UNDP Report – Scaling Fences
In October 2019, the United Nations Development Programme published a report on the perspectives and experiences of irregular African migrants in Europe, called Scaling Fences. The study entailed 1970 respondents who originated form 39 African countries. The aim of the study was to contribute to a better understanding of the relationship between migration and development. The core message that the report is trying to bring across is that migration is a reverberation...
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ICMA World Conference in Taiwan
From 21-25 October 2019, the ICMA World Conference will take place in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. ICMA stands for International Christian Maritime Association, and is a free association of Christion non-profit organisations who work together to improve the situation of seafarers around the world and advance maritime welfare. The 2019 World Conference revolves around the theme “50 Years of Working Together for Seafarers, Fishers and their Families”. Not only will there be opportunity to...
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Like a thriller: Inside the Ethiopian Boiling Pot
Photo by Rookie Ape from Unsplash Like in the best tradition of mystery writing, what happened last June in Ethiopia remains wrapped in a steam of fragmentary news and contradictory information. In less than 48 hours a round of attacks and assassinations in the Ahmara region have shocked the country and revived ethnic hostilities while the governmental press reported the killing of General Asamnew Tsige as the epilogue of a failed coup. But what happened really? And was there really...
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SACBC Workshop on Migration for diocesan coordinators
The South African Catholic Bishop’s Conference organized a training course on Migration for Diocesan Coordinators about Coordinated sustainable response with migrants and refugees in Southern Africa. This event is designed for diocesan coordinators who assist Migrants and Refugees, giving them strategies in how to organize the Pastoral Care for Migrants and Refugees in each Diocese. The training aims to support the development of a network at diocesan metropolitan, national and with the...
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Out of the Shadows: Gender, Migration and Health in SADC
The recent publication by Rebecca Walker and Jo Vearey on “Gender, Migration and Health in SADC: a Focus on Women and Girls” is a consistent, fieldwork-based attempt to provide a new, more attentive approach to the interrelation of migration, gender and health issues in South Africa and Zambia. While the number of migrants, especially women and girls, is constantly rising, little attention is being paid to the complex interaction of migratory movements,...
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Heritage Day 2019
On the 24th of September South Africa remembers and celebrates its cultural, language and tradition heritage. On this day, all South Africans are encouraged to celebrate their cultural traditions within the great diversity of cultures, religions, beliefs and traditions that make up the country. The “rainbow nation” is a proof that many racial groups, cultures and languages can live together building up the national identity. On the occasion, the President Cyril Ramaphosa...
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