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#InFocus 🌍 The #ViennaMigrationConference 2024 (VMC2024) on 22-23 October highlighted discussions on pathways for safe and regular migration, addressing irregular arrivals, enhancing approaches to labour migration, and the efforts needed for the implementation of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum. This year’s VMC2024 gathered over 300 delegates from government, private sector, academia and research, think tanks, international organisations, and civil society. The main takeaways included:  📌 Strategies and investments by states, along with the private sector, into labour migration and skills development are crucial in the context of demographic dynamics and labour shortages across various sectors. 📌 The importance of a “route-based approach” that provides a comprehensive set of measures for people in need in countries of origin, first asylum, transit and destination, was underlined.  📌 The role of partnerships and cooperation in strengthening responses to migration. 📌 EU Member States’ commitment to the implementation of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum, which speakers agreed will only succeed if done collectively. ICMPD Director General, Michael Spindelegger, highlighted in his closing remarks: 💬 “Amidst increasing pressure on the global rules-based order, heated debates on migration, and the growing urgency for effective solutions in the area of migration governance; this conference heard from speakers whose contributions were marked by realism and a sense of optimism, confidence, and a strong belief that the global migration community is capable of meeting the existing challenges with convincing and workable solutions.” 🤝 The Conference was supported by ORS Group, Raiffeisen Bank International AG, City of Vienna, and Fragomen. 🔗 Discover more about the #ViennaMigrationConference 2024 (VMC2024) at: https://lnkd.in/dwdHwuwX 📢 Session recordings and key takeaways from the event will be shared soon across our website and communication channels. Stay tuned! #MigrationConference #MigrationPolicy #MigrationCooperation 📷 by Nadine Studeny

📢 The #ViennaMigrationConference 2024 (VMC2024) brought together many decision-makers, practitioners and experts, in person and online. Thank you to all who attended!    The ninth edition of the VCM2024 fostered discussions on today and tomorrow’s most pressing challenges and where they intersect with migration.     Today's discussions highlighted:  📌 The ongoing plans for Pact implementation are bringing further complexities to the surface, with EU agencies taking on a key role in the rollout. 📌 Despite growing EU labour market needs, and initiatives with partner countries that focus on skills development and labour mobility, the private sector continues to face obstacles in recruiting and retaining international talent.     📢 Highlights and key takeaways from the event will be shared soon across our website and communication channels. Stay tuned!    Thank you to everyone who joined the VMC2024, and we look forward to seeing you at the tenth edition of the #ViennaMigrationConference next year. #MigrationConference #MigrationPolicy ICMPD Policy & Research 📷 by Nadine Studeny

📢 The #ViennaMigrationConference 2024 (VMC2024) brought together many decision-makers, practitioners and experts, in person and online. Thank you to all who attended!    The ninth edition of the VCM2024 fostered discussions on today and tomorrow’s most pressing challenges and where they intersect with migration.     Today's discussions highlighted:  📌 The ongoing plans for Pact implementation are bringing further complexities to the surface, with EU agencies taking on a key role in the rollout. 📌 Despite growing EU labour market needs, and initiatives with partner countries that focus on skills development and labour mobility, the private sector continues to face obstacles in recruiting and retaining international talent.     📢 Highlights and key takeaways from the event will be shared soon across our website and communication channels. Stay tuned!    Thank you to everyone who joined the VMC2024, and we look forward to seeing you at the tenth edition of the #ViennaMigrationConference next year. #MigrationConference #MigrationPolicy ICMPD Policy & Research 📷 by Nadine Studeny

📢 The #ViennaMigrationConference 2024 (VMC2024) brought together many decision-makers, practitioners and experts, in person and online. Thank you to all who attended!    The ninth edition of the VCM2024 fostered discussions on today and tomorrow’s most pressing challenges and where they intersect with migration.     Today's discussions highlighted:  📌 The ongoing plans for Pact implementation are bringing further complexities to the surface, with EU agencies taking on a key role in the rollout. 📌 Despite growing EU labour market needs, and initiatives with partner countries that focus on skills development and labour mobility, the private sector continues to face obstacles in recruiting and retaining international talent.     📢 Highlights and key takeaways from the event will be shared soon across our website and communication channels. Stay tuned!    Thank you to everyone who joined the VMC2024, and we look forward to seeing you at the tenth edition of the #ViennaMigrationConference next year. #MigrationConference #MigrationPolicy ICMPD Policy & Research 📷 by Nadine Studeny

#HappeningNow 🎥 Join the livestream for the second day of the #ViennaMigrationConference 2024 (VMC2024), as we delve into insightful discussions on key topics that will shape the European migration agenda over the next five years.    Yesterday's discussion highlighted that there are a variety of migration policy areas in which governments are looking to enhance their responses and that partnerships play a vital role in addressing immediate and longer term needs and objectives.    Building on yesterday's discussions, the second day of VMC2024 will focus on:  📌 Labour migration pathways   📌 Implementation of the EU Pact    🎥 Register to join the VMC2024 livestream at: https://lnkd.in/d4EzZExg   ➡️ If you encounter any issues with the livestream confirmation email, including the link and code to join, please send us a LinkedIn direct message to support you. 🔗 See the detailed agenda and speakers at: https://lnkd.in/deykqfUa ICMPD Policy & Research #MigrationConference #MigrationCooperation #MigrationPolicy #LabourMigration #EUPact

📢 The first day of the #ViennaMigrationConference 2024 (VMC2024) has concluded with several insightful discussions and valuable contributions on migration cooperation, mixed migration flows and strategies to facilitate access to legal pathways.    Key highlights for today include:  📌 Ivan Krastev provided insightful commentary on a transforming world around the EU and the need for narrative change.    📌 High-level officials underlined the imperative of a whole-of-government approach to migration policy that brings into dialogue all relevant ministries.   📌 Three sessions shed light on more recent developments in the global approach to protection, including UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency route-based approach, vigorous debates on external processing, and one-stop-shops to provide support along migration routes. We look forward to the second day of the #ViennaMigrationConference 2024 (VMC2024) tomorrow! 🎥 Register to join the VMC2024 livestream at: https://lnkd.in/d4EzZExg   🔗 See the detailed agenda and speakers at: https://lnkd.in/deykqfUa #MigrationCooperation #MigrationConference #MigrationPolicy ICMPD Policy & Research 📷 by Nadine Studeny

#HappeningNow 🎥 The #ViennaMigrationConference 2024 (VMC2024) livestream is now live. ICMPD Director General, Michael Spindelegger, delivered the opening keynote welcoming participants to the VMC2024. He highlighted that migration continues to be a challenge and the migration debate continues to attract a high degree of public and political attention: 💬 “Citizens and voters call for a reduction in irregular migration. They call for functioning integration, responses to security concerns, and sensible labour migration policies. (...) They also call for migration policies that guarantee the protection of human rights. Citizens and voters call for strong and trustful partnerships between all countries that are linked by international migration." Today, 22 October, discussions will explore key topics including: 📌 Migration cooperation 📌 Challenges related to mixed migration flows 📌 The EU’s foreign and security policy 📌 Strategies to address dangerous journeys and facilitate access to legal pathways 🎥 Register to join the VMC2024 live stream at: https://lnkd.in/d4EzZExg 🔗 See the detailed agenda and speakers at: https://lnkd.in/deykqfUa #StreamingNow #LiveNow #MigrationConference #MigrationCooperation #MigrationPolicy

On the eve of the #ViennaMigrationConference 2024 (VMC2024), the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) brings together a select group of key migration leaders and experts for an informal, forward-looking conversation on the opportunities and challenges shaping the future of migration governance. This closed-door networking event is hosted in partnership with the Robert Bosch Stiftung. The discussion will feature insights from Belgian State Secretary for Asylum and Migration Nicole de Moor, moderated by Ivan Vejvoda, Permanent Fellow and Head of Europe’s Futures Project at the Institute for Human Sciences. Stay tuned for highlights, which will be included in the VMC2024 report. 📸 Nadine Studeny

What role does partnership play in building a holistic migration system amid regional instability?   Join the #ViennaMigrationConference 2024 (VMC2024) next week for a conversation with Wael Badawi, Egypt’s Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Migration, Refugees and Combating Human Trafficking, as he discusses Egypt’s evolving concerns, topmost priorities, migration governance capacities, and the role of partnership, from ensuring security and development to providing international protection. 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/d4EzZExg 🌐 View the VMC2024 draft programme here: https://lnkd.in/dxdpfn-j International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD)