Open Space session celebrates GFMD partnerships from 2020 and highlights lessons for the future.
Tag: COVID-19
How Can We Build Back Better After COVID-19?
“We’ve had a crisis. We can see where the cracks are even more now than we did before. So it really is about how we fix the situation. How do we build back from what’s broken?” says Stella Opoku-Owusu, deputy director of the African Foundation for Development.
13th GFMD Summit Hosts Discussion on the Future of the Forum
GFMD central to ensuring rights-based and migrant-centered COVID-19 recovery, states Civil Society Coordinator.
GFMD Summit Civil Society and Government Delegates Exchange on Building Back Better after COVID-19
Social protection for all, expanded and improved regular pathways, and strong, inclusive partnerships identified as key to global recovery.
Culture of Human Rights Needed to Close Gaps in Migrant Protection
Positive migration narratives, access to services and systemic COVID-19 recovery all key to closing protection gaps.
Roundtable Discussion at 13th GFMD Summit Tackles Labor Migration Governance
Delegates highlight human-centered approaches, better data, regular pathways, skills matching and partnerships.
13th GFMD Summit Opening Ceremony: Time to Change the Approach on International Migration
Civil society highlights strong and inclusive partnerships, respect for fundamental rights, and social protection.
Civil Society Representatives Pick Advocacy Priorities for the GFMD Summit
Civil society delegates chose four advocacy priorities for the GFMD Summit: social protection, regularization, fighting xenophobia, access to services.
Civil Society Urged: Be Bold in Rebuilding for Migrants Post-COVID
COVID-19 pandemic offers unique window of opportunity to rebuild boldly, creating equitable, inclusive societies that do not leave migrants behind.
Civil Society Representatives Get Ready for the GFMD Summit
Delegates look at need to expose root causes of protection gaps affecting migrants and to ensure reliable data for policymaking.