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Auf gut Deutsch: Meine Beiträge zum #Migrationspakt
Migration wird am Besten global verhandelt – deshalb ist dieses Blog in der Regel auf Englisch gehalten. Da die Debatte zum Migrationspakt aber mittlerweile auch in Deutschland an Fahrt aufgenommen hat, stelle ich in diesem Blogpost eine Auswahl meiner … Continue reading
Events and dates for the “migration week(s)” in Marrakech – #GFMD application has started #ForMigration
In December, the “migration week(s)” will bring U.N. member states, international organizations, migrant civil society and other stakeholders to Marrakech, Morocco. The major “official” events will be the Intergovernmental Conference to Adopt the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, GFMD Civil Society Days, GFMD Government Meeting, GFMD in General, global compact, IAMR, Migration, PGA, Uncategorized
Tagged civil society, development, German, Germany, gfmd, GFMD Civil Society Days, global governance, Government, human rights, migration, mobility, Morocco, United Nations
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Today is #InternationalMigrantsDay : Compact instead of Convention? A Collection of #MigrantsDay ressources
Today is International Migrants Day, marking the 26th anniversary of the adoption of the “International Convention on the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families” by the General Assembly of the United Nations. Since last year there … Continue reading
Posted in EU, Gfmd, Uncategorized, WTO
Tagged Asia, development, human rights, ILO, IOM, migration, mobility, refugees, United Nations, USA
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Looking beyond ‘the refugee crisis’, can migrants be the new agents of democracy?
Stefan Rother, Freiburg University This article is part of the Democracy Futures series, a joint global initiative with the Sydney Democracy Network. The project aims to stimulate fresh thinking about the many challenges facing democracies in the 21st century. Over … Continue reading
Posted in Migration, Uncategorized
Tagged #Migrants, Circular migration, civil society, development, domestic work, European Union, gender, global governance, human rights, ILO, Mexico, Migrant worker, migration, NGO, Non-governmental organization, Turkey, UN migrant worker convention, United Nations
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Migrants on #InternationalWomensDay : Stop gender-based violence –and its xenophobic instrumentalisation #IWD2016
Today is International Women’ Day and in the light of the current political situation, the rights of migrant and refugee women receive particular attention. Several migrant organisations have issued statements today, addressing issues such as labor exploitation, subhuman wages and … Continue reading
On International #MigrantsDay : No progress on UN Convention, #IamaMigrant Candlelight Vigil
Today is International Migrants Day, marking the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the “International Convention on the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families” by the General Assembly of the United Nations. But even with major … Continue reading
#European #Migration Forum 2016: Call for applications open
The European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) have launched the call for applications to participate in the 2nd meeting of the European Migration Forum, which will take place on 6-7 April 2016 in Brussels. The goal … Continue reading
Turkish GFMD Civil Society Days start today: livestream available #GFMDCSD
Today marks the start of the Civil Society Days of the Turkish Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD). For those of you who could not come to Istanbul, live streams of the opening and closening plenary sessions are available. Here are … Continue reading
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Bangladesh will chair the 2016 #GFMD
Next stop Bangladesh: It has just been confirmed that Bangladesh will host the 9th GFMD meeting in 2016. This completes the Troika of the non-binding process on migration and development which had been reduced to two members – present chair: … Continue reading
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Out Now: „More than Remittances: Resisting the Dominant Discourse and Policy Prescriptions of the Global #Migration -Development-Mantra”
An article by Nicola Piper and myself has just been published as part of a Special Issue on “Rethinking Resistance in Development Studies”. The goal of this Special Issue of the Journal for Development Studies (JEP) is to “unfold different … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, Circular migration, civil society, development, domestic work, gender, Geneva, gfmd, global governance, human rights, ILO, integration, Non-governmental organization, pga, United Nations
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The GFMD, Migration, Development and Human Rights 