The preparatory phase of civil society engagement ahead of the International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) is reaching its climax! Below we collected a roundup of civil society consultations and events in preparation for and in parallel with the Forum that will take place from 17 – 20 May 2022.
On Tuesday 15 March 2022, the Civil Society Action Committee, alongside many of its member and partner organizations, submitted an Open Letter to the President of the General Assembly, to express our concerns on the shrinking space for civil society in the UN in general, and calling for meaningful participation in the Read more…
Following our open global civil society consultation that took place on 28 June 2021, the Civil Society Action Committee invites you to our First Global Civil Society Dialogue with Member States on the International Migration Review Forum (IMRF). The initial inputs, ideas and proposals resulting from last month’s consultation will be presented in this dialogue with a Read more…
This year’s High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) is of particular importance for migration governance actors, as SDG 10, which includes a direct reference to migration under target 10.7 (Facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people, including through the implementation of planned and well-managed migration policies), is reviewed. In the weeks leading Read more…
Join us on Tuesday, 29 June, for a follow-up discussion to reflect upon the action points raised during the last Climate Change and Migration Webinar. Kayly Ober will lead a 90-minute civil society conversation giving the opportunity to participants to intervene and share their insights, especially on regional and sub-regional perspectives.
UN Member States are in the final stages in negotiating the Ministerial Declaration to be adopted for the 2021 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF). Unfortunately, migrants and migration have been systematically left out of or minimized in the Ministerial Declaration, despite SDG 10 (including Target 10.7 on migration) being reviewed.Read the Declaration’s latest draft (as of 15 June 2021) here. What can Read more…
The first International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) is expected to take place at the UN in New York next June-July 2022. It will be an important global migration governance event, where Member States and other stakeholders will assess progress made on the implementation of Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM). To prepare for our collective self-organizing towards the IMRF, the Civil Society Action Committee Read more…
Our second round of discussions aimed at strategizing around civil society’s advocacy priorities continues! Join us next Tuesday, 22 June, for a follow-up discussion to reflect upon the action points raised during the last Regular Pathways and Irregular Migration Webinar. Oscar A. Chacón will lead a 90-minute civil society conversation giving the opportunity to participants to intervene Read more…