International Migration

Military coup in Myanmar: a further burden for the Rohingya?

Throughout its history, Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, has struggled with repressive military rule, years of isolationist and socialist economic policies, widespread poverty, and civil war with ethnic and religious minority groups. Therefore, the country presents and recognizes more than one hundred different ethnic groups. However, if on the one hand, the majority of them […]

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National and International Responses to Readmission and Reintegration of International Migrants

This piece summarizes and validates a webinar that focused on the Global Compact of Migration’s (GCM) Objective 21: “cooperating in facilitating safe and dignified return and readmission, as well as sustainable reintegration of migrants”. The webinar was facilitated by the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT), Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), Cross-Regional Center

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Governments need to attend migration and reverse migration issues

Since March 24, 2020 the whole country witnessed the plight of migrant workers on whose back the urban world thrives.  The coronavirus induced lockdown not only left them vulnerable but also made them face the inhumane behavior from the authorities.  A conference was organized on 15 October 2020 by Centre for Indian Diaspora Studies (CIDS),

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Identifying Gaps in Migration Governance and Addressing the Impacts

On the 18th of December 2020, celebrating the International Migrants Day, Global Research Forum on Diaspora Transnationalism [GRFDT], Cross-Regional Centre for Refugees and Migrants [CCRM], Migrant Forum in Asia [MFA] and The Civil Society Action Committee [CSAC] held an online event under the theme Global Celebration of Our Rights and Our Struggle for Justice. The

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Role of Detention in Immigration Process and Lack of Alternatives to Detention

A panel discussion on International Migration Day was organized together by Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT), Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), Cross-Regional Center for Refugees and Migrants (CCRM), and Civil Society Action Committee (CSAC) on 18th of December 2020. The main subject of this panel was  on “Detention and Returns: Going Beyond

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Ensuring Global Cooperation and Effective Legal Frameworks: Key to Dignified Survival of Climate Refugees

A series of panel discussions and other programmes on the International Migrants Day, 18th December, 2020, was jointly organized by the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT), Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), Cross-Regional Centre for Refugees and Migrants (CCRM), and The Civil Society Action Committee. A number of scholars and experts on migration

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Forced Migration and Global Governance

Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT) https://grfdt.com/, Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) https://mfasia.org/, and Center for Research on North America (CISAN) http://www.cisan.unam.mx/ organized the International Conference (November 2- 5, 2020) where session in Spanish language was chaired by Prof. Adjani Tovar on November 3, 2020. Some of the crucial inputs from the presented

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‘Home’ Culture Serves as a Tool for Strengthening Transnational Bonds

An international E-conference on “Migration, Diaspora and Sustainable Development: Perspective, Policies, Opportunities and challenges” was jointly organized by Global Research Forum on diaspora and Transnationalism(GRFDT), Migrant Forum in Asia(MFA), and Center for Research on North America (CISAN), from 2nd to 5th November, 2020. The session that was held on the third day (4th November, 2020)

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Deconstructing Migration in the Contemporary Times

The international conference aimed to bring together academics, practitioners and policy experts to deliberate on various emerging perspectives and policies on migration and Diaspora. It brought together about 250 participants from more than 60 countries. Their research presentations on a broad range of issues related to “Migration, Diasporas and Sustainable Development” were conducted in as

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