There is also consideration here of recent
work on international migration and development
which has been brought sharply into the
global focus by the Secretary-General of the
United Nations releasing his report on
International Migration and Development
(United Nations, 2006a). Population geographers
have been major contributors to the
body of research which is reshaping policy
relating to migration and bringing ‘sending’
and ‘receiving’ nations together for the first
time by the opening up of the promise of
developing policies which result in win-win
outcomes for both the communities left by
migrants and those they enter. The United
Nations High Level Dialogue on International
Migration and Development held at the 65th
Session of UN General Assembly on 14–15
September 2006 brought together high-level
officials from all countries to explore the
possibilities of migration being a means to
codevelopment of origin and destination
communities.