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
Sara Salman, Population Affairs, UN Economic and Social Coordination for Western Asia
Paddy Siyanga Knudsen, Migration Governance Analyst, Zambia
S. Irudaya Rajan, Professor, Center for Development Studies, Kerala
Sonia Plaza, Senior Economist, World Bank
Re-watch the 1st webinar:
Further resources:
- Report of the Secretary-General on international migration and development for the 73rd session of the General Assembly. Chapter V (“Towards a global programme on migration data”) provides a succinct overview of how Objective 1 of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly Migration may be implemented in practice.
- Improving data for safe, orderly and regular migration. This note was prepared by DESA, IOM and OECD at the request of the SRSG for International Migration and the two co-facilitators of the GCM.
- Strengthening migration data, research and training in the context of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. Statement prepared by the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) in response to the invitation by the General Assembly to civil society to contribute to the GCM preparations.
