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May 03, 2012

REPORT of the JMDI North Africa Regional Conference, Tunis 27-28 March 2012

The EC-UN Joint Migration and Development Initiative is pleased to present the report of regional conference ‘Promoting government and civil society partnerships in migration and development in North Africa’, which took place on the 27-28 March 2012 in Tunis.

May 18, 2012

GFMD 2012: Newsletter Special Issue – Invitation to apply for the 2012 GFMD Civil Society Days

The International Catholic Migration Commission - which continues to serve as the Coordination Office for the Global Forum on Migration and Development’s related civil society matters –has announced in its recently launched special newsletter issue the opening of applications for civil society organisations to this year’s 6th edition of the GFMD. The 2012 Civil Society Days are scheduled for 19 -20 November and take place in Mauritius.

May 15, 2012

Migration Policy Practice Issue IV

‘Migration Policy Practice’ - a bi-monthly journal that publishes articles from and that is overseen by policymakers working in the field of migration policy – has launched its fourth issue. The focus of this special English−French bilingual edition is on migration trends and policies in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) region.

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Aida Balamaci wrote:

E-discussion on: Migrant Workers and Recruitment Processes

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Aida Balamaci wrote:

E-Discussion: Contribute to the EC-UN JMDI Regional Event in Tunis on how to promote M and D partnerships

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UNHCR Forced Migration and Development wrote:

e-Discussion: Forced migration and development

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Job
Country: Korea (Republic of)
IOM Summer Internship, Seoul

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Event
Country: Norway
Third Norwegian EMN Conference entitled "Migration and Development”

The conference is organised by the Norwegian European Migration Network National Contact Point (NO EMN NCP), consisting of the Norwegian Ministry ...

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Document
International Dialogue on Migration N°18 - Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and Migration

Description:As part of IOM’s annual International Dialogue on Migration – dedicated in 2011 to the theme The Future of Migration: Building ...

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Project
Country: Cameroon
Scolarisation des enfants mineurs en prison

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Capacities

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

 

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 ...

 

Remittances

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 ...

 

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 ...

 

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 ...