Submission form: Submission #2358

Section I
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Name of entity submitting the pledge: Canada
Pledging entity: States
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Full name: Katja Schiffer-Graham
Position: Policy Analyst
Country of implementation: Canada (95)
Other country of implementation: Global (23641)
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Email Address: IRCC.IICGCM-PMMRII.IRCC@cic.gc.ca
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Section II
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Name of the pledge: Settlement and Inclusion
Type of pledge (please select): Individual (by one state/actor)
Is this a mirror pledge (pledge is also relevant to the Global Compact on Refugees) ?: {Empty}

Section III
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Nature of the pledge: Financial (e.g. contribution to the MPTF)

Section IV
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Please select the main three GCM objectives the pledge is/are meant to support: 3. Provide accurate and timely information  at all stages of migration; 7. Address and reduce vulnerabilities in  migration; 16. Empower migrants and societies to realize full inclusion and social cohesion; 21. Cooperate in facilitating safe and dignified return and readmission, as well as sustainable reintegration

Section V
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Please indicate which GCM Guiding Principle is/are particularly relevant for the pledge:
Gender-responsive (258)


Section VI
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Please provide a description of the pledge:
To help reduce the factors that contribute to high-risk irregular migration and to facilitate the return and sustainable reintegration of women and girls in their country of origin, Canada will support activities as part of a $10 million initiative in Central America over the next four years. The initiative aims to improve the living conditions and protection of approximately 5,000 women and girls affected by irregular migration and forced displacement in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, and will build the capacities of about 1,000 government officials, local authorities, civil society organizations members, and businesses. The initiative will indirectly benefit an additional 6,000 people from prioritized communities affected by irregular migration and forced displacement.
This commitment will: 1) Improve gender-responsive approaches to policy-making on the situation and needs of vulnerable migrant and refugee women and girls; 2) Improve gender-specific, multi-sectoral protection services for vulnerable women and girls in the context of human mobility; and 3) Increase the economic autonomy of women on the move, particularly women heads of households, with opportunities that meet their specific needs and circumstances. Canada will work to implement this pledge through the International Organization for Migration and in partnership with the United Nations Refugee Agency.



Section VII
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Please indicate the tentative deadline within which this pledge is expected to be realised: 30 Jun 2026

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