Islamabad, Pakistan: We are proud to announce the launch of our new Migrant Resource Centre (MRC) Pakistan website. The site has been restructured and redesigned while we have also added a wealth of new migration information which will benefit Pakistani citizens, as well as be a resource for other stakeholders.
Islamabad, Pakistan: Here is an overview of our awareness raising and outreach activities in Pakistan. Our work for February 2021 is covered in the attached infographic.
Vienna, Austria: We are delighted to announce the release of our Regional Migration Outlook 2021 South and West Asia (Silk Routes).
Dushanbe, Tajikistan: ICMPD participated in a Mercy Corps and Helvetas event - within the framework of the EU-funded project “Improving migration management in the Silk Routes” - where practical tools developed to support Tajik labour migrants and their families were presented. These included:
Baghdad, Iraq/ Beirut, Lebanon: On the 22 March – 1 April 2021, cooperation between the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and Iraq Border Management authorities was facilitated by ICMPD through a joint initiative to develop the operational and training expertise on document security and identity. The cooperation also promoted the role of local actors in developing intra-regional solutions to capacity development in the area of border management.
Dushanbe, Tajikistan: ICMPD together with the EU Delegation and the Ministry of Labour, Migration and Employment of Population of the Republic of Tajikistan held the first Migrant Resource Centre (MRC) Progress Review meeting on 7th April.
Baghdad and Erbil, Iraq: The Iraqi Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MOLSA) and the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) have conducted a series of orientation workshops with migrant workers and private hiring offices in Baghdad and Erbil.
Kabul, Afghanistan: Here is an overview of our awareness raising and outreach activities in Afghanistan. Our work for February 2021 is covered in the attached infographic.
Kabul, Afghanistan: On the 29th March – 1st April 2021, ICMPD hosted a basic level training workshop on Document Security. The workshop was attended by 27 frontline officers from the Afghan Border Police (ABP), Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the Afghan National Police Department (ANPA). The workshop was conducted by a selection of trainers with international experience.
Islamabad, Pakistan: Our Migrant Resource Centre (MRC) team in Pakistan and the Punjab Vocational Training Council jointly conducted orientation sessions on Safe and Informed Migration at the Kasur City and Noorpur Dogran Vocational Training Institutes.
Baghdad, Iraq: On 25th March we held the kick-off meeting for our project “Developing the Iraqi Government’s Knowledge & Expertise in Migration Management (IMED)”. The purpose of the meeting was to mark the official implementation of the IMED Project and introduce beneficiary ministry members to the Swiss State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) and ICMPD.
Kabul, Afghanistan: Samim Ahmadi, our Country Coordinator for Afghanistan, participated in the webinar for Civil Society Organisations in Afghanistan to discuss the findings of the recently released national report: "Climate Change drives migration in conflict-ridden Afghanistan". The event was organised by the Tadbeer Consulting and Research Organisation, Climate Action Network South Asia and ActionAid.
Dhaka, Bangladesh: On 23rd March Ikram Hossain, our Country Coordinator for Bangladesh, participated in the seminar on Climate Change-Induced Migration in Bangladesh: Taking a Human Rights-Based Approach organised by Action Aid Bangladesh. This seminar was organised in the framework of the project “South Asia Migration and Climate (SAMAC)”, funded by the European Union through the Silk Routes Facility Call for Proposals.
Khulna, Bangladesh: Action Aid Bangladesh in the framework of the project “South Asia Migration and Climate (SAMAC)” - funded by the European Union through the Silk Routes Facility Call for Proposals - organised a national level seminar in Khulna on the 20th March 2021 on climate change induced migration in Bangladesh.
Vienna, Austria: On 24th March the Budapest Process held a webinar on Understanding and Explaining Attitudes to Migration in the Silk Routes as part of its implementation of the adopted Call for Action. Dr James Dennison presented the report “Understanding and explaining attitudes to migration in the Silk Routes and South Asian countries: the state of the art and recommendations for next steps”.