From 2020 to 2021, the International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA), the Action Committee (AC) and the International Migrants Bill of Rights (IMBR) Program at Cornell University provided a learning programme for NGO staff working on migration.
As NGO staff are often in front-line of providing services to migrants and advocating for them, it is crucial that they are aware of the international legal framework guaranteeing the rights of all migrants. Such understanding better equips NGO staff to play a broader role within the whole-of-society approach and be able to support both migrants and States of origin, transit and destination to ensure compliance with the international legal framework.
This learning programme was free, online and combined a theoretical approach to the law with concrete examples of interventions by NGOs and discussions of opportunities for more coordinated future advocacy.
For more information, read the concept note or write us at actioncommittee@icmc.net.