Migration and Local Economic Development
MPI Report - Improving the Labour Market Integration of Migrants and Refugees: Empowering Cities through Better Use of EU Instruments
Submitted by OlivierRoy on March 7, 2017 - 12:05pmThis report stresses the significant role that cities have played in addressing Europe’s migration crisis to the extent that they provide a wide array of critical services to newcomers, including language training, skills assessments and orientation, mentoring and placement services, alternative pathways to employment (such as entrepreneurship), credential recognition, and vocational education and training. In addition, it identifies concrete actions that could be taken to better leverage European Union soft law, funding, and knowledge exchange mechanisms to support cities’ activities in th
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“Europe and its immigrants in the 21th century”
Submitted by aptalkers on February 7, 2017 - 1:24pm
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The conference “Europe and its immigrants in the 21th century” will be held on May 11-12, 2017 in Zagreb, Croatia. The objective of this conference is to share best practices, ideas, and recommendations for solving immigration-related issues in Europe. Some of the themes that will be discussed include: a) managing international migration better: principles and perspectives for gaining more from migration; b) the challenge of integration in Europe; c) migrants and the European labour market; and d) migrants and immigration policy in Europe.
Étude de cas # 1 Exploiter le potentiel du développement rural au niveau local
Mots clés: Entrepreneuriat, développement rural, l’expoitation des envois de fonds
Case Study #1 Harnessing the Local Rural Development Potential of Migration
Consultation de la société civile mondiale sur les migrations et le développement local
Initiative conjointe pour la migration et le développement de l’ONU, Consultation de la société civile mondiale sur les migrations et le développement local : rapport de synthèse dans le cadre du 3ème Forum Mondial des Maires sur la mobilité humaine, la migration et le développement, (2016)
Migration: An overlooked tool for local development
Submitted by Sophie Kloos on January 11, 2017 - 2:29pmWe are proud to announce a new blog entry on harnessing the potential of migration for local development by our Programme Manager Cecile Riallant, which was published on the OECD Development Matters website and which we have also published below.
Global Civil Society Consultation on Migration and Local Development
When rights are protected, migration benefits all
Submitted by aptalkers on December 19, 2016 - 10:32amIn a recent blog posted by the UNDP for International Migrants Day, Owen Shumba reflects on the benefits of migration for migrants, their families, and their host and home countries. While noting the associated benefits, Owen finds that these benefits are best experienced when the rights of migrants are protected and upheld. Click here to read the full post.
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The JMDI Launches the new e-learning course “My JMDI e-Toolbox on Migration and Local Development”!
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The JMDI Launches the new e-learning course “My JMDI e-Toolbox on Migration and Local Development”!
Learning from Lesbos: Lessons from the IRC's emergency response in the urban areas of Lesbos
Submitted by Sophie Kloos on November 28, 2016 - 12:25pmThis International Rescue Committee (IRC), titled Learning from Lesbos, examines the IRC's early emergency response in the cities and towns of Lesbos, Greece during the height of the refugee crisis.
