After the huge success of the 1st webinar, the 2nd review discussion took place on 8 September 2020, focusing on progress of the GCM objectives was on the Objective 2: “Minimize the Adverse Drivers and Structural Factors that Compel People to Leave their Country of Origin” Moderator: Roula Hamati, Coordinator, Read more
On 1 September 2020, the weekly review discussions focusing on progress of the 23 GCM objectives started with the conversation on the GCM Objective 1: “Collect and utilize accurate and disaggregated data as a basis for evidence-based policies” Moderator: William Gois, MFA Speakers: Bela Hovy, Chief Migration Section, UN DESA Programme Division Read more
Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), Cross Regional Center for Refugees and Migrants (CCRM), Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT) and the Civil Society Action Committee are organizing a series of weekly reviews focusing on each of the 23 objectives of the GCM.
The Civil Society Action Committee is proud to announce the release of its mapping report “Civil Society 2019 Engagement in Global Compact for Migration Implementation with a Post-COVID-19 Outlook”.
Appeal No.2
Faced with this grave crime, we renew our call and we urge governments and UN agencies to take immediate action:
The flow of global remittances to low- and middle-income countries is projected by the World Bank to decline sharply by about 20% – by USD 110 billion – in 2020, compared with total global official development assistance of USD 153 billion in 2019.
On June the 1st, 2020, a large coalition of civil society organizations and global trade unions launched a call for an urgent justice mechanism for repatriated migrant workers as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Missed our webinar on negative narratives on migration? (Re)-watch the recording and learn more about the issue with our compilation of ressources.
First, Save Lives! Solutions for the COVID-19 Pandemic and New Solidarity with Migrants and Refugees As leaders and organizations of civil society around the world – many of us ourselves migrants and refugees or their children and grandchildren – we urgently call on States and government authorities at all levels Read more
“We call upon States to protect and uphold the rights of refugees and migrants, and to not use them as bargaining chips” We, the Civil Society Action Committee, a global platform of civil society organizations collectively engaging on global migration policy and governance, call upon States to protect and uphold Read more