The Remittance Community Task Force (RCTF) was launched by IFAD, through its Financing Facility for Remittances (FFR), on 24 March 2020, in response to the call by the UN Secretary General for global solidarity. In that call, the Secretary General noted that “remittances are a lifeline in the developing world”.
The priority of this Task Force is to develop a coordinated and concerted effort to raise awareness of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the ONE BILLION people on earth directly involved in remittances.
To date, 40 organizations have joined the RCTF, including international organizations, inter-governmental bodies, industry and private sector groups, networks of diaspora organizations and international experts on remittances. This Task Force also includes a large reference group comprised of government representatives and national development agencies.
National remittances task forces (NRTF) were also launched in April in The Gambia, Ghana and Senegal. They saw the participation of more than 100 members from all sectors in the three countries. While seeking to have a national perspective on the impact of the crisis, the NRTFs are bringing in the expertise of the RCTF to identify key actions addressing their national realities.
The Blueprint for Action, developed as a collaborative effort of RCTF members, showcases a preliminary set of immediate and short-term measures to be considered by public authorities, the private sector and civil society as part of their collective efforts to facilitate fast, cheap and safe remittance flows during the post-COVID-19 crisis and its aftermath.
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Inter-governmental organizations:
International organizations:
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Research organizations:
The Remittance Community Task Force is providing regular updated information concerning the challenges facing remittance families during the COVID-19 crisis through its Briefs and Must Read, which are listed below:
6 July 2020
Task Force Brief #4
8 May 2020
Task Force Brief #3
20 April 2020
Task Force Brief #2
1 April 2020
Task Force Brief #1
1 December 2020
Task Force Must Read #9
13 November 2020
Task Force Must Read #8
30 October 2020
Task Force Must Read #7
8 October 2020
Task Force Must Read #6
7 September 2020
Task Force Must Read #5
29 July 2020
Task Force Must Read #4
1 July 2020
Task Force Must Read #3
24 April 2020
Task Force Must Read #2
9 April 2020
Task Force Must Read #1