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MPI Europe hosts Dr. Crul as he presents his most recent book, co-edited with John Mollenkopf, "The Changing Face of World Cities: Young Adult Children of Immigrants in Europe and the United States".
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Main theme: Integration
Keywords: education, employment, second-generation
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The course will look at the international protection framework for refugees from an international law and European perspective.
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Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: refugee definition
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This timely International Symposium will explore the ongoing challenges that Europe is facing to increase the practical cooperation between member states, especially in relation to the collection of measurable data on asylum seekers.
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Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: CEAS
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During the 18 January Policy Forum, participants will critically discuss the findings of current international research and the importance of research for acting on climate migration at the European level.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: climate change, environmental migrants
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The article, reveals that family-related migration is the main driver for Belgium’s recent transition to a country of permanent settlement, with significant numbers of foreign-born students, workers, and refugees.
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Main theme: Migration, Data & Statistics
Keywords: migrant population, migration policy
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This conference takes place within the framework of the project "Awareness raising of the risks associated with irregular migration and support to vocational reintegration of migrants in the Republic of Congo" (2011-2012).
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Main theme: Irregular Migration, External Dimension
Keywords: Democratic Republic of Congo, flow, management
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The latest statistics on asylum applications lodged in industrialized countries have been published today. The data covers the first half of 2012 in comparison to the first half of 2011.
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Main theme: Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum trend, registration, source country
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ISC Intelligence in Science, together with Emer Costello MEP, organise a seminar to explore the impact of Diaspora on EU policy priorities and examine options for Diaspora as a theme of EU policy.
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Main theme: External Dimension
Keywords: diaspora
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The new website has been created to provide updated information on South-South migration to migration experts, practitioners and the general public.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: ACP Observatory on Migration, database, south-south migration
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GFMD 2012 will focus on "Enhancing the Human Development of Migrants and their Contribution to the Development of Communities and States". A provisional agenda (as of 3 September 2012) was presented at the High Level Working Group on Asylum and Migration on 13 September.
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Main theme: External Dimension
Keywords: Global Forum on Migration and Development
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The first issue on "Global Perspectives on Migration and Development" explores fresh strategies proposed by the GFMD in its fourth year of operation in Mexico and beyond.
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Main theme: External Dimension
Keywords: Global Forum on Migration and Development, migration costs, development, circular migration
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The handbook was presented and commented on by panelists from IOM, MPI, Swedish Ambassador for the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) as well as representatives from the European Commission, Board of the Diaspora Forum for Development and other stakeholders.
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Main theme: External Dimension
Keywords: Global Approach on Migration and Mobility
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The event will bring together practitioners in refugee resettlement, from both governments and NGOs, engage new actors and build toward a future EU Resettlement Practitioners’ Network.
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Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: resettlement
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On March 20th, Benoit Cerxhe, Liz Collett, Jean-Pierre Garson and different integration experts from both Belgium and Canada will examine integration trends and challenges, as well as case studies and best practices.
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Main theme: Integration
Keywords: Integration, Urbanization
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On March 29th 2012, the Center of European Culture will present a special session of the Belgian College entitled "XXIth century migrations and transformations of planetary relations". Presentation by Catherine Wihtol de Wenden.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: Migratory transformations
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A new research platform on return migration and reintegration: The Return migration and Development Platform (RDP) has been launched.
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Main theme: Return & Readmission, Data & Statistics
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The Christian Michelsen Institute published a report commissioned by the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration on the Norwegian Information, Return, and Reintegration of Iraqi Nationals to Iraq (IRRINI) Programme. The research has been done in cooperation with the University of Duhok.
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Main theme: Integration, Return & Readmission
Keywords: reintegration program, voluntary return
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The MAFE project is a major research initiative focused on migration between Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe. It brings together nine European and African research centres working on international migrations
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: migration flows
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On 8 December 2011, the IOM launches its special 60th Anniversary Edition of its World Migration Report
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: communication on migration, IOM, World Migration Report
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Three Belgian NGO's (Ciré, Flemish Refugee Action & BCHR) are organizing a serial of three seminars on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Geneva Convention
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Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: Geneva Convention, 60th Anniversary
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The 16th International Metropolis Conference will take place on 12-16 September in Ponta Delgada, Azores Islands. Researchers, policy-makers, international organizations and non-governmental organizations meet to discuss challenges and opportunities of migration flows.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: metropolis, migration
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The seminar has been organized by the members of the workgroup "Migration and Development" of the "National Centre of Cooperation in Development" (CNCD 11.11.11)
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: climate change, climate refugee, development
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The workshop, held in Geneva, has been jointly organized by three United Nations Regional Commissions as part of the UN project with the same titel, that has been conducted since 2009.
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Main theme: Migration, Integration, External Dimension
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On July 28, 1951, the UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees was formally adopted
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Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: refugee convention, UNHCR
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This final Conference that took place on 15th June 2011 has presented some of the outcomes of research conducted within the framework of the European project Improving EU and US Immigration Systems' Capacity for Responding to Global Challenges: Learning from experiences