Tag Archives: United Nations

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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Berlin #GFMD is taking shape – agenda, scheduling, application process

Posted on February 13, 2017 by

Details are emerging on the upcoming Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) which will take place in just a little over four months in Berlin. For the first time, the Civil Society Days will start one day after the … Continue reading →

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Today is #InternationalMigrantsDay : Compact instead of Convention? A Collection of #MigrantsDay ressources

Posted on December 18, 2016 by

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 →

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GFMD 2016 Bangladesh Outlook: Official, Parallel and Counter-Events

Posted on October 31, 2016 by

In less than six weeks from now, the 9th Global Forum on Migration and Development will take place in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This will mark the first major global gathering on the issue after the UN summit on migrants and refugees … 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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Migration and Democracy / Democratization: Publications, Website, Facebook-Group

Posted on August 31, 2016 by

 I have collected an overview of my publications on migration and democracy / democratization on a dedicated website and have created a corresponding facebook group. Please let me know if you have published something related to this topic and I … Continue reading →

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Guest Contribution: Reports from the #WSFM / # FSMM in São Paulo

Posted on July 31, 2016 by

  Earlier this month, the 7th edition of the World Social Forum of Migration (WSFM) took place in São Paulo. I was not able to attend, but award-winning blogger Rodrigo Borges Delfim has closely followed the process. The founder of … Continue reading →

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