Dear colleague,

IOM Fiji and IOM’s Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC)are pleased to invite you to our virtual launch event on “Migration Data in Oceania” that will be held on 15 January 2021 (12:00-13:00 FJT/GMT+13). The webinar is part of an in-person launch event on a new project on strengthening Fiji’s border management capacity that will be held at the Tanoa Plaza Hotel Conference Room.

During the webinar speakers from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) will introduce you to the Migration Data Portal as a tool to improve the knowledge management of migration data and will present you an overview of key migration data sources in the region, with a focus on migration data challenges and policy implications particular to Oceania.

The Global Migration Data Portal has been made possible through funding by IOM Member States, including the Government of Germany through the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community, represented by the Federal office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), and the Government of Switzerland, as well as unearmarked funding granted to IOM and internally allocated through the Migration Allocation Resource Committee (MIRAC).

For event registration, please sign up on eventbrite. A link to the online webinar will be shared with all registered participants before the event. You are cordially invited to pass on the invitation to interested colleagues.

Please note: This event will be held in English. The webinar will be recorded and made available online.

AGENDA:

OPENING REMARKS

Pär Liljert, Chief of Mission, IOM Australia; Coordinator and Advisor for New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific

GLOBAL MIGRATION DATA PORTAL

Dr. Susanne Melde, Senior Analyst, IOM GMDAC

PRESENTATION OF MIGRATION DATA IN OCEANIA

Dr. Robyn Sampson, Director at Robyn Sampson Consulting