AU Diaspora Youth Initiative’s Post

#Migration and #Development - Our meeting in Helsinki kicked off today! The 2-day thematic meeting focuses on the engagement of #women, #youth and #diaspora when leveraging migration for development and how to apply the whole-of-government approach in this context. 🤝 Co-hosted by Finland and Somalia We started out with insightful presentations that introduced the overall theme of the meeting and then focused more specifically on ➡ #diasporaengagement and ➡ #youthempowerment in a development context. Tomorrow we will focus on concrete examples: ➡ National examples of the whole-of-government approach to migration and development, including Finland, Somalia, Switzerland, and Kenya. ➡ The Finnish method of National Dialogues in policy and legislation development ➡ Our Diaspora Innovation Hub as an informal networking opportunity. Thank you to all speakers and participants for making this meeting such a productive space for exchange! With the African Union Commission, European Commission, International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), Barbara Rijks - IOM Nordics, Diana Hincu, Reşat Ö., Stella O. - AFFORD UK, Paul Asquith - Shabaka, Oula Tarssim - GIZ Tunisie, Amb. Mariam Yassin, Adelaide Hirwe - AU Diaspora Youth Initiative, Anne Atambo, Chalachew Worku - Positive Peace | Ethiopia, Tuula Svinhufvud - Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Tobias van Treeck - IOM Nordics, Glenns Etyang Gilberto Morishaw, Katju Holkeri and many others!