20 December 2005

Seminars and workshops on Population and Migration

The following was posted on the UNESCO Migration Mailing List. More information is available at http://portal.unesco.org/shs/en/ev.php-URL_ID=9098&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html.

Seminars and workshops on Population and Migration, Córdoba (Argentina), 21-23 February, 2006

A series of seminars and workshops on “Population and Migration” will be organized in Córdoba (Argentina) on 21-23 February 2006, within the framework of the International Forum on the Social Science - Policy Nexus.

The International Forum is organized by UNESCO in partnership with the Governments of Argentina and Uruguay and with the support of a wide range of academic and policy organizations. It will take place in four cities in Argentina and in Uruguay from February 20th to 24th, 2006, with an Opening and Closing day in Buenos Aires. Over a thousand participants are expected at the Forum.

The workshops and seminars to be held in Córdoba on 21-23 February will address core issues raised by contemporary migration flows, such as:

  • forced migration and asylum
  • globalization and migrants’ transnational lives and identities
  • cultural and environmental impact of migration
  • the legal framework of migration and migrants’ rights
  • intergovernmental and regional cooperation in the elaboration of migration policies
  • and scenarios for the future of migration.

The presence of policy-makers, researchers and NGO members will enable the development of new forms of cooperation between policy and social sciences, with the ambition of bringing better responses to today’s challenges.

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