At the IMRF on 17–20 May, global civil society will stress its key role in future successful implementation of the Global Compact on Migration as representatives highlight issues arising from direct work with migrants.
Global civil society representatives gather in New York and online to look back on four years of implementing the Global Compact for Migration (GCM), ahead of the IMRF taking place on 17-20 May.
Civil Society Action Committee coordinator Colin Rajah reflects on four years of the Global Compact for Migration implementation, the participation of civil society, and expectations and priorities for the first International Migration Review Forum, which begins on Tuesday, 17 May, at the UN in New York.
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.
The Civil Society Action Committee will culminate its year-long preparatory process to the IMRF with a self-organized, open Civil Society Preparatory Day that will take place on Sunday, 15 May 2022. This preparatory meeting, open to all civil society, aims to share and consolidate the key civil society joint inputs and points of Read more
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
Do you want to know how civil society can engage in the 2022 International Migration Review Forum? Click here to see an overview of the main opportunities for civil society engagement in the IMRF.
The first International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) will be held from 10 – 13 May 2022 to review the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM). Civil Society Participation There are 2 tracks for non-State stakeholders to be eligible to participate in the IMRF: 1. Read more
Following last year’s around-the-clock celebrations, this year we offer you an equally rich program of online events from around the world that kick-off this Friday, 17 December 2021, from 10 AM to 5.30 PM CET, to commemorate and celebrate International Migrants Day. Have a look at the program agenda:
As part of the Civil Society Action Committee’s preparation and strategy towards the International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) in May 2022, the AC’s member and observer organizations have collectively developed and drafted a joint position paper on the IMRF. The paper is centred around 12 key priorities we identify as critical and urgent themes to make progress on the Read more