances on the development of their communities of origin.

Within the framework of the project “Gender and remittances: Strengthening the capacities of Colombian women migrants as development agents from a human rights perspective,” UN-INSTRAW provides technical assistance to Sisma Mujer, an organization that monitors the situation of women’s human rights in Colombia.

The panel session on “Risk Reduction in Disaster Situations” will be held today within the framework of the XI International Book Fair in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic). The Panel is jointly organized by UN-INSTRAW and the Programme to Prevent and Address Disasters (PPD) of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).