MECTD representatives at the TAQDEER Award Ceremony
16 February 2026
On 16 February 2026, MECTD representatives attended the sixth edition of the Taqdeer Award which took place at Zabeel Halls, World Trade Centre in Dubai.
Activities
MECTD representatives at the TAQDEER Award Ceremony
MECTD participate in the 08th Abu Dhabi Dialogue Labour Ministerial Meeting in Dubai
MECTD at the World Social Summit 2025 – Doha
The 7th UN Responsible Human Rights Asia-Pacific Forum held in Bangkok
15th Global Forum on Migration and Development Summit, Riohacha (La Guajira), Colombia
OIC-PESNET Workshop on ‘Empowering Job Seekers: Digital Platform Best Practices from OIC Member Countries’, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
MECTD participate in the 08th Abu Dhabi Dialogue Labour Ministerial Meeting in Dubai
31 January 2026
On 31 January and 01 February 2026, Middle East Centre for Training and Development (MECTD) representatives attended the Abu Dhabi Dialogue (ADD) 8th Ministerial
MECTD at the World Social Summit 2025 – Doha
6 November 2025
The Middle East Centre for Training and Development (MECTD) participated in the World Social Summit for Social Development, held in Doha from 4–6 November 2025.
The 7th UN Responsible Human Rights Asia-Pacific Forum held in Bangkok
16 September 2025
16-19 September 2025 Bangkok, Thailand Riji Joy took part in the 7th UN Responsible Human Rights Asia-Pacific Forum held in Bangkok. The event brought together
15th Global Forum on Migration and Development Summit, Riohacha (La Guajira), Colombia
1 September 2025
September 1st – 4th, 2025 From the 1st – 4th September, 2025, Mrs. Dina Habib, Middle East Centre’s (MECTD) Researcher on Migration Studies participated in the 15th Global Forum
OIC-PESNET Workshop on ‘Empowering Job Seekers: Digital Platform Best Practices from OIC Member Countries’, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
15 July 2025
On 08th & 09th July 2025, Mr. Francis Solomantine, Programme Coordinator participated in the Workshop on ‘Empowering Job Seekers: Digital Platform Best Practices from OIC
Bits Pilani Diamond Jubilee Celebration 2024: International Migration Conference 2025
15 April 2025
International Migration Conference 2025 People on the move: international migration as a catalyst for achieving the SDGs April 15-16 2025 Middle East Centre for Training and Development, led
04th Annual International Migration Conference, India- Dec 2024
15 December 2024
From 14th-15th 2024, Mr. Francis Solomantine Programme Officer of the Middle East Centre for Training and Development (MECTD) attended the 04th Annual International Migration Conference
“Multi-stakeholder Consultation for the Second Regional Review of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in the Arab Region”, 2nd July, Cairo – Egypt
2 July 2024
On the 2nd July 2024, Mrs. Dina Habib, Migration Researcher at the Middle East Centre for Training and Development participated in the “Multi-stakeholder Consultation for
Abu Dhabi Dialogue 7th Ministerial Consultation Participation
10 February 2024
Abu Dhabi Dialogue 7th Ministerial Consultation Participation 10th – 11th February, 2024 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dr. Ahmed Al Hashemi, Managing Director of Middle
GFMD 14th Summit participation
21 January 2024
Picture: © Nora Teylouni / ICMC. Middle East Centre for Training and Development Managing Director Dr. Ahmed Al Hashemi, and Academic Researcher on Migration
Virtual Meeting with Professor from UAE University
7 September 2023
07 September 2023: A virtual meeting of Dr. Ahmed Al Hashemi, Managing Director of Middle East Centre for Training and Development (MECTD), and Prof. Branislav
‘’Understanding UAE’s Anti-Trafficking Governance and Exploring Possible Collaboration for Change of Narratives’’
23 August 2023
The Global Alliance Against Trafficked in Women (GAATW) Thailand in collaboration with Dubai based Middle East Centre for Training and Development (MECTD) conducted a four-day
Cross Regional Conference on Access to Social Protection of Migrants
24 June 2023
Middle East Centre for Training and Development participated in the Cross-Regional Conference on Access to Social Protection that was held on the 24th-25th June, 2023 in Kuala
University of Palermo’s Summer School “Migrants, Human Rights, Democracy”, Italy – June 2023
19 June 2023
From 19th-24th June 2023, Mr. Francis Solomantine, Programme Officer of the Middle East Centre for Training and Development (MECTD) attended the Summer School “Migrants, Human