The Migration Podcast

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The Migration Podcast

"The Migration Podcast“ discusses timely and pressing issues in the migration and policy sphere, and what these mean to the broader community. Top experts share their insights on the current events and challenges, policy implications, history, and context along with the latest research. Stay up-to-date on everything “migration” in this podcast series, hosted by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development.

  1. Migration Outlook 2025: 10 issues to look out for

    JAN 28

    Migration Outlook 2025: 10 issues to look out for

    There are at least three main drivers for the migration year 2025: the ongoing war in Ukraine, the developments in Syria, and the new government in the United States. ICMPD ́s Migration Outlook report takes a look into the future of migration and describes the most important trends, origins, key events, and priorities for Europe.  At the heart of the ICMPD Migration Outlook there are "10 migration issues to look out for." In this episode, ICMPD ́s principal advisor and Migration Outlook main author Martin Hofmann explains these 10 migration issues. These include the relationship between global and European migration trends, return issues, and future developments in labour migration.

    38 min
  2. From data to real action

    12/19/2024

    From data to real action

    Human trafficking is a migration issue. While movements across and within borders increase, it has remained largely invisible and complex to address. Children and women are also faced with rising threats of abuse and exploitation, especially those on the move. In this episode, ICMPD Senior Researcher Madalina Lepsa-Rogoz and Sergio Rivera Reyes of Fundación Renacer (Colombia) discuss the HEROES Project in more depth. The research component of HEROES has led to the development of a Manual of new tools and strategies to detect and protect victims of human trafficking, child sexual abuse, and child online sexual exploitation; and to support them in case management and referral services. They also talk about the nuances and forms of trafficking and abuse across the countries covered; and how the Manual is helping first-line responders such as social workers, health professionals, teachers, and law enforcement officers in their work to detect, protect, and refer victims to support services. Read more about the HEROES Project here, including access to download a copy of the Manual.

    40 min
  3. Afghanistan and the MRCs, 3 years on

    09/17/2024

    Afghanistan and the MRCs, 3 years on

    Amidst the worsening conditions in Afghanistan, ICMPD's Migrant Resource Centres (MRC) remain agile and responsive. Through its strong engagement with communities, the MRCs adapt to the unique challenges of Afghans – especially women – since the fall of Kabul in 2021 that pushed over three million people to flee. Samim Ahmadi, ICMPD's Project Manager for the Silk Routes region, shares his insights on their ongoing response to the new and often confronting realities of Afghans, and how the MRCs are reaching migrants more widely from across different time zones now. He also discusses their support to (potential) migrants on legal and safe pathways for migration, the distress and frustration that can happen during consultations, various forward-looking partnerships in Europe, and recent examples of how, particularly women, access academic and employment opportunities in the EU and beyond. More information on Afghanistan's MRCs here.

    40 min
  4. The politics of status

    08/05/2024

    The politics of status

    In political discourses, migration is often linked with the legal or political conditions of migrants, and how this benefits them in their host countries. There are also prevailing, simplistic notions of "illegal" or "irregular" migration, with the narrative – including in the media – often focused largely on the status of migrants themselves. In this episode of the Migration Podcast, ICMPD experts Veronika Bilger and Maegan Hendow discuss the results of a study conducted under the MIrreM project that highlights the many ways, policies, the key events, and the other actors beyond governments that influence how migrants fall out of, or into, an irregular status. The study tackles how governments have responded to the issue of irregular migration in their own unique ways, the policy shifts and their rationale, the barriers for migrants to seek pathways out of irregularity, or even choose to remain in their irregular status. The full study may be downloaded here.

    30 min
  5. How migration is driving the EU elections

    05/29/2024

    How migration is driving the EU elections

    Brussels ushers in new leadership at the European Parliament in June. Migration, along with defence and the economy, will be a key issue to drive the changes in and for the next five years’ politics. To make sense of a future that this new set of leaders may draw up, it is vital to look back to the last five years’ key events that have shaped the migration narrative in Europe and beyond its borders. Between COVID-19 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that triggered the Temporary Protection status; ongoing refugee crises intensified by the fire in Greece’s Moria refugee camp and the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan that drove scores of migrants in the Mediterranean; and finally, the adoption this year of The Pact on Migration and Asylum. ICMPD takes stock at the policy directions and, more importantly, what this means to people – those seeking to reach Europe, those who welcome them and those who ask the question of where we are headed, and those who can potentially enrich the region’s ability to sustain its future. This extended episode of ICMPD’s Migration Podcast brings together two of our Experts, Hugo Brady and Martin Wagner. They discuss these key events and the policy directions in Brussels, the challenges and opportunities that migration has presented the EU, and the priority actions and policy recommendations that will guide the next five years for the new leaders in Brussels and the rest of the European community.

    53 min

  6. 01/25/2024

    Migration Outlook 2024 - 10 migration issues to look out for

    In a year full of elections, ICMPD expects migration to be a pivotal topic. While many governments implement quick fixes ahead of their electoral cycles, opposition parties are tying their campaigns to migration-related promises.  ICMPD’s 2024 Migration Outlook report forecasts record displacement levels resulting from war and conflict, leading to a further securitization of migration and offshoring of asylum procedures, as well as a rise in secondary movements. These developments are taking place while labour migration is ‘coming of age’ in Europe. The main author of the report, Martin Hofmann, ICMPD Principal Advisor provides an overview.

    40 min

  7. 12/18/2023

    Behind the scenes of the Vienna Migration Conference

    The Vienna Migration Conference is an annual event organised by ICMPD since 2016. It gathers decision-makers in the migration sphere and provides an informal platform to discuss and connect on anything migration. In this podcast episode, we are inviting ICMPD Deputy Director General Lukas Gehrke and ICMPD Head of Policy Malin Frankenhaeuser to take us behind the scenes of the Vienna Migration Conference.

    37 min

  8. 08/17/2023

    Empowering Migrant Workers: The Migrant Resource Centre Advantage (Pakistan and Iraq)

    Where would you turn to if you had the wish to work abroad but were unfamiliar with the labour laws in the country of your destination? How would you ensure that the information that you find online is accurate and reliable?  In this episode, we delve into the critical role of Migrant Resource Centres (MRCs). Located throughout Central- and South Asia, they equip and empower migrants planning to work abroad,  as well as those who have already arrived in a country of destination or want to return home. Moreover, the Migrant Resource Centres carry out information campaigns to help prevent migrants from falling victim to smugglers and human traffickers. Meet our Senior Project Manager Roma Golda, who is joined by Tiba Ibrahim, MRC Counselor (Iraq) and Nadia Kashif, MRC Coordinator (Pakistan), who share their unique insights from the MRC’s work. Elisabeth Minkow moderates this episode.

    46 min
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"The Migration Podcast“ discusses timely and pressing issues in the migration and policy sphere, and what these mean to the broader community. Top experts share their insights on the current events and challenges, policy implications, history, and context along with the latest research. Stay up-to-date on everything “migration” in this podcast series, hosted by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development.

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    ICMPD
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    22
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