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28-11-2007 (UNESCO) - It is estimated that some 200 million people live outside of their home countries. And this is not a new phenomenon: Europe, America, and Australia were all built on the influx of millions of people in search of a better life. Since 2000, the international community has designated 18th of December as International Migrants Day, to celebrate the achievements and highlight the struggles of migrants around the world.
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23-11-2007 (UNESCO) - An in-depth investigation published by Berghahn Books in cooperation with UNESCO, explores the scenario of a world where people could move freely from one country to another and settle wherever they wished.
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20-11-2007 (UNESCO) - UNESCO and France Télévisions, France’s national public service television broadcaster, will host a conference entitled “Migration and integration, Europe’s big challenge. What role do the media play?"
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18-09-2007 (UNESCO) - Publication of two UNESCO Policy Papers
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01-09-2007 (UNESCO) - Release of the Second Volume of the UNESCO Migration Studies Series (second volume only available in French)
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31-08-2007 (UNESCO) - Release of the First Volume of the UNESCO Migration Studies Series (first volume only available in English)
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28-08-2007 (Global Forum on Migration and Development) - On 9, 10 and 11 July 2007 the first meeting of the Global Forum on Migration and Development took place in Brussels. The final conclusions and recommendations of the Forum are now available.
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27-08-2007 (Coucil of Europe) - In his latest Viewpoint, Commissioner Hammarberg urges the Council of Europe Member States not to forget the children in the migration debate. The children rights also apply here and should be implemented. Besides, special consideration must be given to their situation, with focus on family reunification, the right to health and access to education, regardless of their or their parents’ legal status.
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15-08-2007 (UNESCO Moscow) - The Russian Migration Research Center in cooperation with the Central European University and with the support of the UNESCO Moscow Office organized the International Summer School “Migration and Discrimination: Protection of Migrants Human Rights and Promotion of Tolerance”. This Summer School was held from 14 to 19 July 2007 in the framework of the project "Migration as a Resource for Social Development: Positive Effects and Risks”.
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10-07-2007 (UN News Centre) -
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11-06-2007 (UNESCO) - What is the cultural heritage of migrants? What is the legacy of migrants in shaping national identity, history, and memory? Moreover, how are museums around the world building a dialogue that exhibits, tangibly and intangibly, the cultural heritage of migrants and the vital contributions they make? In this issue of Museum International, scholars probe these and other crucial questions, offering a variety of ideas and insights, and analyzing examples of practices from museums throughout the world.
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08-06-2007 (UNESCO) - During the month of April, the Member States of the Executive Board of UNESCO adopted two resolutions dealing with migration, one concerning African migration and one concerning the issue of recognition of educational qualifications of migrants.
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30-05-2007 (GIAN) - This grant provided by the Geneva International Academic Network (GIAN) for this project amounts to SFr 50,000
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18-05-2007 (UNESCO) - Coinciding with the World Day for Cultural Diversity on May 21st 2007, a UNESCO meeting in Palermo will gather together all the UNESCO National Commissions of the Mediterranean region. The question of migrant memories will comprise the core of their discussions.
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09-05-2007 (Courrier de la Planète) - New issue of the magazine Courrier de la Planète (available in French only)
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02-05-2007 (SHS e-News 14 / May 2007) - From the Arab world to Latin America, passing through Europe and Africa, the month of May 2007 will be one to learn more about UNESCO’s action within its Management of Social Transformations (MOST) Programme.
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30-04-2007 (Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands) -
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25-04-2007 (UNESCO) - This conference - to take place in UNESCO on 10 May 2007 - will put the global geopolitical situation into perspective; it will discuss political, sociological and demographic aspects of migration; and, it willl focus on the gender dimensions of international migration to make the “invisible half” of migrants – women who for a long time were not being considered by research on migration – visible.
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21-03-2007 (UNESCO) - UNESCO and the IOM have decided to work together to promote exchange of information and experiences on the history of immigration and the memories of migrants, notably through helping to set up and develop museums in receiving countries.
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20-03-2007 (UN News Centre) - The United Nations independent expert on the rights of migrants today called on UN Member States to ratify the international treaty that seeks to protect the almost 200 million migrant workers around the world against abuse.
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23-02-2007 (Radio 1812) - Making migrants’ voices heard is precisely what lies at the heart of Radio 1812. On 18 December 2006, International Migrant’s Day, the Belgium-based international NGO December 18 implemented the pilot version of the Radio1812 initiative supported by UNESCO, Oxfam-Novib, Inter Pares and the Flemish Government.
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24-01-2007 (UNESCO - Communication and Information) - Four proposals for film production for the United Nations Television magazine ”21st CENTURY”, a series of news-shows putting a spotlight on the world’s most underreported stories, were recently selected by UNESCO and UN's Department of Public Information (UNDPI).
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