GCM Report

Taking Steps Towards the IMRF’s Realization

The United Nations is hosting a series of roundtable discussions on migration’s progress and challenges. And further discussing the progress towards achieving the goals of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration ahead of the International Migration Review Forum in New York in May 2022. It is a virtual space where representatives from […]

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Data driven migrant policy requires collecting and utilizing accurate and disaggregated data: GCM Objective 1

An in-depth interactive webinar discussing the 1st objective of the Global Compact of Migration (GCM) as part of the ‘GCM sessions’ was held in October 2021. The session was organised by the Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT),Cross Regional Center for Refugees and Migrants (CCRM), International Institute

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Accurate and Timely Information is the Essence of Migration

An online panel discussion scrutinising Global Compact for Migration objective 3: Provide accurate and timely information at all stages of migration took place on 12th October 2021.  It was co-organised by the Cross-Regional Center for Refugees and Migrants (CCRM), Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT), The International Institute of Migration and Development (IIMAD),

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Mitigating Drivers and Structural Factors of migration: the Gambian and Zimbabwe examples

During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-2021) the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT) held a series of webinars to address the Global Compact for Migration (GCM) together with the collaboration of the civil society organisations. In November 2021, as part of their efforts for disseminating knowledge and experiences on diaspora and migration, the GRFDT,

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Addressing Vulnerabilities: An Inclusive Approach For a Better World

On 23rd November 2021, the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT), the Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), the Cross Regional Center for Refugees and Migrants (CCRM), International Institute for Migration and Development(IIMAD) and Metropolis Asia-Pacific (MAP) jointly organized a panel discussion on the Objective 7 of the Global Compact for Migration. The session

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Harnessing the Power of Data, Information, Social Protection, Ethical Media and International Cooperation in GCM implementation: IMRF Roundtable 4

An interactive webinar on the International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) Roundtable 4 took place on the 9th of February 2022. In line with the series of Migration Dialogues organised by the United Nations Network on Migration, the 4th Roundtable focused on tackling the Global Compact for Migration (GCM) objectives 1, 3, 7, 17, and 23.

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Policy Intervention and Making Migration a part of the Development Plan: Review of the Progress of GCM

A panel discussion addressing Global Compact for Migration objectives 2, 5, 6, 12, and 18, on the theme- Ensuring that migration is voluntary, orderly, and regular, was held on 31st August 2021. This panel discussion was a part of the African Regional Review of GCM, which was jointly organized by the Economic Commission for Africa

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Preparing for Human Mobility in the Contexts of Disasters and Climate Change in Africa

Ahead of the Africa Regional Review Conference of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration (GCM) held on 31 August and 1 September 2021, side events were held on 26 August 2021 to discuss the GCM implementation progress, to highlight key national and regional trajectories, share best practices and innovative perspectives, and strengthen

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Thematic Round Table Discussions On GCM-Africa Review

On September 1, 2021, the African regional review on implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration met for the second day in a virtual format. It was organised by the UN Network on Migration, IOM-UN Migration, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the Global Compact for Migration.  In the concluding

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