The Civil Society Action Committee

Platform for global civil society engagement on migration policy and governance

Civil Society Action Committee (AC) members and partners work towards three primary objectives:

Timely and strategic information-sharing on global migration policy and governance. 

Collective and coherent civil society strategising and action.

Increasing and democratising access for civil society engagement at all levels.

The Action Committee Secretariat Team

The Civil Society Action Committee (AC) is co-convened by the International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA), the NGO Committee on Migration, and the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC). The ICMC also houses the AC’s Secretariat, as well as serves as the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) Civil Society Coordinating Office. 

Click on the buttons below for more on the AC’s history and membership:

Action Committee Background
Action Committee Membership

Elana Wong

coordinator

Oumou Diallo

Policy & Communications officer

Stéphane Jaquemet

Chief Operations Officer & Director of Policy

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Latest Updates

  • Civil Society Expresses Mixed Emotions on Adoption by Consensus of IMRF Progress Declaration

    Civil Society Expresses Mixed Emotions on Adoption by Consensus of IMRF Progress Declaration

    Global civil society has responded with both relief and disappointment to UN Member States’ consensus approval of the formal outcome of the first International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) on 17–20 May that assessed implementation of the Global Compact for Migration. Read more

  • At the IMRF Plenary Session, Civil Society and Migrant Representatives Highlight the Need to Engage Non-Governmental Stakeholders

    At the IMRF Plenary Session, Civil Society and Migrant Representatives Highlight the Need to Engage Non-Governmental Stakeholders

    Civil society representative Colin Rajah and migrant representative Elana Wong delivered statements at the 19 May opening session of the IMRF, ahead of government discussions on the implementation of the Global Compact for Migration (GCM). Read more

  • Put Migrant Voices Front and Center, Says Civil Society Ahead of IMRF

    Put Migrant Voices Front and Center, Says Civil Society Ahead of IMRF

    Conditions for migrants must serve as the benchmark to measure progress in implementing the Global Compact for Migration, non-governmental stakeholders emphasized at an informal hearing on the eve of the International Migration Review Forum. Read more

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