Category Archives: Gfmd

Events and dates for the “migration week(s)” in Marrakech – #GFMD application has started #ForMigration

Posted on July 27, 2018 by

In December, the “migration week(s)” will bring U.N. member states, international organizations, migrant civil society and other stakeholders to Marrakech, Morocco. The major “official” events will be the Intergovernmental Conference to Adopt the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular … Continue reading →

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Global Compact #ForMigration has been agreed upon – but questions regarding the modalities of adoption remain

Posted on July 19, 2018 by

On July 13th, the Global Compact #ForMigration has been agreed upon – but that much-lauded event by no means constitutes the end of the process. The formal adoption will take place in the “Migration Week” in Marrakech. At the center of … Continue reading →

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Out now: articles on regional ( #ASEAN ) and global governance #ForMigration #GFMD

Posted on April 30, 2018 by

Two new special issues (SIs) on regional and global migration governance have been published and I had the opportunity to contribute articles to both of them. The first SI is dealing with multi-level “Migration Governance in an Era of Large Movements”, … Continue reading →

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On a right(s) path? My first thoughts on the Zero Draft of the Global Compact #ForMigration

Posted on February 9, 2018 by

The zero drafts for the Global Compacts on Migration and Refugees are out now, with the compact for “safe, orderly and regular migration” having been being made available earlier this week. The compact is to be agreed upon in a … Continue reading →

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A Global Compact from Below? Civil society issues “Ten Acts” for a compact on human #mobility and #migration

Posted on October 31, 2017 by

The consultations on the proposed ““Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration” are entering into their final phase. The final regional civil society consultation will take place this week for the Pacifc region in Fiji, followed by a stocktaking … Continue reading →

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Bridging the „micro“ and the „macro”: The Mayoral Forum on #Migration and #Development An interview with Colleen Thouez (UNITAR)

Posted on July 10, 2017 by

“How can we connect the global debates with the policies on the ground?” was one of the main questions that kept coming up during the recent cluster of events in Berlin on global migration governance, development and the global compact … Continue reading →

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Impressions of #GFMD_CSD Day 1: Global Compact? You know nothing, Jon Snow!

Posted on June 30, 2017 by

I will post brief first impressions after each GFMD Civil Society day – here comes Day 1: After a very fitting opening at the Brandenburg Gate on the evening before (Day 0, so to speak, see picture), the GFMD Civil … Continue reading →

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