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Schedule of migrant civil society events during the #IMRF is taking shape #migration2022
Only two weeks are left until the first International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) will take place in New York. The meetings at the United Nations headquarter will not be the only events, though – migrant civil society has announced several … Continue reading
Posted in global compact, IAMR, IMRF, Migration, PGA, UN HLD
Tagged civil society, development, gfmd, global governance, human rights, Migrant worker, migration, NGO, United Nations
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“Space for migrant civil society is shrinking at the UN”: Interview with Colin Rajah on the upcoming IMRF
It is less than two months until the first International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) will take place at the UN headquarter in New York. While preparations and consultations are ongoing, several migrant civil society networks have sent an open letter … Continue reading
Posted in GFMD in General, global compact, IMRF, Migration
Tagged civil society, development, gfmd, global governance, human rights, Migrant worker, migration, NGO, United Nations
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Global Migration Governance Outlook 2022: All eyes on the IMRF
2022 is going to be a crucial year for global migration governance – with the first International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) expected to set the standards for the implementation and monitoring of the Global Compact for Migration (GCM). In this … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, global compact, Migration
Tagged civil society, development, gfmd, global governance, human rights, Migrant worker, migration, NGO, United Nations
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#Migration and #Development in times of #COVID-19: #GFMD13 starts this Monday – all online
There were plans for hybrid participation (some in person, some online) being discussed until late last year, but in the end, “Zoomification” has now also reached the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD). This Monday, January 18, the 13th … Continue reading
#InternationalMigrantsDay in times of #COVID-19: The rise of the webmeetings
Today Is #InternationalMigrantsDay, marking the anniversary of the adoption of the “International Convention on the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families” by the General Assembly of the United Nations. Numbers of ratifications keep slowly increasing, but … Continue reading
3rd European #Migration Forum – Application process has started
A “Call for Expressions of Interest” for the 3rd meeting of the European Migration Forum has been released. The forum will take place in Brussels, 2-3 March 2017, with the theme “Migrants’ access to the EU, to rights and to … Continue reading
Posted in EU, Migration
Tagged civil society, development, European Union, human rights, Migrant worker, migration, mobility, refugees
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IOM will join UN System today – but without any rights-based mandate #UN4RefugeesMigrants
At todays UN High-Level Plenary meeting on addressing large movements of refugees and migrants in New York, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) will become a “related organization” of the United Nations. This begs the obvious question: What difference will it … Continue reading
Posted in ILO, Migration, UN HLD
Tagged #Migrants, #MigrantsRights, civil society, development, gfmd, global governance, human rights, ILO, IOM, Migrant worker, migration, NGO, UN migrant worker convention, United Nations
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Migration and Democracy / Democratization: Publications, Website, Facebook-Group
I have collected an overview of my publications on migration and democracy / democratization on a dedicated website and have created a corresponding facebook group. Please let me know if you have published something related to this topic and I … Continue reading
Guest Contribution: Reports from the #WSFM / # FSMM in São Paulo
Earlier this month, the 7th edition of the World Social Forum of Migration (WSFM) took place in São Paulo. I was not able to attend, but award-winning blogger Rodrigo Borges Delfim has closely followed the process. The founder of … Continue reading
Posted in Migration, WSFM
Tagged #Migrants, #MigrantsRights, Brazil, Circular migration, civil society, development, domestic work, gender, global governance, human rights, Migrant worker, migration, multiculturalism, NGO, Non-governmental organization, United Nations, United States, World Social Forum, WSFM
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World Social Forum on Migrations 2016: A regional affair?
You might not have noticed it, but the World Social Forum on Migrations gathered this month in São Paulo, Brazil, for its 7th meeting. According to the organizers, “3,600 militants and activists from 57 countries from all continents” came together … Continue reading
Posted in WSFM
Tagged #Migrants, #MigrantsRights, Africa, Asia, borders, Brazil, civil society, development, domestic work, gender, global governance, human rights, Mexico, Migrant worker, migration, NGO, Non-governmental organization, South America, World Social Forum, WSFM
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