GFMD 2023 Civil Society Strategy Discussion
The International Steering Committee (of the GFMD Civil Society mechanism) is planning to convene on 17 November at 15:00-17:00 CET / 9:00-11:00 EST for a GFMD 2023 Civil Society Strategy Discussion. Please save the date for this important and critical meeting. Supporting information will be forthcoming.
If you are interested in participating, please write to ngomigrationcommittee@gmail.com so we can send you the information when it becomes available.
To prepare for this important conversation, we have been asked to reach out to all Member State representatives that you are in contact with to inquire how they are approaching the 6 thematic priorities of the 2023 GFMD (see below) and more generally, how they see their engagement in the 2023 GFMD and beyond.
2023 GFMD Thematic Priorities:
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The impact of climate change on human mobility: preventive action, humanitarian action and development
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Human rights and migration: working to ensure the health, safety and rights of migrants
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Diasporas: actors of economic, social and cultural development of regions
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Labour Migration: promoting the economic inclusion of migrants
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Improving the perception of migration in public opinion through narratives, culture, emotion and rational discourse
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Multi-level governance: bringing together the various stakeholders for improved migration management
You may want, in particular, to ask the following questions to your government counterparts:
- Is your government actively engaged in the GFMD, or planning to engage?
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How is your government preparing for the upcoming GFMD Friends of the Forum meeting on 22-23 November?
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What are your expectations for the 2023 GFMD, and how do you plan to partner or engage with civil society towards it?
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Among the six thematic roundtables, which one(s) are you prioritizing and why?
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Are you planning to co-chair one of the thematic roundtables?
Please send any information on how governments plan to engage in the 2023 GFMD to the NGO Committee on Migration at ngomigrationcommittee@gmail.com, so that it can feed the strategy discussion on 17 November.
Virtual Launch of the Mixed Migration Review 2022
The impact of the war in Ukraine as well as the socio-economic legacy of the Covid-19 pandemic are being felt profoundly across the world as prices rise, food insecurity grows, and an economic slow-down takes hold. All of these dynamics are impacting upon migration and forced displacement.
The Mixed Migration Review 2022, the Mixed Migration Centre’s flagship annual report, reflects on recent events and emerging trends affecting refugees and migrants globally, attempting to document, analyse, and suggest solutions. Is the “root causes” approach distracting from a rights-based approach? Is migration diplomacy “weaponizing” migration to achieve geopolitical aims? How effective can legal pathways ever hope to be as a solution to irregular migration? To what extent is the continued criminalisation of smuggling a smokescreen for the reduction and deterrence of irregular migration? What ethical issues are posed by the fast-rising use of technology and artificial intelligence in immigration and border control? Are irregular journeys “Kamikaze migration” or rational choices and how do notions of risk taking differ around the world? To what degree is human trafficking going on within mixed migration? How do we assess the response to missing migrants and the forensic investigations that are trying to treat those who perish and their families with dignity?
In addition to the expert essays, the MMR includes interviews with critical thinkers and practitioners in the sector, and new analysis from 4Mi surveys conducted with thousands of refugees and migrants. It documents the best and worst behaviour by authorities in relation to mixed migration in the past year in our annual “normalising (and resisting) the extreme” features, and showcases alternative perspectives from young researchers from the global south.
Join the Mixed Migration Centre on 6 December (9:00-11:00am EST) where they will be debating & discussing some of today’s most pressing mixed migration issues globally with experts, journalists and academics. The Mixed Migration Centre will have a debate on borders and mixed migration, followed by a panel discussion on two topics: solutions to mixed migration challenges, and mixed migration as a solution to contemporary global challenges.
Click here to register for the launch event and learn more about the Mixed Migration Review 2022.
Let's Share Our Resources & Amplify Migration Advocacy
The NGO Committee on Migration (NGO CoM) is a coalition comprised of more than 45 organizations, with the shared mission of encouraging the promotion and protection of migrants and their human rights. In efforts to amplify our migration knowledge and advocacy messaging, we would like to prioritize sharing the work and resources of our members in our weekly updates.
Accordingly, we are inviting you to send us your migration resources to share them with a wider audience. Has your organization recently produced a report, video, policy brief, toolkit, or other resource we can share? Please send them to the NGO Committee on Migration at ngomigrationcommittee@gmail.com.
Each week, be sure to check the "Resources" section in the NGO CoM updates for featured resources from our members, partners, and organizations with work focused on upholding the rights of people on the move.
Dr. Vivian Pender, former Chair of the NGO CSW, has just edited a book entitled Trauma Flight and Migration.
This book brings together leading international psychoanalysts to discuss what psychoanalysis can offer to people who have experienced trauma, flight, and migration.
The four parts of the book cover several elements of this work, including psychoanalytic projects beyond the couch, and collaboration with the UN. Each chapter presents an example of the applications of psychoanalysis with a specific group or in a particular context, from working with refugees in China to understanding the experiences of women who have witnessed political violence in Peru. Psychoanalytic work with Trauma, Flight and Migration provides a compelling exploration of the international contributions made by psychoanalysis.
This book is a resource for psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic psychotherapists looking to learn more about working with people who have experienced the impact of traumatic movement or migration.
People's Migration Challenge: Round 6
Episode 3: #FreedomForAll: End Detention Now
The People's Migration Challenge (PMC) has started a new series called "People's Migration Challenge Round 6: The John Kennedy Bingham Memorial Series" from 27 September 2022 until 26 September 2023 (every last Tuesday of each month).
Episode 3 will be held on 29 November, from 9:00am-10:30am (EST). It will look into the ongoing #FreedomForAll movement that asserts that freedom is a fundamental human right, and we must pursue a series of policies designed to achieve freedom for migrant and immigrant communities. Furthermore, freedom is only possible when we abolish immigration detention and defund private prisons.
Interpretation will be available in Arabic, English, French, and Spanish.
Click here to register.
Renew your CoM Membership & Join a Subcommittee!
We are continuing the process of collecting annual membership dues and convening subcommittees.
Click here for the online form to renew your CoM membership or here for a printable one.
The NGO Committee on Migration organizes many of its activities through member participation in the following four subcommittees:
- Climate-Induced Displacement
- Children in Migration
- Migrants in Vulnerable Situations / Mixed Migration
- Xenophobia, Racism & Social Inclusion
By formally joining a subcommittee, you will be able to receive a link to access the online subcommittee gatherings, which precede the general portion of each Member Meeting.
Click here to join one of the four subcommittees listed above!
