Technical Cooperation in Migration for the Eastern Republic of Uruguay

  • Start Date
    2003
  • End Date
    2004
  • Project Status
    Completed
  • Project Type
    TCMMCB
  • Budget Amount (USD)
    50000.00
  • Coverage
    National
  • Year
    2002
  • IDF Region
    Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Projects ID
    V48-805
  • Benefiting Member States
    Uruguay

The objective of this project has been to contribute to supporting the Government of Uruguay’s effort to more effectively address various migration issues. The priority areas of attention included the following: establishing estimates of migration flow to aid in the preparation of development plans; designing of a policy of selective immigration; updating of the law on migration; assessing and improving the situation of seasonal migrant workers; assessing and planning interventions to improve the maternal health for groups of migrant women; and designing and piloting a Uruguayan programme of entitlement for nationals living outside the country.