Promoting dialogue and cooperation on migration along the Silk Routes
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Ambassador Pranay Verma met Ms. Sedef Dearing, Deputy Director General of the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) and her team.
@ICMPD briefed him on progress on the pilot European Legal Gateway Office (LGO) in India and efforts to promote skills and talent mobility. Ambassador underscored the importance of talent mobility in the emerging landscape of India-EU technological and innovation partnership.
The LGO will serve as a one-stop hub to provide information and support the movement of Indian students, researchers and professionals to the EU, beginning with the ICT sector.
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ICMPD Silk Routes & Budapest Process retweeted
🤝 Working together for people on the move.
UNHCR’s Deputy Rep @osanchezpineiro met @ICMPD’s Marija Raus, Head of Region - Silk Routes, in Islamabad to explore stronger collaboration in 🇵🇰 on migration-related issues, refugee protection & solutions for displaced communities.
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The Federal Investigation Agency hosted the National Risk Analysis Summit on 13 October 2026 in Islamabad, in partnership with ICMPD, under the RAPAK II project funded by the European Union through the Migration Partnership Facility.
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#InFocus 🌍 At the National Risk Analysis Summit in Islamabad, European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner formally launched the new IBM PAK project to strengthen integrated border management in Pakistan.
🔗 Read more at: icmpd.org/news/eu-migration-…
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#InFocus 🌍 More than 100 participants from 23 countries, 10 partner organisations and 13 private‑sector representatives gathered in Islamabad for the Budapest Process Thematic Working Group on Legal Pathways for Migration.
📌 Participants examined how labour-market demand can be better matched with skills development, qualification recognition and fair recruitment across the Silk Routes region.
🔗 Read more: icmpd.org/news/budapest-proc…
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The Migration Podcast 🎙️In this 10th anniversary episode of the MRCs, ICMPD Project Managers Hina Maqsood and Xenia Pilipenko discuss their work in their respective regions: from the daily operations of the Centres and the unmatched dedication of the counsellors to engagement with governments and contributions to national policies.
🎧 Tune in at: icmpd-podcast.stationista.co…
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#InFocus 🌍 ICMPD’s Migrant Resource Centres (MRCs) support migrants with information, guidance and assistance across borders. When Safiq* found himself stranded in Kyrgyzstan, unable to leave his employer or arrange his return home, he turned to the MRC in Lahore for help.
🔗 Read more at: icmpd.org/news/how-two-migra…
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Featured Publication of the Month 🎯Reintegration is a complex process that extends beyond the moment of return, encompassing economic, institutional, and social dimensions.
🔗 Drawing on the experiences of returnees in Bangladesh, Iraq, and Pakistan, this Featured Publication of the Month explores the challenges they face when rebuilding their lives after return: icmpd.org/news/reintegration…
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#InFocus 🌍 The Migrant Resource Centre in Baghdad, Iraq’s Ministry of Migration and Displacement and the Ministry of Interior convened stakeholders to foster cooperation in addressing human trafficking and migrant smuggling.
🔗 Read more at: icmpd.org/news/icmpd-migrant…
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Calls for experts at ICMPD 📢 Explore current expert opportunities and take the next step in your professional journey.: icmpd.org/work-with-us/calls…
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➡️ Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 🌍 Today, ICMPD highlights the importance of cross-regional migration dialogues and whole-of-route cooperation, bringing together countries of origin, transit, and destination for joint action.
📌 A whole-of-route approach strengthens knowledge sharing, coordination, law enforcement cooperation, and harmonised legal and policy frameworks.
📌 Preventing trafficking requires providing migrants with reliable information on safe and legal migration pathways, enabling them to make safer, informed choices and reduce vulnerability.
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#InFocus 🌍 Accurate, ethical and practical reporting plays an important role in supporting informed decisions in and shaping public understanding of migration.
🔗 Read more at: bit.ly/4wkPJkU
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#MRC10 #InTheSpotlight ✴️ Syed Umer Wazir Shah, Project Officer for ICMPD Silk Routes, reflects on 10 years of the MRCs and his experience as one of the first Counsellors of the MRC in Pakistan.
💬 For Umer, the MRC remains “a bridge to reliable information and safer choices” and a people‑centred model that connects communities, institutions and partners.
🔗 Explore more at: icmpd.org/news/from-uncertai…
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#InFocus 🌍 A Migrant Resource Centre (MRC) in Basra has opened, established by the Government of Iraq with support from The Netherlands and implemented by ICMPD to provide potential migrants, returnees and their families with reliable information, counselling and referral services.
🔗 Read more at: icmpd.org/news/iraq-netherla…
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#InFocus 🌍 ICMPD and @BRACworld strengthened their cooperation to promote safe and regular migration, labour mobility, return and reintegration, and to address irregular migration in Bangladesh by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
🔗 Read more at: icmpd.org/news/icmpd-brac-st…
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🎉 Join us to celebrate and reflect on the 10th anniversary of Migrant Resource Centres (MRCs). The MRCs are multi-purpose service points for migrants, returnees and communities - one of ICMPD's flagship initiatives.
💡In 2016, the first MRC opened in Lahore with national and international cooperation. Currently, 10 MRCs are operational in Afghanistan (online), Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
🎉 The 10th anniversary is an opportunity to evaluate the MRC model's impact on migration governance challenges in the Silk Routes region, with a key feature being its incorporation into national systems from the outset.
🔗Discover more at: icmpd.org/our-work/projects/…
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The Silk Routes #ICMPDMigrationOutlook 2026 is now available 📢 What are the 5 migration issues to look out for in the region?
🔎 This regional outlook assesses the current situation by analysing recent mobility and policy developments in the region to identify potential areas of work and mobility trends for the coming year.
🔗 Read more at: icmpd.org/file/download/6738…
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#InFocus 🌍 The European Legal Gateway Office in India was launched in New Delhi to facilitate the mobility of Indian ICT professionals, students, and researchers to the EU.
🤝Indian Minister of External Affairs @DrSJaishankar and European Commission Executive Vice-President @HennaVirkkunen led the launch, with ICMPD Director General Susanne Raab.
🤝ICMPD supports the EU in implementing this key initiative, strengthening India-EU cooperation, and enabling economic benefits for both.
🔗 Learn more at: icmpd.org/news/eu-opens-euro…
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The European Legal Gateway Office launched today will serve as an enabler and a trusted interface, one that enables access to India’s skilled talent and strengthening partner economies.
A significant outcome of the 16th India - European Union Summit.
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