Another Side of the Story
[Agenda] Launch of the Host Municipalities Network–Online Collaborative Platform Webinar on Private Sector Mobilization for Communities Hosting Refugees
The Expectations from Syrian Investors and the Benefits for Host Municipalities
التنمية الاقتصادية في بلدية السرحان
Launch of the New Host Municipalities Learning Network C4D Platform
[Webinar] Private Sector Mobilization for Communities Hosting Refugees and Launch of the Host Municipalities Network Online Collaborative Platform
Oct 17, 2017 / Highlight
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After six years of Syrian conflict, local governments hosting refugees are facing a number of challenges for securing the welfare of both their host and refugee communities. They are feeling the need to alleviate the existing pressure on and to reduce unemployment and competition over jobs between locals and Syrians, which can also...
Refugee Crisis in MENA Meeting the Development Challenge
Beyond Scarcity: Water Security in the Middle East and North Africa
Sep 28, 2017 / Highlight
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Water has always posed great challenges for the Middle East and North Africa. With rapid growth, regional instability, and climate change, these challenges are more pressing than ever. This report describes how the region’s current water challenges go far beyond age-old constraints of water scarcity. The report explores how countries...
Political Differences Aside, The Syrian Business Diaspora Unites for Refugees
Sep 26, 2017 / Blog entry
“It is possible!”. With these words and a lot of smiles, the first forum of the Syrian International Business Association (SIBA) ended. “SIBA” has made it possible to unite, promote and represent the voices of Syrian business men and women living abroad.
On July 12th and 13th 2017 and after several months of preparation, SIBA was...
MENA and Turkish Municipalities learning and Innovating in Response to the Refugee Crisis
Sep 26, 2017 / Blog entry
Over the five years of the Syrian conflict, municipalities of Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey hosting 89% of Syrian refugees have developed extraordinary resources and solutions to this humanitarian and developmental crisis. Today, some of them have surpassed their response towards strategizing on how to turn the burden into opportunities...
Mediterranean Refugees and Migrants Newsletter - Issue 9
الدعوة إلى التجارب - استضافة اللاجئين: التنمية الاقتصادية المحلية للمجتمعات المضيفة
Sep 18, 2017 / Highlight
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يدعو مركز التكامل المتوسطي (CMI) إلى الاعتماد على التجارب حول التنمية الاقتصادية المحلية للمجتمعات التي تستضيف اللاجئين لنشر خلاصة وافية ثانية.
في إطار برنامج اللاجئين والمجتمعات المضيفة، وفي أعقاب حلقة العمل السنوية الثانية لشبكة تعلم البلديات المضيفة (مايو 2017)، سيضع...
[Call for Experiences] Hosting Refugees: Local Economic Development for Host Communities
Sep 18, 2017 / Highlight
لقراءة هذا المحتوى باللغة العربية
يمكنكم قراءة محتوى هذه الصفحة باللغة العربية بالنقر على هذا الرابط.
The Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) is calling for experiences on Local Economic Development (LED) for communities hosting refugees for the publication of its second Compendium.
In the framework of its Refugees and Host Communities...
The Host Municipalities Network, One Year Later
Med Expertise: Long Term Strategic Planning Should be a Priority For Host Municipalities
Med Expertise: The Role of the Investment Climate in Creating Job Opportunities for Refugees and Host Community
Med Expertise: Sharing Good Practices Helps Local Governments Remain Resilient
Med Expertise: This is Not a Temporary Crisis, It Requires Better Planning
Med Expertise: Syrian Industries in Jordan Employ 14,000 Workers
Jul 28, 2017 / Library
Interview conducted with Mohammed Al-Shaer, General Manager, Sigma Detergent, Jordan, in the frame of the second annual Peer-to-Peer workshop of the Mediterranean Host Municipalities Learning Network.
Med Expertise: Positive Impact of Syrian Investments on Jordanian Economy
Jul 28, 2017 / Library
Interview conducted with Fadel Labadi, Manager of Industrial Development Department, Amman Chamber of Industry, Jordan, in the frame of the second annual Peer-to-Peer workshop of the Mediterranean Host Municipalities Learning Network.
Med Expertise: Sahab Municipality turning Refugee Burden into Opportunities
Jul 28, 2017 / Library
Interview conducted with Haneen Hassouneh, Engineer, Sahab Municipality, Jordan, in the frame of the second annual Peer-to-Peer workshop of the Mediterranean Host Municipalities Learning Network.
Med Expertise: Syrian Investments: a Success Story from Jordan
Jul 28, 2017 / Library
Interview conducted with Mamduh Albadarin, Human Resource Manager, Sarhan, Jordan, in the frame of the second annual Peer-to-Peer workshop of the Mediterranean Host Municipalities Learning Network.
Med Expertise: Social Cohesion between Jordanian and Syrian Workers
Jul 28, 2017 / Library
Interview conducted with Heidi Gutsche, Senior Adviser Global Programme Refugees, GIZ, in the frame of the second annual Peer-to-Peer workshop of the Mediterranean Host Municipalities Learning Network.
Med Expertise: Sarhan Experience with Syrian Investments
Jul 28, 2017 / Library
Interview conducted with Ali Afan, Mayor, Sarhan, Jordan, in the frame of the second annual Peer-to-Peer workshop of the Mediterranean Host Municipalities Learning Network.
Med Expertise: How an International Policy Framework Helped Syrian Labor Integration in Jordan
Jul 28, 2017 / Library
Interview conducted with Maha Katta, Crisis response Coordinator, International Labor Organization, Jordan, in the frame of the second annual Peer-to-Peer workshop of the Mediterranean Host Municipalities Learning Network.
First Forum of the Syrian International Business Association (SIBA)
Jul 24, 2017 / Highlight
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The “Syrian Diaspora Business Forum”, held in Eschborn, Germany on February 2017 and organized by the World Bank in cooperation with CMI and other development partners, convened more than 100 regional and global stakeholders that represent Syrian diaspora community, multilateral Organizations, bilateral development institutions,...
[Conference] Youth and Employability in MENA: Better Skills, More Jobs
Jul 02, 2017 / Highlight
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In the Mediterranean region there are about 140 million young (aged 15-29) women and men. That is almost 20 percent of the population. They account for a large reservoir of untapped human resources, with the world’s highest unemployment rate among youth and the lowest participation of females in the labour force[1] (25 percent in the...
Presentation: Syrian refugees in the Labour Market in Jordan (Maha Katta, Response Coordinator, ILO, Jordan)
Agenda P2P Annual WS Host Municipalities_PostEvent
