Migration and Local Economic Development
Civil Society Consultation on Migration and Local Development
Opportunity Space Competition
Submitted by Sophie Kloos on October 21, 2016 - 10:59amOpprtunity Space is an international design-build competition that seeks to respond to Europe's migrant influx by calling for contributions on the creation of a temporary mobile structure that will foster economic opportunity and social inclusion in Malmö, Sweden. The competition will bring new and established residents together to produce a public space hub for education, job assistance, and social inclusion programs that benefit everyone in Malmö.
The winning team will receive a $10,000 prize and up to $25,000 to implement its proposal in and around Malmö’s Enskifteshagen Park.
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conclusions from the Thematic Meeting on diaspora engagement strategies
Submitted by Sophie Kloos on October 18, 2016 - 3:26pmThis document features the conclusions from the Thematic Meeting on Diaspora Engagement Strategies of the Rabat Process that took place on the 5 & 6 October in Bamako, Mali. The conclusions were derived from discussions and exchanges during the meeting and feature steps to be taken in order to better engage diasporas, including the development of policy frameworks and specific strategies, to develop evidence-based strategies and to develop and strengthen communication availability and accessibility to reach diaspora.
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“Managing migration well: for more inclusive and resilient cities” side event for Habitat III
Submitted by Sophie Kloos on October 17, 2016 - 11:31am
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We are pleased to announce that the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) co-organised a side event entitled “Managing migration well: for more inclusive and resilient cities” during the Habitat III UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development that is starting today in Quito, Ecuador.
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Read more about the event here and in the document attached.
Migrants and Refugees: A Global Problem or a Local Solution ?
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“The bulk of displaced persons today have been living in protracted situations of fear and need. Thus, human mobility has to be included more comprehensively into long-term policy planning”, argues Magdy Martínez-Solimán, UN Assistant Secretary General, in the wake of two critical UN conferences on the refugee situation this month. Read his piece for the HuffingtonPost here.
Tenth African Development Forum on Migration and Africa's Transformation
Submitted by Louis on August 15, 2016 - 12:16pm
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ECA Conference Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The Tenth African Development Forum will be held from 13th to 17th November in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the theme, “Migration and Africa’s transformation”. While more than 3% of Africa’s population have migrated internationally (about 31 million people), the theme stems from the recognition of the central role of migration as an important enabler for inclusive and sustainable development.
Mainstreaming Migration and Development in Local Governance: Roadmap for Local Governments and Experiences from region 4A-CALABARZON
Submitted by clement.durrbach on August 3, 2016 - 3:05pmBoth the long experiences of Batangas, Laguna, and Cavite, as well as the emergent M&D work in Rizal and Quezon under the SUMMID CALABARZON project supported by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) through the Joint Migration and Development Initiative (JMDI), allowed the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) to develop an approach, the Roadmap for Mainstreaming M&D in Local Governance.
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CPMR Intermediterranean Commission Final Declaration, 1 July 2016, Veneto (IT)
Submitted by clement.durrbach on August 3, 2016 - 10:33amThe CPMR Intermediterranean Commission (IMC) -the Region of Western Greece- has released a final declaration adopted by the latest IMC General Assembly held in Venice on 1st of July 2016.
The declaration includes specific reflections and recommendations concerning:
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Pacific Possible: Labour Mobility (World Bank)
Submitted by clement.durrbach on July 19, 2016 - 12:30pmThe new report from the World Bank and the Australian National University Pacific Possible: Labour Mobility shows that the full potential of labour mobility between Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands remains largely untapped. Indeed, if Australia and New Zealand lifted restrictions around seasonal migrant workers, 240,000 more Pacific Islanders could migrate abroad by 2040, which could generate up to $10 billion of additional income into the islands
