ICMPD Silk Routes & Budapest Process

Promoting dialogue and cooperation on migration along the Silk Routes

[India in Belgium, Luxembourg & the European Union @IndEmbassyBru]

Ambassador Pranay Verma met Ms. Sedef Dearing, Deputy Director General of the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) and her team.

@ICMPD briefed him on progress on the pilot European Legal Gateway Office (LGO) in India and efforts to promote skills and talent mobility. Ambassador underscored the importance of talent mobility in the emerging landscape of India-EU technological and innovation partnership.

The LGO will serve as a one-stop hub to provide information and support the movement of Indian students, researchers and professionals to the EU, beginning with the ICT sector.
🇮🇳🤝🇪🇺
#IndiaEU #TalentMobility

[ICMPD Silk Routes & Budapest Process @BudapestProcess]

The @EU_Commission, partner governments and @ICMPD marked 10 years of Migrant Resource Centres’ #MRC work. Since launching the first MRC in Pakistan in 2016, the network has grown to 13 MRCs operating across seven countries.
🔗 Read more at: https://t.co/iWcvHd7KFH

[UNHCR Pakistan @UNHCRPakistan]

🤝 Working together for people on the move.

UNHCR’s Deputy Rep @osanchezpineiro met @ICMPD’s Marija Raus, Head of Region - Silk Routes, in Islamabad to explore stronger collaboration in 🇵🇰 on migration-related issues, refugee protection & solutions for displaced communities.

[Federal Investigation Agency - FIA @FIA_Agency]

The Federal Investigation Agency hosted the National Risk Analysis Summit on 13 October 2026 in Islamabad, in partnership with ICMPD, under the RAPAK II project funded by the European Union through the Migration Partnership Facility.

[ICMPD @ICMPD]

#InFocus 🌍 At the National Risk Analysis Summit in Islamabad, European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner formally launched the new IBM PAK project to strengthen integrated border management in Pakistan.

🔗 Read more at: https://t.co/98eeCJnBHF

[ICMPD Silk Routes & Budapest Process @BudapestProcess]

🌍On 4-5 October, @ICMPD trained 28 staff from the Migrant Resource Centres #MRCs in Baghdad and Basra and partner institutions on communication and social media.

⏩Funded by the Netherlands through #MRAPP Project.

[ICMPD Silk Routes & Budapest Process @BudapestProcess]

⏩ MRC Baghdad at the Baghdad International Book Fair

🗓️ From 2 to 12 September 2026, the Migrant Resource Centre #MRC in Baghdad took part in the Baghdad International Book Fair, with the support of the Ministry of Migration and Displaced #MoMD

#ICMPD #Iraq #CAIRIII #NORAQ

[ICMPD @ICMPD]

#InFocus 🌍 More than 100 participants from 23 countries, 10 partner organisations and 13 private‑sector representatives gathered in Islamabad for the Budapest Process Thematic Working Group on Legal Pathways for Migration.

📌 Participants examined how labour-market demand can be better matched with skills development, qualification recognition and fair recruitment across the Silk Routes region.

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/PmTaFlcqoW

[ICMPD @ICMPD]

The Migration Podcast 🎙️In this 10th anniversary episode of the MRCs, ICMPD Project Managers Hina Maqsood and Xenia Pilipenko discuss their work in their respective regions: from the daily operations of the Centres and the unmatched dedication of the counsellors to engagement with governments and contributions to national policies.

🎧 Tune in at: https://t.co/oxkiyRXRta

[ICMPD Silk Routes & Budapest Process @BudapestProcess]

🌍 Pakistan hosts the Budapest Process Thematic Working Group on Legal Pathways for Migration

🤝Opened by H.E. Chaudhry Salik Hussain @mophrd and Susanne Raab @ICMPD

Co-chaired by 🇵🇰 and 🇮🇹 focuses on private sector engagement in skills-based labour migration partnerships

[ICMPD @ICMPD]

#InFocus 🌍 ICMPD’s Migrant Resource Centres (MRCs) support migrants with information, guidance and assistance across borders. When Safiq* found himself stranded in Kyrgyzstan, unable to leave his employer or arrange his return home, he turned to the MRC in Lahore for help.

🔗 Read more at: https://t.co/1yNypVJlwo

[ICMPD @ICMPD]

Featured Publication of the Month 🎯Reintegration is a complex process that extends beyond the moment of return, encompassing economic, institutional, and social dimensions.

🔗 Drawing on the experiences of returnees in Bangladesh, Iraq, and Pakistan, this Featured Publication of the Month explores the challenges they face when rebuilding their lives after return: https://t.co/kI2Ang6edD

[ICMPD @ICMPD]

#InFocus 🌍 The Migrant Resource Centre in Baghdad, Iraq’s Ministry of Migration and Displacement and the Ministry of Interior convened stakeholders to foster cooperation in addressing human trafficking and migrant smuggling.

🔗 Read more at: https://t.co/dP032pQsKS

[ICMPD Silk Routes & Budapest Process @BudapestProcess]

#ICMPD organised a three-day Reintegration Trainers Workshop in Baghdad, bringing together 15 officials from four Iraqi government institutions to strengthen training capacities on reintegration.
#CAIRIII #NORAQ #Reintegration #Iraq

[ICMPD @ICMPD]

Calls for experts at ICMPD 📢 Explore current expert opportunities and take the next step in your professional journey.: https://t.co/ciMdh118MU

➡️ Disclaimer: ICMPD does not charge any fees for applications, processing, interviews, tests, or any other part of the recruitment process. All information regarding open positions is advertised exclusively on ICMPD’s official channels. Communication with selected candidates is conducted solely via official ICMPD email addresses (@icmpd.org). If you receive any suspicious communications or payment requests, please report them to [email protected].

➡️ Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

[ICMPD Silk Routes & Budapest Process @BudapestProcess]

🇵🇰has officially launched its National Emigration & Welfare Policy 2026 – an important milestone in strengthening labour migration governance.
🤝Developed by @mophrd, with support from the European Union through the 🇪🇺funded #PROTECT project & with @ICMPD as technical partner.

[ICMPD @ICMPD]

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 🌍 Today, ICMPD highlights the importance of cross-regional migration dialogues and whole-of-route cooperation, bringing together countries of origin, transit, and destination for joint action.

📌 A whole-of-route approach strengthens knowledge sharing, coordination, law enforcement cooperation, and harmonised legal and policy frameworks.

📌 Preventing trafficking requires providing migrants with reliable information on safe and legal migration pathways, enabling them to make safer, informed choices and reduce vulnerability.

[ICMPD @ICMPD]

#InFocus 🌍 Accurate, ethical and practical reporting plays an important role in supporting informed decisions in and shaping public understanding of migration.

🔗 Read more at: https://t.co/uyqOmGF34f

[ICMPD @ICMPD]

#MRC10 #InTheSpotlight ✴️ Syed Umer Wazir Shah, Project Officer for ICMPD Silk Routes, reflects on 10 years of the MRCs and his experience as one of the first Counsellors of the MRC in Pakistan.

💬 For Umer, the MRC remains “a bridge to reliable information and safer choices” and a people‑centred model that connects communities, institutions and partners.

🔗 Explore more at: https://t.co/foAS2jCO3g

@BudapestProcess

[ICMPD Silk Routes & Budapest Process @BudapestProcess]

📢 MPF launches new 2026 Calls for Proposals!

Visit the MPF website to learn about the 3 new Calls:
⏩ Migration Partnerships (from #AMIF)
⏩ Border Management (from #BMVI)
⏩ Internal Security (from #ISF)

🔗 https://t.co/EOQWFpkkOv

#EUFunds #SecurityEU #MigrationPartnerships