“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”

Youth under the age of 30 make up a third of all migrants. “You can’t have a conversation about youth without bringing youth to the ““You Cannot Have a Conversation About Youth Without Bringing Youth to the Table””

Language barriers, lack of knowledge of their labor rights, and inadequate access to regular migration pathways make migrant workers vulnerable to labor exploitation, says Dr. ““Everyone Wants a Decent Job” — The Centrality of Labor Migration Issues”

José Dolores Suazo Mejía (Don Lolo), president of COFAMICENH (Committee of Families of Disappeared Migrants from Central Honduras) is one of this year’s co-chairs of the Global Forum on Migration and Development “12th GFMD Civil Society Expectations”

The Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) Summit started today, 21 January, with a morning of side events followed by the opening ceremony. In “Let’s put migrants at the heart of our deliberations!”

The long-awaited GFMD annual Summit is upon us! As the Ecuadorian capital prepares to host the Summit from 21 to 23 January, some 250 civil “Let’s discuss commitments and solutions in Quito”

In view of the recent developments in Ecuador, the Ecuadorian Chair has decided to reschedule the 2019 GFMD Quito Summit (official statement). It will now “GFMD Summit rescheduled: 20-24 January 2020!”

This year’s theme is  “Civil society in an era of transforming global migration governance: Strengthening implementation and enriching partnerships for migrants and communities”. As new “The GFMD 2019 Civil Society Day Concept Note is out!”