Category Archives: UN HLD

Out now: articles on regional ( #ASEAN ) and global governance #ForMigration #GFMD

Posted on April 30, 2018 by

Two new special issues (SIs) on regional and global migration governance have been published and I had the opportunity to contribute articles to both of them. The first SI is dealing with multi-level “Migration Governance in an Era of Large Movements”, … Continue reading →

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On a right(s) path? My first thoughts on the Zero Draft of the Global Compact #ForMigration

Posted on February 9, 2018 by

The zero drafts for the Global Compacts on Migration and Refugees are out now, with the compact for “safe, orderly and regular migration” having been being made available earlier this week. The compact is to be agreed upon in a … Continue reading →

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A Global Compact from Below? Civil society issues “Ten Acts” for a compact on human #mobility and #migration

Posted on October 31, 2017 by

The consultations on the proposed ““Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration” are entering into their final phase. The final regional civil society consultation will take place this week for the Pacifc region in Fiji, followed by a stocktaking … Continue reading →

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How many international #migrants, how many #refugees? It’s (not that) complicated…

Posted on March 28, 2017 by

..but how many forced migrants? That’s more complicated. There are 2 numbers everybody has in mind when talking about migrants and refugees: 244 million international migrants, and 65 million refugees and other “forcibly displaced persons”. But how do these numbers … Continue reading →

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2017 #GFMD in Germany: Deutschsprachige Beiträge zu #Migration, #Entwicklung und #Demokratie

Posted on January 7, 2017 by

(With this years’ GFMD taking place in Berlin, I have compiled some of my German language ressources). Im Vergleich zur globalen Debatte wird der Zusammenhang von Migration und Entwicklung in Deutschland eher selten diskutiert.Diese Beobachtung gilt auch für globale Prozesse, Institutionen … Continue reading →

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IOM will join UN System today – but without any rights-based mandate #UN4RefugeesMigrants

Posted on September 19, 2016 by

At todays UN High-Level Plenary meeting on addressing large movements of refugees and migrants in New York, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) will become a “related organization” of the United Nations. This begs the obvious question: What difference will it … Continue reading →

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Will the International Organization for #Migration ( #IOM ) move closer (in)to the United Nations system?

Posted on April 30, 2016 by

On September 19, the United Nations (UN) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) might sign a new relationship agreement. There are several scenarios regarding the content of this agreement, ranging from the IOM becoming a “UN-related organization” such as … Continue reading →

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