A panel discussion addressing Global Compact for Migration objectives 2, 5, 6, 12, and 18, on the theme- Ensuring that migration is voluntary, orderly, and regular, was held on 31st August 2021. This panel discussion was a part of the African Regional Review of GCM, which was jointly organized by the Economic Commission for Africa […]
Ahead of the Africa Regional Review Conference of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration (GCM) held on 31 August and 1 September 2021, side events were held on 26 August 2021 to discuss the GCM implementation progress, to highlight key national and regional trajectories, share best practices and innovative perspectives, and strengthen
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Nigeria is located on the western coast of Africa. It is the most populous country in Africa and consists of 36 states plus Abuja, the Federal capital city of the country. Nigeria is known for large deposits of petroleum and natural gas and has numerous natural resources. It has a huge youth population amounting to
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This piece profiles and discusses internal displacement as well as transcontinental migration among Sub-Saharan African migrants to the European Union and the Middle Eastern Countries. It is reported that the overall human movement, displacement, and migration among the migrants of Sub-Saharan countries appears to be caused by the combined effect of natural disasters or human-made
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Ms. Amanda Bisong is the policy officer at the European Centre for Development Policy Management ( ECDPM ), Netherlands, and a PhD scholar on the topic of Regional Migration Governance (with focus on West Africa) at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Nigeria Nsukka. Ms. Bisong spoke of the COVID-19 response strategies in West
Africa, 7th July, 2020 On 7th July 2020, a panel discussion was jointly conducted by Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism [GRFDT], Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), and Cross Regional Center for Refugees and Migrants (CCRM),on the topic, “Global and Regional Migration Governance During COVID-19 Pandemic”. Charles Obila is a Migration Officer at IGAD Secretariat,currently
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On the occasion of International Labour Day, the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT) organised a virtual panel discussion on “COVID-19: Issues and Challenges of Migrant and Diaspora Communities” on 1st May 2020. Prof Datuk Dr Denison Jayasooria is the Principal Research Fellow at the Institute of Ethnic Studies. He holds a PhD
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Dr Faisal M.Garba is a lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, whose research and teaching interests radiate around African migration, social change, working class history and organization, African historical sociology and social theory. During the virtual panel discussion held by the Global Research Forum on Diaspora Transnationalism
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On 30 June 2020, a panel discussion was hosted by Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism [ GRFDT ] on the topic “The Pandemic In Africa: Local Responses And Global Strategies”. During the panel discussion, Miss Sanusha Naidu, a foreign policy analyst said that cooperation has to be a zero-based engagement post-COVID-19 and it should not be
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On 30th May 2020, a panel discussion was conducted by Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism [GRFDT], on the topic,“The Pandemic in Africa: local responses and global strategies.” Sheila Bunwaree is a Professor of Sociology and Development Studies at the University of Mauritius since 1993. She worked as a gender and social development consultant
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