First Stakeholder Expert Panel meeting in Poland as part of GAPs project, on January 17, 2024
First Stakeholder Expert Panel meeting in Poland as part of GAPs project, on January 17, 2024

On January 17, 2024, the Center of Migration Research (CMR), University of Warsaw (UW) organized the first hybrid Stakeholder Expert Panel (SEP) meeting within the GAPs project, in Warsaw. The aim of the SEP meeting was to familiarise experts with the project as well as to present the near final version of the country research report on legal and policy infrastructures of returns and readmission in Poland (WP2) and to discuss the results, identified gaps and formulated policy recommendations…

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Insights from the 3rd Informal Cross-Regional Dialogue on the Global Compact for Migration (GCM)
Insights from the 3rd Informal Cross-Regional Dialogue on the Global Compact for Migration (GCM)

The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration (GCM) has been a landmark agreement since its adoption in 2018, bringing nations together to address the complexities of international migration collaboratively. The GCM Champions Initiative, comprising 33 Member States worldwide, is pivotal in promoting effective GCM implementation. The recent 3rd Informal Cross-Regional Dialogue in Accra, Ghana, brought together representatives from Africa, Arab States, Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean, marking…

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Insights from the National Workshop on Returning Moroccans
Insights from the National Workshop on Returning Moroccans

This GAPs newsitem aims to present insights from the National Workshop on the reintegration of Moroccans returning home which took place on December 5, 2023 and was attended by GAPs project partner International Migration Association (AMI). This event constituted a significant step towards fostering collaboration and support. Organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) as part of the "Protection, Return, and Reintegration for Migrants in North Africa" program, supported by the European Union, the event aimed to address key challenges and to pave the way for…

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Looking for Gaps – Monitoring Return Operations from Poland to Georgia
Looking for Gaps – Monitoring Return Operations from Poland to Georgia

On January 5, 2024, Tomasz Sieniow, member of GAPs project research team at the Centre of Migration Research (CMR) at University of Warsaw, conducted a monitoring of return operation from Poland to Georgia. The Polish Commander-in-Chief of the Border Guard authorised four NGOs to monitor return operations, namely: the Rule of Law Institute, Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, Foundation “Ocalenie” and Halina Nieć Legal Aid Centre. The monitoring functions performed by these organisations and the costs incurred by these monitoring institutions are not financed by the…

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An overview of Hammurabi Human Rights Organization's (HHRO) participation in activities related to return migration and returnees
An overview of Hammurabi Human Rights Organization's (HHRO) participation in activities related to return migration and returnees

On Tuesday, October 31, 2023, the monthly Return Working Group (RWG) meeting was held in the IOM Conference Room in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. This monthly meeting brings together various stakeholders and interested participants involved in return migration, the issues of the returnees and the challenges they face. These meetings are characterized by the presentation of…

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Joint Webinar: Reconsidering EU's partnership and cooperation models on return and readmission 
Joint Webinar: Reconsidering EU's partnership and cooperation models on return and readmission 

3rd webinar from the webinar series organised jointly by the Horizon Europe projects on irregular migration and returns in Europe. In this webinar, we would like to critically elaborate on various models of return and readmission arrangements. Participants: Zeynep Sahin Mencutek, GAPs Project | Arjen Leerkes, FAIR Project | Olga Jubany, MORE Project | Paul James Cardwell, King’s College London Moderated by: Soner Barthoma, GAPs Project

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