Appeal No. 3: COVID-19: A Time for Businesses to Act Responsibly in Ensuring Justice for Migrant Workers
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted millions of migrant workers in destination countries, many of whom have facedjob loss or non-payment of wages, been forced to take unpaid leave or accept reduced wages, or been confined in poor living conditions,…
MSc in Public Policy and Human Development with a Specialization in Migration Studies (UNU-Merit and Maastricht University)
The Master of Science in Public Policy and Human Development programme is a double-degree programme of University Nations University institute UNU-MERIT and Maastricht University. The programme provides students with a variety of skills, tools and knowledge which enables them to…
Mygration Story: On grit and gratitude
Our ‘Mygration Story’ series tracks the family histories of staff and fellows at UNU. The aim is to show that many of us owe our lives and careers to the courage of migrant ancestors. People who left their homes to…
Mygration Story: ‘The PhD was as much adventure as research’
Our ‘Mygration Story’ series tracks the family histories of staff and fellows at UNU. The aim is to show that many of us owe our lives and careers to the courage of migrant ancestors. People who left their homes to…
Mygration round trip from Italy to Argentina: ‘Your blood will pulse’
UNU-Merit’s ‘Mygration Story’ series tracks the family histories of staff and fellows at UNU. The aim is to show that many of us owe our lives and careers to the courage of migrant ancestors. People who left their homes to…
IOM Project: Iraqi minorities in diaspora
A team at UNU-MERIT and its School of Governance has been commissioned by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) office in Iraq to research how ethno-religious communities in the Iraqi diaspora, namely Christian and Yazidi communities, engage with Iraq and with…
DRC Project: Networks-led national Diaspora dialogue in Europe
UNU-MERIT and its School of Governance were recently commissioned by the Danish Refugee Council’s (DRC) Diaspora Programme to provide support within their “Networks-led national Diaspora dialogue in Europe” project. The aim of the project is to promote Syrian civil society…
France Médias Monde Project: Monitoring and Evaluation of infomigrants.net
UNU-MERIT and its School of Governance were commissioned by France Médias Monde to carry out a monitoring and evaluation of the multimedia platform Infomigrants.net. The objective of the platform is to provide relevant, timely and accurate news and information in Arabic, French,…
IOM COVID-19 Analytical Snapshots
We are pleased to share the latest “COVID-19 Analytical Snapshots”, a series of 1-2 page snapshots on the latest analysis from around the world on the migration and mobility-related issues stemming from COVID-19. Please note that new “COVID-19 Analytical Snapshots” are…
Migration of higher education students from the North Africa Region to the United Kingdom
Nour, S.O.M. (2020). Migration of higher education students from the North Africa Region to the United Kingdom, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2020-016