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📣 Have you read the report of our last year's workshop with
@UNICEF
on children & youth on the move?
Download it now ⬇ & learn more about implementing sustainable policies & solutions for young migrants 👦👧
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As part of the
#MigrationWeek
, local authorities from all over the world are gathered today at the Mayoral Forum to discuss their role on improving local migration governance 👣🏛
#ForMigration
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📢 BREAKING
GCM Co-Facilitators
@jurglauber
🇨🇭 &
@JJGomezCamacho
🇲🇽 release final draft of the
#GlobalCompactMigration
— the first intergovernmentally negotiated agreement on the governence of
#migration
under the auspices of the
@UN
👉
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In December 2018, world leaders will convene in Marrakesh 🇲🇦 to adopt the Global Compact
#ForMigration
.
@UNICEF
is collecting opinions of young migrants & refugees to influence world leaders! Speak up 📢and 📲 send your “Experience" via
@UReportGlobal
-
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“After Marrakesh,
@UNmigration
will coordinate the
@UN
migration network on migration of the GCM. I reassure you that we’re talking about coordination in partnership—not a takeover operation. It’s not in our blood nor we have the capacity. We will work together.”
-
@IOMchief
🌎
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🚩The global community has reached another milestone with the conclusion of
#GlobalCompactMigration
negotiations at
@UN
!
Next stop 📍: Intergovernmental Conference to adopt GCM 🌎
See you in Marrakesh! 🇲🇦
@jurglauber
@JJGomezCamacho
@louise_arbour
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Ahead of the historic GCM Conference,
@UN
SRSG
@louise_arbour
recognizes the GFMD as a key venue in the development of a Global Compact, highlighting its accumulated professional expertise and political goodwill on migration & development over the past decade.
#ForMigration
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LIVE: Inaugural Session of the 11th GFMD Summit
Over 1,000 participants 🌎
131
@UN
Member States
Civil society
Private sector
International organizations
Academia
Diaspora
Youth
+ other migration stakeholders
LIVESTREAM:
#ForMigration
#GFMD11
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Those who are for the Global Compact 🌎 need to be just as vocal as those who oppose it.
Let’s engage outside—in unfamiliar public spaces—and seize together the momentous opportunity presented by the Global Compact
#forMigration
-
@JJGomezCamacho
, Mexico GCM Co-Facilitator
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Home & host communities significantly benefit from migrants’ contributions💰
Fostering diaspora partnerships & lowering money transfer costs are ways to recognize the 👍impacts of their contributions.
Check out GFMD's Contribution to GCM to know more
▶
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The GFMD, as global consultative forum on migration & dev't, is the brainchild of
@KofiAnnan
which he proposed in 2006 at the High Level Dialogue on International Migration & Dev't.
Your legacy to the global migration community will always remain.
Rest in Peace,
@KofiAnnan
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The state-led
#GFMD11
Summit,
@GFMD_CSD
Days &
@GFMD_Business
Meeting are part of
#MigrationWeek
, leading up to the
@UN
Conference on the Global Compact
#ForMigration
👣🌍
Over 1⃣2⃣0⃣0⃣ participants are gathered for improved cooperation & partnerships on migration & development!
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In 2015, migrants sent $432 billion back to developing countries. This is 3x the amount of money sent globally as dev’t aid.
#forMigration
🌎
For options that can elevate migrants' contributions 💰, check out GFMD's Contribution to the Global Compact!
▶
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#GFMD12
has officially started!
Quito is ready for you at the Centro de Convenciones Metropolitano.
#XIICumbreGFMDQuito
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Happening now: The Opening Plenary of
#GFMD12
🇪🇨
Amb. Cristian Espinosa, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of Ecuador, addressed the audience with welcoming remarks. Mr. Otto Sonnenholzner, the Vice-President of Ecuador delivered the keynote speech.
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It’s official!
🇧🇪
🇵🇭
🇬🇷
🇲🇽
🇨🇭
🇲🇺
🇸🇪
🇹🇷
🇧🇩
🇩🇪
🇲🇦
After almost a decade, the GFMD Chairmanship returns to Latin America:
Congratulations to the Government of Ecuador! 🇪🇨
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📣
@UN
🇺🇳 General Assembly officially endorsed the Global Compact
#ForMigration
☑ Favor 152
⛔ Against 5
✖ Abstention 12
The GFMD stands ready to provide a platform for states to implement the Global Compact and make migration work for all 🌍
More:
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Migration–if well-managed–can be a positive & empowering experience for migrants, & generate economic, social & cultural benefits for societies in countries of origin, transit & destination. 🌎
Let's all unite for a safe, orderly and regular migration!
#IDM2017
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Dans 2⃣ jours, plus de 1,000 participants participeront au Sommet du GFMD 🇲🇦, représentant 1⃣3⃣1⃣ États membres de l'
@ONU_fr
, ainsi que des organisations internationales, le secteur privé, la société civile des communautés de la migration et du développement.
#ForMigration
2
18
30
📢 BREAKING: GCM Co-Facilitators 🇲🇽 🇨🇭 release the Zero Draft of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular
#Migration
⬇️ Full Draft:
#forMigration
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The GFMD Support Unit would like to thank all participants, speakers, organizers, volunteers, and the Ecuadorian Chair for the successful Summit!
We look forward to working with you in 2020.
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Final day of the
#GFMD11
Summit 🇲🇦
7️⃣ Side events
Future of the Forum 🔍
Platform for Partnerships 🤝
Closing session 🏁
Programme ⬇
#ForMigration
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In less than a week, the GFMD will held its first Preparatory Meetings under the 2019 Chairmanship of Ecuador 🇪🇨 in Geneva! Stay tuned for more information.
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Positive first day of
#GFMD
#Dhaka
#Summit
. Tomorrow, RTs will address sociology, economics and
#governance
of
#migration
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In today's International Migrants Day 🌏👣 we:
Work together🤝
Match & balance diff interests
Foster holistic thinking & action
For over a decade now, the GFMD provides a platform for multi-stakeholder cooperation & partneships to better the lives of migrants & their families👨👩👧👦
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The 3rd round of negotiations for the Global Compact
#forMigration
is underway in
@UN
🇺🇳
Checkout GCM 🌎 Draft w/ revisions on:
• irregular & regular migration
• migrants & refugees
• implementation & capacity-building
• follow up & review, etc
▶
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"The global compact presents us with an opportunity towards facilitating regular and legal pathways for
#migration
" -
@louise_arbour
#GFMD10
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SAVE-THE-DATE: Apr 18-19! The GFMD Co-Chairs 🇩🇪🇲🇦 in partnership with
@ODIdev
, are organizing a thematic workshop in Skhirat, Morocco on:
"Migration for Development: a roadmap to achieving the
@SDGoals
"
Read the concept note ▶
#GFMD11
#ForMigration
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Underway in Geneva 🇨🇭
GFMD Special Meeting on the GCM with Member States, civil society, private sector and other stakeholders.
• Implementation
• Follow-up
• Review
3️⃣ key areas where the GFMD can play an active role in the Global Compact
#forMigration
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18
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Full house today: Presentation by the Co-Facilitators🇨🇭🇲🇽 on the Zero Draft of the Global Compact
#forMigration
with Geneva-based delegates and stakeholders. 🌎
#globalcompactmigration
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The GFMD Summit Portal is NOW UP!
⬇
Check it out for more info on:
📑 programme & documents
📝 registration
⚙ logistics
🎥 media
📆 side events
+ many more!
Registration is open until 3⃣ Nov 2018
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The GFMD 2019 will focus on 3⃣ substantive priorities:
1. Joint responses to mixed
#migration
flows 👫
2. Migration narratives & communication 📣
3. Addressing human mobility as part of urban & rural dev't strategies 🌾🏢
Underway: 1st GFMD Steering Group Meeting
#GFMD12
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9
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Some snapshots in the lead up to the BIG day tomorrow!
This year's GFMD Summit is hosted by the Government of Morocco 🇲🇦
@MCMREAM
- a leading voice on migration governance in the African region.
Watch us live tomorrow ➡ at 9AM (GMT+1)
#ForMigration
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11
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We are deeply saddened by the passing of Peter Sutherland, the founding father of the GFMD, a staunch advocate of migrants and refugees' human rights.
The GFMD Co-Chairmanship offers their heartfelt condolences to his family touched by this loss.
2
11
24
Underway: GFMD side events as part of the
#MigrationWeek
🌎
• African - European Approach to Migration
• Migration Laboratory
• Global Governance of Migration
• Mutuality and Migrants
• GCM Coordination Challenges
#ForMigration
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The GFMD Special Session on Public Narratives on Migration has just started!
In this interactive session the participants will explore how narratives on migration are evolving as a result of COVID-19 & how diverse stakeholders can proactively respond to it.
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.
@UNmigration
runs the program “Mainstreaming
#Migration
into Development Planning” w/c explores how migration & dev’t are linked + potential benefits of integrating migration into development planning & policies.
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Save-the-Date: May 3! Another exciting thematic workshop on "Labour Migration & Skills" w/
@ilo
.
Includes sessions on:
• skill demands for labour mobility 👨🔧
• recognition of skills & qualifications 👩🏭
• establishing a Global Skills Partnership on Skills & Migration 🌍
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13
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🚨Opening ceremony of the 1️⃣4️⃣th Summit of the Global Forum on
#migration
and
#development
by the
#GFMD
🇫🇷Chair ! Let's go for 3️⃣days of meetings between Member states, international organizations & non-state actors for sharing practices & solutions on human mobility !
#GFMD14
🌍
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9
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Six themes covering the aspects of "safe, orderly and regular migration" have been identified to inform the development of the Global Compact
#ForMigration
.
Visit ➡ to know more!
#GlobalCompactMigration
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Check out the 2018 World Migration Report which provides a much needed evidence-based information on highly topical & cross-cutting issues on
#migration
. 🚶🌎
Download it here ➡️
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Less than an hour before our dialogue on the GCM implementation begins!
SRSG
@louise_arbour
and
@UNmigration
@IOMchief
Swing will join us in the event!
Follow our discussions
#ForMigration
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📣 Have you read the 2017 Report of the GFMD Co-Chairs 🇲🇦🇩🇪?
Download it now ⬇ and let's take stock of our collective accomplishments on migration & development in 2⃣0⃣1⃣7⃣
#ForMigration
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🗨️Kathleen Newland, Senior Fellow and Co-Founder of the
@MigrationPolicy
, wrote the original background paper & held the pen during the roundtable discussion on approaches to address irregular migration, 1 of the 6 key thematic priorities of
#GFMD13
#GFMDUAE
👇
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7
23
"Migration is a driver of economic growth, innovation & sustainable development. It is for this reason that Ecuador accords its migrants the same right to work & social security as Ecuadorians."
@SChavezEc
at the
@UN
High-Level Debate on Int'l
#Migration
& Development
#GFMD12
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9
22
Tapping into the first-hand experiences of young migrants, the workshop will serve as a platform to exchange 👍 migration practices to guide actors in the implementation of the Global Compact
#forMigration
!
w/
@UNICEFMaroc
&
@MCMREAM
Read our Agenda ⬇
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Today, 5️⃣ side events will take place on the margins of the Marrakesh GFMD Summit 🇲🇦
Checkout their programmes here:
#ForMigration
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Over 130 governments and GFMD observer organizations are expected to attend today’s 5th Preparatory Meetings of the GFMD, with Morocco leading the Forum’s process. 🇲🇦
#GFMD11
#ForMigration
🌏
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Last night, the delegates of the
#GFMD12
got to experience Ecuadorian culture through dance and music.
#XIICumbreGFMDQuito
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6
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Last week, Ecuador 🇪🇨 oganized a national launch of the GFMD 2019 Chairmanship in Quito.
Ecuador brings to the GFMD its expertise as a major migrant receiving country w/ world-recognized migration policies + an active voice in int'l migration affairs 🌎
1
8
21
The Common Space was opened with highlights and conclusions from the six Roundtable sessions and the three mechanisms.
Be sure to attend the four parallel world café sessions dealing with reducing vulnerabilities, access to services, skills mobility, and promoting inclusion.
1
9
21
"The
#PrivateSector
is a natural partner in addressing migration and development challenges." -
@IOMchief
#GFMD10
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The 6th Mayoral Forum opening at the
#GFMD12
.
Local governments play a key role in migration and development policy and implementation, so in the spirit of the whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach, the GFMD is excited to have the Mayoral Forum in the Summit Agenda!
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1 day to go before the 10th
#GFMD
Summit Meeting begins! Download our app now on Appstore & Playstore and get the Summit's latest updates!
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15
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All set for the Inaugural Session of the 11th GFMD Summit in Marrakesh!
Livestream 🔜
1
18
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One month left before the Marrakesh GFMD Summit takes place 🇲🇦 !
Registration is still open until November 1⃣0⃣
All representatives of
@UN
Member States & GFMD Observers are encouraged to apply!
More info here: ⬇
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Ambassador Santiago Chavez, GFMD 2019 Chair, addresses the opening of the 2nd Youth Forum.
#XIICumbreGFMDQuito
#GFMD12
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The first Roundtable sessions of the day addressed providing regular pathways from crisis to safety, shaping public narratives, and harnessing migration for rural transformation.
Thank you to the Co-Chairs for facilitating the engaging sessions.
#GFMD12
#XIICumbreGFMDQuito
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10
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TODAY marks the 1⃣st intergovernmental negotiations on the Global Compact for safe, orderly and regular
#migration
. 🌎
Let us seize this momentous opportunity to make real differences in the lives of migrants and their families. 👨👩👧👦
#ForMigration
#GFMD11
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11
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Day 2️⃣ of the Intergovernmental Conference, starting off with a dialogue on:
« Partnerships and innovative initiatives for the way forward »
#forMigration
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From the 1st GFMD Summit in Brussels in 2007...
🇧🇪
🇵🇭
🇬🇷
🇲🇽
🇨🇭
🇲🇺
🇸🇪
🇹🇷
🇧🇩
🇩🇪
🇲🇦
...to the 11th GFMD Summit in Marrakesh in 2018 -- only 5⃣ days left!
Checkout the programme here ⬇
Watch our livestream ➡
#GFMD11
#ForMigration
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Migrant workers are needed to relaunch the economy. Businesses & governments together must correct the narrative conflating migrants & the pandemic. We need safe back to work guidelines, end-to-end online processing, and mechanisms for migrant re-skilling.
-Mr. Austin Fragomen
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7
19
"Money transfer 💰 represents one of the largest sources of cash input for many countries of origin 🌏
Remittances provide immediate benefit to those who receive them 👨👩👧👦 & contribute to countries' sustainable development" - Amb. Gallegos of
@EcuadorONU
🎥
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7
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The Zero Draft of the Global Compact
#forMigration
🌍 takes into consideration cross-cutting issues such as:
• human rights 👨👩👧👦
• gender issues 🚻
• children rights 👫
+ relies on international cooperation 🤝for effective implementation.
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RT 2.1:
#Displacement
is not only a humanitarian, but also a
#development
challenge, especially for those countries left behind.
#GFMD10
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In today’s GCM hearing, GFMD Co-Chairs 🇩🇪🇲🇦 emphasized:
• importance of quality & disaggregated
#migration
data 📶
• role of media in shaping migration narratives 📹
• whole-of-society approach in policymaking 👨👩👧👦
• crucial role of GFMD in post-GCM context 🌍
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The countdown has started!
7⃣ days until the
#GFMD12
!
Will you be joining us in Quito?
#XIICumbreGFMDQuito
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7
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At
@UN
New York on March 26? Join us in our side event on the margins of
@UNmigration
's
#IDM2018
.
The side event will highlight the complex relationship between:
• migration 🏃
• agriculture 🌱
• rural development 👩🌾
More info ▶
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TODAY marks the start of the Stocktaking Meeting in 🇲🇽 where
@UN
member states & stakeholders will discuss their collective vision on the Global Compact
#ForMigration
🌎
Take a closer look at the 6 thematic sessions that will inform the GCM process ➡
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11
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Want to know all the relevant information in the Stocktaking Event on the Global Compact
#ForMigration
in
@PuertoVallarta
?
Read ➡ Retweet and spread the word!
0
11
19
Launch of the2️⃣thematic days of the🇫🇷Chairmanship of
@GFMDprocess
at the National Museum of Immigration's History at
@Palaisptedoree
At the heart of these exchanges:
#culture
,
#diaspora
and
#migrations
with all the actors: Member States, organizations, civil society, youth!
1
8
19
"Human mobility is a global phenomenon that cannot be stopped, but it can be managed. In the absence of clear solutions, we could face unsustainable
#migration
patterns."
@SChavezEc
, GFMD 2019 Chair 🌍 at the Steering Group Meeting
#GFMD12
1
10
18
Thematic Workshop on Children & Youth on the Move w/
@UNICEFMaroc
in Agadir 🇲🇦, Jun 21-22 w/c aims to unpack priority issues at stake for young people:
protection gaps
social inclusion
access to services & labor markets
+ share 👍 migration policies & programs for young people
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1⃣ of 30 people is a migrant
48% of migrants are 🚺
50 million are 👧🧑
-
What is the Global Compact for Migration?
How will this affect 2⃣5⃣8⃣ million migrants around the world?
#forMigration
@louise_arbour
@jurglauber
@JJGomezCamacho
Watch this ⬇
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The GFMD Regional Consultations have travelled to the Latin American region today. The RCM (Puebla Process) opening plenary is about to conclude.
Thank you Costa Rica for Co-hosting this consultation!
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🎞️[FLASHBACK] Summary video on the1️⃣st day of the
@GFMDprocess
Paris events on Culture, Narratives & Human Mobility !
#culture
#narrative
#mobility
@francediplo
,
@AFD_France
,
@Palaisptedoree
,
@UNmigration
,
@Refugees
,
@GFMD_CSD
,
@GFMD_Business
,
@GFMDMayors
,
@MYCPofficial
1
6
18
Now: Global Mayoral Forum on
#HumanMobility
,
#Migration
&
#Development
- discussions highlight role of local authority in
#GFMD
processes
1
12
17
Missed the highlights of the GFMD Dialogue on the Global Compact
#ForMigration
Implementation? 🌏
📖 Read our report here ⬇
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9
18
📣 Today, representatives from +100
@UN
Member States will convene in the 1st GFMD Friends of the Forum Meeting & Roundtable Consultations led by the Ecuador Chair 🇪🇨
These will allow for a state-led exchange of views & input on the GFMD thematic priorities & work plan in 2019.
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The GFMD-OECD Opening Plenary just concluded, kicking off a series of rich discussions on labour migration governance, skilling migrants, and fostering partnerships. Stay tuned for the breakout sessions on 7 July!
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Snapshots of Day 1 workshops & plenary sessions—culminated in productive & engaging discussions on the interlinkages between migration & development 🌎 + its potential benefits:
• migrants & their families
• host, transit and origin countries
#GFMD11
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9
17
There is a huge hunger for migration-related data. There is a clear need for a facts-based migration governance --Klein-Solomon
@UNmigration
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9
18
GFMD with
@UNICEF
shine the spotlight on ‘Children and Youth on the Move’ in Agadir 🇲🇦
“We should not implement anything for the children without the children.”
Read the highlights of the workshop here ⬇
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3 interactive knowledge café sessions were held yesterday to unpack the opportunities, challenges, and practices on implementing the GCM at the national level. They focused on:
• Human rights
• Regular pathways
• Fair recruitment & decent work
#GFMD12
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3⃣ days until
#GFMD12
!
This year, for the first time, all three mechanisms,
@GFMD_CSD
,
@GFMD_Business
, and Mayors Mechanism will be under the same roof.
Civil Society:
Business:
Mayors:
#XIICumbreGFMDQuito
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💡Retour en images sur la cérémonie de signature organisée la semaine dernière entre le DG
@UNmigration
et l'Ambassadeur
@FranceONUGeneve
pour renforcer les capacités du
@GFMDprocess
! Merci à
#OIM
pour son soutien au
#FMMD
, espace de dialogue sur
#migration
et
#developpement
!
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📣 Today, representatives from over +100
@UN
Member States will convene in the 2nd Friends of the Forum Meeting, led by Ecuador Chair 🇪🇨
This will allow for a state-led exchange of views & input on the priorities & next steps in the run up to the Quito GFMD Summit on Nov 18-22.
2
5
17
Underway: Opening of the GFMD Thematic Workshop "Narratives on Migration: Toward evidence-based Communication" in Skhirat, Morocco!
#GFMD12
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The 2019 GFMD comes at a critical juncture 🌏
The adoption of the Global Compact for
#Migration
& on
#Refugees
attests to the convergence & possibility of States' broad consensus on what remain as sensitive political issues.
Ecuador aspires to bring these Compacts closer 🔄
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6⃣ days until
#GFMD12
!
There will be many exciting Side Events.
The themes include:
Labor issues🏢
Migration governance🤝
Climate migration ⛈️
Migration narratives 🔉
And many others…
See descriptions: and the full schedule: .
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