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Out now: my review essay on “Global migration governance without migrants?”
Greetings from New York, where I have arrived right in time for the UN High Level Dialogue on Migration and Development. So has my review essay on „Global migration governance without migrants? The nation-state bias in the emerging policies and … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, IAMR, ILO, Migration, PGA, UN HLD, WSFM
Tagged #Migrants, #MigrantsRights, #PGA2013, #UNHLD, -#8Points5Years, Circular migration, civil society, development, domestic work, Forced migration, gender, gfmd, global governance, Global Television Network, human rights, iamr, ILO, Immigration, International Catholic Migration Commission, International migration, Migrant worker, migration, Nation state, New York, pga, UN migrant worker convention, United Nations, United States, World Social Forum
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HLD parallel event I: Registration open for People’s Global Action (PGA) on Migration, Development and Human Rights
(At least) two parallel events organized by civil socety will take place during the UN High-Level Dialogue (HLD) this coming October. One of them is the People’s Global Action (PGA) on Migration, Development and Human Rights, a process that actually … Continue reading
Posted in GFMD in General, PGA, UN HLD, WSFM
Tagged Circular migration, civil society, development, domestic work, gender, gfmd, global governance, human rights, iamr, International Catholic Migration Commission, Manila, Mauritius, Mexico, Migrant worker, migration, multiculturalism, NGO, Non-governmental organization, pga, UN migrant worker convention, United Nations, United States, World Social Forum, WSFM
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UN HLD on Migration: Informal Interactive Hearings taking place today
While most eyes have been on the UN High Level Dialogue on Migration and Development this upcoming October, the more crucial event from a Civil Society perspective might actually take place today: The Informal Interactive Hearings on International Migration and Development … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, Migration, UN HLD
Tagged Circular migration, civil society, development, domestic work, gfmd, global governance, human rights, ILO, International Catholic Migration Commission, Migrant worker, migration, multiculturalism, NGO, Non-governmental organization, UN migrant worker convention, United Nations, United States
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7 video reports on the 6th Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) now online
The Dutch NGO Noticias has released 7 video reports on different aspects of the GFMD and the current Migration & Development debate in the framework of the media project ‘Picturing Migration’. The interviews and impressions were shot during the 6th … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, GFMD Civil Society Days, GFMD Government Meeting, GFMD in General, Migration
Tagged Africa, Business and Economy, Canada, Circular migration, civil society, development, domestic work, gender, gfmd, global governance, Government, human rights, Indian Ocean, International Labour Conference, Mauritius, Migrant worker, NGO, UN migrant worker convention, United Nations
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Civil Society Registration for UN High Level Dialogue on Migration has opened
The United Nations have opened a one-step registration for both the High-level Dialogue on Migration and Development (3-4 October 2013) and the Informal Interactive Hearings with NGOs, Civil Society and the Private Sector (15 July 2013). Both events will take … Continue reading
UN High Level Dialogue on Migration will take place 3-4 October 2013
We have a date: The second UN High Level Dialogue on Migration and Development (UN HLD). will be taking place in New York City on 3-4 October 2013. This will be the main global event addressing the issue of migration this year – … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, Migration
Tagged Circular migration, civil society, development, domestic work, gender, gfmd, global governance, human rights, Migrant worker, migration, NGO, Non-governmental organization, Peter Sutherland, UN migrant worker convention, United Nations, United States, USA
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From Ban Ki-Moon to PICUM: Statements on International Migrants Day 2012 (updated)
If you are on Facebook, a member of any migration-related mailing list or have spent the last Sunday in Hong Kong where numerous events took place – in all these cases you were most certainly made aware that today is International … Continue reading
Posted in Migration
Tagged civil society, human rights, migration, NGO, UN migrant worker convention
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Some new publications on the GFMD, WSFM and ILO…
With the GFMD in Mauritius and the World Social Forum on Migration (WSFM) in Manila merely days away, may I point out some publications on the subject I was involved with and how to access them? Regarding the GFMD and the … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, ILO, Migration, WSFM
Tagged Asia, civil society, development, domestic work, gender, gfmd, global governance, human rights, ILO, International Labour Conference, Manila, Mauritius, Migrant worker, NGO, Philippines, UN migrant worker convention
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International Migrants’ Day – a date with its own radio station
As most of you are aware, today is International Migrants’ Day. The date was chosen because the UN General Assembly adopted the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families December … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, GFMD Civil Society Days, GFMD Government Meeting, GFMD in General, ILO, Migration
Tagged Asia, civil society, development, domestic work, Geneva, gfmd, Hongkong, human rights, ILO, Manila, Migrant worker, migration, multiculturalism, NGO, Non-governmental organization, OXFAM NOVIB, Philippine, Sharan Burrow, UN migrant worker convention, United Nations
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Q & A with Peter Sutherland: “Bringing GFMD into UN would kill it”
It was certainly not due to lack of asking. At a video-link session with the UN Special Representative for Migration Peter Sutherland, civil society representatives repeatedly questioned him about the chances of bringing the migration issue into the UN process. … Continue reading
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