On 1 June 2017 the 5th All-Russian scientific-practical conference “Russian language and problems for socio-cultural adaptation of foreign nationals in the Russian Federation” was held in the RUDN University. The Conference was attended by the representatives of more than 150 scientific and educational institutions located both in Russia and abroad, who deal with teaching and training the Russian language, as well as the representatives of a number of public, religious and international entities, including IOM Moscow.
In recent years migration processes in Europe and Russia are in the focus of public attention, they are the subject to study by the scientific community and have a significant influence on the political forces disposition in migrants accepting countries.
On 17 April 2017 IOM Moscow representatives took part in the Scientific Conference, organized by the Russian State Social University for the students of the Sociological Department. The future sociologists made researches by conducting interviews with the members of their families regarding the role of migration processes in the history of their generations. Students showed an enthusiasm and interest while making presentations of their research work, as well as demonstrated good analytical, presentation skills and knowledge of different types of migration process.
On 12 April 2017 III session of Scientific and Methodological Association on Migration and Demographic Processes was held in Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation. The event was attended by a number of representatives of the Russian scientific and educational institutions, as well as by the member of Global Migration Policy Association (Geneva, Switzerland), and by IOM Moscow representative.
On 27 and 28 March 2017 IOM Director General and IOM Moscow Chief of Mission visited St. Petersburg to take part in the Inaugural Plenary Session of the Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States and in Parliamentary Conference on Combating International Terrorism, which was organized by IPA CIS and PA OSCE in Tavrichesky Palace.
International Organization for Migration launched a Global Migration Film Festival between 5-18 December 2016, bookended by IOM’s 65th anniversary and International Migrants Day.
Over 80 IOM missions and regional offices worldwide screened movies that capture the beauty and challenges of migration by bringing these realities to audiences around the world. The Film Festival is a part of the UN Secretary General’s global campaign “Together” to change negative perceptions and attitudes towards migrants, and to strengthen the social contract between host countries, communities, refugees and migrants.
On 14 December 2016 IOM Moscow introduced a number of short movies, which focus on migration, complexities of cultural diversity, as well as challenges of migration, such as human trafficking, discrimination and human right violations by bringing these realities to the audience and media within the International film festival “Stalker”.
The movies screening was held at the Cinema of the Central House of Journalist and was followed by the discussion within the framework of the round table: “The role of information in prevention and combating trafficking in persons”. The issues of necessity of promotion awareness-raising campaigns aimed at persons at risk of being trafficked and at the general public through education and the effective involvement of the mass media, non-governmental organizations, the private sector and community leaders with a view to discouraging the demand that fosters the exploitation of persons, especially women and children, and creation of a climate of zero tolerance towards different forms of exploitation in the modern society were highlighted by the participants during the work of the round table.
On 25 October 2016 a round table devoted to combating trafficking in persons, issues of estimation of the current legislation in this sphere in the Russian Federation was held in Moscow. The event was organized by IOM Moscow jointly with the Commission on security and cooperation with the Public Supervision Commissions of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation. Representatives of the federal state bodies, non-governmental organizations and experts took active part in the work of the round table and preparation of its final recommendations.
On 31 October 2016 the VIII International Scientific and Practical Conference “New trends and consequences of migration in terms of geopolitical and economic crises” was held in Moscow. The event was organized by the Institute of Socio- Political Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences in cooperation with the Institute of European Studies and Vietnamese Academy Science in the framework of the project “Migration bridges in Eurasia”.
An international conference "Migration in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Modern challenges, experience and innovation” was held in Kazan on 26-27 September 2016, on the initiative of the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan, the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan, the Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare, the Ombudsman in the Republic of Tatarstan, Autonomous Charitable Non-profit Organization "New Century" and "AIDS Infoshare" Foundation.
On 27 and 28 March 2017 IOM Director General and IOM Moscow Chief of Mission visited St. Petersburg to take part in the Inaugural Plenary Session of the Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States and in Parliamentary Conference on Combating International Terrorism, which was organized by IPA CIS and PA OSCE in Tavrichesky Palace.
International Organization for Migration launched a Global Migration Film Festival between 5-18 December 2016, bookended by IOM’s 65th anniversary and International Migrants Day.
On 14 December 2016 IOM Moscow introduced a number of short movies, which focus on migration, complexities of cultural diversity, as well as challenges of migration, such as human trafficking, discrimination and human right violations by bringing these realities to the audience and media within the International film festival “Stalker”.
On 25 October 2016 a round table devoted to combating trafficking in persons, issues of estimation of the current legislation in this sphere in the Russian Federation was held in Moscow. The event was organized by IOM Moscow jointly with the Commission on security and cooperation with the Public Supervision Commissions of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation. Representatives of the federal state bodies, non-governmental organizations and experts took active part in the work of the round table and preparation of its final recommendations.
