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Tag Archives: Sweden
#GFMD2014 government meeting: closing session live stream available
For all of you who have been wondering what goes on during the government component of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD): Todays closing session will actually be streamed live. Do not expect major revelations or royal attendance … Continue reading
#PGA2014 goes Catwalk: Fashion vs. Human Trafficking #GFMD2014 (with gallery J The concept might have raised a few eyebrows beforehand, but the workshop and catwalk show on “The Role of Fashion in Shaping Migrant & Labour Rights” brought some serious … Continue reading
#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
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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#Migration Outlook 2014 Pt. II: People’s Global Action on Migration, Development & Human Rights #PGA
The dates have been announced for this year’s People’s Global Action on Migration, Development & Human Rights (PGA). The event will take place in Stockholm, Sweden, on 9-11 May (Friday-Sunday) – and thus right before the 2014 Global Forum on Migration and … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, GFMD Civil Society Days, Migration, PGA
Tagged Circular migration, civil society, development, domestic work, gender, gfmd, global governance, human rights, International Catholic Migration Commission, Migrant worker, migration, multiculturalism, NGO, pga, Sweden, UN migrant worker convention
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Post- #HLD2013: What`s Next? (WTO and more…)
It is not the beginning of the end – just the end of the beginning…The old saying seems particularly fitting in the case of the 2013 UN High-Level Dialogue on Migration and Development. It has been an extremely busy week … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, GFMD Civil Society Days, GFMD Government Meeting, GFMD in General, Migration, UN HLD, WSFM
Tagged Bali, civil society, development, domestic work, gender, gfmd, global governance, human rights, Johannesburg, migration, NGO, Sweden, World Social Forum, World Trade Organization, WSFM, WTO
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IOM vs. ILO: The battle for the “leading organisation in migration” #HLD2013
Are there any concrete outcomes to be expected from the UN High Level Dialogue on Migration and Development? No and yes. No, because no binding resolution or the like is to be expected from this meeting. Yes, because it now … Continue reading
Swedish GFMD scheduled for May 2014
After the HLD is before the GFMD… In other words: If you thought that the upcoming UN High Level Dialogue on Migration and Development (UN-HLD) in New York may bring the issue of migration closer to the UN System, then don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, GFMD Civil Society Days, GFMD Government Meeting, GFMD in General, Migration
Tagged Circular migration, civil society, development, gfmd, global governance, human rights, International Catholic Migration Commission, Migrant worker, migration, New York City, NGO, Sweden, United Nations
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(Almost) in time: My IM article on the Mexican GFMD is online
If you came to this page because I linked the blog in my article, this is obviously old news to you – otherwise, may I point out my article on the Mexican GFMD which will appear in the upcoming issue of … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, GFMD Civil Society Days, GFMD Government Meeting, GFMD in General, IAMR, PGA
Tagged Amnesty International, borders, churches, Circular migration, civil society, development, domestic work, gender, Geneva, Germany, gfmd, global governance, Government, human rights, iamr, ILO, integration, International Labour Conference, International Labour Organization, International Tribunal of Conscience, Manila, Merkel, Mexico, Mexico-City, Migrant worker, migration, multiculturalism, NGO, pga, Philippines, Puerto Vallarta, securitization, Sweden, Switzerland, UN migrant worker convention, United Nations, United States, USA
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The GFMD, Migration, Development and Human Rights 