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2017 Global Migration Film Festival: Call for Entries
Switzerland —The UN Migration Agency (IOM) is inviting professional and emerging filmmakers to submit perception-changing films about the migrant experience for the second annual Global Migration Film Festival (5–18 December).
The Global Migration Film Festival showcases films that capture the promise and challenges of migration for those who leave their homes in search of a better life and the unique contributions migrants make to their new communities.
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Seoul is a hub for migrants in Asia. Photo: Muse Mohammed/IOM 2017
Migrants Need Cities and Cities Need Migrants. So Let’s Collaborate
By William Lacy Swing, UN Migration Agency Director General
The mayors of fifty of the world’s largest cities will be landing this month in Berlin to attend the fourth Global Mayoral Forum on Human Mobility, Migration and Development. I’ll be there, as well, representing the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Migration Agency.
There couldn’t be a better time than now for this event. Cities are at the forefront of international migration. They’re where the real work of integrating newcomers takes place — after the rhetoric fades to a TV soundbite or angry protester’s banner.
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Young children celebrate 2016 International Migrants Day in Egypt. Photo: Christine Beshay/IOM 2016
UN Migration Agency Warns African Youth Conference about Dangers of Misinformed Discussions on Migration
South Africa – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, urged youth leaders, during the Annual African Youth Conference (AAYC) on Social Justice and Democracy, to become advocates for more informed discussions on the nature and causes of migration from Africa.
Beginning Friday, 30 June, the four-day event’s overarching theme was, “The G20 and The Global Order of the Rich, for the Rich, by the Rich?” The Conference brought together 40 youth leaders from the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Youth Leadership Programs in East, West and Southern Africa representing progressive political parties, trade unions, civil society organizations and social movements.
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Costa-Gavras: "I was registered at the Faculty of Arts, then at the film school. For me, Paris was the symbol of absolute freedom: freedom to read in the libraries or freedom to read while walking around."
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Kakuma: The Invisible City, a selection from the 2016 Global Migration Fillm Festival
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“We hope the films at our next festival will instill understanding, empathy with characters, awe at their journeys and admiration for those who welcome their new neighbors.” – IOM Director General William Lacy Swing. Read more here.
Migration in the News
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AFP and Huff Post reported that Italy's interior minister called Sunday on other European countries to open their ports to rescue ships ahead of talks with France and Germany on tackling the migrant crisis.
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Voice of America reported that dozens of people are missing and believed drowned after an inflatable boat carrying more than 100 people sank off the coast of Libya last week.
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Washington Post reported that Libya is now home to a thriving trade in humans where some of the world's most desperate people are being held as slaves, tortured or forced into prostitution.
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WHO declared the end of the most recent outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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Xinhua reported on UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) calls for further efforts to curb illicit financial flows out of Africa, which is estimated at up to 80 billion US dollars per year.
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Denton Record-Chronicle shared the story of two North Texans originally from African countries. They are planning a humanitarian campaign to travel to Africa and bring hope to communities in the war-torn country of South Sudan.
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The Guardian reported that many Haitians and Dominicans are moving south for jobs and opportunities – and some are receiving a less-than-sympathetic welcome after a 3,000km trek.
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AFP reported that the peak of the migrant crisis in Europe has passed but many of those who came are here to stay and governments must focus on helping them integrate, the OECD said.
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