This International Conference is part of MICaRD project (Migration, Inter-Connectivity and Regional Development), supported by RSA (Regional Study Association), Geographical Institute ’’Jovan Cvijić’’ SASA, Ministry of Interior of Republic of Serbia, Ministry of Labor, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs of Republic of Serbia, International Organization for Migration (IOM), Commissariat for Refugees and Migration (KIRS) and European Centre for International Affairs (ECIA). The conference is managed by Danica Šantić, ECIA Fellow. Alfonso Giordano, ECIA Managing Director, is one of the keynote speaker in the framework of the plenay session “World in focus”.