The economic crisis is likely to cause the first major fall in the number of migrants coming to work in OECD countries since the 1980s, according to a new OECD report. This is already happening, for example, in Ireland, Spain and the UK, which were among the countries first hit by the downturn.
The International Migration [...]
We at the JMDI were saddened to learn of the sudden death of Janet Buerki Narh in London on 20th June. A British national of Ghanaian origin, Janet believed strongly in social justice, and through her position as a professional radio and television broadcaster she used her extensive experience and strong ties in the African [...]
On June 2, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in partnership with the Western Union Company and the Western Union Foundation launched the African Diaspora Marketplace (ADM). The ADM is a nearly US$1.5 million business competition targeting small and medium entrepreneurs from the African diaspora. Approximately 10 to 20 entrepreneurs will be [...]
Bonn - Unless aggressive measures are taken to halt global warming, the consequences for human migration and displacement could reach a scope and scale that vastly exceed anything that has occurred before.
Climate change is already contributing to migration and displacement. All major estimates project that the trend will rise to tens of millions of [...]
The West Africa launch reception of Money Transfer International (MTI), a not-for-profit global remittances trade association, designed to contribute towards the accelerated transformation of the global remittance industry, will be held today in Lagos, Nigeria. The programme, according to a statement from the organisers, will seek to address the challenging issues facing the industry in [...]
[The Times of India] - Goa received nearly Rs.800 crore (Rs.8 billion) in remittances last year from 56,000 emigrants settled abroad, a official study on Goan diaspora has revealed.
Goa Migration Study is a joint project by the state government’s office of the commissioner for non-resident Indian affairs, the union ministry of overseas Indian affairs and [...]
Congo-Kinshasa [allAfrica.com] - La Maison des Congolais de l’étranger et des migrants (MCDEM) sera bientôt représentée en provinces. Première étape, la ville de Lubumbashi, au Katanga et celle de Matadi, dans la province du Bas-Congo. C’est ce qu’a fait savoir le manager principal de cette structure, David Lelu. Il l’a fait savoir au cours d’une [...]
MEXICO CITY (New York Times) - The amount of money sent home in April by Mexicans working in the United States fell by almost one-fifth compared with a year earlier, the central bank said Monday, marking the largest decline since the authorities began keeping track of such transfers.
Remittances, as the transfers are known, have been [...]
