Bishops’ Conference in England and Wales Urges Recognition of the Dignity and Humanity of Those Seeking Protection
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A Bold Civil Society Vision for an International Agreement on Migration
A broad civil society coalition has put forward 10 priorities to help shape a key international agreement on migration that governments will negotiate in early 2018.
Taking Stock of the GFMD 2017: Key Civil Society Recommendations and Follow-Up
Following a “Walls come down!” rally at the famous Brandenburg Gate, where the Berlin wall was torn down after almost 30 years of keeping people apart, over 250 civil society leaders from around the world—a majority migrants, refugees or the children and grandchildren of migrants and refugees—met during the Civil Society Days of this year’s Global Forum on Migration and Development in Berlin, 28 June – 1 July 2017.
Implementation, Implementation, Implementation: The 2017 GFMD Civil Society Days Ended in Berlin With a Call for Achievable Solutions
The Civil Society Days of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD CSD) came to an end on Saturday 1st July, with a clear message from civil society delegates to governments and the world: we need to focus on the implementation of commitments.
Civil Society Reminds EU Leaders to Protect Vulnerable Children and Expand Safe Pathways
More than 160 organisations from more than 20 countries called on EU heads of states and government to uphold the founding values and principles of the European Union and take leadership by showing solidarity with refugees and migrants, ahead of the Council Meeting taking place 9-10 March.
ICMC Urges Governments to Protect Migrant and Refugee Children
On the occasion of Universal Children’s Day on 20 November, the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) and other 8 civil society organizations stand in solidarity with all migrant and refugee children whose lives are threatened by conflicts, persecution, and poverty. The organizations joined Pope Francis in his appeal to protect children as they “constitute the most vulnerable group because as they face the life ahead of them, they are invisible and voiceless”.
