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The 2024 Regional Review in the African region provides 54 African Member States, intergovernmental organizations, United Nations bodies, and various stakeholders an opportunity to assess their progress in implementing the objectives and guiding principles of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM).
The Intergovernmental Conference, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 9-10 October, will formulate recommendations for the next International Migration Review Forum in 2026.
Key focus areas will include assessing regional progress and challenges, strengthening linkages between the GCM and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and enhancing regional cooperation on migration.
The Intergovernmental Conference will be preceded by a Multi-stakeholder Hearing on 8 October. Both will feature thematic sessions covering crucial aspects of all GCM objectives.
Five Regional Reviews are held every four years. As part of the 2024 series, a Regional Review was held in the UN Economic Commission for Europe in March 2024 and in the Arab Region in July 2024.
Further Reviews are scheduled in Latin America and the Caribbean (March), and Asia and the Pacific in early 2025.
Watch Live
8 October | 08:30 AM +3 GMT | |
9 October | 08:30 AM +3 GMT | |
10 October | 08:30 AM +3 GMT |
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ClosedInformation Note for Participants
Concept Notes
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Thematic Roundtables
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Key Messages
Side Events - Calendar
Programme
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Thursday, 3rd October 10.00-11.30 (EAT), 9.00-10.30 (CEST) Online | Human Mobility, Disasters, and Climate Change in the IGAD Region: Lessons Learned and Strengthened Partnerships | International Labour Organization (ILO), International Organization for Migration (IOM), Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD), Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), IGAD Climate Prediction & Applications Centre (ICPAC), Migration Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MMPTF)Unit |
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Thursday, 3rd October 10:00 - 11:00 (GMT) Online | Prioritising ending child immigration detention and implementing alternatives in Africa | The SADC Regional Network on Alternatives to Detention (SADC ATD Network), International Detention Coalition (IDC) and Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) |
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Thursday, 3rd October 13:00 – 14.30 (EAT), 12:00– 13:30 (CET), 11:00-12:30 (WAT) Online | Developing, Reviewing, and Implementing Diaspora Engagement Policies – How Can Civil Society and Diaspora Organizations Shape those Policies? | GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) |
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Thursday, 3rd October 16:00 – 17.30 (EAT), 15:00– 16:30 (CET) Online | GCM Preparatory Exchange: Building Bridges with Champions for Impact | Africa Non-State Actors Platform, Civil Society Action Committee and Friederich Ebert Shiftung (FES) |
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Friday, 4th October 15.00 - 16.45 WCA(GMT+1:00) Online | Strengthening Partnerships for Expanded Regular Migration Pathways | IOM Nigeria |
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Monday, 7th October 10:30 - 12:00 (EAT) Online | Social Dialogue to Achieve Decent Work for Migrant Workers | International Trade Union Confederation-Africa |
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Side Events - Concept Notes
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Migration Multi-Partner Trust Fund
Roadmap
Preparatory Process
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Multi-Stakeholder Consultations
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Past Stakeholder Events
Stakeholder Consultation for West and Central Africa Registration
Registration closedIntergovernmental Conference - Geographic Coverage
This page contains information for the Member States of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) which include; Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, The D.R Congo, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).