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Larisa LARA-GUERRERO
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A.MI.CO. Ecuador

Since 2011, through the A.MI.CO. – Migration Associations for Co-Development initiative, IOM Italy carries out initiatives aimed at strengthening the role of migrants’ associations as a natural transnational subject and an actor of development cooperation. Thanks to the monetary prize received by the IOM Italy A.M.I.C.O. Award initiative, the migrant’s association “Para Todos” implemented its own…
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Larisa LARA-GUERRERO
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The A.MI.CO. project

Since 2011, through the A.MI.CO. – Migration Associations for Co-Development initiative, IOM Italy carries out initiatives aimed at strengthening the role of migrants’ associations as a natural transnational subject and an actor of development cooperation. This video presents the success of the A.MI.CO. Training Course and some of the projects awarded by the A.MI.CO. Award: a concrete example of…
Larisa LARA-GUERRERO
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iDiaspora: Accelerating diaspora's global engagement in the post-pandemic era

The event opened by our Deputy Director General Laura Thompson, commemorated the two-year anniversary of the official launch of iDiaspora. The webinar presented the progress of the initiative, the following steps, and an upgraded version of the platform. We also welcomed three global diaspora leaders from the Global Diaspora Confederation, ADEPT, and Red Global MX Ireland to keep creating…
Larisa LARA-GUERRERO
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Rwandan Diaspora Engagement project to support the TVET sector

IOM - UN Migration in Rwanda together with Rwanda Polytechnic, Ministry of Education and Rwanda Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation implements a Diaspora Engagement project to support the TVET sector by engaging Rwandan diaspora residing in Belgium and Germany in IPRCs across the country.
Larisa LARA-GUERRERO
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Diaspora Engagement in Rwanda in the Health Sector

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)…
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Roberto Gil CANCEL COMAS
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Enhancing COVID-19 response through diaspora engagement in Armenia

Innovative methods using big data, web traffic and public databases are being used to map diaspora and professional networks.
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Roberto Gil CANCEL COMAS
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Meet the Global Diaspora Confederation

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…
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Tanmoy BISWAS
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Director General António Vitorino on COVID-19 and People on the Move

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Tanmoy BISWAS
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Music against COVID-19 and discrimination

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Tanmoy BISWAS
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COVID-19: Financial Impacts on Migrants and their Host Communities

  "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.