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The International Organization for Migration (IOM), published data on recent arrivals in Europe. Compared with the 273,000 migrants who landed from January through Aug. 27, 2016, about 121,000 arrived during the same period this year. Furthermore, there was no evidence of any migrant dying in the Mediterranean since Aug. 9
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Main theme: Data & Statistics, International Protection, Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration, Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: Central Mediterranean route
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During the competition which has started on 31 July 2017 and closes on 27 October 2017, professional journalists are invited to submit exemplary articles and media productions on labour migration.
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: labour migration, migrant worker
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As from today Ukrainian citizens holding biometric passports can travel to the Schengen Zone without a visa for a period of 90 days within any 180-day period for purposes other than working.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa
Keywords: visa-free travel
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Six years after the promotion of a “new approach to a new neighbourhood” following the 2011 uprisings, what is the state of play of EU’s cooperation with the MENA region in the field of migration and asylum? This session will allow to reflect on the EU's external cooperation in the field of migration and asylum with South and East Mediterranean countries.
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Main theme: External Dimension
Keywords: Mediterranean
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According to the Missing Migrants Project, an estimate of 7495 men, women and children migrants or refugees died or were reported missing across five continents in 2016. That is almost 20 victims per day and the number may not include them all.
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Main theme: Irregular Migration
Keywords: Missing Migrants Project, migrant death, refugee death
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In 2016, the annual Metropolis conference will take place in Aichi-Nagoya (Japan) fro 24 to 28 October and will focus on the theme: creating trust through wisdom on migration and integration.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration, Cross-sectional
Keywords: metropolis, Japan
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Today, 19 September 2016, the UN General Assembly will host a high-level summit to address large movements of refugees and migrants, with the aim of bringing countries together behind a more humane and coordinated approach.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: middenveld
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The Commission has announced today the approval of new actions in the Horn of Africa region under the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa.
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Main theme: Irregular Migration, External Dimension
Keywords: EU Emergency Trust Fund, Horn of Africa
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The Luxembourg Contact Point of the EMN organizes a Conference on Statelessness to foster the exchange of good practices among Member States.
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Main theme: Statelessness
Keywords: statelessness
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On 12-13 January, the EMN conference gathered over 200 participants to provide impetus for the implementation of the EU Action Plan against Smuggling. The conference resulted in concrete recommendations to better address migrant smuggling.
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This webinar aims at discussing a recent MPI report and at analyzing how private sponsorship programmes for refugees could alleviate some of the pressure from the European refugee crisis.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: private sponsorship, resettlement
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The Migration Policy Center dedicates a website to the migrant crisis in order to provide a wide audience with the facts needed to understand the course of events in this matter.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: migration crisis, migration routes, refugee crisis
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The European Commission has today presented a recommendation for a voluntary humanitarian admission scheme to create a system of solidarity and responsibility sharing with Turkey for refugees from Syria.
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Main theme: Asylum, External Dimension
Keywords: humanitarian admission, solidarity, Syrian refugees, temporary protection, Turkey
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Possible topics for papers include the effects of migration on poverty, inequality and human capital formation; social networks and migration; diaspora externalities; remittances; brain drain; migration and institutional/technological change.
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Main theme: External Dimension
Keywords: diaspora, remittance, brain drain, inequality
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During this workshop, day-to-day making and unmaking of borders will be investigated from the perspective of history, policy making, surveillance and control, contestation and human agency.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa
Keywords: border control, border surveillance, immigration detention
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On 11-12 November, the Valletta summit on migration brought together European and African Heads of State and Government in an effort to strengthen cooperation and address the current challenges but also the opportunities of migration.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: EU Emergency Trust Fund, Valletta Summit
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Between 2014 and 2020, the EU will support Niger through the Emergency Trust Fund, inter alia to better manage migration flows, through improved border management and increased support to fight against trafficking and smuggling networks.
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Main theme: Migration, External Dimension
Keywords: development cooperation, EU Emergency Trust Fund, Niger
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This one-day event in Brussels will give civil society an opportunity to have a dialogue with African and European leaders about key migration challenges and potential short and longer term solutions.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: Valletta Summit, civil society
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Today, the European Commission adopted two decisions in relation to the EU's Emergency Trust Fund for Africa announced by President Juncker in his State of the Union speech last September
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Main theme: Migration, Cross-sectional
Keywords: Global Approach on Migration and Mobility
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Myria's first edition of its newsletter "Myriatics" provides useful figures and facts on the current refugee crisis, to facilitate a better understanding of the global context and the situation in the EU and Belgium.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: federal migration centre, Myria, refugee crisis
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The 2015 IDM high-level conference will be dedicated to migrants and cities to discuss the complex dynamics of human mobility at city and local level. State Secretary Théo Francken participates as speaker.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: local strategy, sustainable development, Urbanization
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The 2015 International Metropolis Conference will take place from 7 till 11 September 2015 in Mexico City, and will focus on the following theme: "Migrants: Key Players in the 21st Century".
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: metropolis
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Considering youth as powerful agents for social change, this festival invites young people to address key challenges related to migrant integration, inclusiveness, identity, diversity, human rights and social cohesiveness.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: diversity, social integration
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The report entitled ‘Afghanistan security situation’provides a comprehensive overview of the security situation in Afghanistan, and information relevant for the protection status determination of Afghan asylum seekers.