CIFAL Philippines Launches 2025 Professional Course On Global Migration
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Course Learning Objectives
- Understand the concepts, drivers, and typologies of global migration;
- Explore the links between human mobility, international law, human rights, and gender equality.
- Assess the multidimensional aspects of human mobility and its effects on migrants, their families, communities, and countries; and
- Develop innovative, practical, and demonstrable responses to the challenges of global migration and sustainable development.
Course Modules Overview
The course begins with the first module on an overview of the key concepts, drivers, and data challenges in global migration, highlighting the role of UN frameworks in promoting inclusive and sustainable governance. It then, in the second module, explores migration through a human rights and gender lens, covering legal protections, the experiences of vulnerable groups, and the importance of a rights-based approach. The third module examines the social, cultural, and economic dimensions of migration, including its impact on families and communities, the influence of identity and media, climate-related drivers, and issues of health, social protection, and remittances.
This course is targeted at professionals who are interested in continuing education on migration and development, such as migration practitioners, particularly those in the ranks of the government, international and development organizations, civil society organizations, the academe, and the private sector.
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