Tag Archives: #UNHLD

Germany & Morocco to host #GFMD in 2017/18 in Tandem #PGA2015 #GFMDCSD


There has been no official announcement yet, but since several sources have confirmed it to me, I can confidently report that Germany & Morocco plan to host the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) in 2017 and 2018. This … Continue reading

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On #InternationalMigrantsDay: New „Step It Up‘“ campaign to ratify UN convention launched


Today is International Migrants Day and migrants, NGOS and grassroots movements as well as international organisations commemorate the day when the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the “International Convention on the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members … Continue reading

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Opening of the PGA 2013: People, Power, Communities


  „We want to talk not only about the problems, but also about: what are the actions, the strategies, what are the new movements and alliances we can build“ – according to Monami Maulik from the New York Host Committee … Continue reading

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Impressions from the 2013 PGA opening event

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Several pre-events took place the past days, but today (Monday September 30, US time) marked the official opening of the 2013 People’s Global Action on Migration, Development & Human Rights (PGA). A Report will follow soon, but for now, please … Continue reading

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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

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