New York – With the development and migration communities gathering in New York for the last round of GCM negotiations and the 2018 High-level Political Forum (HLPF), respectively, the GFMD Co-Chairs organized an HLPF Side Event on “GFMD Perspective on Migration for Sustainable and Resilient...

Date Posted:Friday, 14 September 2018

Agadir, Morocco – On 21-22 June 2018, the GFMD 2017-2018 Co-Chairmanship of Germany and Morocco, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), organized a thematic workshop entitled, “ Children and Youth on the Move: Implementing Sustainable Solutions” to inform ongoing inter...

Date Posted:Wednesday, 19 September 2018

The Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) 2017-2018 proved once again its commitment to the Global Compact for Migration (GCM) process by hosting a special meeting on 19 June with the GCM Co-Facilitators, Ambassador Jürg Lauber (Switzerland) and Ambassador Juan José Gómez Camacho (Mexico)...

Date Posted:Wednesday, 12 September 2018

4 May 2018, Geneva –The Moroccan and German GFMD Co-Chairs convened the sixth GFMD preparatory meetings and second Roundtable (RT) consultations on May 2 and 4, respectively, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The meetings of the Troika, Steering Group and the Friends of the Forum on May 2...

Date Posted:Friday, 20 July 2018

Geneva, Switzerland—On 3 May 2018, the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) 2017-2018 Co-Chairs, Germany and Morocco, in partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO), convened a GFMD Thematic Workshop on Labour Migration and Skills. The day-long workshop aimed to inform...

Date Posted:Friday, 13 July 2018