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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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The #GFMD2016 – an assessment based around tweets
Today is the closing day of the Global Forum on Migration and Development in Dhaka. This year I decided to report somewhat differently – in an assessment based around my tweets during the Event. This, I hope, captures the immediacy … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, GFMD Civil Society Days, GFMD Government Meeting, GFMD in General, Migration, PGA
Tagged Asia, citizenship, civil society, development, Germany, gfmd, human rights, migration, mobility
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World Social Forum on Migrations 2016: A regional affair?
You might not have noticed it, but the World Social Forum on Migrations gathered this month in São Paulo, Brazil, for its 7th meeting. According to the organizers, “3,600 militants and activists from 57 countries from all continents” came together … Continue reading
Posted in WSFM
Tagged #Migrants, #MigrantsRights, Africa, Asia, borders, Brazil, civil society, development, domestic work, gender, global governance, human rights, Mexico, Migrant worker, migration, NGO, Non-governmental organization, South America, World Social Forum, WSFM
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#GFMD 2016 Civil Society Days online application has started – new selection process
The application process for the Civil Society Days (CSD) of the upcoming Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) has started and is open until 22 July. The CSDs will take place in Dhaka, Bangladesh, from 8- 9 December, followed … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, GFMD Civil Society Days, GFMD Government Meeting, GFMD in General, Migration, PGA
Tagged #Migrants, #MigrantsRights, Asia, civil society, development, domestic work, gender, gfmd, global governance, human rights, International Catholic Migration Commission, Migrant worker, migration, multiculturalism, NGO, Non-governmental organization, pga, UN migrant worker convention, United Nations
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Program is out for the People’s Global Action on Migration, Development & Human Rights (#PGA) in Istanbul
The program for the upcoming 9th People’s Global Action on Migration, Development & Human Rights (PGA) in Istanbul has been announced today. The gathering will be a one-day-event taking place on Sunday, 11 October 2015 – right day before the … Continue reading
Out Now: Our Special Journal Issue on #Migration and #Democracy
A special theme of the journal “International Migration”, which I guest edited together with Nicola Piper, University of Sydney, has just been released. Its aim is to make an explicit link between migration and democracy or democratization which so far has … Continue reading
Out now: articles on #ASEAN, civil society, #migration and “alternative regionalism”
This blog concerns itself predominantly with the global governance of migration (or lack thereof), but if such a regime is to evolve, it needs to rest on some solid foundation. Besides the transnational level, the regional level seems to be … Continue reading
