Since the adoption of the Global Compact for Migration (GCM) in 2018, the GCM has served as a central instrument for civil society to advocate for safe and regular migration and to collaborate with governments at the national and local levels for its implementation. With the International Migration Review Forum Read more
To kick off December, the AC Secretariat joined members and friends in Madrid, Spain, for the international event ‘The Global Compact for Migration: Critical Perspectives on Migration Policies from European Civil Society’, hosted by the Spanish Network for Monitoring the Global Compact on Migration. This important event brought together voices Read more
On Saturday, 21st September, the Civil Society Action Committee hosted an official side event on the margins of the recent Summit of the Future at the Church Centre of the United Nations in New York City. The event, “Migration for the Future: Multi-stakeholder Perspectives on the Future of Human Mobility, International Cooperation, and Sustainable Development,” Read more
The Civil Society Action Committee condemns the violent, racist, xenophobic and Islamophobic riots and attacks that have endangered minority and marginalised communities across the United Kingdom over the past weeks. Join us in denouncing the continued legitimisation of xenophobic narratives by the media and government, including pandering to and platforming Read more
On the 21 – 22 May 2024, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) held its first 2024 session of the International Dialogue on Migration (IDM), centred this year on ‘Facilitating Regular Pathways to a better future: Harnessing the power of migration’. Attempting to bring together a wide range of stakeholders, Read more
The second Regional Migration Review Forum (RMRF) for the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration (GCM), within the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) region, took place on 11 March 2024 in Geneva.
In view of the upcoming 2024 Regional Migration Review Forums (RMRFs) and 2026 IMRF, the AC is pleased to announce the publication of our IMRF 2022 Assessment Paper, a key document outlining collective takeaways and unpacking barriers to civil society engagement. The central part of this paper revolves around eleven commitments and action points that will guide the AC’s advocacy to prompt receptive and more inclusive measures by UN Member States, international organisations, and other stakeholders.
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.
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).
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.