INVITATION
The International Organization for Migration and Middlesex University will host a joint event based on the IOM World Migration Report 2013. The theme of the event will be "Migrant Well-being and Development".
Date: 19 September 2013 from 11:00-15:30, Middlesex University
The individual well-being of migrants is the central theme of IOM's World Migration Report 2013. Many reports linking migration and development concentrate on the broad socio-economic consequences of migratory processes, and the impact of migration on the lives of individuals can easily be overlooked. In contrast, the WMR 2013 focuses on migrants as persons, exploring how migration affects quality of life and human development across a broad range of dimensions.
The report draws upon the findings of a unique source of data - the Gallup World Poll - which is conducted in more than 150 countries, allowing for an assessment of the well-being of migrants worldwide for the first time, and examines outcomes on six core dimensions of well-being: Financial, Career, Social, Community, Physical and Subjective. The WMR 2013 makes recommendations for future initiatives to monitor in the global post-2015 development framework.
This joint event will bring IOM and Gallup to present the report and a panel of experts to comment and discuss the issues raised, to discuss the issues of well-being, happiness and migration followed by an open question and answer session. A migrant voice will also be invited to present the position of the migrant in this context.
Invited speakers:
Gervais Appave, Special Adviser to the Director General, IOM
Dr. Anita Pugliese, Research and Quality director, Gallup
Dr. David Bartram, Senior Lecturer, University of Leicester
Don Flynn, Director of the Migrant's Rights Network
Professor Eleonore Kofman, Professor of Gender, Migration and Citizenship, Middlesex University
Professor Brad Blitz, Professor of International Politics, Middlesex University
A detailed agenda will be circulated in early September. Please RSVP to Christiana Rose [log in to unmask] by 13 September 2013.
Kind regards,
Christiana.
Christiana Rose
School of Law
School Executive Administrator
Middlesex University, Room W245
The Burroughs, London
NW4 4BT
Tel: 020 8411 5765
Email: [log in to unmask]
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