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COVID-19, Migrants in Vulnerable Situations Minsk – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are partnering on a new initiative to counter stigma and discrimination faced by migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been launched in the eastern European nation of Belarus.   The partnership, made possible by the Global IOM-UNDP Seed Funding Initiative, tackles discrimination through research and advocacy, as well as joint projects to support the integration of migrants.  Both measures are seen as crucial to�...

IOM and UNDP in Belarus Join Forces to Fight Stigma During the COVID-19 Pandemic Format IOM works to counter stigma and discrimination against migrants through research and advocacy. © IOM. Minsk – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are partnering on a new initiative to counter stigma and discrimination faced by migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been launched in the eastern European nation of Belarus. The partnership, made possible by the Global IOM-UNDP Seed Funding Initiative, tackles discrimination throug...

Published January 15, 2021, 3:36 PM Being a major labor exporting country, the Philippines will seek to sustain its contributions in the international movement on migration and development and push for further protection of all Filipino migrant workers in the 13th Summit of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) to be hosted by the United Arab Emirates from January 18-26, 2021. (MANILA BULLETIN) Under this year’s theme, “The Future of Human Mobility: Innovative Partnerships for Sustainable Development”, the Team Philippines to be led by the Department of Foreign Affairs (D...

  The 13th Summit of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) will be hosted by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from January 18 to 26, titled  “The Future of Human Mobility: Innovative Partnerships for Sustainable Development.”   The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), through Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs Sarah Lou Arriola, will chair the roundtable discussions on leveraging new technologies to empower migrants. The Office of the President, through Chief of Presidential Protocol and Presidential Assistant on Foreign Affairs Robert E.A. Borje, will also lea...

Jonatan Rosas/TNH Ecuador’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility did not respond to questions by the time of publication. But Magda Medina, UNHCR’s deputy representative in Ecuador, told TNH via email, “Our mandate is to support states in protecting and seeking durable solutions for refugees.” Medina said humanitarian cash aid is only a small part of the support UNHCR offers people in situations of extreme vulnerability – something the organisation has had to increase during the pandemic as many more refugees and migrants have been put in such situations. After Ecuador wen...