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ICMPD Director General attended OECD High-Level Policy Forum as a panellist
ICMPD DG Michael Spindelegger was a panellist at the High-Level Policy Forum on Migration and Integration, which took place on 16 January at the OECD Headquarters in Paris, France. The Forum was organised back to back with the first-ever OECD Ministerial Meeting on Migration and Integration, taking place the day...
TRAFIG (Transnational Figurations of Displacement) holds first Stakeholder Workshop in Irbid, Jordan
On 9 February, the first interactive TRAFIG stakeholder workshop took place in Irbid, Jordan. It kicked off a series of events in the TRAFIG focus countries. This first workshop aimed to discuss viable policy options and good practices and supports the identification of possible solutions to protracted displacement. Organised by...
Impact of Public Attitudes to migration on the political environment in the Euro-Mediterranean Region
This is the second of three chapters for the report entitled ‘Impact of Public Attitudes to migration on the political environment in the Euro-Mediterranean Region’. The report forms part of the Phase III EUROMED Migration Communications Study. This report follows Phase II EUROMED Migration Communications Study, entitled “Public attitudes on...
ICMPD at the 12th Global Forum on Migration and Development
ICMPD participates at the 12th Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) Summit in the framework of numerous projects. The Forum, which is held in Quito, Ecuador, during the week of 20 - 24 January 2020, welcomes about 1000 policy makers and practitioners in the field of migration and development...
Signing of a Seat Agreement between the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and ICMPD
On 16 January 2020, the Seat Agreement between the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) and the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was officially signed at the Nigerian Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
FIMAS - INTEGRATIONSMASSNAHMEN UND ARBEITSMARKTERFOLG VON FLÜCHTLINGEN UND SUBSIDIÄR SCHUTZBERECHTIGTEN IN ÖSTERREICH
The fourth wave of the FIMAS (Arbeitsmarktintegration von Flüchtlingen in Österreich) survey, “Processes of labour market integration of young refugees and beneficiaries of subsidiary protection in Austria (FIMAS+YOUTH)”, has been granted an extension from 01.07.2020 until 31.12.2020 by the Austrian Foreign Ministry (BMEIA).
Avec Barrier, Marcos Martin ouvre une case sur la question des migrants dans la BD
INTERVIEW - «Les bandes dessinées ont un langage visuel unique qui peut être universel», estime le dessinateur espagnol qui signe, avec Brian K. Vaughan, un ouvrage coup-de-poing.
Director General Michael Spindelegger participates in the Global Refugee Forum 2019
From 16-18 December 2019, UNHCR together with Switzerland hosted the first -ever Global Refugee Forum in Geneva, Switzerland. ICMPD’s Director Michael Spindelegger met with a number of ICMPD’s partners and high-level officials during the event. The aim of the Forum is to generate new approaches and long-term commitments from a...
Recognizing the High Value of Africa’s Migrants
In Africa and elsewhere, development processes are stronger when they are built on existing networks and mechanisms. Far from being a handicap, therefore, Africa’s informal economy, and the migrants who help drive it, are one of the continent’s most valuable assets. As we mark International Migrants Day on December 18...