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The much-awaited EU
#MigrationPact
is now published, representing a fresh start for
#EUmigration
policy.
At this crucial point, we're proud to announce the
#ViennaMigConf
2020 will take place 16-19 Nov in a virtual format, drilling deep into the new proposals.
Stay tuned!
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The Vienna Migration Conference 2020 is taking place in a new and digital-adapted format (16-19 November).
We are excited to have top-notch speakers with us this year.
Check back for more information next week
#ViennaMigConf
#MigrationEU
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We are hosting Commission VP Margaritis Schinas (
@MargSchinas
) & Austria's Europe Minister Karoline Edtstadler (
@k_edtstadler
) to debate Europe’s New
#EUMigration
Pact. Moderated by ICMPD Director General, Michael Spindelegger.
6 October, 16:15-17:15
Join:
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"
#COVID19
is doing to
#travel
and
#migration
what the 2008 financial crash did to banks and the flow of capital. Instead of a ‘credit crunch’, the
#worldeconomy
is crippled by a global mobility
#shutdown
."
Our 1st article on the
#pandemic
and migration
👉
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How will
#InternationalMigration
develop in 2021? In the ICMPD Migration Outlook 2021, we take a look into the future: What are the key trends and possible post COVID-19 scenarios?
Download:
#ICMPDMigrationOutlook
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What are the 10 things to look out for in
#migration
in 2020? In the ICMPD
#MigrationOutlook
2020, we analysed and selected:
- hotspots in 2020 and possible consequences for Europe
- migration trends in the EU
- migration policy developments
See:
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We’re proud to be co-hosting the high-level meeting together with
@AntalyaDF
@AymanHsafadi
@HittiNassif
@SMQureshiPTI
@YlvaJohansson
@FilippoGrandi
@Karin_Kneissl
@zsuzsannajakab
Moderated by:
@muratkaragoz10
and ICMPD DG M. Spindelegger
Register:
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We are pleased to announce the signature of an MoU between
@ICMPD
and the Mixed Migration Centre MMC, part of the Danish Refugee Council.
We look forward to deepened relations and enhanced cooperation on policy and operational levels.
@Mixed_Migration
@DRC_ngo
#migrationpolicy
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What are the
#migration
issues to look out for in 2022? In our ICMPD Migration Outlook we identified 12 key issues:
👉👉👉
#IrregularMigration
#MigrationRoutes
#Afghanistan
#Libya
#Syria
#Venezuela
#Remittances
#EUresponse
#EU2022FR
#Germany
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ICMPD is happy to announce that we have one more new
#MemberState
. A very warm welcome to the Republic of
#Turkey
that is now ICMPD’s 17th Member State! ICMPD is looking forward to further strengthen and deepen the cooperation.
Read our press release:
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"Now is the time to assess what happened during the lockdown with
#HumanTrafficking
, how and where vulnerabilities increased and where the (potential) victims needed support the most." Article by
@ICMPD_THB
:
#WorldDayAgainstTrafficking
#EndHumanTrafficking
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Today, we are finally launching our
#70recommendations
for
#EUmigration
policy. They cover eight thematic areas and focus on overcoming the current gridlock and moving forward with a reformed agenda on the EU’s migration policy. See:
#ViennaMigConf
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We are proud to announce that the Netherlands joined ICMPD as 20th Member State.
The Netherlands and ICMPD have been working together for the past 20 years, successfully collaborating on a number of migration governance projects. Presently, the Netherlands is working together…
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We are proud to announce that we signed a new cooperation agreement with the European University Institute (EUI)
@EuropeanUni
to enhance effective collaboration in the area of migration governance with our long-term partner.
Read more here:
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Big news: ICMPD and the
@giz_gmbh
have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. This will enshrine our resolute intention to strengthen the exchange of complementary expertise, in order to work more effectively and with greater impact in our programmes. In addition, we aim to create…
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What will be the biggest developments in
#migration
for
#Europe
in 2019? Our Migration Outlook 2019 provides an overview on key events, hot spots, trends and priorities including
#Brexit
#legalMigration
#EuElection
#labourmigration
and more:
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Another excerpt from the programme of the upcoming Vienna Migration Conference.
Make sure to register and follow the different debates and expert sessions live.
More information: www.vienna-migration-conference-org.
#ViennaMigConf
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At this year’s Vienna Migration Conference (16-19 November, remote) we bring together a great amount of migration experts and decision makers from the migration field. For example during this senior-panel.
See and register to take part.
#ViennaMigConf
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Another
#migrationmyth
dismantled:
#Migration
is mostly regional and
#SouthSouthMigration
has surpassed other migration patterns in quantitative terms.
#explainogram
#internationalmigration
#facts
#statisticsexplained
#makingmigrationbetter
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One of the more sinister aspects of the global
#pandemic
is the spread of deliberately misleading information online. ICMPD considers how
#disinformation
networks work to falsely portray
#migrants
as vectors for the disease.
👉New article:
#infodemic
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46% of
#Syrian
#refugees
in
#Turkey
are of school age and 51% of working age. The new Working Paper by
@fulyamemisoglu
details the challenges and opportunities this poses for Turkey’s future. Read here:
#development
#forceddisplacement
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EU Commissioner
@JHahnEU
today visited ICMPD HQ in Vienna to reassure the
@euneighbours
' support to our projects. Thirteen of our projects are fully-, or partly funded by
@euneighbours
and we are looking forward to strenghten our cooperation!
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On this
#WorldRefugeeDay
it is more important than ever to keep in mind that people seeking refuge and asylum are a vital part of society, - if they are given a chance.” Our recent article on this topic “Refuge in the time of corona”:
#COVID19
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Out Now! The ICMPD Migration Outlook 2023.
Learn how the "global poly crisis" is shaping migration and what the key issues for migration in the EU will be in 2023.
Download here:
#Europe
#EU
#EUmigration
#migration
#displacement
#Ukraine
#polycrisis
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How must we re-imagine
#cooperation
along the routes to
#Europe
to deliver better
#migration
outcomes – now and during the post
#pandemic
recovery? This question will be at the heart of the Vienna Migration Conference 2021.
Register now:
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With Dr. Demetrios G. Papademetriou, the world has lost one of its strongest and most creative thinkers on migration policy. ICMPD remembers him fondly as a friend, not least his keynote appearance at ICMPD’s first Vienna Migration Conference in 2016.
It is with deep sadness that we share word of the loss and celebrate the remarkable legacy of Dr. Demetrios G. Papademetriou, president emeritus and co-founder of
@MigrationPolicy
, and founding president of
@MPI_Europe
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We’re happy to announce that our Steering Group has endorsed the proposal of our Director General to appoint Lukas Gehrke as new Deputy Director General of ICMPD. We wish him the best success!
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Important discussion on “COVID-19 and the future of the AU-EU partnership on migration and mobility”
with
@AmiraDSA
@MinataSAMATE
@YlvaJohansson
@pluimm
& Amb. Brigitte Markussen
@eu_eeas
👉Follow-up here:
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The
#ViennaMigConf
2018 has started. On the opening panel: Mark Harbers (NL), Eduardo Cabrita (POR), Stephan Mayer (DE), Yavuz Selim Kiran (TUR), Faizullah Zaki Ibrahimi (AFGHAN), Adel Jarboui (TUN), Emilia Saiz (UCLG). Moderation by ICMPD DG Michael Spindelegger
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We're looking forward to host a debate between Ivan Krastev & Martin Selmayr, moderated by Malin Frankenhaeuser at this year's
#ViennaMigConf
.
Want to learn more about this year's programme? Visit .
Vienna Migration Conference
16 - 19 November, 2020
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👉
#refugees
as
#keyworkers
: during the
#COVID
crisis,
#refugees
are among the people in systemically relevant jobs, keeping our societies running in health care, food retail, logistics
👉2nd article of our new
#ExpertVoiceSeries
on
#Corona
&
#migration
:
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Austria's Minister of Interior Gerhard Karner
@BMI_OE
at the opening of the
#ViennaMigConf
#Austria
is both the founding member of
@ICMPD
as well as the host country of our HQ in Vienna. We're grateful to be able to carry out the event in Vienna's historic centre.
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final preparations before the Vienna Migration Conference kicks off. Follow
#ViennaMigConf
on Twitter for more live updates and our webstream via:
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For the first time, we will be hosting 5 senior level
#roundtables
at the sidelines of the Vienna Migration Conference which takes place in less than two weeks! For more information, please visit:
#ViennaMigConf
#EUmigration
#70recommendations
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It's Day 3 of the first virtual Vienna Migration Conference. Looking forward to a packed day. Stay with us!
@jalloul_hana
@theGRSI
@Pat_Eng
@MDAmbEU
@vhuseynov
@NinaGregoriEASO
@migrationAZE
@Polisen_Sverige
@mnz_gov_si
@EASO
@BMI_Bund
#ViennaMigConf
#MigrationPact
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"From Crisis Management to Future Governance" is the theme of this year's
#ViennaMigConf
. Focusing on
#refugeeprotection
and
#labourmigration
the ICMPD-led conference will tackle two of the most pressing issues of migration policy.
Paper:
#ViennaMigConf
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Start of Day 2 of the
#ViennaMigConf
with a discussion between Misha Glenny, Rector
@IWM_Vienna
and Lukas Gehrke, ICMPD Deputy Director General. Discussing
#Ukraine
and
#EUIntegration
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Millions of people are stranded abroad by
#COVID19
. The
#pandemic
triggered the largest
#repatriation
operation in history.Consular services are under pressure and forced to work together.
👉Our latest article on COVID19 &
#migration
:
#WeTakeYouHome
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Our DG Michael Spindelegger opens this year's
#ViennaMigConf
entitled "Breaking the gridlock & moving forward: recommendations for the next 5 years of EU migration policy". We look forward to discussing the most important topics in migration.
#MakingMigrationBetter
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This year’s
#ViennaMigConf
looks to be our biggest yet with a record-number of participants attending. We are fully booked. We are looking forward to welcoming you later this week in sunny Vienna. Keep following for updates from the Aula of Sciences on 21-22 Nov.
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"It's a long road, there is no quick fix" said
@_AfricanUnion
Commissioner
@AmiraDSA
in her statement at today's press talk at
#ViennaMigConf
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8
26
Only one week to go till the next Vienna Migration Conference
#ViennaMigConf
. This week, our
@ICMPD_PolRes
team is presenting you with the upcoming
#highlights
of the conference agenda as well as the top speakers you can expect. Stay with us!
#ViennaMigConf
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Refugees from
#Ukraine
arriving to the
#EU
:
What will be the status of the new arrivals?
What should be done for the non-Ukrainians in the flow?
What does it mean for EU
#asylumPolicy
?
Expert Voice by
@hugoBrady
:
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Have you read our new
#ViennaMigConf
2018 conference report? It provides a summary of all the discussed topics as well as the core statements of all panellists.
#FutureMigration
#RefugeeProtection
#LabourMigration
#EUMigration
#GlobalCompactMigration
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9
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Join us at the Vienna Migration Conference 2023!
Secure your virtual seat for Europe’s leading migration on 10-11 October! We will explore key topics shaping migration policy in Europe and worldwide.
Register here:
For agenda…
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Happening now:
Follow the debate live between Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas & Austria's Europe Minister Karoline Edtstadler, moderation by ICMPD DG Michael Spindelegger
#MigrationEU
#EUMigration
#NewPact
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This week we are getting ready to host the Vienna Migration Conference 2018, taking place on the 18th and 19th October:
We are looking forward to welcoming discussants from all across the EU, as well as neighbours and partner countries.
#ViennaMigConf
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After completing his first 5-year term, Michael Spindelegger has been reappointed ICMPD Director General. A brief summary of his key achievements over the past five years:
Lukas Gehrke (
@lukasgehrke
) was reappointed Deputy Director General.
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At this year’s
#ViennaMigConf
you can expect a variety of new formats, such as focus sessions on expert topics, senior political panels, a studio talk and much more.
Take a look at: and follow
@ICMPD_PolRes
for more information on each session.
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At the Vienna Migration Conference, we bring together decision-makers, thought leaders, and frontrunners in the migration sphere to convene, connect and engage. Stay with us for more information or visit:
#migration
#ViennaMigConf
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ICMPD DG Michael Spindelegger opens the Vienna Migration Conference 2021: "let's listen and visualize together a positive future, inspired by our speakers in the next two days"
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ICMPD’s
#AnnualReport
for the year 2017 has just been published. It not only includes news and updates about ICMPD’s work but also an excellent article by Lukas Gehrke and Martijn Pluim. Read it in the annual report: or online:
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#70recommendations
for
#EUmigration
policy: Adopting a coherent
#migration
-routes-approach and applying concrete
#humanitarian
,
#protection
and development measures along them and focus on
#regularpathways
for mobility.
#ViennaMigConf
#MigrationEU
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#Trafficking
or
#Smuggling
?The distinction is important! Details in our
#EUAntiTraffickingDay
blog article:➡️
#cthb17
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Today is
#EUAntiTraffickingDay
. We stress the importance of national and regional
#cooperation
and referral to build people’s
#resilience
and ensure an adequate response to trafficking cases. Read our article:
#thb
#antitrafficking
#AntiTraffickingDay
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Our high-level political panel focuses on
#InternationalMigration
& includes
#MigrationMinisters
from
#Europe
and its neighbourhood.
@markharbers
@UCLG_Saiz
@Yavuzselimkiran
#ViennaMigConf
#ICMPD25years
#smuggling
#THB
#AntiTraffickingDay
#EUTurkeyAgreement
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We are proud to announce that a Seat Agreement between ICMPD and the Republic of Azerbaijan was signed. This will institutionalise and streamline practical cooperation and represents an important milestone in relations of both entities.
Read more:
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On today’s
#EUAntiTraffickingDay
, our
#THB
experts are looking back on the progress made since the international fight against Human Trafficking formally started with the adoption of the
#UNTOC
20 years ago.
Read here:
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7
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Exclusive interview with press representatives on the situation in
#Moldova
#Ukraine
#Russia
at the margins of
#ViennaMigConf
with Moldovan Minister of Interior Affairs Ana Revenco and DG Michael Spindelegger
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4
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Today is World Day Against Trafficking in Human Beings. Read our expert voice and find out what we do in
#Nigeria
to fight
#THB
: ➡️
#EndHumanTrafficking
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14
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Following the general ICMPD
#Migration
#Outlook
2023, we start publishing our regional series, looking at the key issues in each of our focus regions.
Here is our 2023 Migration Outlook for
#EasternEurope
and
#CentralAsia
.
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Fresh off the press: The Vienna Migration Conference 2022 Report is out! Find exclusive insights and (re-) visit the perspectives from all 13 sessions and 34 high-level panelists:
#ViennaMigConf
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#ViennaMigConf
with "Migration Ministers" From Afghanistan, Bulgaria, and Nigeria, Read full press release here:
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Greece’s Minister for Migration and Asylum, Panagiotis Mitarachi, met with ICMPD Deputy Director General Lukas Gehrke to discuss prospects for EU asylum reform, Schengen issues and the outlook for migration pressures in 2023, including the current situation in Afghanistan.
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8
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ICMPD DG closing the 7th annual
#ViennaMigConf
thanking all participants, sponsors and organisers.
See you in 2023 in
#Vienna
💫
#MakingMigrationBetter
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We are proud and honored to announce that the Hellenic Republic has joined ICMPD as it‘s 19th Member State today.
We would like to extend a very warm welcome and look forward to continue our cooperation in the different fields of migration.
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#Women
and
#children
are at greater risk of
#HumanTrafficking
and other forms of
#exploitation
when traveling along
#MigrationRoutes
. Women crossing the borders to the
#EU
from
#Ukraine
need to be made aware of those
#risks
.
Our 2019 study:
#WomensDay2022
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8
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First panel of the
#ViennaMigConf
is addressing
#MigrationClimateChange
with writer
@WanderingGaia
@UCL
moderated by
@AurelieSgro
"We need to take a planetary approach. We need to look at natural borders...it doesn't have to be a disaster..."
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We are very proud to have signed a cooperation agreement with
@EASO
today. This ensures that our lasting partnership can continue to flourish and grow further.
A pleasure to virtually exchange letters of cooperation
@ICMPD
’s Michael Spindelegger. Both parties are crucial in improving practices in our respective files & we commit to reinforce these strengths & collaboration on matters of common interest related to
#asylum
&
#migrationEU
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9
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First
#MigrantResourceCentre
opened in
#Kabul
,
#Afghanistan
. Its goals: provide clear information on orderly migration, rules and regulations and raise awareness of the risks and dangers associated with
#irregularmigration
.
Press Release here:
#MRC
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News from the Vienna Migration Conference, at this challenging time for
#InternationalMigration
and
#Europe
: The next
#ViennaMigConf
is to take place on 11-12 October 2022 in a hybrid format. In the meantime, explore last year's event in our new
#report
:
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Join us tomorrow at our 7th annual conference in Vienna and online!
#ViennaMigConf
📢Vienna Migration Conference 2022 starts tomorrow!
Tune in to hear the latest on old & new forces shaping global migration + how governments, international organisations & civil society should respond
📺 Register for the livestream here:
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6
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It has been a month since the Vienna Migration Conference 2019 and we're taking a look back on this event, one of our highlights this year.
Watch the full version here:
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7
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Proud to deepen our relations with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and looking forward to future collaboration.
#SeatAgreement
#Jordan
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4
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"the paradox of vulnerable groups": Young men are particularly vulnerable to
#forced
criminal activities, particularly
#migrantsmuggling
as a form of
#trafficking
. However, they are considered the least vulnerable group.
Read:
#WorldDayAgainstTrafficking
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10
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ICMPD welcomes the release of the New Pact on Migration and Asylum
@EU_Commission
#MigrationEU
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10
20
Our Turkey team just published six (!) new policy briefs on migration trends in turkey, dealing with
- Irregular migration
- legal migration
-
#asylum
and
#refugees
-
#THB
- Migration & Development
-
#civilsociety
&
#migration
Check them out:
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"It is our joint duty to work on 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, not only for us but 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦. And if we succeed, we can give the
#InternationalMigrantsDay
its real meaning as a 𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧."
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This is the countdown to the 2018 Vienna Migration Conference celebrating 25 years of ICMPD. For 25 weeks we will take a look at the world of migration and how it has changed since 1993. Has the world become more migratory?
#ViennaMigConf
#ICMPD25years
#MakingMigrationBetter
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16
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What's the impact of
#COVID19
on
#remittances
and how can
#fintech
enhance flows? This question is discussed at the event “Remittances in the Context of the COVID-19 Crisis: Leveraging Opportunities presented by Digitisation and Fintech solutions ”Register:
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New Study: The research identifies factors of resilience and vulnerability to human trafficking and other abuses before, during, and after the migration journey. More info and link to the study here:
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7
18
Our
@EMM4_migration
just launched the 2018 Migration Media Award. Journalists from the Euro-Mediterranean Region working on topics related to
#migration
are stronlgy encouraged to apply. Details:
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#LabourMigration
: Five priorities for the
#EU
and its Member States
👉Our new expert voice on
#migration
and
#COVID19
👉Read now:
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11
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Now is the time for
#leaders
to press the
#resetbutton
to break political gridlocks on EU
#migration
policy. ICMPD gears up to publish its recommendations for the next 5 years addressed to
#EU
decision-makers. You can find some important points here
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8
17
25 years of ICMPD in 25 figures: When ICMPD was founded in 1993, almost one out of four
#refugees
was hosted by a European country. Today, only one out of eight refugees is in
#Europe
.
#ViennaMigConf
#Protection
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20
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#70recommendations
for
#EUmigration
policy. Migration dialogues enable discussions and cooperation between states with diverging viewpoints on migration. They need to be built on trust, joint objectives, thematically balanced and mutually beneficial for all.
#ViennaMigConf
1
12
18
ICMPD's Director General Michael Spindelegger travelled to Türkiye,
#Kahramanmaras
, and met with Mr. Süleyman Soylu, Minister of Interior, to express
#condolences
and explore possible
#solidarity
measures. During the visit he also met with Ambassadors of ICMPD Member States in…
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How is
#COVID19
is changing
#bordercontrol
? Article by
@ICMPD_BMS
👉
..."operational realities facing border agencies in the first stages of the outbreak highlighted the need to step up capacities and technical assistance on health-related issues"...
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12
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🔜 The
#report
on the Vienna Migration Conference is about to be published tomorrow. In the meantime, our Director General explains why the Vienna
#Migration
Conference 2017 was the right format to discuss
#migrationpartnerships
.
#ViennaMigConf
#MakingMigrationBetter
#4refugees
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The stage is set for
#ViennaMigConf
. ICMPD DG Spindelegger, Austrian Federal Minister Raab, and Turkish President of Migration Management Toros will kick off this year’s conference and 2 days of wide-ranging discussions.
@susanneraab_at
@ICMPD_PolRes
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7
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ICMPD Director General, Michael Spindelegger: Our thoughts are with the thousands impacted by the fire in
#Moria
, Lesbos & the Greek authorities as they respond.
@nmitarakis
@GKoumoutsakos
,
@chrisochoidis
- ICMPD stands ready to help in any way possible.
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