On September 26, 2020, the Rwanda Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and the International Organization for Migration, held an online webinar. The webinar’s purpose was to involve Rwandan diaspora interested in supporting the development of Rwanda. This included diaspora living in Belgium/Germany and skilled in the TVET (technical and vocational education and training)…

Innovative methods using big data, web traffic and public databases are being used to map diaspora and professional networks.

The Global Diaspora Confederation was formed in response to the need for greater coordination and collaboration in the face of the global crisis brought on by COVID-19. Bringing together diaspora associations and organizations from across the world with a variety of backgrounds and expertise, the GDC strives to assist its members in maximising their impact in supporting their host and home…

  "What we are experience now is a health crisis. But there are economic and labour market implications to this globally in the short term…" -  Michael Newson, Senior Labour Mobility and Human Development Specialist, IOM.

  Despite widespread lockdown, COVID-19 has brought the world closer together. Only together, we can overcome this crisis. Fight discrimination. Spread kindness.      

There is no link between COVID19 and a person’s nationality or ethnicity. In fact, in many contexts, persons who migrate are in good health and form a critical part of national communities, including health-care systems. - Dr. Aleksandar Arnikov, Regional Migration Health Specialist for the Americas

Since the spread of the Coronavirus, as soon as someone coughs or catches a cold, people distance themselves from that person. So when someone catches a cold or the coronavirus, the person is shunned and so they feel isolated, which makes them feel lonely. To fight such stigmatization, an advisory was sent to IOM staff about the modes of transmission of the virus. To protect ourselves while…