Developing a Road Map for Engaging Diasporas in Development
This discussion highlights the best practices and experiences of different countries in engaging and maximizing the contributions that diasporas can and do make to the development of their country of...
View ArticleDeveloping a Road Map for Engaging Diasporas in Development
The Washington DC launch event for the MPI/IOM handbook on diaspora engagement with the Director General of the International Organization for Migration, and MPI's Kathleen Newland.
View ArticleMPI/IOM Panel Discussion and Asia-Pacific Launch of Developing a Road Map for...
A discussion with Dr. Noppawan Tanpipat, Vice President, National Science and Technology Development Agency; Frank Laczko, Head, Migration Research Division, IOM; Dovelyn Rannveig Agunias, Regional...
View ArticleAsia-Pacific Launch of Developing a Road Map for Engaging Diasporas in...
A discussion on diaspora engagement with Dr. Noppawan Tanpipat, Vice President, National Science and Technology Development Agency; and IOM and MPI representatives based in Asia.
View ArticleU.S. Secretary of State’s Global Diaspora Forum: Moving Forward by Giving Back
The 2012 Global Diaspora Forum challenged diaspora communities to forge partnerships with the private sector, civil society, and public institutions in order to make their engagements with their...
View ArticleU.S. Secretary of State’s Global Diaspora Forum: Moving Forward by Giving Back
The second annual Global Diaspora Forum, hosted by the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development, focused on how new technology can empower and increase diaspora...
View ArticleRegulating Private Recruitment in the Asia-Middle East Labour Migration Corridor
This joint Migration Policy Institute and International Organization for Migration event marks the Issue brief launch of Regulating Private Recruitment in the Asia-Middle East Labour Migration Corridor.
View ArticleRegulating Private Recruitment in the Asia-Middle East Labour Migration Corridor
Paper launch and discussion on the Asian migrant worker experience in the Middle East, where panelists offered insights on migration issues affecting the Asia-Pacific region today.
View ArticleStrengthening Pre-Departure Orientation Programmes in Indonesia, Nepal and...
Predeparture orientation programs have emerged as an important tool for the protection of migrant workers for a number of Asian states. This brief examines the strengths, limitations, and areas for...
View ArticleWhat We Know About Circular Migration and Enhanced Mobility
Circular migration has typically been viewed with skepticism by migrant-rights advocates and wary publics alike. But many experts and policymakers in the migration field — and some in development —...
View ArticleWhat We Know About Migration and Development
This policy brief, which concludes a nine-brief series examining what is known about the linkages between migration and development, suggests that the policy framework on migration and development...
View ArticleThinking Regionally to Compete Globally- A presentation in Guatemala on the...
During this public briefing in Guatemala City (conducted in both English and Spanish), the Co-Directors of the Migration Policy Institute-convened Regional Migration Study Group, MPI President...
View ArticleThe 2014 Global Forum on Migration and Development: Setting the Agenda for...
A call/webinar focused the 2014 Global Forum on Migration and Development: its agenda, the policy areas that seem ripe for action, and what impact the discussions will have on the post-2015 development...
View ArticleA ‘Freer’ Flow of Skilled Labour within ASEAN: Aspirations, Opportunities,...
This Bangkok launch of the MPI-IOM Issue in Brief "A ‘Freer’ Flow of Skilled Labour within ASEAN: Aspirations, Opportunities and Challenges in 2015 and Beyond" explored the creation of the ASEAN...
View ArticleThe Field of Migration Studies Loses a Giant: Graeme Hugo
In a personal tribute published in the Migration Information Source, MPI's online journal, MPI President Emeritus Demetrios G. Papademetriou reflects on the life and career of Graeme Hugo, a...
View ArticleThe Asia-Pacific and Women’s Labour Migration
Marking the release of the MPI-IOM 12th Issue in Brief, this event in Bangkok examined the emerging trends in women’s labor migration in the Asia-Pacific region, and the related opportunities and...
View ArticleThe Asia-Pacific and Women’s Labour Migration
Marking the release of the 12th MPI-IOM Issue in Brief, this event in Bangkok examined the emerging trends in women’s labor migration in the Asia-Pacific region, and the related opportunities and...
View ArticleFrom Refugee to Migrant? Labor Mobility's Protection Potential
There has been growing international recognition that continued movement and migration often play an important role in shaping refugees' lives after their initial flight. This report considers the...
View ArticleRevolution and Political Transition in Tunisia: A Migration Game Changer?
With a history of encouraging workers to emigrate to relieve unemployment at home, Tunisia now has 11 percent of its population living abroad. The factors underlying the 2011 revolution that sparked...
View ArticleRedefining Nepal: Internal Migration in a Post-Conflict, Post-Disaster Society
Even as Nepal will lean more heavily on its international diaspora to help recover from devastating earthquakes that killed thousands and decimated parts of the country, the disasters have had effects...
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