Sweden to chair ICMPD Steering Group, following handover from Greece

On the occasion of the Kingdom of Sweden taking on the Chairmanship of International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) Steering Group for 2025, European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner outlined the EU’s migration priorities such as improving return policies, promoting labour mobility, and combatting migrant smuggling. Mr Brunner also called for a “flexible, responsive and pragmatic” approach, and commended ICMPD’s work along key migratory routes, and its multi-dimensional way of thinking.

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Featured Publication of the Month

The INTAKE Project takes a comparative analysis the labour market participation of displaced Ukrainian women in Austria, Germany, and Poland; and the challenges they face due to the temporality of their status in these countries. The study recommends streamlined recognition of their qualifications and pathways to transition into long-term residence, and to address the challenges they face in finding employment.

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Phasing out temporary protection? Shaping EU policies through national experiences

The extension of temporary protection until March 2026 has given the EU and its Member States additional time to monitor the development of the war in Ukraine and to identify possible exit strategies from temporary protection. However, recent diplomatic tensions between the United States and Ukraine have made predicting the war’s trajectory even more difficult. To ensure that Ukrainians under temporary protection do not remain in indefinite uncertainty, efforts to develop EU wide structured exit strategies from temporary protection must continue. An examination of the corresponding policies of individual European states can provide valuable insight in this regard.

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ICMPD Migration Outlook 2025

ICMPD’s Migration Outlook presents a brief analysis of recent migration and policy trends and provides an outlook on developments and events to watch out for. In the 2025 edition, you will find the ten most pressing issues to look out for this year, as well as origins, key events and trends in migration policy.

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ICMPD opens Migrant Resource Centre in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region of Iraq

ICMPD has opened a new Migrant Resource Centre (MRC) in Sulaymaniyah, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KR-I). The MRC promotes safe and regular migration processes for prospective migrants, combat trafficking and people-smuggling through raising awareness, pre-departure counselling for emigrants, post-arrival briefings to migrant workers, and re-integration support for returnees and internally displaced populations.

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ICMPD strengthens cooperation with Uzbekistan; to open a new Migrant Resource Centre

27 March 2025

Uzbekistan

ICMPD Director General Michael Spindelegger met with a high-level delegation from the Republic of Uzbekistan led by Mr Bekhzod Musaev, Director of the Migration Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Olimjon Abdullaev.

Call for Applications: BOMCA 10 Boot Camp on the Project Management Cycle for CSOs in Central Asia

24 March 2025

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

BOMCA 10 has launched a Call for applications for Central Asian CSOs to participate in the Boot Camp on the Project Management Cycle, set to take place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, in May 2025. Applications are accepted until 4 April 2025. 

Accelerating gender equity in Immigration Services in West Africa: Key insights from ICMPD webinar

20 March 2025

In commemoration of International Women’s Day, ICMPD hosted a webinar titled Women on the Move: Advancing Gender Mainstreaming in Immigration Services Across West Africa. The session focused on the importance of gender equity in immigration services, particularly in Ghana and Nigeria, and brought together key stakeholders to share insights, challenges, and best practices in fostering a more gender-balanced workforce.

Sweden to chair ICMPD Steering Group, following handover from Greece

07 March 2025

Belgium

On the occasion of the Kingdom of Sweden taking on the Chairmanship of International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) Steering Group for 2025, European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner outlined the EU’s migration priorities such as improving return policies, promoting labour mobility, and combatting migrant smuggling. Mr Brunner also called for a “flexible, responsive and pragmatic” approach, and commended ICMPD’s work along key migratory routes, and its multi-dimensional way of thinking.

European Union joins forces with Pakistan to foster sustainable reintegration of returnees

04 March 2025

Pakistan

The Government of Pakistan, through the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (MOPHRD), has formally launched the Sustainable Reintegration of Returnees and Improved Migration Management project, known as R&R Pakistan.

 

How does temporality pose difficulties for the labour market participation of displaced Ukrainian women?

03 March 2025

Ukraine, Austria, Germany, Poland

After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, most displaced persons seeking protection in Europe initially expected to stay only temporarily. As the war persisted however, many reconsidered their plans and adapted to prolonged displacement.

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