{"id":4321,"date":"2024-10-22T11:39:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T09:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/?p=4321"},"modified":"2025-11-06T11:01:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T10:01:06","slug":"colombia-launches-the-2024-2025-program-for-the-global-forum-on-migration-and-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/colombia-launches-the-2024-2025-program-for-the-global-forum-on-migration-and-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombia Launches the 2024-2025 Program for the Global Forum on Migration and Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The 2024-25 <\/strong>Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD)<\/strong><\/a> process was launched by the <\/strong>Colombian Chairship<\/strong><\/a> during an event held on 3 September 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland. The ceremony marks the official start of the GFMD agenda for 2024-2025, leading up to the 15th GFMD Summit planned for 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preparations for the 2024-2025 GFMD process under the Colombian Chairship are in full swing. In July, the GFMD Civil Society Mechanism (CSM), housed by the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC), brought together more than 400 civil society organisations for regional consultations on the GFMD’s proposed thematic priorities. The diverse representation, including grassroots civil society, migrant-led organisations, trade unions, diaspora organisations and many more, ensured a wealth of inputs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Following the regional consultations, the Chair\u2019s programme was finalised and officially launched in early September. Held at the official residence of His Excellency Ambassador Gustavo Gall\u00f3n, Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations in Geneva, the meeting welcomed a wide range of representation from across the GFMD community, including representatives from governments, the three GFMD Mechanisms: Civil Society, Business, and Mayors and the Youth Stakeholder Network, represented by the Migration, Youth and Children Platform (MYCP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The civil society representatives that were able to attend the launch event in Geneva were:  Helena Olea, Deputy Director for Programs of Alianza Americas, Lala Arabian, Executive Manager of INSAN Association and Cross-Regional Center for Refugees and Migrants, Paddy Siyanga Knudsen, Vice President of the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism, and Maria Teresa Urue\u00f1a, from Red Jesuita con Migrantes Latinoam\u00e9rica y Caribe and Bloque Latinoamericano sobre Migraci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Colombian Chairship<\/a> of the GFMD began in April 2024. At the launch event, Colombia was joined for the opening by representatives of the French and Emirati governments, who previously chaired the GFMD in 2022-2023 and 2020, respectively. Together, they comprise the GFMD Troika<\/a>, which is composed of the current and two former GFMD Chairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The  Colombian Chairship has identified \u2018Regular Migration, Labour Mobility and Human Rights: Pillars of Development and Well-Being of Societies\u2019<\/a> as the overarching theme for the 2024-25 GFMD, highlighting shared responsibility for the creation and recognition of regular pathways through which migrant workers can become a driving force in the global fight against inequality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chair also presented the six thematic priorities to guide discussions and exchanges for this session:<\/p>\n\n\n\n