GMG MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT DATA HANDBOOK Frank Laczko, IOM and Bela Hovy, UNDESA Co-Chair s GMG Data and Research Working Group. Platform for Partnerships, Global Forum on Migration and Development, Istanbul, October 16th, 2015. BACKGROUND: HLD 2013 CALLS FOR BETTER MIGRATION DATA • The Declaration of the High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development: • Emphasized “the need for reliable statistical data on international migration, …and noted “migration data could