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Global #migration and #refugee governance outlook 2016
“2016 has well become THE migrant year”, stated Peter Sutherland, UN Secretary Generals’ Special Representative for International Migration, in a recent webinar. Obviously, migration has been brought to the top of the international agenda for some time now, but this … Continue reading
Posted in EU, Gfmd, GFMD Civil Society Days, GFMD Government Meeting, GFMD in General, Migration, PGA, UN HLD, WSFM
Tagged #Migrants, civil society, development, Geneva, gfmd, global governance, human rights, Migrant worker, migration, NGO, pga, UN migrant worker convention, United Nations
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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
Posted in Gfmd, GFMD Civil Society Days, GFMD Government Meeting, GFMD in General, IAMR, ILO, Migration, PGA, UN HLD, Uncategorized, WSFM, WTO
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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Close, but no #IAMR – counter- #GFMD2014 event will take place in Stockholm
I just found out yesterday, but there actually will be a counter-event to the GFMD after all: It is called “Discussion/Speak Out for Development Justice and Protest Manifestation vs. Migration for Development” and will take place in Stockholm 13-15 May 2014. … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, GFMD Government Meeting, GFMD in General, IAMR, UN HLD, WTO
Tagged Asia, civil society, development, domestic work, gender, Geneva, Germany, gfmd, global governance, human rights, iamr, International Catholic Migration Commission, Migrant worker, migration, NGO, Non-governmental organization, pga, Philippines, Switzerland, United Nations, WTO
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Trying to solve the unsolvable: #WTO Negotiations at #MC9 continue
Despite previous declarations to the contrary, Ministers keep attempting to solve remaining controversies on the Bali Package at the Ministerial. WTO Director General Roberto Azevêdo had warned before the Bali Meeting that the unresolved issues were too complex to find … Continue reading
Posted in WTO
Tagged Bali, Doha Development Round, Geneva, India, Ministerial, Ministerial Conference, World Trade Organization, WTO
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Guest editorial: The #WTO Ministerial Conference in Bali– Will the Doha-Round overcome its impasse?
For blogpost #100 I was able to invite political scientist and WTO-expert Angela Geck (pictured) to contribute a guest editorial. Why is this contribution of high relevance for a blog on migration and development? For once, the WTO will be met by … Continue reading
Posted in Migration, WTO
Tagged Asia, Bali, civil society, development, Doha Development Round, domestic work, Geneva, global governance, human rights, Least developed country, Migrant worker, migration, Ministerial Conference, NGO, Non-governmental organization, Pascal Lamy, pga, United Nations, World Trade Organization, WTO
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Same, same, but different? Plans for the Mauritian GFMD in 2012
It feels as if the Swiss meeting has just ended, but the planning for the 2012 GFMD in Mauritius is well under way. Recently, a brainstorming session was held in Port Louis and at an upcoming meeting of the GFMD Steering Group … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, GFMD Civil Society Days, GFMD Government Meeting
Tagged Africa, Circular migration, civil society, development, domestic work, gender, Geneva, gfmd, global governance, human rights, International Catholic Migration Commission, Mauritius, migration, NGO, Switzerland, United Nations
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International Migrants’ Day – a date with its own radio station
As most of you are aware, today is International Migrants’ Day. The date was chosen because the UN General Assembly adopted the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families December … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, GFMD Civil Society Days, GFMD Government Meeting, GFMD in General, ILO, Migration
Tagged Asia, civil society, development, domestic work, Geneva, gfmd, Hongkong, human rights, ILO, Manila, Migrant worker, migration, multiculturalism, NGO, Non-governmental organization, OXFAM NOVIB, Philippine, Sharan Burrow, UN migrant worker convention, United Nations
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Q & A with Peter Sutherland: “Bringing GFMD into UN would kill it”
It was certainly not due to lack of asking. At a video-link session with the UN Special Representative for Migration Peter Sutherland, civil society representatives repeatedly questioned him about the chances of bringing the migration issue into the UN process. … Continue reading
Counter-GFMD protest at „The Chair“
Thursday late afternoon, the International Migrants’ Alliance (IMA) organized a counter-GFMD protest in front of “The Chair” at the Palais des Nations. Migrants living in Switzerland, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany and Italy opposed the GFMD agenda and called for the … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, IAMR, Migration
Tagged civil society, development, Geneva, gfmd, global governance, human rights, iamr, Mexico, Migrant worker, migration, NGO, Philippines, Switzerland, United Nations
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UN Rapporteur: Irregular Migration is not a crime
The plight of irregular migrants features fairly prominently on the agenda of this year’s GFMD. In three events on the issue, the recently appointed UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants, François Crépeau , made it clear that … Continue reading
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