Submission form: Submission #2252
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Submission Number: 2252
Submission ID: 7706
Submission UUID: 70b939f3-68c6-45fe-a75b-27f05439654c
Submission URI: /submit-pledges
Created: Thu, 07/07/2022 - 23:13
Completed: Thu, 07/07/2022 - 23:13
Changed: Thu, 07/07/2022 - 23:18
Remote IP address: 84.53.132.70
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English
Is draft: No
Submitted to: Submission form
Flagged: Yes
| Name of entity submitting the pledge | Portugal - High Commission for Migration - www.acm.gov.pt |
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| Pledging entity | Other |
| Other (Pledging entity) | |
| Is the country of the pledging entity a GCM Champion country? | |
| Full name | Cristina Casas |
| Position | Department Director |
| Country of implementation | Portugal |
| Other country of implementation | Global |
| Region of implementation | |
| Email Address | cristina.casas@acm.gov.pt |
| Secondary contact person | |
| Secondary email | |
| Name of the pledge | Disseminate and raise civil society’s awareness of the National Plan for the Implementation of the Global Compact for Migration (PNIPGM) |
| Type of pledge (please select) | In partnership (several states/actors contribute towards a shared goal with different pledges |
| Is this a mirror pledge (pledge is also relevant to the Global Compact on Refugees) ? | |
| Participating States and Actors |
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| Name of the matched pledge | |
| ID of the matched pledge | |
| Nature of the pledge | Process oriented (e.g. convening fully consultative processes in preparing national reports for the IMRF); structured |
| Please select the main three GCM objectives the pledge is/are meant to support | 1. Collect and utilize accurate and disaggregated data as a basis for evidence-based policies; 7. Address and reduce vulnerabilities in migration; 15. Provide access to basic services for migrants; 16. Empower migrants and societies to realize full inclusion and social cohesion; 17. Eliminate all forms of discrimination and promote evidence-based public discourse to shape perceptions of migration; 18. Invest in skills development and facilitate mutual recognition of skills, qualifications and competences |
| Please indicate which GCM Guiding Principle is/are particularly relevant for the pledge | People-centred; Sustainable development; Human rights; Whole-of-government approach; Whole-of-society approach |
| Please provide a description of the pledge | In 2019 Portugal developed and adopted a National Plan for the Implementation of the Global Compact on Migration. This document reinforces the recognition, by the Portuguese authorities, of the importance of promoting legal pathways for safe and orderly migration, closely linked to strong integration measures. Recognizing that achieving the 23 objectives outlined in the both the GCM and the National Plan requires a whole-of-government and whole-of society approaches, including the experience and expertise of local authorities and civil society, Portugal pledges to undertake the necessary actions to actively engage with local authorities and civil society by: a) Promoting the dissemination of the National Plan among civil society and local authorities; b) Raise awareness throughout civil society and local authorities about the National Plan, its objectives and measures; c) Promote sharing of good practices; d) Highlighting the contribution of migrants to society and to sustainable development. |
| Please indicate the tentative deadline within which this pledge is expected to be realised | 31 Mar 2023 |
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