Window on the World
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Window on the World
This edition of Window on theWorld presents a selected number of organizations, networks and research centres working either on the migration and development nexus or on related issues of security, human rights protection and social integration. The selection is divided into two parts: the first covers advocacy groups and social movements and the second covers research centres and networks of experts and activists. Most of them operate at the non-governmental level, while some are part of a regional or an international inter-governmental dialogue process.
I. Advocacy groups, non-government organizations and social movements December 18 www. december18.net The name refers to the date of the approval of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, by the UN General Assembly on 18 December 1990. It is an on-line organization designed for the promotion and protection of migrants by offering space for advocacy, networking and knowledge dissemination. Focused mainly on UN human rights protection mechanisms and legal frameworks, it also supports non-government organization (NGO) campaigns on migrant issues and covers regional initiatives in Europe, Americas, Asia and Africa. The portal represents an important resource centre for human and migrant rights activists. Among the others, it provides data and relevant documentation, an up-to-date calendar of international events, an archive and reviews of the latest books and movies on the subject. The organization seeks basically to support and monitor non-governmental organizations and associations extending and completing governments’capacity to guarantee human and migrants’ rights protection.
Humantrafficking www.humantrafficking.org Human trafficking is a web resource that brings together governments and NGOs of East Africa and Pacific committed to combat human trafficking. The website represents a space for dialogue and information sharing in order to facilitate cooperation and promote joint efforts in the fight of human trafficking. Based on information and Development (2007) 50(4), 111–118. doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100426
Development 50(4): Window on the World experience sharing, the website provides countrybased information on national initiatives, legal frameworks and general provisions as well as descriptions of NGO activities and their contact information. The web resources are catalogued according to different fields of action (such as prevention, protection, rehabilitation, reintegration, etc.), each of them comprising recent news, latest publications and web links.
ICMC – International catholic migration commission http://www.icmc.net/ ICMC was founded in1949 by the Catholic Church in the aftermath of the Second World War and following the great displacement of peoples. ICMC’s expertise and core activities consist of refugee resettlement, return, reintegration and local integration. The organization works with extremely vulnerable individuals, and has assisted di
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