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Aug 30, 2011

LAUNCH: JMDI Handbook - Migration for Development: A bottom up approach

The EC-UN Joint Migration and Development Initiative (JMDI) is excited to announce the launching of its handbook aimed at practitioners and policymakers engaged in the field of Migration and Development (M&D). This handbook represents an encompassing codification exercise to compare and draw lessons from over fifty JMDI projects carried out by small-scale actors. It allows to assess M&D practices in order to know what works, under what conditions, in which transnational spaces, and why.


Jan 26, 2012

PUBLICATION "Associations migrantes, associations villageoises, une mise en réseau pour un développement local et solidaire au Maroc: Un projet, des bonnes pratiques à valoriser"

Ce nouveau rapport présente le projet "Associations migrantes, associations villageoises, une mise en réseau pour un développement local et solidaire au Maroc", mis en place dans le cadre de l'ICMD. A travers des articles et des témoignages, il vise à mettre en valeur les bonnes pratiques des partenaires impliqués dans le projet et à définir les perspectives d'avenir pour renforcer les liens entre Migration et Développement.


Jan 24, 2012

CALL FOR TENDERS for a study on irregular migration, trafficking in persons (TiP) and smuggling of migrants in Trinidad and Tobago

The ACP Observatory on Migration and WUS Austria are pleased to share the Terms of Reference and Guidelines for a Call for Tenders for a study on ‘irregular migration, trafficking in persons (TiP) and smuggling of migrants in Trinidad and Tobago’. This study aims to contribute to the improvement of the programmatic and policy framework of Trinidad and Tobago on cross border migration with a focus on irregular migration, trafficking in persons (TiP) and smuggling of migrants, in particular by fostering national capacity in, and Government oversight of, collecting, analyzing and producing policy-relevant migration data. This approach is similar to the one in the study on irregular migration in Timor-Leste.


 
 
 

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Country: Latin America and the Caribbean
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Country: Austria
Bridging the Gap: International Conference on Migration and Development

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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 ...