The GFMD Working Group on Sustainable Development and International Migration (SD&IM) supports the implementation, follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda and the Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM).
Genesis – 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Created in 2016 under the GFMD Chairmanship of Bangladesh and denominated the Ad Hoc Working Group on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the initial focus of the working group was to explore ways for the GFMD to support the 2030 Agenda’s implementation.
Renewed Mandate under the German-Moroccan Co-Chairmanship in 2017-2018
The mandate of the Working Group on the Agenda 2030 was extended at the GFMD Dhaka Summit (2016), recognizing the relevance of the Forum not only to support the 2030 Agenda, but also for the development of the GCM. The GFMD submitted its first recommendations to the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) in 2017 and 2018 – a practice that has continued regularly since - and shared substantive contributions in support of the GCM process.
The Working Group on Sustainable Development and International Migration (2019)
Following the adoption of the GCM in 2018, the Working Group name changed to Working Group on Sustainable Development and International Migration under the Ecuadorian GFMD Chairmanship (2019) and its scope of work was expanded to support international commitments related to the 2030 Agenda, the GCM, as well as the review of recommendations of the GFMD Ten Year Review (2018).
Subsequent Contributions to the HLPF
In 2023, during the French Chair’s term, the Working Group resumed its functioning after 18 months of hiatus, including the GFMD civil society mechanism as a Co-Chair.
The Working Group facilitated the preparation of the GFMD focused input to the 2023 HLPF through an inclusive process engaging also the GFMD business mechanism, mayors' mechanism and the Migration Youth and Children Platform (MYCP), as well as the Ad Hoc Working Group on Public Narratives on Migration and the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Impacts of Covid-19 on Migrants, Migration and Development.
In line with a more interactive approach, the 2024 GFMD Focused Input to the HLPF was developed by the Working Group in collaboration with the Rapporteur Team for Agenda 2030 appointed by the GFMD 2022-2023 Chair, France to gather insights during the 14th Summit. Drafted by a team of rapporteurs from Ghana, Palau, the Mayors Mechanism and the Migration Youth and Children Platform (MYCP), the report was finalized with extensive contributions of Working Group and Steering Group members as well as the GFMD mechanisms.
Membership
Membership of the WG is on a voluntary basis, comprising between 12 and 15 members from different regions.
The current Members include Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Canada, Ecuador, Egypt, France (Co-Chair), Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Mexico, Morocco, Philippines, Republic of Moldova, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates (Co-Chair) and the GFMD Civil Society Mechanism (Co-Chair).
Representatives of the GFMD Mechanisms, the UN Migration Network on Migration, International or Regional Organizations or any other expert may be invited to attend WG meetings.
A GFMD Committee on GFDM-GCM Relations (2021-2022)
In the absence of a Chair in Office between February 2021 and June 2022, a dedicated GFMD Committee on GFMD-GCM relations developed the first GFMD Report to the International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) of the Global Compact on Migration (GCM), which was presented in May 2022.
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