With four intense days fully packed with panel discussions, bilateral exchanges, small-table conversations and coffee-break encounters, the annual Summit of the Global Forum on Migration “The 12th GFMD Summit is Over — The Time for Action Begins Now!”
During the opening ceremony of the 12th Global Forum on Migration and Development Summit, Stella Opoku-Owusu invited participants to “remember to put migrants at the “Let’s Put Migrants at the Heart of Our Discussions and Bring Our Hearts to the Discussions Too”
Mixed migration is the movement of diverse groups of people originating from different regions, who use the same migration routes. Among them, you may find “The Reality of Mixed Migration Movements Is Not Worth Political Panics and Crises”
Diasporas’ understanding of both their country of origin and their host country puts them in a privileged position to contribute to migration-related issues. “They have “Migrant Diasporas: The Opportunities and Challenges of Living in a Hybrid Space”
For people from the Pacific islands, the effects of climate change are all too real. In the nation of Kiribati, people are forced to leave “Global Solidarity for the Implementation of Local Solutions to Climate Change Displacement”
“I want to congratulate all of us today, civil society representatives, government officials, local authorities, business leaders — all of us sitting together. I am “Sitting Together as Equals – An Opportunity Provided by the GFMD”
From incarcerating children to prosecuting people who offer humanitarian assistance to migrants in dire situations, the criminalization of migration takes many forms, says Michel Levoy “From Stereotyping Migrants to Persecuting Assistance, How Criminalization Works”
In most countries of the world, migrants face barriers and obstacles in accessing public services such as health-care and education, explains Helena Olea, Human Rights “Lack of Access to Public Services Puts Migrants Before Dire Decisions and Excludes Them From Society”
This morning, at the opening of the Common Space of the 12th Global Forum on Migration and Development Summit in Quito, civil society Co-Chair Stella “Civil Society Recommendations for the 12th Global Forum on Migration and Development Summit”
“Many times, civil society is present at the table but not really a true participant. Today, we own the space and need to make the “To Improve Migrants’ Lives, Implementing International Commitments and Developing Partnerships Is Key”
