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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 IOM Country Office for Belgium and Luxembourg will participate in the 20 Km of Brussels, getting together runners and joggers from 121 different nationalities. Even if you are not a top runner, you are welcome to join!
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: diversity, migrant heroe
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Since 13 November 2014 and until May 2015, Belgium is chairing the Committee of Ministers, the political decision making organ of the Council of Europe. Under the Belgian Presidency, migration and asylum will be part of the issues tackled.
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Main theme: Asylum, Integration, Vulnerable groups
Keywords: asylum and the European Convention on Human Rights, Belgian Presidency, Council of Europe
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William Lacy Swing, Director General IOM, stresses that already in 2014 over 2,200 migrants have died attempting to reach Europe via the Mediterranean Sea. That’s three times 2013’s total!
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: criminal groups, Mediterranean, smuggled migrant
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The IOM Country Office for Belgium and Luxembourg organize an event to illustrate the positive contribution of migrants, in various domains and to highlight some concrete examples of their contributions to the host societies at the international, European, and Belgian levels.
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Main theme: Integration
Keywords: contribution of migrants
UNHCR report shows rise in asylum claims in 44 industrialized countries over the course of last year
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UNHCR "Asylum Trends 2013" says that 612.700 people applied for asylum in North America, Europe, East Asia and the Pacific last year, the highest total for any year since 2001. The report shows how this is primarily driven by the crisis in Syria.
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Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: asylum trend
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The UN Committee against Torture (CAT) expressed both positive and negative observations on Belgium, following the examination of the third periodic report on Belgium.
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Main theme: International Protection, Return & Readmission
Keywords: detention
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The Members of the European Parliament approved the operating rules of Eurosur, a communication network that enables Member States to share real-time images and data on development at the EU's external borders.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa
Keywords: EUROSUR, external border, Lampedusa
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Following the UN High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development on 3-4 October 2013, the Members of the General Assembly unanimously adopted a Declaration, recognizing the major relevance of international migration for the development of origin, transit and destination countries.
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Main theme: External Dimension
Keywords: high-level dialogue en migration and development, United Nations
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Today is the deadline for submitting photographs in the contest that is part of the ILO project ‘Promoting Integration for Migrant Domestic Workers in Europe’.
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Main theme: Integration
Keywords: domestic worker, public perception
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Today is the deadline for submitting photographs in the contest that is part of the ILO project ‘Promoting Integration for Migrant Domestic Workers in Europe’.
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Main theme: Integration
Keywords: domestic worker, public perception
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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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The European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties (LIBE) gave the green light to an agreement to recast the Reception Conditions Directive.
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Main theme: Reception
Keywords: vulnerable persons, detention, reception directive
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The statistical data up till the month June on assisted voluntary return (REAB) are available. In June 410 people voluntarily returned to their country of origin, bringing the total for the first six months of 2012 to 1990.
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Main theme: Return & Readmission, Data & Statistics
Keywords: AVR, REAB
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This publication provides an analysis of recent developments in migration movements and policies in OECD countries and two analytical chapters, covering the role of migration in renewing the skills of ageing workforces and the role of Asia in international migration.
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Main theme: Data & Statistics, Migration, Economic migration
Keywords: migration flow, OECD
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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 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 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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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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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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The Statistical Division of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) has developed an inventory of information sources and institutions dealing with migration issues. Called migratory, this inventory identifies over 1800 sources located in the UNECE region.
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Main theme: Migration, Data & Statistics
Keywords: migration statistics, UNECE
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The International Training Centre of ILO (ITC-ILO) organizes its acadamy in close collaboration with other partners like ILO Migrant, the Global Migration Group and the European University in Florence. The academy takes place in Turin, Italy, 4-15 July 2011