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Luisa Cruz Hefti
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Mar Sep 20 02:41:18 UYT 2011
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Luisa.
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Luisa.
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* GFMD Civil Society Days 2011 – Update 1 – 11 weeks to go *
[Apologies for cross-posting]
*Geneva**, 19 September - *Preparations for the GFMD Civil Society Days
(CSD) (29-30 November) are well underway, in the countdown to the 2011
Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD). Find below some updates
on important developments.
*Contents:*
- *CSD Application Period Closed; Selection Process Begins*
- * **Final GFMD Civil Society Concept Paper Online*
- *GFMD Civil Society Events*
- * **GFMD States’ Thematic Meetings *
- *Call for Volunteers*
- * **GFMD Chair for 2012*
- *News on the parallel civil society process: **The People's Global
Action on Migration, Development and Human Rights*
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- *CSD Application Period Closed; Selection Process Begins*
Application for the participation by civil society representatives as *official
Delegates* in the Civil Society Days (CSD) of this year’s Global Forum on
Migration and Development (GFMD) opened on 16 August and closed this week on
13 September. In total, 625 applications have been received, from a broad
range of civil society sectors and all regions of the world. 101
nationalities from all the regions. 268 indicated that their organization is
working in the Americas, 300 in Africa, 249 in Asia-Pacific, 255 in Europe,
and 128 in the Middle East. (One organization can be working in one or more
regions at the same time). By sectors: 83 applications from the academic
sector, 101 from Development Organizations, 135 from Diaspora/Migrant-led
Organizations, 83 Labour Organizations. 71 from other type of
organizations, 18 from private sector, and 134 from Rights Organizations.
Out of these 625, the GFMD Civil Society Core Group will select 150
Delegates, taking into account *sectoral**, **geographic*, and *gender
diversity*, broad *constituency* and relevant *experience and knowledge* on
migration and development issues. Unfortunately, with a significantly
smaller budget available as compared to prior years, only a very small
number of Delegates can be offered assistance with hotel and/or travel
expenses - strictly on a per-need basis.
Successful and non-successful applicants alike *will be notified by email by
**1 October.*
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- *Final GFMD Civil Society Concept Paper Online*
Acting upon the opportunity granted by the Swiss Chair to exercise greater
autonomy over format and themes of the CSD, and picking up naturally with
reference and relevance to the government programme, civil society for the
first time has put forward it own Concept Paper for this year’s civil
society program. Under the overarching theme *Labour Migration, Development
and the Protection of Migrants and their Families*, the Concept Paper lays
out the thematic focus for Civil Society in the GFMD 2011. The final version
of the Concept Paper reflects feedback from two rounds of consultations over
the past months. Consultations were held with over 200 individuals and
organizations from in particular NGOs, labour and diaspora groups and
academics, including with the broad Consultation Circle established for such
purposes for the first time this year. We greatly thank the many who emailed
or directly offered perspectives and improvements, many of which have been
incorporated into the final concept paper, which is available online now! (
http://www.gfmdcivilsociety.org/Pages/Concept.html)
Working further with the Core Group and the Consultation Circle we are now
proceeding to structure the CSD programme around the themes described in the
Concept Paper.
- *GFMD Civil Society Events*
*Civil Society Preparatory Events *
In preparing for the Civil Society Days on 29-30 November, we will draw upon
the conclusions of a small number of events taking place this year, which
engage civil society actors meaningfully and are directly related to GFMD
themes. Some of these are directly being organized under the “GFMD Civil
Society banner” under the heading “Joint Reflections”, others are being
organized in their own name, in part to provide specific input on GFMD
themes. Find below an overview of recent and upcoming Civil Society
Preparatory Events. **
- *18 -19 May (New York)* - NGO Convening for the UN GA Informal
Thematic Debate on Migration and Development (NGO Committee on Migration,
CONGO)
- *3-4 June (Geneva) – **Strengthening the Capacity of and Social
Protection for Domestic Workers”* (Centre Catholique de Genève, Kolping
International/German Commission for Justice and Peace, Migrant Forum Asia
and others).
- *23-24 August *(Geneva) - *“Joint Reflections on Migration and
Development - A GFMD Symposium for Civil Society and
Governments”,*hosted and co-organized by the Graduate Institute of
International and
Development Studies, in partnership with the Swiss Agency for Development
and Cooperation and the International Catholic Migration Commission. The
symposium drew a crowd of over 100 participants including government
officials, representatives from United Nations and intergovernmental
organisations, academic experts and international civil society. Another 30
of the participants were Swiss civil society organizations, who convened in
special sessions to prepare recommendations on migration and development
both for their own government and for GFMD at large.
- * **19 September* (Geneva) – Civil society process related to *“The
Rights of Migrant Workers and Members of their Families in Irregular
Situations”: Day of General Discussion* of the UN Committee on Migrant
Workers (http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cmw/dgd19092011.htm)**
- *31 October – 4 November* (Bellagio, Italy) “*Joint Reflections* on a
Comprehensive Approach to Monitor International Migration” – a small experts
Roundtable organized by the International Network on Migration and
Development**
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*Upcoming Event*
For those of you based in Geneva or those of you present in Geneva during
the Human Rights Council Session this month, we are organizing *an update
and consultation session on the GFMD Civil Society Days* on:
*20 September, 9:00 – 11:00 AM, Palais des Nations, Salle XXII, Geneva,
Switzerland*
The session will also include an update on the States’ GFMD activities by
the Swiss Chair, as well as from the parallel civil society process, the
People’s *Global Action on Migration, Development**and**Human Rights* (PGA).
- *GFMD States’ Thematic Meetings *
Separate from the Civil Society preparations, the Swiss Chair has been
(co-)organizing with states and other actors 14 smaller, focused and
action-oriented meetings around the world, as preparation for the States’
annual GFMD meeting (now called the “Concluding Debate”) on 1 and 2 December
in Geneva. While a few of these States’ thematic meetings have already
happened, most of these meetings are taking place on various themes in
different parts of the world in September and October. Although state-led
many of these meetings also engage international organizations and civil
society actors. The actual role of civil society actors in the meetings is
ad-hoc and varies per meeting and most of the meetings are “by invitation
only”, for state and civil society participants alike.
If you would like to know more about these meetings, you can find an
overview of all States’ thematic meetings on: www.gfmd.org. Included in this
overview are the contact details of the organizers of each event, who you
can contact for more information and potential participation.
- *Call for Volunteers*
To assist in making the GFMD CSD a success, the International Catholic
Migration Commission (ICMC), functioning as the GFMD Civil Society
Coordinating Office 2011, is looking for volunteers to:
1. Part-time assist the GFMD Civil Society Coordinating Office from
September – December with logistics and communication.
2. Assist the organization prior and during the Civil Society Days during
the last week of November.
For more information, please visit:
http://www.gfmdcivilsociety.org/Pages/News/NewsVolunteers.html
- *Chair 2012*
At last a Chair for 2012 has been announced! During the last Friends of the
Forum Meeting, held in Geneva on 7 September, the government of Mauritius
officially stepped forward as the Chair for 2012. After Europe, Asia and the
Americas, the GFMD will now be brought to Africa for the first time.
- *News on the parallel civil society process: *
*The People's Global Action on Migration, Development and Human Rights*
The People’s* Global Action on Migration, Development and Human Rights** *
(PGA)* *was established in 2006, as an independent but associated civil
society process with the GFMD. Among PGAs objectives are (1) the positioning
of a human rights perspective as fundamental element of the discourse
surrounding migration and development (2) ensuring that the voices of
migrants and civil society organizations and movements are heard in the GFMD
and (3) ensuring broader and open participation for a larger group of
stakeholders than the limited space available for official GFMD Civil
Society Delegates.
The 2011 PGA will take place in Geneva parallel to the GFMD Civil Society
and States’ Meeting, from 29 November – 2 December. During the PGA there
will be workshops, roundtables, opportunities for internal organization
meetings, venues for self-organized workshops, cultural presentations, and
other activities. As in Mexico last year, there will be important linkages
and synergies established between the official CSD GFMD programme and the
PGA, including a degree of shared programming and message development.
The PGA is coordinated by Migrants Rights International (MRI) and the
Collectif de soutien aux sans-papiers de Genève. For any questions about the
PGA, please contact Alessandro de Filippo at collectifsanspapiers en ccsi.ch or
022 301 63 33.
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For more information please visit: www.gfmdcivilsociety.org
Or contact us through: contact en gfmdcivilsociety.org
Warmest regards,
*The GFMD Civil Society Coordinating Office 2011*
*Mr. John K. Bingham*
*Mr. Andres Morales*
*Ms. Wies Maas*
International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC)
Rue Varembé 1
Case postale 96
CH-1211 Geneve 20
Switzerland
Tel +41 (22) 919 1026
www.gfmdcivilsociety.org
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