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Migration can work as a Safety Valve for Brazil post Pandemic

Brazil has the second highest death after USA in COVID 19 as of October second week. This has resulted in unprecedented challenge for Brazil. Though Brazil has one of the better healthcare systems in South America, its healthcare management did not respond well to the rural areas. Quoting the Maple croft’s report Business insider says […]

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Sri Lankan Media Lacks the Necessary Skill and Awareness to Cover Migrant Issues: Amantha Perera

28th July, 2020 Melbourne, Australia Mr. Amantha Perera, an independent journalist based in Colombo, Sri Lanka and currently pursuing post-graduate research on online trauma threats faced by journalists at CQUniveristy in Melbourne, discussed about the impact of COVID-19 on Sri Lankan economy and migrant workers in a virtual panel discussion held on the topic “Migration

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Immobility Is Not A Feasible Option: Leiza Brumat

28 July2020 Italy Dr. Leiza Brumat, an international relations analyst who is currently Research Fellow in the MIGPROSP project at Migration Policy Centre, RSCAS, EUI, discussed the political responses to COVID-19 and their effects on mobility in South America during the virtual panel discussion on the topic ‘Migration Management during COVID-19: Practices from Latin America,

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Challenges of African Migrants in the COVID-19 World: Charles Obila.

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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Europe is polarized on migration but there is hope for greater solidarity in future: Prof. Andrew Geddes

New Delhi, 7th July, 2020 Migration and the governance related to it has been a bone of contention for quite some time in world politics. The current pandemic has now intensified the discussions related to the institutions and the policies that are in place and also those which are in the process of being implemented.

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An Urgent need to look into Migrant Rights during COVID-19: Mr. William Gois

Philippines, 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’ seeing the rapid changing dynamics of migration governance across the world.

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Urgent Need for a People Centric Global Migration Order :Mr Shahidul Haque

Bangladesh, 7th July 2020. A panel discussion was 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”seeing the multitude of problems arising post the global pandemic. Mr ShahidulHaque, Former

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Growing national interests turning a blind eye to migrants’ plight in the Gulf: Roula Hamati

Doha, 7th July, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has cast a brighter light on a range of issues which we otherwise had not considered with great focus previously. Global migration and the issues related to it are an important part of our society’s reality and with the advent of the pandemic, there is a growing consensus

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COVID-19 Has Provided an Opportunity to Improve Global Migration Governance: Prof. Nicola Piper

The exceptional situation brought in by COVID-19 has made the nations across the world fight against the consequential effects of the global pandemic. Ipso facto, international migrants are in a huge crisis as the sealing of international boundaries has rendered them ‘homeless.’ Needless to say, the undocumented migrant workers are facing severe repercussions. Thus, the

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Lack of political will from global leaders hindering migrants’ lives and rights: Pietro Mona

The COVID 19 pandemic has changed the dynamics of our life in every aspect. It has made us rethink how we lead our own lives, interact with others and empathize with them. Migration has been a reality for our society for a long time now and there is an immediate need to give attention towards

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