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Feb 08, 2010

Migrant Rights: Nigerian-Polish Initiative

This JMDI-funded project is designed to enhance the protection of the rights of migrants in Poland. A partnership between the Rule of Law Institute Foundation in Poland and the NGO Human Support Services in Nigeria, the Polish partners have recently returned from a visit to Nigeria.

Feb 02, 2010

Immigrants’ Remittances: a web site for choosing the cheapest channel

Transparency is the prerequisite for cutting migrant remittance costs, and this is what the www.mandaisoldiacasa.it website sets out to provide.

Jan 13, 2010

Kick migrants out? You will be the poorer

This article appears in the current edition of Italian Vanity Fair magazine. A UN report debunks common myths about the economic impact of non-EU migrants: they are crucial in Europe, and in poor countries the aid they send is three times what rich countries send.

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e-Consultation: 3rd theme: Migration and Rural Development / Le rôle des migrants et des groups de diasporas dans le développeme

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Leila Rispens-Noel wrote:

e-Consultation: 2nd theme: Remittance Flows and their contribution to rural development

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Malu Marin wrote:

Lack of data on mental health and stress-related issues among women migrant workers

Women migrant domestic workers experience various forms of discrimination due to their gender, ...

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MIDA Great Lakes-Project Assistant, IOM Brussels

Under the overall supervision of the Head of the Implementation and Management Services (IMS)/ the MIDA Project Coordinator in Brussels, the ...

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Project
REDES-CAP: Redes de apoyo a las capacidades de las personas migrantes para el desarrollo

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Empowering migrants, Brussels

January 20 Round table, Description and Objectives: EMPOWERING MIGRANTS: A STRATEGY FOR SOUTH–SOUTH COOPERATION Location: Fundación Comunidad ...

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Violence against women migrant workers: Report of the UN Secretary-General

This report provides information on the measures taken by United Nations Member States and activities undertaken within the United Nations system ...

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Migrant Capacities

Migrant capacities represent one of the most valuable resources available for the growth, development and poverty alleviation of countries of origin.

 

Migrant Communities

Migrant communities are the binding element of the migration and development nexus. In a broad sense, migrant communities include diasporas, men and women migrants, including also asylum seekers ...

 

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Migrant remittances are recognized to be a very significant channel through which diasporas currently contribute to local development and poverty alleviation in their countries of origin. Net ...

 

Migrant Rights

Respect for migrant rights underpins and reinforces the positive linkages that can be made between migration and development. Protection of migrant rights, both in countries of origin (prior ...

 

Migration and Development – General

The European Commission-United Nations Joint Migration and Development Initiative (JMDI) reflects the acceptance of and growing interest in the strong links between migration and development. The ...