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#GFMD2014 : Civil society unease over UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moons reference to “illegal (status of) migrants” #gfmd2014se
From a migrant civil society perspective, there was a lot to like about the opening speech of UN General Secretary Ban Ki-Moon for the GFMD common space. For once, he was the first after 4 speakers who explicitly mentioned the … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, GFMD Civil Society Days, GFMD Government Meeting, GFMD in General, Migration, UN HLD
Tagged civil society, development, gender, gfmd, global governance, Government, human rights, Immigration, Migrant worker, migration, multiculturalism, NGO, Non-governmental organization, UN migrant worker convention, undocumented migrants, United Nations
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#PGA2014 workshop on migration and democracy: Claiming migrant voices through suffrage #GFMDCSD
There have been extensive debates on migration and development, but one central topic has often been neglected: democratic development and participation. A workshop on “Claiming our voices, claiming our right of suffrage” during the Peoples Global Action (PGA) in Stockholm … Continue reading
Swedish GFMD Civil Society Days start today: livestream available #GFMDCSD
The plenary sessions of the GFMD Civil Society Days will be streamed live through Youtube (and shouds be available later for re-watching) . Here are the links to the live streams:
Close, but no #IAMR – counter- #GFMD2014 event will take place in Stockholm
I just found out yesterday, but there actually will be a counter-event to the GFMD after all: It is called “Discussion/Speak Out for Development Justice and Protest Manifestation vs. Migration for Development” and will take place in Stockholm 13-15 May 2014. … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, GFMD Government Meeting, GFMD in General, IAMR, UN HLD, WTO
Tagged Asia, civil society, development, domestic work, gender, Geneva, Germany, gfmd, global governance, human rights, iamr, International Catholic Migration Commission, Migrant worker, migration, NGO, Non-governmental organization, pga, Philippines, Switzerland, United Nations, WTO
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Global migration week in Stockholm: #PGA and #GFMD civil society programs online
This Friday marks the start of 8 days of intensive discussions, networking – and maybe results? – on global migration and development in Stockholm. The 8th People’s Global Action on Migration, Development & Human Rights (PGA) will meet from 9 … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, GFMD Civil Society Days, GFMD Government Meeting, GFMD in General, Migration, PGA, WSFM
Tagged Circular migration, civil society, development, gender, gfmd, global governance, human rights, Immigration, integration, International Catholic Migration Commission, Migrant worker, migration, multiculturalism, NGO, Non-governmental organization, pga, Sweden, United Nations, World Social Forum
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Interview on the #GFMD in Sweden: “Limited civil society participation a huge missed opportunity for governments”
It is less than a month until the 7th Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) will take place in Stockholm, Sweden. As reported on this blog, Amnesty International (AI) and the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) have … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, GFMD Civil Society Days, GFMD Government Meeting, GFMD in General, Migration, PGA, UN HLD
Tagged Amnesty International, civil society, gender, gfmd, global governance, human rights, integration, Migrant worker, migration, NGO, Non-governmental organization, Sweden, UN migrant worker convention, United Nations
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ASEAN Youth Forum (#AYF 2014) in support of migrant rights
The ASEAN Youth Forum (AYF 2014) has concluded its 6th Meeting in Yangon, Myanmar, with a statement that includes a strong Support for the Rights of migrants, in particular addressing the Situation of youth in Migration. This is of high … Continue reading
Posted in Migration
Tagged ASEAN Youth Forum, Asia, civil society, development, human rights, Migrant worker, migration, Myanmar, NGO, Non-governmental organization, Yangon
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#Migration Outlook 2014 Pt. I: 6th World Social Forum on Migrations (#WSFM) in Johannesburg
Finally, the dates for the 6th World Social Forum on Migrations (WSFM) have been announced: It will take place from the 5th until the 8th December 2014 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The last two WSFMs have marked the first meetings in Latin … Continue reading
Posted in Migration, WSFM
Tagged Africa, Circular migration, civil society, development, domestic work, gfmd, global governance, human rights, Johannesburg, Migrant worker, migration, multiculturalism, NGO, Non-governmental organization, South Africa, UN migrant worker convention, World Social Forum, WSFM
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The #GFMD is back: Application starts for Civil Society Days and Online Discussion
The application process for the 2014 civil society meeting of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) in Sweden has started. After a one-year break – due to the United Nation meetings on migration in New York in 2013 … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, GFMD Civil Society Days, GFMD Government Meeting, GFMD in General, Migration, PGA
Tagged civil society, development, gfmd, global governance, human rights, Immigration, International Catholic Migration Commission, Migrant worker, migration, NGO, Non-governmental organization, United Nations
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#IAmAMigrant – Today is International #MigrantsDay
Today International Migrants Day is being commemorated for the 14th time. Sadly, it is the first time since 2002 that the NGO “December 18″ – named after the day when the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the “International Convention … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, ILO, Migration, UN HLD
Tagged civil society, development, domestic work, gfmd, global governance, human rights, iamr, ILO, International Labour Conference, International Labour Organization, International Migrants Day, Migrant worker, migration, multiculturalism, NGO, Non-governmental organization, Public international law, Storify, UN migrant worker convention, United Nation, United Nations, United Nations General Assembly
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The GFMD, Migration, Development and Human Rights 