Episode 45: How ICMPD's new Migration Capacity Partnerships could usher a new era of cooperation in the Mediterranean

The Migration & Diaspora Podcast

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Migration & Diaspora Podcast. We're taking a break from recording at the moment as we are in a particularly busy period delivering projects for several of our clients, but in case you were missing us, we wanted to make sure that we got this discussion to your airwaves ASAP.

I really enjoyed this conversation with Julien Simon, who is Head of Mediterranean Region at the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), who tells us all about the ICMPD's new #MigrationCapacityPartnerships.

About Julien Simon

Julien has had a highly distinguished two-decade career in migration, holding various positions at ICMPD since 2001, including Senior Programme Manager, Head of the Secretariat of the Mediterranean Transit Migration Dialogue, and Team Leader of the EUROMED Migration III.

In 2016, Julien headed to Malta where he assumed the position of Regional Coordinator for the Mediterranean and set up ICMPD’s first regional office, entering his current position and Head of that Regional Office in 2021. That same year, Julien launched the concept of Migration Capacity Partnerships for the Mediterranean and oversaw the inauguration of the Training Institute for Migration Capacity Partnerships for the Mediterranean based in Valletta.

In our conversation, Julien shares with us some of his incredible experiences and learnings from more than a decade of experience working on migration in the Mediterranean, which has for centuries been such a fascinating and eventful theatre of migration and mobility issues.

What we talk about

• ICMPD's new Migration Capacity Partnerships: how ICMPD's new approach is set to revolutionise the way in which countries work together to strengthen migration governance.
• Migration challenges in the Mediterranean region.
• The European Union's New Agenda for the Mediterranean policy, adopted in February 2021 last year.

Thank you so much for listening. All the things we reference can be found in the show notes at homelandsadvisory.com/podcast. And, last but not least, we thank you very much for listening and hope you enjoy the show.

Links

• Connect with Julien on LI - https://www.linkedin.com/in/julien-simon-4317597/
• Follow the hashtag #MigrationCapacityPartnerships for more info in the coming months.
• EUROMED - https://www.icmpd.org/our-work/projects/euromed-migration-v-emm5
• EUROMED on LI - https://www.linkedin.com/company/euromedmigration/
• EUROMED on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Euromedmigr
• EU New Agenda for the Mediterranean - https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_426
• Training Institute on Migration Capacity Partnership for the Mediterranean - https://www.icmpd.org/our-work/projects/training-institute-on-migration-capacity-partnership-for-the-mediterranean
• Training Institute on LI - https://www.linkedin.com/company/mcpmedti/