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GCM Talks

GCM Talks

Calendar

Date 2023

GCM Talk (online or in-person)

 

Time (CET)

Interpretation

Registration link

Audience

More information/Recording

Summary Reports

Hub’s good practices and resources

27 February

Measuring progress: GCM indicators (online)

3pm 4.30pm

English

Closed

Open to all

Click here

Read here

See mapping of indicators frameworks here

23 March

Saving Lives and Humanitarian Assistance (hybrid)

3pm 4.30pm

English

French

Spanish

Closed

Open to all

Click here

Read here

Coming soon

27 April

Migrants and Discrimination: Lessons for the Future (online)

3pm 4.30pm

English

French

Spanish

Closed

Open to all

Click here

Read here

Access here

8 May

Youth Consultation on Ending Child Immigration Detention (online)

2.30pm 4.15pm

Arabic

English

French

Spanish

Closed

Open to all youth participants (below 30yo)

Click here

Read here

Access here

16 May

Leave no one behind: addressing the needs of migrants towards Universal Health Coverage (online)

2pm 3.30pm

Arabic

English

French

Spanish

Closed

Open to all

Click here

Read here

Access here

24 May

Global peer learning exchange on working to end child detention in the context of international migration (online)

2.30pm 5.30pm

Arabic

English

French

Spanish

Closed

Member States only

Click here

Read here

Access here

25 May

Remittances, Diaspora and the SDGs (online)

3pm 4.30pm

English

French

Spanish

Closed

Open to all

Click here

Read here

Coming soon

22 June

Towards effective solutions: Addressing the complexities behind the Smuggling of Migrants (hybrid)

3pm 4.30pm

English

French

Spanish

Closed

Open to all

Click here

Read here

Access here

24 July

GCM Indicators - Africa

2pm 4.30pm

English

French

Link

Open to all

 

 

 

25 July

GCM Indicators Arab States

2pm 4.30pm

English

French

Arabic

Link

Open to all

 

 

 

26 July

GCM Indicators Asia Pacific

10am 12.30pm

English

Link

Open to all

 

 

 

27 July

GCM Indicators GRULAC

3pm 5.30pm

English

Spanish

Link

Open to all

 

 

 

28 July

GCM Indicators Europe and North America

2pm 4.30pm

English

Russian

Link

Open to all

 

 

 

7 Sept

Migration and adaptation in the context of climate change 

3pm 4:30pm

English

 

Link

Open to all

 

 

 

25 Sept

Protecting people on the move and their right to liberty

1pm 2.30pm

Arabic

English

French

Link

Member States only

 

Read here

 

12 Oct

Capitalizing on human mobility for the advancement of regional cooperation and the development of our societies (Almaty Process)

4.15pm

6.10pm (Baku)

English

Russian

Azerbaijani

Link

Open to all

Click here

 

 

26 Oct

Climate change and migration in the Arab Region: Just transition and labour mobility as an adaptation strategy

12.00pm 2pm (Cairo)

Arabic

English

French

Spanish

Link

Open to all

Coming soon

 

Read here

 

 

 

 

29 JanRegional Technical Consultation with Member States and Stakeholders for Africa2pm – 4:30pm (CET)

French

English

Link    
29 JanRegional Technical Consultation with Member States and Stakeholders for Latin America and the Caribbean

5 pm – 19:30pm (CET)

Spanish

English

Link    
1 FebRegional Technical Consultation with Member States and Stakeholders for Asia and the Pacific9am – 11:30am (CET)EnglishLink    
1 FebRegional Technical Consultation with Member States and Stakeholders for Arab States2pm – 4:30pm (CET)

English

Arabic

Link    
2 FebRegional Technical Consultation with Member States and Stakeholders for Europe2pm – 4:30pm (CET)

English

Russian

Link    

Introduction

In February 2023, the United Nations Network on Migration launched a series of global and regional consultations and peer-learning exchanges – GCM Talks – to support Member States, the United Nations system, and stakeholders to continue discussions on how best to implement the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM).

The GCM Talks take place mainly at global and regional levels. Where relevant, GCM Talks can be organized at the national level. Their purpose is to encourage an exchange of ideas, identifying key challenges or issues which require attention, initiating pledges and identifying practices for inclusion on the Hub.

The GCM Talks are an integral part of the activities of the Network, including its workstreams and feed into the preparation for the forthcoming Regional Reviews, and the next biennial report of the UN Secretary-General, due in 2024. The GCM Talks are aligned with the Network’s priorities, as listed in the Workplan 2022 – 2024.

Global and Regional GCM Talks

Global GCM Talks

The GCM Talks at the global level can discuss the full range of issues covered by the GCM, whether on demand by Member States or those reflected in the Network's workplan. Particular attention will be given to the mandates emerging from the Progress Declaration of the first International Migration Review Forum, namely:

  • developing actionable recommendations on strengthening cooperation on missing migrants and providing humanitarian assistance to migrants in distress; and
  • proposing a limited set of GCM indicators to better gauge progress in implementing the GCM.

Relevant Workstreams, supported by the Network secretariat, lead the organization of global GCM Talks.

Regional GCM Talks

As acknowledged in the GCM, most international migration takes place within regions; it is therefore crucial to provide a space for governments, United Nations entities and stakeholders to engage, inspire and learn from each other and share examples of GCM implementation within regions, alongside discussions at global level.

The GCM Talks are central to the Network’s support to the Regional Reviews and serve to provide inclusive and expert inputs to all relevant subregional, regional and cross-regional processes, platforms and organisations as they review the implementation of the GCM within their respective regions.

Outcomes

A summary report is issued after each GCM Talk to inform and support Member States and stakeholders in their implementation efforts. The summary reports are available here. Practices and resources already on the Hub will be shared with the participants before each event and will be made available on the workstreams’ dedicated webpages. Practices presented during each event are considered for inclusion on the Network Hub. Pledges already available on the GCM pledges dashboard will also be shared with participants prior to the event. Pledge intentions voiced during the event will be followed up by members of the workstreams.

Furthermore, these discussions, including existing practices and pledges inform the work of the relevant Network workstreams or, at the regional level, support the preparations for the Regional Reviews.

Format

Consultations can be held online and/or in-person. Each GCM Talk lasts 90 minutes. Interventions from the floor and a Q&A follow a panel of speakers made up of subject-relevant experts and practitioners.

The consultations can be organized “for Member States only” and will be held under the Chatham House Rule. When relevant, a GCM Youth Talk, limited to participants below 30 years old, can be organized. In this case, we encourage stronger social media outreach.

The hybrid format for the exchange allows for the participation of government practitioners from the region, as well as directly impacted communities and experts working with migrants and authorities on the identified priorities. Organizers seek to ensure migrant inclusion and gender balance in the discussion.

A branding toolkit will ensure visual coherence and consistency across consultations.

All partners – Member States, stakeholders, the UN system, and other platforms as identified in the GCM – are welcome to submit proposals for GCM Talks on Network’s priorities here.

Ahead of each GCM Talk, a brief concept note, and agenda is distributed and published on the workstream’s webpage. Recordings and summary reports for each GCM Talk are published on the Network’s website.

A constantly evolving calendar of consultations is available on the Network website and circulated broadly.

Contact

For any questions, please contact the secretariat of the Network (unmignet@iom.int).

*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).