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Events 2011

14 December 2011

Ms. Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights gave a public speech on "Equal Rights for All Migrants? A Call for Ratification of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families" at the Graduate Institute, Geneva.

 

23 November 2011

 

Book launch

Khalid Koser and Susan Martin (ed.),"The Migration-Displacement Nexus: Patterns, Processes, and Policies": Illustrations from the Arab Spring
With co-editor Dr. Khalid Koser, Academic Dean and Head of the New Issues in Security Programme at GCSP and Dr. Jeff Crisp, Policy Development and Evaluation Services, UNHCR Geneva.

 

2 November 2011

 

Workshop hosted by the PSGM

"Liberalization of Service Mobility, Immigration Regulations and National Labour Market Policies", organized in cooperation with the Centre for Migration Law, Radboud University Nijmegen.
More info: Programme

23 to 24 August 2011 

 

"Joint Reflections on Migration and Development: A Symposium for Civil Society and Governments"
The Symposium offered a space for Swiss and International Civil Society and governments to brainstorm about the outcomes of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) 2010, in Mexico, the connections between these and the thematic program for GFMD 2011 in Switzerland, the role of Civil Society in the GFMD, and how to build on the efforts of 2010 to strengthen interaction between Civil Society and governments in the GFMD 2011. More info

 

24 June 2011

  "The Intersection of Refugee Rights Law and Practice: A Conversation with Asylum Access Country Directors from Ecuador, Tanzania, and Thailand". The panel discussion with Asylum Access, an NGO that works in Asia, Latin America, and Africa to provide legal information, advice, and representation to refugees in their first countries of refuge and advocates for the rights of refugees worldwide. The discussion focused on how international refugee law pans out on the ground in Asylum Access offices in Ecuador, Tanzania, and Thailand. More info: flyer.

 

15 June 2011

 

Public Roundtable

"Health of Migrants: Challenges and Perspectives for Development"
 Jacqueline Weekers, Senior Migrant Health Officer, WHO;
Barbara Rijks, Migration Health Programme Coordinator, Migration Health Division, Department of Migration Management, IOM

 

19 May 2011

  "Dettes et Migrations: Du Sri Lanka à Paris. Modalités d'entraide financière en contextes incertaines"
Mr. Philippe Gazagne, Chercheur, PSGM, Geneva

 

12 May 2011

  "Migration and Security: A Case Study of the Libyan Crisis"
Dr. Khalid Koser, Academic Dean and Head of the New Issues in Security Programme, Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)

 

7 April 2011

  "World Refugee Year: 1959-1960 in Context"
Prof. Peter Gatrell, School of Arts, Histories and Cultures, University of Manchester.
Based on his new book: Free World? The Campaign to Save the World's Refugees, 1956-1963.

24 March 2011

Global Migration Seminar

"Migrating on Credit"
 Prof. Slobodan Djajic, The Graduate Institute                                                                       

18 March 2011

2011 Global Forum on Migration and Development

"Taking Action on Migration and Development: Coherence, Capacity and Cooperation" 
Amb. Eduard GNESA, Swiss Ambassador Extraordinary for International Migration Cooperation; Ms. Rhea SAAB, Division of Policy and Practice, UNICEF, for the Chair of the GMG (1st Semester 2011); Mr. John K. BINGHAM, Head of Policy, ICMC; GFMD Civil Society Coodinator 2011; Mr. Magueye THIAM, Vice-President, FIMM Suisse; Amb. Sergio MARCHI, former Canadian Minister for Citizenship and Immigration. More info: Conference Transcript &  "Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) - Switzerland 2011: Taking Action on Migration and Development - Coherence, Capacity and Cooperation" (2001 Concept Paper)

15 March 2011

"The International Migrants Bill of Rights Initiative"
Georgetown University Law Center - Global Law Scholars; Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Minerva Center for Human Rights; and London School of Economics - Migration Studies Unit, with generous support from the Open Society Foundation – International Migration Initiative.

 

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