10 years of the VMC; 10 years since Europe’s migration crisis — ICMPD is hosting the 10th Vienna Migration Conference (VMC) on 21-22 October 2025. EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner and Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Šuica will deliver virtual keynote messages before several senior government figures take to the stage, including Jordan’s Minister of Interior Mazin Abdellah Hilal Al Farrayeh and Sweden’s Minister for Migration Johan Forsell.

Strengthening skills, market access, and innovation empowers entrepreneurs, creates jobs, and fosters inclusion. In this interview, Pinar Yapanoglu, ICMPD Portfolio Manager of the Enhancement of Entrepreneurship Capacities for Sustainable Socio-Economic Integration (ENHANCER) and ENHANCER Pro Projects, discusses the impact of support for Syrians under Temporary Protection, Persons under International Protection, and host communities in Türkiye in building resilient futures through entrepreneurship.  

On 18 September 2025, ICMPD's Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia officially opened a new Ukrainian Consultation Centre (UCC) in Düsseldorf, Germany. The Centre was established within the framework of the Comprehensive Resilience Support for Displaced Persons from Ukraine (CORE-UA) project, funded by the (National) German AMIF Programme 2021-2027 and the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF).

The 17th Annual Review Meeting (ARM) of the ECOWAS Regional Network of National Focal Institutions against Trafficking in Persons Plus (RNNI-TIP+) concluded in Lagos, Nigeria, with Member States reaffirming their commitment to tackling Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and addressing its interlinked challenges of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Violence Against Children (VAC).

ICMPD culminated the Rights Based Border Management in the Silk Routes Countries (RBM Silk Routes) project in a closing conference in Islamabad last week. The multi-year regional initiative in Pakistan and Iraq enhanced the operational capacities of their border agencies to reduce irregular migration while strengthening human rights protections at borders. 

Applications for the European Union Scholarships Project are now open from 15 September to 1 November 2025, offering financial support and opportunities in social cohesion and employability to undergraduate, graduate, 2-year post-secondary vocational students and associate degree across Türkiye, including those are Turkish citizens as well as under temporary and international protection.