In light of current tragic events and reports highlighting State violence against refugees and migrants, the NGO Committee on Migration, member and co-convener of the Civil Society Action Committee, released a statement calling on States to make better choices, to turn to solutions that are practical and humane, encouraging compliance with international law and Read more…
The People’s Migration Challenge is back! Join us every Tuesday, from 16 November to 14 December 2021 at 3 PM CET for another exciting round of conversations. Save the date for the following discussions between civil society, governments and international organizations: 1. Migration, COVID-19 and a New Social Contract (16 November) 2. Race and Ethnicity in Migration (23 November) 3. Detention and Return (30 November) 4. Regular 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…
During the course of the past year, the International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA), the Civil Society Action Committee (AC) and the International Migrants Bill of Rights (IMBR) Program at Cornell University have co-organised a learning program on International Migration Law (IML) for NGO staff working on migration, which focused on topics and issues 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…
We have reached the halfway point of this second round of discussions aimed at strategizing around civil society’s advocacy priorities! Our next meeting will take place Tuesday, 15 June, and it will be a follow-up discussion to reflect upon the action points raised during the last Detention and Return’s webinar.John K. Bingham will lead Read more…