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Global Migration Policy Associates (GMPA) is an international association of recognized experts working together to address international migration from a truly global, multidisciplinary and rights-based perspective. Our concept note provides a detailed profile of GMPA; see a short summary "About GMPA" (2-page brief).
This website features documentation produced by GMPA and member Associates to support and improve migration governance, policy, and practice. More than 200 research papers, policy briefs and other documents on main migration topics are posted. More are constantly added. Materials on this site have informed and shaped laws, policies and practices of governments, international organizations, social partners, NGOs and other stakeholders in all world regions. Please contact GMPA if we can be of service!
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NEWS
- New! GMPA Team participated in the Beijing+30 UNECE Regional Review Meeting “Reviewing 30 years of Beijing Commitments to Accelerate Gender Equality in the UNECE Region” organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and UN Women Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (ECARO), October 21-22 at the Palais des Nations, that brought together participants from 56 Member States, civil society, youth, academia, and experts across the UNECE region. (see Linkedin post here)
- Just published! Technical Capacity-building Manual. Admission and Post-Admission Labour Migration Policies and Tools: Guidance for main Countries of Destination in Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean region. International Labour Office, ILO, Pretoria, 2024. (184 pages) Prepared by Global Migration Policy Associates (GMPA) expert team: Piyasiri Wickramasekara, Chandima Arambepola, Patrick Taran and Olga Kadysheva. (See Linkedin post here)
- GMPA supported the organization, participated in, contributed expert presentations and co-moderated opening and closing sessions at the ISMUN (International youth & Student Movement for the United Nations) Summer School on Human Rights and Development “Towards the Summit for the Future and Beyond” held in Geneva 15-19 July. Associate Olga Kadysheva spoke on Social development and the role of cities and also co-moderated opening and closing sessions along with ISMUN Secretary-General Jan Lönn. Associate Jane Aeberhard-Hodges presented on Gender Equality, Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development and the Search for Social Justice. Associate Emel Zerrouk spoke on The Right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment and the Right to water. Associate Patrick Taran led an extended session on contemporary migration features, challenges and law and policy emphasizing the international normative framework. GMPA Research Associates Eda Düzgün and Hiya Sharma were full time participants in the course. See posts on Linkedin: Jane's session, Patrick's session, Emel's session.
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- Listen to Jane Aeberhard-Hodges, GMPA Associate and former ILO Gender Equality Director explaining what GMPA is doing as a partner of the Global Coalition for Social Justice (one of a series of partner activity profiles). The Coalition is convened by the ILO, bringing together more than 300 partners from governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations, international institutions, enterprises, civil society organizations, and academic institutions.
- GMPA co-organised with Jusoor International for Media and Development 'Unveiling refugee stories, media & advocacy tactics', 28 June, 18h-20h, at University of Geneva-Uni Mail.
- IPU-Inter-Parliamentary Union launched a set of podcasts on parliaments and health issues. Podcast 3 on the role of parliaments in addressing health of migrants features Patrick Taran, President Global Migration Policy Associates and Yvonne Apiyo Brändle-Amolo, Delegate for Migration, Swiss Socialist Party interviewed by Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee, Parliament of Ireland and Chair of the IPU Advisory Group on Health.
- GMPA Associates Jane Aeberhard-Hodges (former ILO Gender Equality Director) and Olga Kadysheva (GMPA Secretary) attended Inaugural Forum of the Global Coalition for Social Justice. GMPA is a partner of the Coalition. The Forum was held on 13 June 2024, during the 112th Session of the International Labour Conference at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The programme of the Inaugural Forum highlighted specific actions taken by partners to promote Social Justice. Watch the recordings on the Forum. The Coalition is led by the ILO and unites nearly 300 partners from governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations, international institutions, enterprises, non-governmental organizations, and academic institutions.
- Current Activity: What we’re working on now (mid-2024):
- Co-preparing and co-editing a forthcoming special issue Social Justice in the Contemporary World of the academic-scientific journal RTE-Revista Tecnologica ESPOL, published under auspices of the Polytechnic University of Ecuador. (The full Call for Papers is posted online; See in English; en Español.)
- Participating in consultations and activities of the Global Coalition for Social Justice, which GMPA joined as partner.
- Conducting a comprehensive Global literature review on Social Justice, over 700 titles listed, 220 pages at mid-year.
- Doing new research to rewrite and update the forthcoming Handbook on Welcoming Cities for migrants and refugees
- Monitoring sessions of and interceding at side-events to the UN Human Rights Council
- Providing inputs for CERD and C(R)MW UN Treaty Bodies and for Special Procedures reports.
- Current status of migrants rights/migration governance conventions: ILO Convention 97: 54 ratifications; ILO Convention 143: 30 ratifications; ICRMW: States Parties: 59 plus 11 signatories pending ratification. 96 States have now ratified or acceded to one or more of these three complementary instruments, in effect half the UN membership. Adding unratified signatories to the ICRMW that have not ratified either of the ILO conventions on migration for employment: 101 States worldwide have formally committed to abide by core international legal standards for protection of rights of migrant workers (in effect virtually all migrants) and for governance of migration. See chart on Ratifications of conventions on migration goverance / migrants rights (ILO C-97 & C-143, ICRMW)
- For information: at its annual session in May 2024, the UN ECOSOC NGO committee "took note of" the GMPA Quadrennial Report (2019-2022) to UN ECOSOC submitted in December 2023, as required by United Nations regulations for NGOs in consultative status. The report provides a summary of GMPA activities and products related to, at, and/or supporting United Nations purposes, instruments and activities. By taking note of the report, the NGO Committee authorizes continuation of our ECOSOC NGO Consultative Status for the next four years. The full edition of the GMPA report (abbreviated for submission) is posted here.