11 March 2021
    Subcommittee Time: 11:00am - 11:50am (EST)
    General Meeting:  12:00pm - 1:30pm (EST)

Due to Covid-19 response measures, no in-person meeting will be held in March. Please join us via video conference. REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
 

Invitation to Attend CSW Parallel Event:
"COVID-19 and Violence Against Women in Migration: Policy Responses"


Mark your calendars. The NGO Committee on Migration (NGO CoM) invites you to attend the 65th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) parallel event, "COVID-19 and Violence Against Women in Migration: Policy Responses."
 

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic migrant women face soaring risks of exposure to multiple forms of gender-based violence, abuse and exploitation, both personal and institutional. In some locations, as a result of the pressures imposed by lockdowns, domestic violence has escalated as much as 20-40%, and migrant women and girls have been especially at risk. Trafficking for sexual exploitation has seen a terrifying leap, and migrants are subject to glaring inequalities in general health care and rates of vaccination, as compared to the general public.
 

Confronting the rising threat of violence against women and girls, this workshop will examine the gaps in protection mechanisms and the ways in which nation states, relevant UN agencies, and NGOs can cooperate to find policy solutions that will bring about rights-based and gender-responsive solutions for women in migration, through implementation of the provisions detailed in the Global Compacts for Migrants and Refugees and the mechanisms created for that purpose.

The event is taking place as a part of the NGO CSW Forum and is co-sponsored by the NGO CoM. It will be held from 10:30am-12:00pm (EST) on 17 March. Please read instructions below to register.
For more details regarding the NGO CSW Forum, please visit their webpage. This platform will be hosting nearly 700 parallel events this year (see the schedule here). 

• If you want to attend any events, you MUST first register for the NGO CSW65 Virtual Forum.
• Attending the Forum is totally free and open to the public.
• After you register, you'll receive an email with a link.
• Click on the link to create your profile on the NGO CSW65 Virtual Forum. 
• After you log into your profile, you'll have full access to all Virtual Forum events.

You can register for the NGO CSW65 Virtual Forum here. 
 

CMS Launches New Climate-Induced Migration Webpage


The Center for Migration Studies' new Climate-Induced Migration webpage explores the connection between climate change and migration, provides analysis of international efforts to address climate-induced migration, and shares policy ideas that address the challenges of communities most affected by environmental degradation. The webpage includes: 

• A new mapping study, outlining the relationship between climate change and human movement, relevant UN, governmental, and NGO processes, and normative frameworks for protecting displaced persons impacted by climate change.
• Academic articles from the International Migration Review and the Journal on Migration and Human Security.
• Two CMSOnAir podcasts addressing climate change and protection for displaced persons.

To Visit the webpage, click here.
 

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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Seeking NGOs Providing
Direct Services to Migrant Families/Children in Corona/Elmhurst Queens

The NGO CoM Subcommittee on Migrant and Refugee Children is working on a project to elevate the voices of migrant and refugee children, highlighting the importance of Early Childhood Education and Care.

As part of this initiative, we are seeking contacts with NGOs that provide direct services to the migrant community in the Corona/Elmhurst section of Queens, a neighborhood with the largest share of immigrant households of any community district in NYC and the United States.

If your NGO is a service provider to migrant families/children in Corona/Elmhurst we would greatly appreciate it if you would contact Maria Pia Belloni at mpbelloni@hotmail.com or Jane McCall Politi at jmp573@nyu.edu to explore the possibility of collaborating on this project.
 

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Survey on Migrant and Refugee Victims of Xenophobia and Intolerance in the Context of the Coronavirus Pandemic

 

The NGO Committee on Migration is requesting responses to a survey prepared by the Subcommittee on Xenophobia and Social Inclusion to assess the impact COVID-19 has had on the migrant population in relation to xenophobia and social exclusion.

The survey is available here in English, Spanish, and French. Please send it out as widely as possible through your networks.

We are seeking replies from NGOs, academia, civil society institutions and United Nations entities in order to obtain as comprehensive data as possible on this essential grassroots work. Please consult the linked survey for an account of how we plan to use the data and publish the results.   

Thank you for taking the time to respond. If you have any further questions, please contact xenophobiasc@gmail.com.
 

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The NGO Committee on Migration is requesting signatures, from member organizations, on a letter to the US Mission addressing climate displacement.

The letter serves as an introduction to our committee, encourages US leadership and action in the interrelated areas of environment and human mobility, and invites collaboration and partnership between the NGO Committee on Migration and the US government in the term ahead.

We are aiming to secure as many member organization endorsements as possible. Interested members of the NGO Committee on Migration may sign on by completing the online form.

Click here to read the letter and click here to sign on.
 

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Sign the Petition: Urge Biden to Deliver on Promises to Immigrant Communities
 

The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights has issued a call to action, urging individuals to sign a joint petition urging the U.S. Administration to deliver on protections that communities need to thrive. From immigration detention to creating pathways to citizenship, Biden and the U.S. Congress have the power to protect millions. Please consider signing onto the joint letter, demanding:

• Citizenship for all 11 million undocumented immigrants that does not grow the deportation force of ICE and CBP;
• The defunding of ICE, CBP and police, including the end to collaboration between these forces;
• Immediate protections for our communities, starting with the reinstatement and expansion of DACA and TPS;
• Broad and inclusive COVID-19 relief and recovery that does not discriminate on the basis of immigration status; and
• A moratorium on enforcement, the release of immigrants held in ICE and CBP detention camps and their closure; and the right of all people to come home who have been deported.

Add your name now: Demand the Biden administration and Congress take bold and progressive action that protects immigrants. Sign on here.
 

 

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Event Recordings

The New School, Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility. "Discussing the New Immigration Agenda." Watch here.
 

***Visit the CoM website for additional resources***