Publications

On 27 June the 4th Global Mayoral Forum On Human Mobility, Migration and Development took place in Berlin, Germany. ICMPD Director General shared some remarks at the opening of Session 3 "Working through multi-stakeholder partnerships to enhance the development impact of migration and forced displacement".   

On 17 October ICMPD Director General Michael Spindelegger opened the events season 2017-18 of the Global Strategy Forum in London with a key note speech. 

From 23 to 24 October, the Vienna Migration Conference took place in Vienna, Austria. ICMPD's flagship conference took place for the second time and dealt with the theme "Migration Partnerships - Frameworks for safe, orderly and regular migration". 

the Closing Speech of the Vienna Migration Conference delivered by the ICMPD Director General Spindelegger

On 7 November 2017, ICMPD signed a Memorandum of Understanding with UN Habitat in Lebanon. 

ICMPD Director General Michael Spindelegger held a keynote speech at the Shared Awareness and DE-confliction in the Mediterranean 2-2017 in Rome, Italy, on 23 November 2017. The topic of the  conference was  “Situational Awareness, Information Exchange and Capacity Building: fundamental pillars of Maritime Security in the Mediterranean Sea.”

On 12 January 2018 the ICMPD Director General Michael Spindelegger opened the ICMPD-organised event on the future of Border Management in Europe. 

ICMPD's Director General Michael Spindelegger took part in the informal meeting of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers in Sofia, Bulgaria 25-26 January. He addressed the participants during the working lunch on the topic of "Global aspects of migration: Discussion on the main building blocks of the future Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration".

On 12 April, ICMPD Director General Michael Spindelegger participated  in the Ministerial Meeting during the Salzburg Forum, Vienna Process.

ICMPD's Director General Mr Michael Spindelegger gave a speech on 01 September 2016 at the ADA (Austrian Development Agency) Annual Conference 2016. The topic of this year's conference was "Fragility".

ICMPD's Director General Mr Michael Spindelegger gave a speech on 05 September 2016 at the WKO (Wirtschaftskammer Österreich) Foreign Economy Forum. The Forum discussed topics around creating opportunities for entrepreneurs in developing countries. 

On the occasion of the 71st United Nations General Assembly and the high-level plenary meeting addressing large movements of refugee and migrants, taking place on Monday, 19 September 2016 in New York ICMPD Director General Mr Michael Spindelegger addressed the UN General Assembly. 

On 26 September 2016 ICMDP DG Michael Spindelleger made a Statement during the two-day conference on "Sustainability in the Regions and Cities of Europe" organised by the Institute of Regions in Europe. 

On 17 October 2016 ICMDP DG Michael Spindelleger held the opening speech at the Ludwig-Boltzman Institute on the historic dimension of migration in Austria. 

Opening speech by ICMPD Director General Michael Spindelegger, delivered on 10 November 2016 in Vienna.

The Africa overview of diaspora engagement is one of a six-part regional series analysing diaspora engagement around the world. It draws on knowledge gathered during the mapping of 41 African countries, including relevant policy and institutional frameworks, trends, good practices and recommendations at regional level.

Tittel-Mosser, F. (2021) Diaspora engagement: Africa. Regional Series. EUDiF.

The Asia overview of diaspora engagement is one of a six-part regional series analysing diaspora engagement around the world. It draws on knowledge gathered during the mapping of 16 countries in Asia to study relevant policy and institutional frameworks, trends, good practices and recommendations at regional level.

Tittel-Mosser, F. (2021) Diaspora engagement: Asia. Regional Series. EUDiF.

The Middle East overview of diaspora engagement is one of a six-part regional series analysing diaspora engagement around the world. It draws on knowledge gathered during the mapping of 5 Middle East countries to study relevant policy and institutional frameworks, trends, good practices and recommendations at regional level.

Tittel-Mosser, F. (2021) Diaspora engagement: Middle East. Regional Series. EUDiF.

The LAC overview of diaspora engagement is one of a six-part regional series analysing diaspora engagement around the world. It draws on knowledge gathered during the mapping of 24 LAC countries to study relevant policy and institutional frameworks, trends, good practices and recommendations at regional level.

Tittel-Mosser, F. (2021) Diaspora engagement: Latin America & the Caribbean. Regional Series. EUDiF.

The Pacific overview of diaspora engagement is one of a six-part regional series analysing diaspora engagement around the world. It draws on knowledge gathered during the mapping of 12 Pacific countries, including relevant policy and institutional frameworks, trends, good practices and recommendations at regional level.

Porteret, A. (2021) Diaspora engagement: The Pacific. Regional Series. EUDiF.

The EECA overview of diaspora engagement is one of a six-part regional series analysing diaspora engagement around the world. It draws on knowledge gathered during the mapping of 10 EECA countries to study relevant policy and institutional frameworks, trends, good practices and recommendations at regional level.

Tittel-Mosser, F. (2021) Diaspora engagement: EECA. Regional Series. EUDiF.

Hahn-Schaur, Katharina (2021). Awareness raising and information campaigns on the risks of irregular migration in Pakistan: Background Report. Vienna: ICMPD.

ICMPD's Director General Mr Michael Spindelegger gave a speech from 18-20 June 2021 at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum