Migration & Asylum

Globalisation has lead to greater numbers of people moving across borders and there are now over 200 million migrants worldwide. Their motives for migrating are numerous and frequently not clear-cut but a mix, ranging from looking for a better future elsewhere in the face of socio-economic disparities and underdevelopment, to seeking a safe haven from conflict, violence, discrimination, violations of their human rights or fleeing from environmental disasters.

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Asylum - Human trafficking - IDPs - Integrated border management - Labour migration - Migration dialogue - Migration information systems - Migration policy - Refugees - Remittances policies - South-South migration

Light Years Ahead: Innovative technologies for better refugee protection

Rahel Dette uploaded a new Document | 24 November 2014

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Excerpt : Forced displacement continues to affect millions of people across the globe. Complex conflicts, human rights violations and natural disasters are among the causes of population displacements every year. Despite the best efforts of the UN Refugee Agency and its partners to provide life-...

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Presentation of the Pilot Project: “Interinstitutional Strengthening for Ordered and Safe Labour Migration for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry

Coordination team EU-LAC project created a new event | 21 November 2014

29 Oct

From 29 October 2014
in (Guatemala)

Organised by IOM in close cooperation with its partner, FIIAPP

Last 29 October a workshop presenting the *Guatemala Pilot Project* [1], its *achievements and following steps*, was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Guatemala City. Civil servants from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Employment and Social Welfare, as well as experts...

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Project: Strengthening Dialogue & Cooperation between EU-LAC to Establish Management Models on Migration
2nd "Remittances, financial education and the diaspora in development actions" workshop

Coordination team EU-LAC project created a new event | 21 November 2014

08 Nov

From 8 November 2014 to 9 November 2014
in (Bolivia)

Organised by IOM in close cooperation with its partner, FIIAPP

Following the *1st activity held in Roma, Italia, last September* [1], the *2nd "Remittances, financial education and the diaspora in development actions" workshop* was organised in *La Paz, Bolivia*, on 8 and 9 November. The first one aimed to train *members of the Association of the Bolivian...

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Developing Europe’s Borders

Daniele Di Pillo updated the Information | 18 November 2014

What does it take to bring together Israel and Palestine, or Armenia and Turkey? Despite geopolitical conflicts, local authorities from these historical foes are among those working together on Cross-Border Cooperation projects as part of the European Neighbourhood Policy. Check out the latest...

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Group: Cross-Border Cooperation (Neighbourhood)
Developing Europe’s Borders

Capacity4dev Team posted Information | 17 November 2014

What does it take to bring together Israel and Palestine, or Armenia and Turkey? Despite geopolitical conflicts, local authorities from these historical foes are among those working together on Cross-Border Cooperation projects as part of the European Neighbourhood Policy. Check out the latest...

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Group: Cross-Border Cooperation (Neighbourhood)
Short Film: Climate Change and Migration in Bangladesh

Fannie Delavelle updated the Information | 24 October 2014

From CDKN website: Densely populated and low-lying, Bangladesh is one of the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world. How can millions of Bangladeshis protect their families and incomes from rising sea levels, erratic rainfall and temperature extremes? That’s the topic of a new film by tve:...

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Group: GCCA+ Community
Rights of Migrants in Action

Federico Fadiga posted Information | 20 October 2014

Responding adequately to the needs of migrants in today’s global economic and political context is obviously not a simple challenge. The effectiveness of activities in the domain of migration and development largely depends on the identification and establishment of strategic partnerships among...

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Group: Policy Forum on Development (PFD)
Rights of Migrants in Action

Federico Fadiga posted Information | 20 October 2014

Responding adequately to the needs of migrants in today’s global economic and political context is obviously not a simple challenge. The effectiveness of activities in the domain of migration and development largely depends on the identification and establishment of strategic partnerships among...

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Group: Public Group on Migration & Asylum
Workshop “How to incorporate remittances and diaspora involvement into development policies” in Saint Lucia

Coordination team EU-LAC project updated the event | 10 October 2014

23 Apr

From 23 April 2014 to 24 April 2014
in Saint Lucia (Saint Lucia)

Organised by IOM in close cooperation with its partner, FIIAPP

One of the main components of the *EU-LAC project [1]* is to strengthen the link between remittances and development, composed of different training activities and internships (SWOT analysis, manual, workshops and pilot projects). In this context, it was designed a *Programme of three Workshops on...

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Internship on “Exchange of experiences on labour migration management” in Bogota, Colombia

Coordination team EU-LAC project updated the event | 10 October 2014

05 May

From 5 May 2014 to 9 May 2014
in Bogota (Colombia)

Organised by IOM in close cooperation with its partner, FIIAPP

FIIAPP, with the collaboration of the *Programme "Colombia Nos Une"* of the Ministry of Foreign Relations of Colombia, organised his *fourth and last activity [1]* of the *internship programme on migration and employment [2]* that took place in Bogota, *Colombia* from 5 to 9 May 2014. Civil...

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