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Fabrizia Camplone
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Role of diaspora organizations in emergencies

Diaspora organizations carry out a crucial role in humanitarian response and during reconstruction in their countries of origin. Since the first days of the war, the Ukrainian diaspora organizations based in Italy and other countries, in coordination with their local partners, have been supporting the compatriots affected by the humanitarian crisis. Through the initiative A.MI.CO. Humanitarian…
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Fabrizia Camplone
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A.MI.CO. Changemakers

A.MI.CO. Changemakers is part of the “A.MI.CO.” (Migrant Associations for Co-development) Programme, a set of initiatives promoted by IOM Italy - Coordination Office for the Mediterranean, with the support of Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The purpose of the initiative is to offer training and technical support to Italy’s young emerging diaspora leaders (aged…
Larisa LARA-GUERRERO
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Session 3 - Mauritian Diaspora Dialogue: Research Recommendations and Co-Designing the Future

This webinar shares the recommendations of the IOM/UN Agency for Migration commissioned report, Pilot Mappings of the Mauritian Diaspora in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom: Stories of Belonging, Impact, and Opportunity.

Larisa LARA-GUERRERO
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Session 2 - Mauritian Diaspora Dialogue: Research Recommendations and Co-Designing the Future

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Context Remittances and diaspora investment are a significant source of private finance that help attain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Remittance flows through formal channels to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) were estimated at US$ 700 billion in 2024, exceeding both foreign direct investment (FDI) and official development assistance (ODA) combined. They are forecast to…

Harnessing remittances and diaspora investment as innovative financing for development

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Sierra Leone Office of Diaspora Affairs (ODA)

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23288268326
Address
Wesley Street

IOM Sierra Leone

Telephone
+232 22 234 244
Address
18A New Signal Hill Road

IOM Uganda

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Plot 6A, Bukoto Crescent