Tag: Migration

Germany’s development minister Gerd Müller is promoting a “customs-free trade deal in Africa” ahead of his seven-nation Africa visit. Experts say the real issues are being i...

High-income destination countries could realize even bigger gains with efficient labor market policies Global migration has lifted millions out of poverty and boosted economic gro...

A comprehensive analysis of population movement within Africa demonstrates it could have unexpected economic benefits and support development on the continent. African migration c...

Chiefs of Immigration departments from the COMESA, EAC and SADC regions held a two-day meeting in Nairobi this week to discuss ways of introducing free movement of business persons...

Economic Commission for Africa’s Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, on Tuesday met with African Ambassadors in Ethiopia for their 19th quarterly briefing which touched on a number...

Decision-makers of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States approved key policy and administrative actions for the organisation, while also taking a stand on major issues...

This hub forms part of IOM’s global response following the launch of the Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC) in 2015, in Berlin, Germany The International Organization...

A two-day consultative process on global compact for the safe, orderly and regular migration in southern Africa ended on 22nd September in Lusaka, Zambia. Five meetings on the Glo...

IOM, the UN Migration Agency, with cooperation from the Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD), organized a capacity building training from 18 to 29 September at IOM’...

IOM, the UN Migration Agency, and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretariat last week jointly organized the first Regional Consultative Process (RCP) m...

“Just last week, some forty young men and women died of thirst in the Sahara Desert, while trying to reach Europe. More than a thousand have perished in the Mediterranean Sea sin...

The FAO has welcomed the new report published by WFP on food security, conflict and international migration. “The WFP report is an important contribution to the debate...

Trade is inextricably linked to the threat of climate change, one of the most urgent issues facing sustainable development. While growth in trade-related activities can contribute ...

International trade and the global economy have undergone significant changes in recent years as a result of improved technology, a shift towards trade in services, and increasing ...

Despite growing economic dynamism in many developing regions, international migration flows are not being diverted towards these new alternative poles but rather are concentrating ...

The ongoing migration of people to Europe is evidence that African countries have failed to implement policies that could yield benefits to their citizens. The East African Commun...

At the MIDSA Technical Workshop on Addressing Mixed Migration in Southern Africa: Linking Protection, Immigration, Border Management and Labour Migration held in Gaborone, Republic...

Ahead of the UN General Assembly’s Summit on “Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants” on September 19, 2016 and the Leaders’ Summit on September 20, 2016, the World Bank ...

IOM’s regional office for Southern Africa this week hosted a three-day Migration Dialogue for Southern Africa (MIDSA) conference in Gaborone, Botswana. The conference, which sta...

Migration debates are becoming illogical and indecent The last joint AU-ECA Conference of Ministers of Finance, Economic Development and Planning, held in March, was extremely ric...