Stephanie Haywood June 16, 2021 Making the decision to emigrate can leave people feeling as though they are losing their loved ones back home while gaining a new country. Connection is vital for everyone, and particularly for immigrants who are far away from familiar faces. The Migration News shares how you can make a transition […]
Make New Friends But Keep the Old: How Immigrants Can Stay Connected Read More »
Mastewal Bitew May 11, 2021 This brief report compiles insights from webinar on Migrant Detention and Return, that was jointly organized by Global and Regional Civil Society Network. It was specifically organized by Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT), the Cross Regional Center for Refugees and Migrants (CCRM), the Civil Society
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Fabrizio Parrilli April 20, 2021 The online panel discussion held on 20th April 2021 focused on the complex concepts of race and ethnicity within the issue of migration, and its main aim was to give a broader understanding of the topics discussed from both a global perspective as well as a regional perspective. The event
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Felipe Honorato May 4, 2021 On May 4th, 2021, the webinar “Regular pathways and irregular migration” was organised jointly by Migrant Forum Asia (MFA), Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT), Civil Society Action Committee (CSAC), Alianza Americas, the Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM)and the Climate Migration and Displacement Platforms (CMDP).
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Solomon Obanla May 18, 2021 The global and regional civil society networks including Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT), Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), the Cross Regional Center for Refugees and Migrants (CCRM), the Civil Society Action Committee (CSAC), Alianza Americas, the Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM)and the Climate Migration and Displacement Platforms (CMDP).organized an
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Abhishek Yadav April 13, 2021 COVID-19 has affected millions of migrant labourers and their livelihoods adversely through its various repercussions. Its challenges are local as well as global demanding collective solidarity. To address these significant issues, seven global and regional civil society organisations, including MFA, GRFDT, CCRM, CSAC, AlianzaAmericas, PICUM, and CMDP, have collaborated to conduct the series of five webinars.
A panel discussion on the World Day Against Child Labor was organized by the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action on June 12, 2020, with panelists from other organizations and institutions such as Save the Children in Lebanon, the United States Department of Labor (USDOL), World Vision, War Child UK, Columbia University and Plan
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June 11, 2021 Introduction Migration commonly refers to the movement of people, basically relocating of people within and across the border. Factors specially push and pull factors determine why people are migrating. Pull factors attract people whereas push factors force people to move (World Economic Forum, 2017).Migration is mainly a south-north phenomenon, however south-south migration
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May 28, 2021 Mexico For decades, the United States of America used to be the principal destiny for migrants from Central America fleeing from violence. Nevertheless, since the year 2019, the number of refugee application increased by 125% in Mexico. One of the main reasons, why the application’s number increased is due to the uncertainty
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Introduction This article underlines the ongoing issue of unsafe and undocumented immigration in Somalia. Girl children are often forcibly recruited and illegally trafficked to be brides of the Al-Shabaab group in Somalia. Over the last couple of years, married women to members of the Al-Shabaab group are used as tools for violent extremism. Apart from
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