The 2030 Agenda and Data Disaggregation by Migratory Status: Availability, Gaps and Disparities in Asia and the Pacific

Original Language
English
ISBN
978-92-9268-455-6
ISBN (PDF)
978-92-9268-454-9
Number of Pages
112
Reference Number
PUB2022/167/R
Date of upload

29 Nov 2022

The 2030 Agenda and Data Disaggregation by Migratory Status: Availability, Gaps and Disparities in Asia and the Pacific

The contribution of migrants to the development of Asia-Pacific countries is fundamental, and their role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) cannot be underestimated. Although leaving no one behind is key to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, several knowledge gaps exist in the relationship between migration and the SDGs. Therefore, it is crucial to have more detailed and inclusive data to ensure that migrants are included in the SDGs efforts. 

The report assesses the availability of migration data in the Asia and Pacific and highlights the importance of the disaggregation of data by migratory status. The report also identifies data sources at the international and national levels that can be used to monitor migrant’s progress towards achieving SDG targets. 

As indicated in the report, several challenges exist when it comes to data disaggregation by migratory status, making it difficult to measure how migrants’ outcomes towards achieving the SDGs differ from non-migrants. Additionally, limited data in the Asia–Pacific region show that SDG-related outcomes for migrants vary across the region and strategies towards the achievement of the SDG need to be tailored to different contexts. An increased focus on improving data availability and disaggregation is needed to ensure that SDG commitments translate into action for migrants as we move towards 2030 and beyond.

  • LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES
  • ACRONYMS
  • EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • INTRODUCTION
  • PART 1: AN OVERVIEW OF SDG DATA DISAGGREGATED BY MIGRATORY STATUS:
  • NON-GOVERNMENTAL SOURCES
    • 1.1 SDG Data Availability in Asia and the Pacific
    • 1.2 Availability of SDG Data Disaggregated by Migratory Status
    • 1.3 How Do Migrants Differ from Non-Migrants in Achieving SDG Targets? An Analysis of Internationally Comparable Data Disaggregated by Migratory Status
      • 1.3.1 Analysis: Education
      • 1.3.2 Analysis: Employment
      • 1.3.3 Defining migrants: Data on employment by place of birth or citizenship
    • 1.4 Challenges to disaggregation by migratory status
  • PART 2: A DETAILED GUIDE ON SDG DATA DISAGGREGATED BY MIGRATORY STATUS: EXAMPLES OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL AND GOVERNMENT SOURCES
    • 2.1 Data Mapping by Indicator
      • SDG 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
      • SDG 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
      • SDG 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
      • SDG 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
      • SDG 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
      • SDG 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries
      • SDG 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
      • SDG 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
  • CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • APPENDIX: METHODOLOGY AND DATA SOURCES
  • Data Sources
  • Methodology