{"id":2172,"date":"2020-02-17T16:21:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T15:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/?p=2172"},"modified":"2020-02-20T12:30:24","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T11:30:24","slug":"the-global-forum-on-migration-and-development-is-a-laboratory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/the-global-forum-on-migration-and-development-is-a-laboratory\/","title":{"rendered":"The Global Forum on Migration and Development Is a Laboratory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“It’s very important that we have a space where\ncivil society can have an open dialogue with governments. The good thing about\nthe GFMD is that […] usually, governments are quite open and it’s a place\nwhere delicate migration issues can be discussed in an open and transparent\nmanner,” says Stephane Jaquemet, Director of Policy at the International\nCatholic Migration Commission (ICMC) and Head of the GFMD Civil Society\nCoordinating Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Quito, for example, the issues discussed were\ncriminalization of migrants, but also of civil society working with migrants,\naccess to services by irregular migrants, and the phenomenon of mixed\nmigration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The GFMD is a laboratory, it’s a long-term\ninvestment,” states Mr. Jaquemet. “We must remember that the GFMD,\ncreated 13 years ago, paved the way for the adoption of the Global Compact for\nMigration.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this interview, Mr. Jaquemet reviews what was\naccomplished in Quito, and describes the roadmap ahead for the next GMFD\nSummit, in Dubai in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch the interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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