ROUNDTABLE VII,
Budapest, Hungary International migration and
its social and economic development impact and refugees Media engagement Date: 25-26 March 2010 Venue:
Flow
Pest
1146 Budapest, Zichy Géza u. 5.
Background:
The
roundtable, which was held in Budapest, is part of the project led by
CASE – Center for Social
and Economic Research
(http://www.case-research.eu/) and Overseas Development Institute (ODI,
http://www.odi.org.uk/)
with the participation of the NGDO platforms from the Visegrad group
(Czech
Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, so called V4) and funded by the
European Commission
and Visegrad Fund. The main objective of the
project is to promote a greater understanding of the
development
challenges, to facilitate greater public support in New Member States
for poverty
reduction efforts and to contribute to more strategic
and evidence-informed policy dialogue and engagement for international
development issues. Find here the presentations: Day 1 - Migration Flows:
patterns and explanations - Jessica Hagen-Zanker (ODI) - Hand out Gender -
Jessica Hagen-Zanker (ODI) - Human rights based
approach in international migration - Brigitta Jaksa (DemNet) - Empirical
cases of linkages between migration and development: the Sri Lankan
case - CEPA - MP3
presentation: Migration in Sri Lanka - CEPA - Power point
preentation: Migration in Sri Lanka - CEPA - International
migration and refugees in the Visegrad countries focusing on Hungary -
Agnes Hars Day 2 -
identifying audiences - Ajoy Datta (ODI) - Media engagement -
dissemination of information in various types of the media - Leah
Kreitzman (ODI) -
Messaging - Leah Kreitzman (ODI) - Effective media
relations: CEE perspective - Daniel Izsak Find here the invitation
and the agenda
of the Round Table 7.
Objectives:
1. To learn about the importance of social and economic development
impact of international
migration
2. To strengthen the
participants knowledge about the theoretical background and to learn
about
the global and local context of international migration
3.
To discuss the role of development NGOs in Visegrad countries in the
issues of international
migration and refugees
4. To gain practical
skills and knowledge about working with the media
5. To learn about the
differences of media work in the UK and in the Visegrad counties
Participants:
Representatives
of the national NGDO platforms of the Slovak Republic, Czech Republic,
Hungary
and Poland; NGDO representatives from the host country
(Hungary); experts; media representatives.
Representatives of ODI
and CASE.
Outcomes:
Participants gain
knowledge in international migration and refugees. Participants improve
their
capacities in media work. Participants share their new
knowledge with colleagues and peers.
This project is
co-financed by International Visegrad Fund (www.visegradfund.eu) 
............................................................... See also:
Events: RT VII - Budapest
Themes: International migration
News: Outcome and presentations Round table IV - Climate changes and its impact on developing countries
Publications: Round Table 4 outcome - Media Toolkit: How to Improve your Communication with the Media
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