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Mobility and Migration in African Literature

Introduction Migration can be considered a worldwide issue, and African writers have depicted the impact of migration from Africa to Europe and North America, particularly in their creative works. In the 21st century, one of the recent trends of contemporary literature, particularly African Literature, is the increased attention paid to the global challenges created or

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Data driven migrant policy requires collecting and utilizing accurate and disaggregated data: GCM Objective 1

An in-depth interactive webinar discussing the 1st objective of the Global Compact of Migration (GCM) as part of the ‘GCM sessions’ was held in October 2021. The session was organised by the Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT),Cross Regional Center for Refugees and Migrants (CCRM), International Institute

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Accurate and Timely Information is the Essence of Migration

An online panel discussion scrutinising Global Compact for Migration objective 3: Provide accurate and timely information at all stages of migration took place on 12th October 2021.  It was co-organised by the Cross-Regional Center for Refugees and Migrants (CCRM), Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT), The International Institute of Migration and Development (IIMAD),

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Remittances for Recovery: Dealing with the aftermath of Tonga’s volcanic eruption

Tonga’s volcano explosion On the evening of January 15 of 2022, the Kingdom of Tonga witnessed the violent eruption of the underwater Hunga Tonga-HungaHa’apai volcano, sending shockwaves and tsunamis across the Pacific and beyond. Within a few hours, the South Pacific archipelago was blanketed by a thick layer of smoke and ash. Entire towns were

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Mitigating Drivers and Structural Factors of migration: the Gambian and Zimbabwe examples

During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-2021) the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT) held a series of webinars to address the Global Compact for Migration (GCM) together with the collaboration of the civil society organisations. In November 2021, as part of their efforts for disseminating knowledge and experiences on diaspora and migration, the GRFDT,

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The Migration Conflict in the African ‘Golden Triangle’

Shamal Sudan and its Gold The Golden Triangle is a region bound between Sudan and the world’s youngest nation South Sudan. It was and still is termed as ‘Shamal’ Sudan, which many colonial British administrators considered a region. The origins of the name are from inland African sub-tribes who would term that connotes the ‘sons’

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Pastoralism in the New Borderlands :  Cross-border Migrations, Conflicts, and Peace-building

Understanding the Contextual Problem Pastoralism can be traced to millions of years in man’s chronological order of events and in consideration of the Darwinian theory of evolution to the domestication of animals. Approximately 2 million years ago, soon after the dawn of Homo Erectus had commenced the domestication of plants and animals, proved by fossil

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Addressing Vulnerabilities: An Inclusive Approach For a Better World

On 23rd November 2021, the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT), the Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), the Cross Regional Center for Refugees and Migrants (CCRM), International Institute for Migration and Development(IIMAD) and Metropolis Asia-Pacific (MAP) jointly organized a panel discussion on the Objective 7 of the Global Compact for Migration. The session

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Harnessing the Power of Data, Information, Social Protection, Ethical Media and International Cooperation in GCM implementation: IMRF Roundtable 4

An interactive webinar on the International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) Roundtable 4 took place on the 9th of February 2022. In line with the series of Migration Dialogues organised by the United Nations Network on Migration, the 4th Roundtable focused on tackling the Global Compact for Migration (GCM) objectives 1, 3, 7, 17, and 23.

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