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COVID-19 pandemic has emerged to be the biggest challenge across the Globe

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An international E- conference on ‘Migration, Diasporas and Sustainable Development: Perspectives, Policies, Opportunities and Challenges’ was jointly organized by Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT) and Centre for Research on North America (CISAN), from 2nd to 5th November 2020. One of the sessions was dedicated to discussions on the impact of the present pandemic […]

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Migration in the 21st Century : A Socio-Cultural Perspective

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An international E- conference on ‘Migration, Diasporas and Sustainable Development: Perspectives, Policies, Opportunities and Challenges’ was jointly organized by Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT) and Center for Research on North America (CISAN), from 2nd to 5th November, 2020. In a discussion that spanned continents, experts from various countries shared their perspectives on the migrant issues

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Addressing the Menace of Migrant Trafficking in the World

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On November 3rd, 2020, a panel discussion was jointly organised by Migrant Forum in Asia, Cross-Regional Center for Refugees and Migrants (CCRM),Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT)  and Civil Society Action Committee (CSAC), on the topic ‘GCM Objective 10: Prevent, Combat and Eradicate Trafficking in Persons in the Context of International Migration,’ considering the vital need

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New Immigration System without Migration Detention Required

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On the 24th of November 2020, the Migrant Forum in Asia, together with the Cross Regional Center for Refugees and Migrants, the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism, and the Civil Society Action Committee, organized an online webinar on the Global Compact for Migration Objective 13. Various experts on migration discussed on the topic,

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Caged Hopes for Good Life: The Necessity of Alternatives to Migrant Detention

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Migrant detention, the practice of holding migrants in custody under immigration control, while they wait for permission to enter or before they are deported from the country, is perhaps one among the most contentious issues in the global migration regime. This is addressed by the Objective 13 of the Global Compact for Migration (GCM)- “

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Addressing the Intricacies of Labour and Migration : COVID-19 and its subsequent vulnerabilities

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An International E-Conference  was jointly organised by Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT), New Delhi, India, Center for Research on North America (CISAN), UNAM, Mexico and Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), Manila, Philippines,  on the topic, ‘Migration, Diasporas and Sustainable Development: Perspectives, Policies Opportunities and Challenges’ between 2nd– 5th November 2020. On day 2 of

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Addressing Gulf Migration: COVID-19 and its Vulnerabilities

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An international E- conference on ‘Migration, Diasporas and Sustainable Development: Perspectives, Policies, Opportunities and Challenges’ was jointly organized by Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT) and Center for Research on North America (CISAN), from 2nd to 5th November, 2020.On the third day, i.e., 4 November 2020,five parallel discussions were held on varied subjects. The third session

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Proper Institutional Framework to Enable Transparent Migration Procedure

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A panel discussion on the Objective 12 of the Global Compact for Migration (GCM) which aims to ‘strengthen certainty and predictability in migration procedures for appropriate screening, assessment and referral’ was jointly organized by the Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), Cross Regional Center for Refugees and Migrants (CCRM), Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism

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Dynamics of integration in migration and return processes between Mexico and the United States

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Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRDT) 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 the important session in Spanish language was chaired by Prof. Camelia Tigau on November 2, 2020. Some of the crucial inputs from

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Migrants, Diasporas, and Transnational Communities

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An International E-Conference was convened jointly by the New Delhi based Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT), Mexico based Center for Research on North America (CISAN), UNAM, and Philippines based Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), with the overarching theme “Migration, Diasporas and Sustainable Development: Perspectives, Policies, Opportunities and Challenges” from 2nd -5th November 2020. The

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