The World Bank Group and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) today signaled progress in their collaboration on the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development (KNOMAD), a new initiative on migration and development issues. KNOMAD is envisioned as a global hub of knowledge and policy expertise on migration.
The two institutions have been collaborating to establish KNOMAD, which was initiated by The World Bank Group in 2011. SDC is the top donor to the KNOMAD, with a contribution of 5 million Swiss francs (about $5.3 million).
KNOMAD, which is also supported by Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), is now operational. It collaborates with well known academic centers and multilateral institutions, including the United Nations, Global Migration Group (GMG), and the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD).