In October 2023, UWC and MMICA hosted the International Symposium on Migration and Mobilities in partnership with the “Migration and Food Security in The Global South: Interactions, Impacts, and Remedies (MiFOOD Network)”.
In October 2023, UWC and MMICA hosted the International Symposium on Migration and Mobilities in Cape Town, in partnership with the “Migration and Food Security in The Global South: Interactions, Impacts, and Remedies (MiFOOD Network)”. The symposium responded to the evolving need to examine mobilities on various scales, through collaborative local and global partnerships and interdisciplinary approaches. During the event, global academic researchers, delegates from international and governmental organisations, policy makers, and community and civil society groups shared and offered global and local perspectives on migration and mobilities topics.
Presentations included MiFOOD sessions from various geographic contexts on “Cities of Contagion: Migration, Food Insecurity, and COVID-19 in Comparative Perspective,” a round table with the “Urban Sanctuary, Migrant Solidarity and Hospitality and Global Perspective” project, a workshop and research presentations with the “Engaged Scholarship and Narratives of Change in Comparative Perspective” project, and research presentations with peer researchers from “Investigating young men’s experiences of walking to the ‘bus’ in low-income neighbourhoods of Cape Town and London: A comparative study built round a community peer research methodology.”
The symposium was opened with remarks by Mr Peter Mudungwe, African Union Commission Senior Technical Adviser – Migration Governance and Liaison. Participants also included speakers and attendees from the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) as well as the NGOs, Africa Unite, Scalabrini, The Fruit Basket, SWEAT, and M&Co.
