REGISTER TODAY!!! Film Screening for International Migrants Day
The NGO Committee on Migration is pleased to invite people to a special film screening on Monday, December 19th from 2:00-4:00pm (EST) at the Canadian Permanent Mission to the UN, to celebrate this year's International Migrants Day.
It will be a hybrid event that features an interesting recent documentary on migration and it's intergenerational impacts, with a live Q&A with the filmmaker. It is already being shown at various film festivals and in theatres in NYC and elsewhere.
Registration is required to attend both the in-person and virtaul event. Click on this RSVP link to register by 5pm Friday Dec 16.
We hope to see you there!
Toolkit for International Migrants Day
For December 18, International Migrants Day, the AMMPARO network in Mexico, Central America, and the United States is launching a toolkit to promote a new joint-statement and various activities and resources. The statement directs our collective voice to states and civil society to ensure the human rights and dignity of people on the move, and a people in solidarity. The various resources invite you to reflect and take action.
Click here to access the kit that will be updated throughout this week. (This resource is primarily in Spanish).
There are 4 easy ways to take action:
Please share with your friends, colleagues, and on social media. If you have any questions regarding the tool-kit please email Giovana.Oaxaca@elca.org.
Civil Society at the First 2022-2023 GFMD Preparatory Meeting
On 22-23 November 2022, the French Chairmanship of the 2022-2023 Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) convened its first preparatory meeting in Geneva, including a plenary meeting of the “Friends of the Forum”, and an initial formation of the six Government-led Roundtable Teams (GRTs).
The GFMD Civil Society Mechanism shared a statement emphasizing the role of civil society preparations to foster inclusive participation.
In the coming months, the GFMD Civil Society Mechanism will continue to develop working methods for civil society to engage in the process, providing the space to exchange on lessons learned and propose substantive action to governments and other stakeholders within the GFMD.
Click here to access the outcomes of the First Preparatory Meeting.
Save the date: People's Migration Challenge, Episode 4 of the JKB Series
On 27 September 2022, the People's Migration Challenge (PMC) launched a new series called “People's Migration Challenge Round 6: The John Kennedy Bingham Memorial Series” that will run until 26 September 2023 (every last Tuesday of each month).
After three episodes exploring the right to organize, fair and ethical recruitment, and the #FreedomForAll campaign respectively, the series will continue on 31 January 2023 after taking a break in the month of December.
Save the date for the first part of episode 4 delving into the Justice for Migrant Workers (Wage Theft) campaign calling for a transitional justice mechanism that would reform the current mechanism to resolve wage complaints from workers.
Click here to register.
The Migration Network Hub: Call for practices with private sector engagement
The UN Network on Migration invites you to share this call for practices with private sector actors working to implement the GCM and promote the well-being of migrants and their communities.
Submissions are welcomed to contribute to the Migration Network Hub’s Repository of Practices, demonstrating what the private sector is doing around the world, including through partnerships with other civil society organizations, stakeholders, UN partners and/or Member States.
All submissions will be peer-reviewed by migration experts and, once approved, will be featured on the Hub. Read the guide (also available in French and Spanish) on how to prepare a submission, or directly upload a practice here (requires log-in). For any questions, please contact gcmhub@iom.int.
Visit the Repository of Practices here.
Let's Share Our Resources & Amplify Migration Advocacy
The NGO Committee on Migration (NGO CoM) is a coalition comprised of more than 45 organizations, with the shared mission of encouraging the promotion and protection of migrants and their human rights. In efforts to amplify our migration knowledge and advocacy messaging, we would like to prioritize sharing the work and resources of our members in our weekly updates.
Accordingly, we are inviting you to send us your migration resources to share them with a wider audience. Has your organization recently produced a report, video, policy brief, toolkit, or other resource we can share? Please send them to the NGO Committee on Migration at ngomigrationcommittee@gmail.com.
Each week, be sure to check the "Resources" section in the NGO CoM updates for featured resources from our members, partners, and organizations with work focused on upholding the rights of people on the move.
Renew your CoM Membership & Join a Subcommittee!
We are continuing the process of collecting annual membership dues and convening subcommittees.
Click here for the online form to renew your CoM membership or here for a printable one.
The NGO Committee on Migration organizes many of its activities through member participation in the following four subcommittees:
- Climate-Induced Displacement
- Children in Migration
- Migrants in Vulnerable Situations / Mixed Migration
- Xenophobia, Racism & Social Inclusion
By formally joining a subcommittee, you will be able to receive a link to access the online subcommittee gatherings, which precede the general portion of each Member Meeting.
Click here to join one of the four subcommittees listed above!
