Key issues in Liechtenstein foreign policy
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is paid to emergency situations that are largely ignored or underfunded by the international
community. Since 2011, Liechtenstein has been a member of the group for Good Humanitarian
Donorship. This internationally composed working group advocates the fulfilment of key
principles for humanitarian interventions.
International refugee and migration assistance takes a sustainable and comprehensive
approach to coping with the global issue of refugees and migration. This area also receives
10% of the IHCD budget. Bilateral activities focus on the Balkan countries. Persons in need of
protection, including minorities, receive support for their local integration and long-term improvement of their living conditions. As part of a holistic approach to the issue of migration,
possibilities of circular migration, readmission agreements, and visa questions are considered.
At the multilateral level, international refugee and migration assistance promotes compliance
with international legal, human rights, and humanitarian standards for refugees, internally
displaced persons, returnees, stateless persons, and other persons in need of international
protection.
The Liechtenstein Government has participated in the Microfinance Initiative Liechtenstein
(MIL) since its founding in 2005. Public and private actors jointly work on strengthening
microfinance as an entrepreneurial contribution to poverty reduction in developing countries.
Since spring 2012, MIL has had a three-member board, a secretariat and two working groups
on technical assistance and impact investment.
Since 2009, a commission has advised the Liechtenstein Government on questions of development cooperation. The Commission for Development Policy is composed of representatives of
national actors and foreign experts.