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Candle of Hope Foundation
It is with great enthusiasm that I aim to provide comprehensive insights into the pivotal role that Candle of Hope Foundation (COHF), a local NGO...
Building from the Ground Up: Regional Reviews as a Vehicle for Delivering on the Commitment to Migrant Participation in GCM Implementation
Building from the Ground Up: Regional Reviews as a Vehicle for Delivering on the Commitment to Migrant Participation in GCM Implementation By Maria...
The strength of Youth Collective Action for a Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
The Migration, Youth, and Children Platform (MYCP) was established in 2018 in response to the Global Compact for Migration (GCM) negotiations. At that...
Lancet Migration European Regional Hub: a new platform for amplifying migration & health research in the WHO European Region
The Lancet Migration European Regional Hub, initiated in 2021, is co-hosted by the Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies. Our objective is to build a...
Utilizing GCM objective 1 to change public narratives on Migration in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
A staggering 32% of the 258 million migrants currently living outside of their country of birth are under the age of 30. As the Major Group for...
Sustainable Finance and Diaspora in Africa: Will opportunities finally match the vision?
An acquaintance working for an international organisation recently remarked quite controversially that for many African leaders the “tendency is to...
An Outlook on the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration Review Meetings: A focus on Africa
The Global Compact for Safe Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) is a momentous achievement in fostering global cooperation in ensuring a human rights...
Africa Regional GCM Review: COVID-19 as an opportunity to build forward better!
As Africa prepares for the regional review of the United Nations Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM), it is happening at a...
Cities as Key Partners to Achieve Migration Goals Upcoming Call to Local Action to Catalyse Bold and Principled Global Action
Today, 55 percent of the world’s population lives in urban areas, including 80 percent of Internally Displaced Persons and two thirds of all refugees.
*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).