As climate change impact ravages the world over, the state of Kerala stands no exception. Kerala has been battling climate change for decades now, and with a lengthy coastline, the consequences of climate change will be drastic, especially for the fishing community of the state. This essay intends to analyze the relocation project, Punargeham, adopted […]
Ahead of the Africa Regional Review Conference of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration (GCM) held on 31 August and 1 September 2021, side events were held on 26 August 2021 to discuss the GCM implementation progress, to highlight key national and regional trajectories, share best practices and innovative perspectives, and strengthen
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On September 1, 2021, the African regional review on implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration met for the second day in a virtual format. It was organised by the UN Network on Migration, IOM-UN Migration, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the Global Compact for Migration. In the concluding
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How the pandemic exposed the limitations of “ethical recruitment” of Filipino nurses in a global labor crisis Recently, overseas Filipino nurses proved to be indispensable in countries where the COVID-19 pandemic pushed health systems to the brink of collapse compounded by the lack of local manpower in the healthcare sector. As the largest supplier of
The Triple Win Project in the COVID-19 pandemic: Who wins and who loses? Read More »
A Webinar on ‘Migration, COVID-19 and a New Social Contract’ of People’s Migration Challenge: Round 4 was organized on the 7th of September 2021. William Gois, Regional Coordinator of Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) gave welcome remarks and introduced the current scenario of the COVID-19 and its impact on the mobility of the people, globally.
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The intergovernmental conference for the African Regional Review of implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration (GCM) was virtually held on 31 August and 1 September 2021. The event, hosted by the Kingdom of Morocco, was jointly organized by United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), United Nations Network on Migration,
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Abstract This empirical study explores the impact of the pandemic and lockdown on migrant women domestic workers. The tools which employed in this study are in-depth interviews, informal conversations, flash discussions conducted with five domestic workers who are currently working for a society (apartment compound). Based on the interviews done, this paper centres on narratives
Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT) has elected Professor Binod Khadria as the President of the Society. He will be supported by a global team of Vice Presidents to carry out various research, academic programmes and outreach activities of the think tank globally. Prof. Khadria has been a Professor of Economics, Education, and
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More than half of the Palestinian population are displaced and “approximately one in three refugees worldwide is Palestinian” (Rempel 2006). The Palestinian refugee crisis is no new phenomenon, 700,000 Palestinians became refugees after the 1948 Arab -Israeli conflict, and seventy-three years later, as political tension increases many more Palestinians are facing the same fate. As
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Dr. K. Ranju PhD, CHRBP The recent disputes between Assam and Mizoram is not new. Rather it has historical roots of 150 years….. The northeast of India — a territory bounded by Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, and Tibet and connected to the rest of the nation by a thin land corridor – has been a hotspot
Assam and Mizoram’s Border Dispute: Is It Used To Hide ‘Illegal’ Migrant Influx? Read More »
