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Enabel is the Belgian Development Agency. The Agency also implements projects for other national and international organisations. Together with its Belgian and international partners, Enabel provides solutions to tackle urgent global challenges: climate change, urbanization, human mobility, peace and security, social and economic inequalities, and global citizenship. With 1,500 employees, Enabel manages some 150 projects in around twenty countries, in Belgium, Africa and the Middle East. 

Berckmoes, L. & Turner, S. (2021) Pursuing futures through children: Crisis, social reproduction, and transformation in Burundi’s transnational families. Migration Studies. 

Dubow, T. & Kuschminder, K. (2021). Family strategies in refugee journeys to Europe. Journal of Refugee Studies. 

The International Centre for Migration Policy Development is searching for interested candidates to apply for a research position to examine: “Zusammenhänge zwischen Schutz, Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten und irregulären Transitmigration.”  

The LIMES doctoral programme is currently accepting PhD proposals that relate to the ‘mobility of persons’ cluster and scrutinise the shifting of EU’s borders through externalisation and its implications. The envisaged areas of scrutiny include: 

The Qatar Charity, the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) are hosting the launch of a new report on internal displacement in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, which will take place on 15 February from 11:00-13:00 CET. 
 

The 4Mi Project Coordinator leads the implementation and technical development of the Mixed Migration Monitoring Mechanism initiative in Europe, and through its work with the global team contributes to the overall development and strengthening of 4Mi across the world. 

IOM is hiring two new members of staff in its Regional Office in Bangkok (Thailand) to support the Regional Data Hub (RDH): 

The migration seminar of March 2021 offered jointly by MGSoG/UNU-MERIT in collaboration with MACIMIDE will take place on Wednesday, March 10th. 

In three new videos, Melissa Siegel looks at: (i) the history of migration in Singapore; (ii) their migration policy; and, (iii) the current situation in practice. 

The Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC), based in Berlin, Germany, responds to International Organisation for Migration’s call for upgrading its capacity to collect and analyse migration data, and to develop closer partnerships with data providers and academic institutions. GMDAC acts as a “data hub” for decision-makers and practitioners seeking the best available migration data. 

The first issue of the Journal of Migration Studies (ZMF) has just been released. Eleven articles deal with the status, the challenges and perspectives of migration research. Simultaneously, some articles of the second volume (Migration Studies and Politics) have been published online first. For more information please visit:https://www.imis.uni-osnabrueck.de/en/publications/zeitschrift_fuer_migrationsforschung.html