Understanding the Contextual Problem Pastoralism can be traced to millions of years in man’s chronological order of events and in consideration of the Darwinian theory of evolution to the domestication of animals. Approximately 2 million years ago, soon after the dawn of Homo Erectus had commenced the domestication of plants and animals, proved by fossil […]
On 23rd November 2021, the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT), the Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), the Cross Regional Center for Refugees and Migrants (CCRM), International Institute for Migration and Development(IIMAD) and Metropolis Asia-Pacific (MAP) jointly organized a panel discussion on the Objective 7 of the Global Compact for Migration. The session
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An interactive webinar on the International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) Roundtable 4 took place on the 9th of February 2022. In line with the series of Migration Dialogues organised by the United Nations Network on Migration, the 4th Roundtable focused on tackling the Global Compact for Migration (GCM) objectives 1, 3, 7, 17, and 23.
Prof. Binod Khadria, the President of GRFDT, has been nominated as ‘Affiliated Scholar’ at the Institute for the Study of International Migration (ISIM), Georgetown University, Washington DC. Prof. Binod Khadria, who has been at the helm of GRFDT since August 2021, is an eminent academician and former Professor of Economics and Chairperson of the Zakir
Introduction The International cross-border movements of people have many forms in the contemporary world. On the basis of time-period of stay at destination country, it can be categorized as temporary migration and permanent migration. On the basis of purpose of cross-border movement, it can be categorized as international tourism, international labour migration, and international student
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Patricia Miraflores* With the number of recently repatriated Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) reaching the 800,000-mark, the “OFW voting bloc” is emerging into a potential key player during the upcoming Philippine elections. Although there are speculations as to how Overseas Absentee Voting would unfold during the pandemic, we have yet to see how exactly these unprecedented
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Africa has spoken. It delivered and rejected the control strategies of France, which have always characterized its relations with the old continent. But this time, it was neither representatives of public institutions nor heads of state who had the right to speak. The latter has been granted to new generations. Contrary to what the public
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Patricia Miraflores* The ongoing repatriation of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) due to COVID-19 was named the biggest in Philippine history by Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. who speculates it may even be the largest ever mass repatriation of citizens from a single country. During the pandemic, a one-billion peso fund was allocated to the Assistance-to-Nationals
What can we expect from Overseas Absentee Voting in the upcoming 2022 Philippine elections? Patricia Miraflores* Some speculate that Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) are beginning to shed their so-called “voter apathy” when they proved to be game-changers in the 2016 and 2019 Philippine elections. On one hand, the Philippine Commission on Elections (COMELEC) made huge
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A panel discussion addressing Global Compact for Migration objectives 2, 5, 6, 12, and 18, on the theme- Ensuring that migration is voluntary, orderly, and regular, was held on 31st August 2021. This panel discussion was a part of the African Regional Review of GCM, which was jointly organized by the Economic Commission for Africa
