High Level Experts Regional Roundtable: Social and Economic Impact of Migration: migrant vulnerabilities and (re) integration needs in Central Asia. 27 – 28 February 2017 Astana, Kazakhstan
High Level Experts Regional Roundtable:
Social and Economic Impact of Migration: Migrant vulnerabilities and (re) integration needs in Central Asia, 27 – 28 February 2017, Astana, Kazakhstan
The High Level Experts Regional Roundtable on “Social and Economic Impact of Migration: migrant vulnerabilities and (re) integration needs in Central Asia” will take place in Astana, Kazakhstan on the 27-28th of February 2017. The roundtable is jointly organized by the International Organization for Migration/The UN Migration Agency, Sub-Regional Coordination Office for Central Asia, and the Library of the First President of Kazakhstan (Nazarbayev Center).
The purpose of this roundtable is to strengthen the capacity of participating government and non-government stakeholders in the sphere of addressing the complex challenges related to to migration movements in Central Asia, including irregular migration, labour migration, trafficking in persons and migrants’ rights in Central Asia through the sharing of best practices, analysing emerging trends, identifying gaps and providing recommendations.
The aim of the regional roundtable is to continue engaging Central Asian countries and neighbouring countries on regional dialogue and cooperation in addressing the multiple challenges resulting from complex migration dynamics and migratory movements in Central Asia through strengthening regional cooperation, capacity building and national legal frameworks, as well as addressing the human rights protection needs of vulnerable migrants.
The meeting will explore human mobility, rights for vulnerable migrants and regional cooperation through a discussion of the opportunities, challenges and international best practices in ensuring the fulfilment of migrants’ rights. The meeting aims to elaborate on the direct effects and long-term impacts of re-entry bans on migrant workers to the Russian Federation, as well as the effect on the Eurasian Economic Union’s (EAEU) enlargement, and provide recommendations to address gaps and challenges related to human mobility in Central Asia.
The event is organized within the framework of the IOM program “Addressing Migration Movements through capacity building in Central Asia” Phase III (2016-2017) funded by the Government of the United States (BPRM-PIM).
For additional information you can contact IOM Sub-regional coordination office for Central Asia at: +7 727 258 22 40 (ext.115) or iomalmaty@iom.int
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