Thursday 11 March 2021, 16.00-17.30 DIIS ∙ Danish Institute for International Studies Does more information save migrants’ lives? Information campaigns to discourage young Africans from migrating to Europe have become an increasingly popular policy measure. Similarly, humanitarian organisations promote information hoping to decrease migrants’ vulnerability and saving lives. But what kinds of information do migrants themselves rely on? Whom do they trust and why? Join us at this webinar launch of a new DIIS report focusing on how West African men and women utilize and select available information when planning their journeys to North Africa and Europe. The report’s main results will be presented, and we will bring together scholars and practitioners to discuss the main protection challenges for migrants en route during the current COVID-19-situation and how to better inform and assist migrants on the move and local communities. Read the new Report: Does Information Save Migrant Lives? Knowledge and Needs of West African Migrants en Route to Europe: https://www.diis.dk/node/24638 Speakers Signe Yde-Andersen, Head of International Programmes, Danish Red Cross Nabil Ferdaoussi, Researcher in Migration and Border Studies, Ibn Zohr University Cissé Sékou, Migration Delegate Niger, AMiRA, Danish Red Cross Brian Brady Migration and Displacement Coordinator, Africa DRC / IFRC Amy Schmitz, Research Lead, Seefar Gabriella Sanchez, Researcher, DIIS Ida Marie Savio Vammen, Posdoc, DIIS Sine Plambech, Senior Researcher, DIIS Programme - Welcome and introduction, Gabriella Sanchez - The research collaboration and Danish Red Cross’ migration program in West Africa, Signe Yde-Andersen - Presenting the report’s key findings, Ida Marie Savio Vammen and Sine Plambech - Current protection challenges for African migrants en route during Covid-19, Cissé Sékou and Nabil Ferdaoussi - How to better assist and share vital information with migrants and local communities, Amy Schmitz and Brian Brady - Q & A Photo: Christian Vium