The above quotation by the Secretary General Ban Ki-moon shows the importance
of the contribution by migrants to the country of origin as well as the
destination. The agenda for greater utility of migration to reduce poverty, combat
disasters, and foster sustainable development has been growing, in high-level
dialogues, i.e., the United Nations sustainable development agenda (SDGs), recognized
in Cancun Adaptation Framework which was adopted at the United Nations
Conference on Climate Change (COP 16) in 2010 (ADB 2012) and the post-2015
Hyogo Framework for Action. Despite its multifaceted potential for development, it
is widely believed that migration has been ignored thus far in the framework of
development agendas at national level (Ghimire and Upreti 2012).